Tuesday, August 12, 2014

political turmoil in Pakistan

12 August 2014 I cant help but write a little on the political turmoil in pakistan. Im going to give a detailed account of what is currently happening in the country because the international media although following the news is still hesitant in reporting it. im running a bit late today so i will write the details by tomorrow. but the jist of it is as follows: Two people one a political leader of the Pakistan Tehreeki Insaf PTI, Imran Khan, and the other A religious cleric and leader of the Minjah ul Quran and now heading its political wing the Pakistan awami tehreek PAT, DR tahir ul Qadiri. These are the main protagonists in this political upheaval. Both have decided to take their supports and march on to the capital city of pakistan i.e Islamabad on the independence day of the country i.e. 14 august 2014. there demands are different from each other Mr Tahir Ul Qadiri wants to over throw the current government. while Mr Imran Khan has been asking for vote audit and recount of votes in 4 constituencies he deemed to have been rigged, and would welcome the idea if the government fell in the process. since the government refused turned a deaf ear to the election rigging accusations of Mr Khan he has now taken to the streets to register his demands to the government. The reaction of the government thus far: the government of the province of punjab at first used containers to seal off the city of Lahore the strong hold of Mr Qadiri . all routes leading into the city were completely blocked off since the 7th of August. the second measure the government took was blocking the supply of petrol to the citizens of lahore. Special barriers were also setup using containers, barbed wires and police force to isolate and seal off the head office of Minhaj ul Quran in Model town. People were denied access and exit from the building , their food and water supply was also restricted. the government of pakistan has also set up container blockades leading into the city of islamabad the capital aswell. all this in a bid to stop the two protesting rallies from exiting and entering both cities. The protesters and supporters of Mr Qadiri's party have had violent confrontations with the police force of lahore/punjab. This is the present situation of pakistan right now. just two more days before both political leaders move to march onto the capital , they are claiming to make the protest on the lines of those in egypt to depose the dictator Mubarak. as they have vehemently stated that the current ruling government of PM nawaz sharif , pml-n is nothing short of dictatorship or kingship which has come into power through mass rigging of the 11 may 2013 elections. Il give a more detailed analysis of the repercussions of this situation and what the future may hold for pakistan.

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