Political anarchy in Pakistan

A very bad start to 2011 in Pakistan has leIt the country shaken and thrown the politics oI reIorm
into even greater doubt. Karachi is our major source oI Iinancial activities but throughout
showing disturbances towards highest side where target killings, strikes, political instability etc
all contributing to shake the economical inIrastructure oI Pakistan which has already been
downsized due to war in our northern region. The present situation oI Karachi where hold oI
political ruling groups are so obvious, call oI army Ior take over its control is itselI explaining
that once again Pakistan has been Iailed to reestablish its political writ in one oI important city
and paving way Ior international community to ascertain that Pakistan is a Iailed state and unIit
Ior democracy. Also, Pakistanis themselves by now have their doubts about the sustainability oI
this type oI political system. Their welcoming call oI the take-over by the army Irom diIIerent
walks oI liIe is a revealing expression oI their understanding that the military reaction is only
solution oI our all problems.
The hard realities oI Pakistani domestic politics under incompetent politicians as usual creating
horrible scenes oI orthodox tactics oI controlling the state matters The Iracture in the Pakistani
political system has become more visible aIter each passing year in which power remained in
hands oI one party and they unanimously given three-year extension to MusharraI`s choice
army chieI. So the ruling party has its president, the prime minister,Speaker NA. senate chairman
and the supportive army chieI and all are witnessing political and security Iailures without
considering its long-term eIIects on stability oI Pakistan. This troika oI PM, President,COAS
has long been Iully responsible Ior a weak and unstable mode oI governance destroying the
living setup oI common man.
Last 3 years have proved that NRO injection to political skeleton by army Establishment has
made the nation`s political parties and national politics weaker than beIore and realistically
speaking, there is apparently no option looking Ior, to get rid oI this political hunchback.
&nder such kind oI weak
leadership it is sure Pakistan is on a trajectory oI Iailure.In any organized system oI governance
it takes decades Ior a state to Iail but Pakistani politicians prove it in Iew years that Pakistan is
not a suitable ground Ior breeding the democratic norms. Continuing political instability, rising
social unrest, riots and protests, corruption oI civil servants, bureaucrats and politicians all this in
combine provide no surety and security to its people to have trust any oI them.
For past 65 years, Pakistan view-point oI making it as security state have turned it as hub oI
militarism.Today one can`t count the mushroom growth oI radical elements but it is very easy to
Iind any rare progressive and liberal Iorum showing resistance to such kind oI increasing
Ianaticism. &S operations in AIghanistan have destabilized its western borders as well as internal
security situation raising our dependability on costly deIense expenditures. Furthermore short cut
and rampant corruption oI its political ruling elites has totally jeopardized its economic growth
as well.
As a result oI this kind oI social, political and economical downIall Pakistan today has arrived in
a situation where state Iunctionaries are not able to perIorm its Iirst and Ioremost duty: to
provide security to the lives and properties oI its citizens. It is increasingly seen Iailing in
Karachi, Baluchistan and KPK to provide quick and cheap justice to the people .The economic
perIormance is also controlled by wrong guidance oI international donor agencies which gives
imaginary and superIicial surveys , data and not rooted in the local economy. The ignoring
trickle-down eIIect oI this Ialse economy is completely hidden in silvery covers oI sumptuous
living oI rulers and people oI Pakistan are day by day depriving oI their normal or below normal
standard oI living in this insecure Pakistan.
Time has eventually come to create a resistance Iorce against such odds so that transIer oI
power Irom this elite class to real people oI Pakistan would go ahead.History has already proved
that Pakistani people have capacity oI turning the table oI strong dictators so this time little eIIort
is required to disqualiIy these political cartoons which are just becoming danger Ior Pakistan`s
peace.Peace is a mandatory social practice and Without it no country or nation can proceed
toward prosperity or minimum kind oI respectable living .
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US defam|ng Army to create anarchy |n ak|stan Durran|
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, lormer lnformaLlon mlnlsLer enaLor ,ohammed ll rranl on lrlday caLloned Lhe
naLlon agalnsL a u plan Lo shlfL lLs war from fghanlsLan Lo aklsLan saylng LhaL arrack Cbama's
recenL sLaLemenL hlnLed LhaL Lhe u was coverLly plannlng Lo defame and dlsrpL Lhe aklsLan rmy and
creaLe anarchy ln Lhe conLry whlch cold make way Lo brlng Lhe u forces lnLo aklsLan nder Lhe garb
of Lhe un

