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Ever thought why are we an underdeveloped nation after 67 years of being independent? Our previous rulers were corrupt and that they gave us nothing is a commonly known complaint. Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam was not accepted here on religious grounds. There are those who spread doubts even about the Father of the Nation. Under such a situation, who will bring about the required positive change?
The PTI-led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government, led by Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, had given 90 days to the bureaucracy to bring about reforms. It succeeded in introducing accountability, the right to information bill, installed a biometric system in the education sector, facilitated the establishment of the first mobile court and above all, conducted the by-elections in a peaceful manner, all in a short span of time.
All this has been achieved in the face of several internal problems. The PTI’s coalition partner, the QWP (a coalition partner of the PML-N in the centre), as well as the opposition JUI-F have openly criticised the PTI since its first day in power. The federal government is not helping matters through long spells of power outages of as long as 20 hours in the rural areas.
The law and order situation too has been in dire straits since well before the PTI came into power and after Khattak was sworn in, the attacks in K-P have become more frequent. In such a scenario, when the PML-N talks of holding negotiations with the Taliban, no one objects to it but when Imran Khan suggested peace talks in the past, there was angry rhetoric against him and he is taken as a Taliban apologist.
I think the PTI does have the will to bring about the change and indeed it is trying to do so but the change cannot be brought about in a short span of time. It needs patience and endurance, and we, instead of criticising Imran Khan, must help his party in bringing about this change. The PTI has engaged our youth and above all, it has brought in hope, for Pakistan and its future.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 16th, 2013.
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Shall I be more realistic and tell you guys something relentlessly and honestly? We Pakistanis in particular love to be fooled. We are just racks of idiots piled up who dont want to know nothing and are actually confused but just brag off as if we arr the bestest scholars of the day. So keep getting betrayed thats gonna help you, your kids and their kids and their kids...... Please DO NOT REPLY TO MY COMMENT i do not want to waste time with other scholars like myself. Thank You
@Timour: Imran Khan did not lose his seat due to the policies of PTI. His party was voted out because Imran Khan did not hold on to NA 1 and resigned to keep a seat in Punjab that he won.
PTI is the only party that is trying to give us a system which should work. A system where Accountability commission is beyond political manipulation, where police is de politicized and is independent, where the quality of education is same for all cadre of the society, where justice is cheap, fast and at your door step, where local issues are solved by the locally elected local government system and policies are made by the assemblies, where democracy is in it's true form due to intra party elections.
You are right.All the mess in the country,that has been developed since partition cannot be cleaned in a short time.So regarding this PTI should be given some more time.I understand this,but what if Imran Khan was politically so immature to comprehend this fact...He happened quite rhetoric to make the poor people believe that he had got some miraculous talent to clean the whole mess just in 90 days.I believe that such a short visionary and immature politician has no right to run a government.
@Sindhi: Yes ppp and its amazing mafia links. Sorry I live in kpk and we do not want ppp here. U live in Sindh mind ur own business. You are complaining about pti but it hasn't even ruled Sindh yet.. Go awayy ppp is the one who messed our province up, pathetic excuse of a party
Join the REVOLUTION of Tahir ul Qadri! under this corrupt system you cannot bring any positive and lasting change be it in 90 days or 900 days. Get out of the corrupt system, destroy its foundations, build a new system of governanace, politics & elections so we can get long lasting positive change. Tahir ul Qadri has called for 10million people to prepare for a final blow peaceful revolution brought about through the power in numbers of people! its time to put power in people so we can put people in power! REVOLUTION IS EMINENT
@Shamy: He may not be given his right to become p.m of pakistan by useing un-fair tects in election 2013, if he became pm he could resolve 90 % problums in 90 days, we assure & trust that he is the only great & true leader who shell rebuilt our PAKISTAN, inshallah..
@Muslim Leaguer: Please if you cant help anyone dont stop others from helping, Shareef Tola Cancer hospital tu kia aik free clinic nahi dey saka is awam ko!!! Shame of ppl who can support Malala but Edhi, IK and ppl like Hakeem Syed stand no where in thr list
Congrtas to Express Tribune for honest analysis about PTI.I dont know what type of pessimist,short tempered ,short sighted nation we have become. The people doubt and create misgivings about Sir IK who has done so much but people keep casting votes 2 the same faces who have been looting and ruining Pakistan as they lack any patriotism. It is Gospel Truth that PTI is trying its level best to make it happen.But please support Sir IK and PTI ,give them time and co-operation. Rome was not built in a day! Thank you!
I think time will teach us the biggest lesson, that the vision of Educated is beyond the imagination of illiterate class. Unfortunately copy paste will not always rescue PML-N leadership & supporters.
pakistani people elect most corrupt person in country as president of nation. I am talking about Mr 10 percent , nobody even bother to criticise him who ruled your country for so many years. How much money he has looted from you people. Don't criticise pti or imran khan they have not completed their term. For PTI and IK sir don't get dismayed by attacks of these pets of fazlullah, They are not pakistanis they are anti pakistani.
