The power struggle goes on

IT looks as if Pakistan’s situation is no different from that of a third-world country where the elites’ power struggle is in full swing. all stakeholders are poised to burn down the whole edifice only to spite the other. Be it the army or judiciary and above all Parliament, the game of the throne has clouded the inevitable déjà vu of the 1971 dismemberment of Pakistan.

What happened on May 9 to PTI chief and former PM Imran khan is not only condemnable but also another blow to the sustainability of the system. Equally regrettable is the way the PTI workers and leaders damaged with abandon the already dilapidated country.

While the politics of agitation finds no moral support in any section of society, what ensued with the violent protests has made Pakistan anything but a normal country. Blaming security establishments misses the nuance here: each time, political leaders volunteer

Almost 8000 PTI workers including women have been put behind bars, a media blackout is in place, and no hope of relaxation is in sight. In the meantime, the economy is in a tailspin, institutions are divided, and political polarization finds no bounds, yet no one seems to care about the future of this hapless country. Everyone cries for the burning of the Jinnah House, but there is complete silence as Pakistan is burning in hell. The only way forward for Pakistan is in the constitution and rule of law.