After begging army for rescuing out of the situation, MNS has clearly indicated that his government has no control over civil administration, police and rangers. Hence proved that his governance and authority is lost and he no more deserves to be leader of the house in Parliament. He should also peek back in history and recall the words his team mentioned in the case of GEO vs ISI. He should also remember on the first day of march he himself said that there cannot be any talks with TuQ and later resorted to sending his people to negotiate. He should remember the words of MSS which referred to dragging AZ on the roads with noose around his neck and then acting as his driver. In the light of all these facts he has also lost the moral authority to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. When both administrative and moral authority, if still he wants to hold the position, it is nothing more than HAT DHARMI. The whole situation also exposes the character and objectives of these politicians.
Wow. What a frail analysis.
1. Asking the army chief to intervene and serve as a mediator in no way reflects on the federal government's control of the civil administration. A handful of protesters led blind by the false promise of dawn are not the civil administration. They are protesters. MNS has lobbied the parliament to pass a majority resolution in his favour denouncing the unconstitutional demands of IK and TuQ. From the perspective of the federal government, MNS has entrenched himself therein and has the support base of not only the PML-N but also all the opposition parties with the exception of the rogue PTI - a support base which outnumbers PTI and PAT 100:1 Est.
NS has absolute control of the civil administration which is why we are all witnessing the ETO harass those seeking to enter Islamabad to attend the rallies, which is why the police cordons get tighter at the wave of a hand, which is also why when the King so pleases he chokes the cities dry of petrol and gas.
2. If he has lost any moral ground by seeking advice from the ex-President of Pakistan, then so have TuQ and IK by openly calling for bloodshed, disobedience, civilian revolt and declaring insubordination to the constitution. As a matter of fact IK and TuQ are teetering on the edge of political infamy in their attempt to achieve historical firsts.
3. NS's refusal to give up the reins of the cabinet is absolutely essential for posterity. The message being, this is not Egypt. We a are plural democracy and if there has been widespread rigging in the elections, then bring the proof, let there be an independent assessment of it and if found guilty then watch us pack up and leave. It does not get any more legit than that. I'm surprised you would hasten to ascribe HAT DHARMI to NS but spare both IK and TuQ the cane. They are equally as HAT DHARAM.
Despite having had all his demands fulfilled, IK cannot back down from his demand of the PM's resignation because he has trapped himself in a corner. Instead of asking for democracy and justice, the mantra he's been forcing down people's throats for the past 3 weeks is Go Nawaz Go. If Nawaz doesn't go, then IK's loyal flock stands dismayed, as does IK stand embarrassed before them. Say it with me, IK is equally as politically HAT DHARAM as NS. Whereas NS's refusal to yield is based on the continuity of the democratic process, IK's HAT DHARAMI is a reflection of his political aspiration and a matter of personal pride for him.