1he u ls defamlng Lhe aklsLan rmy Lo spark anarchy ln aklsLan and lL ls nforLnaLe Lo noLe LhaL
some pollLlclans are also flfllllng Lhe u agenda by flaylng Lhe rmy ln Lhe wake of Lhe recenL
happenlngs" he sald whlle addresslng a press conference here

rranl advlsed Lhe pollLlclans LhaL Lhey shold noL prove Lo be Lools of Lhe u coverL pollcy Lo slander
Lhe armed forces

under Lhe ConsLlLLlon we have Lo ndersLand LhaL conLerLerrorlsm ls noL Lhe responslblllLy of Lhe
defence mlnlsLry raLher lL ls prlmarlly Lhe responslblllLy of Lhe mlnlsLry of lnLerlor" he sald Pe sald LhaL
conLerLerrorlsm was a sb[ecL Lo be dealL wlLh by Lhe pollce and paramlllLary forces and Lhe armed
forces shold noL be held responslble of Lerrorlsm acLs

1hls medla lnLeracLlon proved Lo be a rare evenL when a pollLlclan spoke hls hearL oL on Lhe recenL
pollLlcal and secrlLy slLaLlon ln Lhe wake of posL Cbama operaLlon ln bboLLabad" he sald

L a Llme when Lhe conLry ls faced wlLh sch an nprecedenLed slLaLlon on lLs borders and lnLernal
fronLs Lhere are some pollLlclans who are damaglng Lhe forces by hrllng nnecessary crlLlclsm or
selessly defendlng lL" he sald

L ls an lrony of Lhe slLaLlon LhaL Lhe pollLlclans are benL pon dragglng Lhe rmy back lnLo pollLlcs
when Lhe soldlers wanL Lo sLay away" he deplored Pe sald lf Lhe pollLlclans wanL Lhe rmy Lo sLay away
from pollLlcal lsses Lhey shold noL drag Lhem lnLo Lhe pollLlcal mess nelLher Lhe pollLlclans shold
be spokesmen of Lhe rmy nor Lhey shold crlLlclse Lhe rmy" he elaboraLed

Pe sald pollLlclans have been a parL of Lhe dlcLaLorlal reglmes and Lhey shold beLLer ndersLand LhaL
now ln Lhe changed scenarlo Lhe soldlers wanLed Lo focs on professlonal maLLers and meeL Lhe
challenges Lhey had been faclng arllamenL [dlclary rmy and medla are naLlonal lnsLlLLlons and
pollLlclans shold noL LargeL Lhem and raLher Lhey shold Lake sLeps Lo defend Lhem and sLrengLhen
Lhem" he sald

rranl sald parllamenL ls lndependenL Loday llke Lhe medla and [dlclary 1oday parllamenL ls noL
sbservlenL Lo Lhe rmy and lL ls sbservlenL Lo Lhe famlly dlcLaLorshlp L shold geL rld of sch
shackles Lhe way medla and [dlclary goL lndependence" he added

rranl appealed LhaL Lhls pollLlcal polnLscorlng ln Lhe name of armed forces Lo be sLopped forLhwlLh
saylng LhaL Lhe rmy and Lhe conLry do noL need pollLlcal aLLacklng

8aLher whaL we need ls naLlonal coheslon Lo flghL Lhe common enemy as Loday Lhe slLaLlon reqlred
serlosness and responslble aLLlLdes raLher Lhan aLLacklng Lhe naLlonal lnsLlLLlons" he added
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Power cuts feed anarchy in Pakistan
October 18, 2011 1 Comment
by Hasan Mansoor