Let's give TTP a chance too. Hey, they haven't been tried before (the argument PTIians used to justify their vote for IK).
Ok but a chance to do what patronise killers. Also IK should be sent to school to learn a bit of history and geography of this country as a whole. Right now it seems there are gaping holes in his knowledge and all his policies are based on what he has been told by ' some one'
Pakistanis need to think and act collectively ,instead of taking sides and indulge name calling . Imran Khan's party is not about power, fame and glory unlike the traditional PML , PPP, MQM, JUI, JI etc -it's radically different . It is making fundamental changes to government structure and service delivery to overturn the culture of corruption ,apathy and unprofessional that has become the norm . How can it do that when people at every level are so resistant because they have become so accustomed to the wrong way of doing things? Nothing is going to change overnight and things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. The majority of Pakistani's don't want so see Imran Khan succeed because they have no understanding of what a disciplined, learned ,progressive , enlightened and self-reliant society is about. They are just waiting for handouts while they kiss the hands and flatter those in power .How is it going to evolve from a nation of Pirs and Fakirs when it's people are so indoctrinated .
And even media has been giving PTI a tough time as it never happened in the past against corrupt governments. Media persons have their own objective and as far as i know, PTI wants things on merit, not on wishlist and that is one among the reason why media, particularly in Peshawar, has been against PTI.
Mobile courts were the idea of PHC CJ and funded by UNDP. Nothing, absolutely nothing to do with PTI. The ANP did not budget for it, the PTI did not budget for it, so UNDP provided the money. Mobile courts came into being DESPITE PTI, not because of it.
@Sindhi: "Even PPP was better now I feel.."
Please enjoy PPP rule in your native province. And elect them again if you wish. Let people of KPK worry about their selection. Atleast they are smart enough not to elect who did not deliver last time. If PTI fails, they will reject them next time. But I can guarantee no matter how PPP performs in Sindh, they will still make next government there.
PTI has only itself to blame for making ridiculous grand statements (end corruption in 90 days, end drones blah blah) and setting unrealistic expectations for itself before the elections. I'm sure given the short time they've been in power, they have governed KPK just as well as any other party would have - if not better - considering the volatile situation in that province.
Also, though I voted for PTI and am hopeful that it will eventually deliver on at least some of its promises, quite frankly, the statements that IK makes are just plain absurd (like the one right after the church attack) and impossible to justify.
@AR...mind your language...@ET what your moderators are doing..some one calling the biggest leader of Pakistan idiot and they allow it..on other hand if we even criticize shareef with some strong words you don't allow it to publish...how can you allow a comment which mentions a national leader as idiot...I am hardly controlling my anger..
A fairly reasonable argument. Problems of the country have taken more than 65 years to shape up, these are not going to go away in 6 months. Let's push PTI to the limits but give them a chance. My only suggestion for PTI is to re-evaluate their strategy for dealing with militants and PTI leadership should express disagreement with IK more freely on the matter.
How can we give PTI a chance when they themselves have set an unrealistic deadline of improving conditions in 90 days ?
Imran Khan has to stop behaving like the village idiot first
ET, I don't think you believe in freedom of expression. Why are you not posting my comment? I have my views about the great CJ and everyone has the right to express their opinion as it is my constitutional right. So plz post it soon.
This is clearly a paid article from PTI. They are minting money from collecting hides in KPK.
Great effort Sir, but sorry some trolls of MQM and PML(N) cant stand IK. A clean person is always a threat for a corrupt society
The reason people are disappointed is because the PTI itself raised expectations unnecessarily by saying 90 days this and 30 days that. The result of this was clear....Imran Khan lost his own NA-1 seat in the by-elections from the province which went wild for his party. A clear message on how their performance is being perceived not just by the Tribune readers (which is clear) but also by the voters who are impacted directly by their service delivery.
PTI=Pakistan Troll party aka Big promises but no results........Even PPP was better now I feel..
Finally something sane from ET w.r.t KPK Govt & PTI. We all are seeing with open eyes that KPK is the only province where the govt is actually trying to deliver (even if with drawbacks) while all others are busy in looting us only. Even then, most of the negative publicity is directed towards same province & its govt - that is sincerely trying to improve the province's miserable state of affairs. They are facing a hard time but at least they are trying.
PTIs biggest problem is PTI itself. While there are a lot of haters, generally though PTI is well liked. Unfortunately, PTI supremo makes some absolutely absurd statements (e.g. give Taliban an office after the church attacks) that may be valid 'advice', but the timing of these statements is SO AWFUL, that PTI comes off as pro Terrorists...when they quite obviously arent. . . On the other hand, the likes of the Bhutto clan and the Sharif gang (and others like Masoom movement) actually commit crimes..but portray themselves as victims.