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Can Imran 'siege' the capital?
[GEO.TV] Imran Khan ... aka Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree... has set some new trends in politics and still has the capacity to attract big crowds, but what he perhaps still lacks is the strategy and means to success. He has now announced the 'final with Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... , when he threatened to 'siege Islamabad,' the federal capital. What will all this lead to is not difficult to predict, but much can happen this month for either side. As I had written earlier, confrontation looks imminent, but is Imran's 'Tiger Force' really prepared and ready for all this? Imran's intention looks quite clear. He wants to 'siege Islamabad,' which can be in both ways: closing all roads, or through disruption, something close to the August 30th, 2014 attack on Parliament and Supreme Court. It was a big show but not as big as PTI's October 30th, 2011 or December 25th, 2012, irrespective of what young and dynamic PTI leader Faisal Javed says from the stage. In politics you have a right to make tall claims for motivation. Nevertheless, what was good was that it ended well and peacefully without any hindrance, for which credit goes to both the administration and the PTI. One thing which I noticed in the jalsa was large participation of Pashtuns living in Punjab. Interestingly, Imran is attracting Pashtuns in particular in every city. In the last few meetings there has been a considerable decline in women's participation, maybe because of frequent unpleasant incidents. Arrangements on Friday were much better, but still the fear factor kept large numbers of PTI women supporters away from the venue. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-03 |
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