way from Lhe kllllng flelds beLween army and 1allban vlolenL rloLs Lrlggered by chronlc power cLs
englf aklsLan nderscorlng governmenL weakness and playlng lnLo Lhe hands of exLremlsLs
rnlng Lyres and Lhrowlng sLones mobs rampage ln flnanclal caplLal karachl and lndsLrlal cenLres of
n[ab where power Lransmlsslon have come Lo a vlrLal collapse
8loLs have been even worse ln n[ab Lhe conLry's mosL poplos provlnce ,obsLers held p Lralns
and bses ln volaLlle Lowns and ransacked prlvaLe and governmenL properLles lncldlng Lhe power
provldlng esLabllshmenLs
ozens of or pbllc deallng offlces have been aLLacked or employees have been beaLen and many
vehlcles brnL" sald an offlclal ln Lhe provlnclal elecLrlclLy company
ch aLLacks on or faclllLles delay resLoraLlon work as lL makes sLaff afrald Lo go Lo affecLed areas for
repalrs" he sald
aklsLan faces a caLasLrophlc energy crlsls able only Lo prodce 70 percenL of Lhe elecLrlclLy lL needs
sffocaLlng lndsLry maklng llfe nbearable ln exLreme wlnLer and smmer and caslng wldespread
clvll dlsLrbance
L's a Loplc of debaLe from Lhe rlchesL sbrbs Lo Lhe mosL mlserable slms Lven u offlclals peppered
pralse for acLlon agalnsL Lhe 1allban wlLh Lhe need Lo address Lhe crlppllng cLs
rodcLlon shorLfall has been blamed on governmenL lncapaclLy corrpLlon shorL slghLedness debLs
a creaklng dlsLrlbLlon sysLem lack of money Lo lnvesL ln renewable energy and growlng demand
maklng lL worse every year
'm a college sLdenL 've never scffled wlLh anyone ln my llfe bL can'L sLop myself" sald a yong
man calllng hlmself ,ohammad kaleem angrlly pelLlng sLones aL pollce ln karachl's soLhern 8anchhore
lnes
nyone faclng no power and waLer spplles nonsLop for Lhree days wold be angry and lose
paLlence" he sald
ccordlng Lo a Callp aklsLan poll more Lhan half Lhe poplaLlon of 170 mllllon 33 percenL go wlLhoL
power for more Lhan elghL hors a day and a masslve 83 percenL say Lhey are affecLed by rolllng
blackoLs and Lhe heaL
noLher 42 percenL are forced Lo LermlnaLe work drlng Lhe day becase of Lhe blackoLs and only 11
percenL can afford generaLors or sLandby baLLerles
1he governmenL has Laken oL adverLlsemenLs appeallng for pbllc resLralnL rlme ,lnlsLer ?osf
8aza Cllanl ordered Lhe governmenL Lo work oL lmmedlaLe measres Lo redress Lhe slLaLlon" bL
admlLLed lL was oL of hls hands
We are Lrylng Lo lmprove Lhe slLaLlon bL lL ls noL a commodlLy LhaL can by and glve Lo Lhe
people" Cllanl sald
1he oLages hammer an already flalllng economy whlch slashed manfacLrlng by elghL percenL lasL
flscal year endlng !ne 30
Cr exporLs were besL lasL flscal year yeL we esLlmaLe LhaL Lhe power problem ln aklsLan affecLed
exporLs Lo Lhe Lne of one bllllon dollars" ,ohammad ohall an analysL who heads 1opllne ecrlLles
Lold l
L's so dlsappolnLlng see a bleak fLre for or lndsLrlal secLor" sald LexLlle Lycoon Zbalr
,oLlwala
LlecLrlclLy shorLages prevenLed s from meeLlng orders on Llme for bllllons of dollars from WesLern
conLrles" ,oLlwala sald
ollLlcal commenLaLor and nlverslLy lecLrer 1aseef hmed khan warned LhaL power cLs cold geL
oL of hand and sLrengLhen Lhe 1allban rglng Lhe sLaLe Lo dlverL parL of Lhe masslve defence bdgeL
lmmedlaLely Lo boosL power
L's creaLlng frsLraLlon among Lhe people and cold creaLe anarchy f frsLraLlon ln aklsLan's
relaLlvely peacefl areas ls allowed Lo grow lL wlll lLlmaLely beneflL 1allban mlllLanLs and oLher forces of
anarchy" he sald
n karachl pollce recorded more Lhan 2300 cases of rloLlng lasL year and Lhosands more were
reporLed across Lhe conLry
L cold be dlfflclL for or llleqlpped pollce Lo handle lf people geL more frsLraLed" admlLLed one
pollce offlclal on condlLlon of anonymlLy