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Parallel politics
[DAWN] It may have made slightly more sense had the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... announced the resignation of its elected representatives from all assemblies but one before Imran Khan  ... aka Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree... embarked on his motorised 'azadi march' last Thursday. It may even have conveyed the impression of something vaguely superior to strategy-making on the hop. It is obviously noticeable that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... has been left out of the loop, by virtue of the PTI being the largest party in the provincial assembly. Exiting that particular assembly would have produced the largest effect. But it would also have crystallised a revolt among Imran Khan's motley crew. Hence the hypocritical exception, even though it may not suffice to soothe ruffled feathers among PTI members of other provincial assemblies and the National Assembly — where the Tehrik is the third largest party, but with only 34 members in a house of 342. In the run-up to last year's elections, the PTI appeared to seriously be entertaining delusions of being swept into power in Islamabad. It fell far short of that goal, to put it politely, and 'massive rigging' emerged as the inevitable culprit. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... other parties whose popular vote fell well below expectations chose, for the most part, not to latch on to that accusation. Posted by: Fred 2014-08-21 |
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