This is with reference to Fauzia Wahab’s article “Why the PPP government is good for Pakistan”.
ISLAMABAD: This is with reference to Fauzia Wahab’s article “Why the PPP government is good for Pakistan”. A couple of days ago, I met with my friend after a long time, he is a Woodrow Wilson scholar and we started talking about the current political situation. He defended the government and that is when heated debate ensued. His view was that Benazir Bhutto was murdered in cold blood, by forces who did not want to see democracy take root in the country. And then a new government was formed, one which won largely thanks to a sympathy vote. However, now it is being targeted by an increasingly assertive media and army. He said that the frequent suo motu notices taken by the Supreme Court were putting the government in a very vulnerable situation where it constantly has to fight for its survival.
Who restored the judiciary? Who settled the long-standing disagreements over the National Finance Commission? Who guaranteed provincial autonomy through the 18th Amendment? Who passed the 19th Amendment and 20th amendment?
While some people say that these do not affect the common man in any tangible way, the effects of passing such legislation is going to be positive for the country — though they may take effect in the long run.
Dr Saifur Rehman
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26th, 2012.
