JK News Today Commentary
Jammu, December 08:


Pakistan is sinking into a pit dug by its own system or lack of it. A possible scenario is emerging where Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to go down in his country’s history, like 17 of predecessors will have to relinquish office without completing the term of five years.


In the checkered history of Pakistan, where Prime Ministers’ tenure has lasted at best four years and few months to few months, it is now increasingly becoming clear that Imran Khan who has picked up a big fight with the opposition parties cannot stay in office for long.


True, as it is, 11 political parties of Pakistan have tailored a common banner of People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) with an objective of forcing Imran Khan to resign. It is also true that the opposition parties, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan People’s Party, have their on political scores to settle with Imran Khan and his Pakistan- Tehreek-e-Insaaf, but that is just one aspect to the whole turmoil that has hit Pakistan.


No political party or the groups of parties anywhere can draw crowds simply because they want the incumbent Prime Minister to step down. There has to be something more than their political onslaught against the government. The people gravitate to the rallies and processions of these groups when they find that their grievances were not being addressed by the government.


Noted Pakistani columnist and former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi said that the “people were willing to attend opposition rallies in disregard of the virus threat shoed both the extent of public disaffection with the government as well as underlined the danger of rallies becoming super spreader events “


And, then she posed a question in her column in Dawn newspaper on Monday: Where does this leave the country?” And answered: “In a precarious place at a time of extraordinary challenge. Both the government and opposition are no trapped in a vicious cycle from which neither has the intent nor will will to escape. This poses risks to the country. “


Going by her observations and the situation in which Pakistan is, the easy conclusion is that political instability and uncertainty of the tenure of office of prime minister is a recurring phenomenon.


The real danger is that whenever Pakistan is caught in such precarious situation, army intervenes and starts its own rule. Pakistan’s history is replete with such examples. And for this Pakistan has itself to blame.