The post-election cooperation of all these regional parties is a sign of their growing political maturity.
KARACHI: This is with reference to Ayesha Siddiqa’s article “The day after May 11” (May 17). The regionalisation of Pakistani politics that she has talked about is not necessarily a bad development. In fact, the post-election cooperation of all these regional parties and their tolerance and acceptance of one another’s mandates is a sign of their growing political maturity. This regionalisation will also help to reduce inter-ethnic resentments in the country — something that clearly exists and is blatantly denied. Election of Nawaz Sharif as the future prime minister of the country and a coalition government of the PML-N with nationalists from Balochistan (Pashtun and Baloch) is good news for Pakistan and for the region.
Faraz Kakar
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2013.
