Mulk should see that what Pakistan needs is a proper election, and not really a ‘timely’ election
KARACHI: It is shocking to learn that the first significant act of caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk has been to advise his legal team to appeal against the Lahore High Court verdict against the much watered-down nomination forms introduced by the outgoing PML-N government, a move which was supported by other similarly-disposed parties. The new nomination form is reported to have been stripped of all its punch and is one that will enable fraudsters, thieves and scoundrels to just sail through the nomination process, and exploit the country and the masses for another five years.
At his age, Nasirul Mulk should be able to see that what Pakistan really needs is a proper election, and not really a ‘timely’ election. After all, we had two timely elections accompanied by smooth transition of power but that has not done the country an iota of good. Instead, we are worse off than before.
A better and time-saving option for the caretaker PM would have been to order reinstatement of the old form which, when processed in a judicious manner, could still yield satisfactory results.
S R H Hashmi
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2018.
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