Current turmoil in Pakistan should compel New Delhi to reorient policy and engage the generals direc

[nair]

One,he has not covered his face.
Two,he's holding a stick.
He definitely doesnt know what he's upto.

In a political war like this will be filled with conspiracies...... god knows how this boy reached that place

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Lol
This can be a scene in an Indian Tv station soon.
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But seriously I was surprised to see a kid protesting.

@Leader
Whats IM upto??

That is some scene then. But what are the DANDAS for?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Army after securin the tv station ... These idiotic protestors should have been arrested..

Good thing the situation was cleared without any violence.

 

[Levina]

That is some scene then. But what are the DANDAS for?

To protest ofcourse!!

Whats interesting is PA had asked NS to get on with peace talks with IM without the use of force.That should be one reason why the protesters were not arrested.

 

[manojb]

Army after securin the tv station ... These idiotic protestors should have been arrested..



Good thing the situation was cleared without any violence.

Now we know who Is behind all this!

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Now we know who Is behind all this!

Good for you...

With clashes continuing between the police and protesters led by Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadri, the notion that Pakistani democracy has stabilised is being put to the sword. The incumbent government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — who has been deposed by coups twice before — is the first government resulting out of a democratic transition of power in Pakistan. Yet it is being hemmed in by opposition leaders and non-state actors in a way that can only weaken democratic institutions.

Notwithstanding Khan’s and Qadri’s demand that the government resign over alleged irregularities in last year’s elections, opinion polls suggest that Sharif still remains more popular than the two opposition leaders. But the latter have used television and social media as force multipliers, projecting their strength to be far greater than it actually is. Thus, once again, the situation is tailor-made for the army to intervene.

The current circumstances are the result of a structural bipolarity in Pakistani polity whereby the government of the day is expected to cede authority to the army in matters of security and foreign policy. Given his strength in parliament Sharif was beginning to challenge this, as exemplified by his decision to travel to New Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. However, he is going to be much chastened by recent experiences. There are credible reports of a pact between Sharif and the army, whereby Sharif will hand over control of strategic policy areas such as relations with India, Afghanistan and the US in return for being allowed to remain in the PM’s post.

While the neutering of Sharif is bad news for Pakistani democracy, it clarifies matters as far as New Delhi is concerned. India-Pakistan relations have fallen victim to the structural bipolarity of Pakistani politics. Like Sharif the previous PPP government in Islamabad too had wanted peace with India, only to be derailed by the 26/11 attacks orchestrated by Pakistan’s deep state. On the other hand, General Pervez Musharraf’s regime had largely enforced the ceasefire at the border and almost delivered a deal on Kashmir. In the face of such evidence — and since India policy appears to have been formally transferred to the army in any case — New Delhi must open direct channels of communication with the generals without whose consent a peace deal is impossible.

This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
Current turmoil in Pakistan should compel New Delhi to reorient policy and engage the generals directly | Times of India Opinion

I don't agree with many of the things but still wanted to share it
@Aeronaut @Oscar @Fulcrum15 @Slav Defence @Icarus @Xeric @nair @Areesh @levina

Thank you for another retarded thread .

 

[Al Bhatti]

The incumbent government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — who has been deposed by coups twice before

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[Leader]

Lol
This can be a scene in an Indian Tv station soon.
View attachment 46245

But seriously I was surprised to see a kid protesting.

@Leader
Whats IM upto??

IM ?

 

[Rahi812]

I heard about it.
I also heard that PA soldiers have taken over the station now and that the situation in under control now.

The army has told the government not to use force so they took security from PTV building and allowed people to enter the building. Nawaz is playing games with everyone. He couldn't tune himself for reforms and accountability.

Even if this protest is finished Nawaz government would be very weak in the coming days.

I don't know, we shouldn't engage anyone in talks right now. Who knows once the dust settle down in Pakistan. IK and TuQ might ask Modi to resign as well. And organize a march to Wagha border.

As far as Modi is concerned we should not have elect him in the first place.

 

[SammiiPryo34]

India shouldn't try to meddle at all that's not going to do anybody any good whatsoevr

 

[Capt.Popeye]

The army has told the government not to use force so they took security from PTV building and allowed people to enter the building. Nawaz is playing games with everyone. He couldn't tune himself for reforms and accountability.

Even if this protest is finished Nawaz government would be very weak in the coming days.

That is what this protest was scripted to do; to make him impotent........or maybe even more?
That "even more"; we will know soon enough.
But the (most important) question is: Who wrote the script?!

India shouldn't try to meddle at all that's not going to do anybody any good whatsoevr

There is nothing for India to do here. Pakistanis can make a "monumental mess" all by themselves, without any help from anyone as is so clearly visible during the run-up to this "drama". Just as they have been able to do with regularity in the last 6+ decades. History is testimony to that.

 

[Jf Thunder]

I don't know, we shouldn't engage anyone in talks right now. Who knows once the dust settle down in Pakistan. IK and TuQ might ask Modi to resign as well. And organize a march to Wagha border.

please shoot them then

 

[zip]

It has been story repeating itself through out pakistans history ..different situations ,different actors but one goal ..clearing way for a generals backdoor entry to throne ..
Every time it is well planned anarchy when they ascend to power but real anarchy when they forced to give it back to democracy for correction
General kiyani was an exception though ...

 

[kurup]

IM ?

I think she meant IK ..... @levina

India shouldn't try to meddle at all that's not going to do anybody any good whatsoevr

We are not meddling in their political affairs .

As far as Modi is concerned we should not have elect him in the first place.

And why is that ??

We ?? Are you an Indian ??

 

[Rahi812]

It has been story repeating itself through out pakistans history ..different situations ,different actors but one goal ..clearing way for a generals backdoor entry to throne ..
Every time it is well planned anarchy when they ascend to power but real anarchy when they forced to give it back to democracy for correction
General kiyani was an exception though ...

This is all the power game. In the modern world this power game is being played in different ways in different countries, but their goal is the same to serve the elite. The only thing in a democracy is about the people is 'demo' meaning people and that is to use them.