Why are political leaders and political action important for Pakistan?
Engr! Shahid Siddique Khanzada
In Pakistan, is the existence of political leadership very important for society and state in every democratic country. One may have a million differences with political leadership, but when it suddenly stops in their lives, then it becomes clear how important political leadership is. Especially in democratic countries like ours, may Allah Almighty forgive Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. When Mohtarma was martyred, it felt as if someone had snatched the shadow from her head. At that time, it was really realized for the first time that the existence of political leadership, whatever it may be, is a source of good for society and the state. The unity that existed in the country after the establishment of Pakistan, immediately after the demise of the founder of Pakistan, the linguistic, regional sectarianism in the country and the members and officials of the Muslim League party themselves, who had actively participated in the movements to create Pakistan, were also divided in various ways. And they kept pulling each other's legs. This divided society is held together by the national political leadership. This is not a matter of imported figures like the late Moin Qureshi or Shaukat Aziz. This work can only be done by the country's political party. Despite all its shortcomings, the country's national political party is a force for good because, wherever its voters are, it remains connected to the national mainstream, transcending all its differences. And all units have a sense of sharing power. The tragedy of our country, Pakistan, is that instead of understanding this aspect of good, the political leadership considered it a complete evil and considered its suppression as the way to salvation. Dictator Ayub Khan, during whose reign the deterioration in our country's politics occurred, the impact of which is still felt today. During his reign, a law like "Hebdo" was made and the qualified politicians of the time of the establishment of Pakistan, who were very strong in terms of their education, social and religious aspects, and mental maturity and consciousness, were also very strong. These patriotic politicians were declared corrupt, disqualified and expelled from national politics, so that they would not cause any trouble for dictator Ayub Khan and these elderly people would grow old or die after six years of disqualification. The allegations of corruption that were leveled against the capable politicians and politicians of the times of Tehreek-e-Pakistan included "serious corruption" ranging from the use of phones to transfers. The world was that the dictator Ayub Khan had to wait a few minutes in the office of the Defense Minister to meet him. He was disqualified through such a hebdo. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, a prominent leader of the Tehreek-e-Pakistan from East Pakistan and a heart-felt former Prime Minister of his country Pakistan, was also disqualified. Before this, he was arrested and imprisoned and then forcibly exiled from the country. Finally, this patriot died in a hotel in his exile. Some say it was a heart attack and some say it was a heart attack. In this way, the great leaders were successfully "sidelined". When big and serious people leave the scene, the small ones become big. This is what happened to our country. We have seen the end of it. We do not know what the problem is, but the fact is that we like characters like the late Moin Qureshi and Shaukat Aziz, who speak English with a crooked mouth, but we do not like popular public leadership even today. It knocks on the hearts of the people. This knot is still not being untied that political leadership, with all its virtues and shortcomings, is a force for good for this country and this society. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed was also such a brave force. When she was alive, her patriotism remained questionable and she was even accused of selling Kashmir. But when she was killed, the same former Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Azad Kashmir, Mr. Abdul Rashid Turabi, said off the record in a meeting that Benazir Bhutto was the most sensitive to Kashmir. She not only listened to us but also gave us valuable advice. Turabi Sahib was praising Bibi in the face of her demise. When Bibi was alive, what would have been the position of Jamaat-e-Islami? If there is hypocrisy in such parties, then God is the guardian of our country's politics. During the reign of Ms. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed, it had also happened that the Security Council had completely removed Kashmir from the agenda. Ms. Benazir Saheb not only got this issue restored to the agenda of the Security Council through her successful diplomacy, but also established a principle that this issue cannot be removed from the agenda of the next Security Council without the consent of Pakistan, simply with the consent of India. Then the same hypocrisy, false accusations and conspiratorial elements of 1947 started their vicious cycle. When the movement against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was launched, this same Jamaat-e-Islami became the first wing of dictator Zia and pushed Pakistan from a democratic state into the darkness of dictatorship. Then despite this unusual diplomatic success of Mohtarma Nazir Bhutto in re-incorporating Kashmir into the Security Council, her government came to an end after just a month (because the judge will come and deliver justice). The late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who called it a "security risk", shook the hearts of the "anti-national government" by holding a famous sit-in in Rawalpindi against Benazir Bhutto. The highest words of truth are also probably called under the agenda in this country and are spoken as needed. Will these conspiratorial elements see the face of Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgment? Democracy is inevitable for Pakistan in this country, but for this, political parties will have to cultivate a full democratic culture. In democratic systems, the coming and going of governments takes place through established constitutional methods and this is a normal process. But elected governments in Pakistan have been dismissed only once and a half times through the completion of the term of parliament. Most of the governments have either been overthrown through a military coup or between 1988 and 1996, the eighth constitutional amendment was forcibly inserted into the constitution by dictator Zia-ul-Haq in 1985, under which Article Using 58(2)B, five governments (Benazi Bhutto's twice and Nawaz Sharif's thrice) were overthrown twice. And once Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the court. And then the way the PTI was expelled from the government houses. The series of forcibly coming and going of civilian governments in Pakistan has continued with such frequency that the sanctity and importance that political institutions enjoy in democratic societies and the importance that the vote of the voters is considered to have have not been created in our country. Especially among our educated and upper and middle class people, there has been a significant number of people who do not see any difference between democracy and dictatorship, civilian and military governments. Pakistan came into existence as a result of a political process, so even after independence, its evolution should be based on political and democratic considerations. So it will go a long way. If it is run by force with its own will and intention, then its fate will also be like Iraq, It should not be like Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Burma, etc. |