The country is possibly going through the critical impasse of its history. The entire system seems to be deplorable and it has now entered into passage of complete chaos, devastation and deadlock. The masses who are the real powerhouse in totality seem to be in fences though at the times coming out hard through protests and burning public properties. The other frustrating element is that people have lost faith in the democratic system because of failure of coalition government to deliver for the general masses. If the situation lingers on little longer we could witness another coup d'etat which will only add fuel in the fire.
If we just assess overall scenario it will signal that all institutions are at loggerheads. The executive and parliament are face to face with judiciary. The supreme court's decision to disqualify the PM Gilani bothered the government and they shielded parliament for their safety and changed the Contempt of Court Ordinance. The current legislation might provoke another crisis with judiciary and their is possibility that Supreme court might strike down the law. All the stake holders have reached at point of no return.
Since the last general election the current coalition which took the helm of the affairs of this country, the government hasn't been able to deliver on any ground be it management of the economy, governance, energy issues, terrorism and above all growing rampant corruption. The government has been just claiming for tall buildings. The ground realities suggest that people are very pessimistic about overall conditions of the country and if this frustration is not halted at any stage it can create serious crises and nobody will be spared from it.
The government just concentrated and took every step to save their skins. They encouraged cronyism, collapsed almost all public sector enterprises and never took any concrete steps to redress burning issues related to public. This was the time when people contacted supreme court to put bandage on their burns. Government's indifference attitude towards apex court was beyond any apprehension and they time and again considered court's steps as intervention in their executive affairs.
The Government's affairs with army has also been unparalleled and full of distrust. It stretches back to the government's notification to put ISI into interior ministry, Kerry Luger bill and memo gate to be mentioned are few of the examples which created bottlenecks in their relationship retrospectively. But army being firm on security issues, foreign affairs resisted all the government's affairs and at the times back fired. The things were messy at extend that an intervention by army was near possibility but due to international security environment, judicial activism, civil society and growing isolation of country globally couldn't provide an ideal
platform for long boots to take over.
The government and media battle couldn't have been rule out. The current democratic dispensation never handled media smoothly and did everything to lessen the fast growing impact of media. Government used all means through Pemra, harassment, ban on advertisements to crush the dissent voices but it never resulted in favour of government as media stood firm, steadfast and enjoyed greater support from the masses.
The ongoing institutional crises poses serious threat for the country and it has created deadlock. The state can't function as it is being run currently. The all stake holder's and especially sitting government must come forward and announce the elections as soon as possible. Elections are part and parcel of any democracy. The people of Pakistan must be given chance to give fresh impetus to the system. It should be noted that its in greater interest of this country that its all institutions remain functioning, provocative and work for the prosperity of people otherwise country already trespassing through critical juncture may nosedive further.
If we just assess overall scenario it will signal that all institutions are at loggerheads. The executive and parliament are face to face with judiciary. The supreme court's decision to disqualify the PM Gilani bothered the government and they shielded parliament for their safety and changed the Contempt of Court Ordinance. The current legislation might provoke another crisis with judiciary and their is possibility that Supreme court might strike down the law. All the stake holders have reached at point of no return.
Since the last general election the current coalition which took the helm of the affairs of this country, the government hasn't been able to deliver on any ground be it management of the economy, governance, energy issues, terrorism and above all growing rampant corruption. The government has been just claiming for tall buildings. The ground realities suggest that people are very pessimistic about overall conditions of the country and if this frustration is not halted at any stage it can create serious crises and nobody will be spared from it.
The government just concentrated and took every step to save their skins. They encouraged cronyism, collapsed almost all public sector enterprises and never took any concrete steps to redress burning issues related to public. This was the time when people contacted supreme court to put bandage on their burns. Government's indifference attitude towards apex court was beyond any apprehension and they time and again considered court's steps as intervention in their executive affairs.
The Government's affairs with army has also been unparalleled and full of distrust. It stretches back to the government's notification to put ISI into interior ministry, Kerry Luger bill and memo gate to be mentioned are few of the examples which created bottlenecks in their relationship retrospectively. But army being firm on security issues, foreign affairs resisted all the government's affairs and at the times back fired. The things were messy at extend that an intervention by army was near possibility but due to international security environment, judicial activism, civil society and growing isolation of country globally couldn't provide an ideal
platform for long boots to take over.
The government and media battle couldn't have been rule out. The current democratic dispensation never handled media smoothly and did everything to lessen the fast growing impact of media. Government used all means through Pemra, harassment, ban on advertisements to crush the dissent voices but it never resulted in favour of government as media stood firm, steadfast and enjoyed greater support from the masses.
The ongoing institutional crises poses serious threat for the country and it has created deadlock. The state can't function as it is being run currently. The all stake holder's and especially sitting government must come forward and announce the elections as soon as possible. Elections are part and parcel of any democracy. The people of Pakistan must be given chance to give fresh impetus to the system. It should be noted that its in greater interest of this country that its all institutions remain functioning, provocative and work for the prosperity of people otherwise country already trespassing through critical juncture may nosedive further.
