LOHAR CHIEF MINISTER JOINS STREET PROTESTS!

EDITORIAL:CHIEF MINISTER JOINS STREET PROTESTS!

The PML had ruled Punjab for five times in recent decades and still the Chief Executive of the Province is behaving irresponsibly not only by encouraging street violence rather joining personally the street protests and more than once. It is unusual that how a Provincial Government can main order, protect lives and property of the citizens when the disorderly crowd resort to rampage attacking public property and destroying houses of the elected members of the National Assembly. It is happened in our country only, particularly in the Province of Punjab where democratic traditions had never taken roots, and such a situation is unheard in any other part of the world that the provincial chief executive is joining street agitation instead of calming down the enraged and unruly crowd preventing them from unruly behaviour. Interestingly, there is no forum in our country to make the Chief Minister accountable. The superior courts are hostile to the Federal Government and friendly to the Punjab Government for unknown reasons. Strong remarks had been passed against the Governments in KPK and Balochistan by the superior courts and not against the Punjab Government. We have to change this culture of strong likes and dislikes and treat all concerned at par and without any discrimination. Pakistan is facing serious challenges and stood completely isolated in the world community at the moment and even our close allies are reluctant to back us in this crucial stage of our history. There is a need to treat all people of Pakistan at par and there should be no discrimination against any one. At the same time, Pakistan is facing the worst economic crisis and the US sanctions are about to come on one pretext or the other making situation more grim and dangerous. The constant economic downturn had made the thing worst for the Government and the people forcing prolonged load shedding. The load shedding is not confined to Punjab and the textile city of Faisalabad where protest is strong because multi-billionaires are not making enough money because of load shedding. We in Balochistan are also facing 22 hours of load shedding and hardly there is hue and cry from Balochistan. The tycoons demand power and gas without any interruption so that they should continue to earn billions at the cost of the poor people of Pakistan. They are patronizing the street agitation, violence on the streets with the support and patronage of the Punjab Chief Minister. The move is to topple down the Government and forced early elections as conspirators from behind the scene wanted it and they want to dislodge the PPP Government before it completes the constitutional tenure. The removal of Prime Minister from the office and disqualifying him for five long years is part of the game. Even the next Prime Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin will not be allowed to rule for months and he too will face the demand to write a letter to Swiss authorities against the sitting President of Pakistan and bring him to disrepute the world over. We hope that the forces out to destabilize the Government will stop their game as it will destabilize Pakistan itself at this crucial stage when it is stood completely isolated in the world community. Unstable Pakistan is not in the interest of the people and it will serve the purpose of enemies of Pakistan, to say the least. It should be an eye opener to all concerned that the US had inducted India in its Afghanistan strategy asking Indians to train the Afghan security forces and play a greater replacing the past role of Pakistan in helping Afghanistan. The recent move to repair ties with India may not work properly because of the US interests in the region and Washington may not permit India to repair its relations with Pakistan for strategic reasons.