In maturer democracies of the world, a government as corrupt as this would have not lasted this long. In such democracies voters are not fixated on personalities but on party policies so when people see a shift in party policies they also shift their affiliation.
There are many countries in the world that were suffering under dictator ships and corrupt governments but when change came, it came through change in peoples mind set. Unfortunately this is not the case in Pakistan. PPP's jiyaala has been the most die hard in Pakistan. it is unfortunate that even after all of this corruption the jiyaalas are still backing Zardari. (see Hamid Mir's recent article in Jang)
PMLN has never said that it will not resign from the assemblies. Rather, they clearly stated that this is their last option and they will exercise it if all else fails.
terminating this PPP government will only breed animosity in rural Sindh where people 'worship' Benazir and Butto. Larkaana Jalsa of Zardari is a proof of that. While most of Pakistan wants rid of this corrupt government but rural Sindh will still vote for Zardari at the next elections.
Terminating this goverment at the will of PTI, HR or IK is not in the best interest of this country as it will make an already volatile country even more unstable. All other options such as the Memo case have to be exhausted. If memo is proven and Zardari is found to be the man at the top it will effectively remove this corrupt government but with out a whiplash from Sindh.
Surely, if Zardari is found guilty in memo case and CJI also decides the case of Zardari's eligibility of presidency then Gilani will have no choice but to write to the Swiss courts. No more Zardari.
Without a doubt Zardari is the sole and root cause of the problems. If he is removed, through a constitutional judicial process, people like Rehman Malik, Babar Awan and so forth will have their careers ended in PPP and more sane people like Raza Rabbani and Itizaz Ehsan atc are like to emerge in the top leadership of PPP. This will probably make the rest of the PPP tenure bearable for the public but most importantly it will not make PPP in to a political shaheed in Sindh.
The subsequent government will have to concentrate in rural Sindh, Bloachistan and KPK with its developmental policies so that these people can finally let go of their decades old emotional attachments and learn to recognise parties from their policies and practices rather than their cheap slogans.
The only problem with the above scenario is that it does not suit the establishments game plan.
Posted 4 months ago on 30 Dec 2011 20:17
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