notorious_eagle
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Sympathy Factor that MQM gained within last one Month
Than the people giving them sympathy are stupid. The most lethal terrorist killers were caught in MQM's Office, people who have killed innocents for their own profit. I hardly find that anything to sympathize with.
and Establishment's Agents Hype that PTI gained has been working in
What Establishment? The only thing the Army wants is to end terrorism and crime. If MQM engages in criminal activities and thinks it is above the law like before, it is sadly mistaken. Also, MQM should be the last party to cry foul with Establishment as it is the product of the Establishment.
MQM's Favor now and this was the most Stupid move from Imran Khan to contest the Elections because if he Lose this one he lose Karachi once in for all as PTI is riding on very Weak Foundation which can Collapse quite Easily because PTI doesnt Represent any SENTIMENTS in Karachi while JI and MQM represents lots of Sentiments in Karachi.
It was an amazing move by IK, it does not matter whether he wins or looses he can always claim a moral victory. MQM on the other hand does not only has to win, it has to win big against both JI and PTI. It at-least needs to score 100K+ votes to save face, after all this is their back yard.
IK on the other hand can go back and claim that he challenged the MQM and was not intimidated by them. He will earn browny points for being brave in Punjab which is the real prize, Karachi itself is not that important electorally as it only contains a dozen seats. In the future, MQM won't be able to use its classic tactic of fear and intimidation to rig the future elections. PTI should win at-least 4-5 seats in the next election from other constituencies which have bore the brunt of MQM's terrorist activities. From what i understood, people of NA246 have largely been spared of MQM's Target Killings and Bhatta Khori, this is why MQM is so popular there. But after this by election, gone are the days when MQM could rig the elections in their favour with Fear and Intimidation.
That is why both JI and MQM are RESILIENT Parties and are able to Mobilize and retain their Support base in very Bad situations as well. Karachi is not the city which Parties like PTI can Handle so they are just a temporary Phenomenon which Appear with Hype and Fade away with the same Hype as well.
It does not look like it. PTI has consolidated its gains and has quite the fan following in Karachi. Their Jalsa's have been huge, their supporters have refused to get intimidated by MQM Goons. As the fear factor is gone, people are not afraid to challenge the MQM and go vote for other parties. One of the reasons why MQM has been so successful in Karachi is because of the fear factor, MQM's ability to not forget and settle scores with its opponents. The best case example would be killing all the Police Officers that were involved in the Operation against them in the 90's. That fear factor is gone due to Rangers, it will be hard for MQM to maintain its chokehold on the City now.
The Quick Approach doesnt work in Karachi and PTI need to understand that and need to work to promote Interactions of Supporters and Leaders of the parties at all times if they want some share of a City.
I agree, but i have a hard time believing the people of Karachi as a whole love MQM. It simply does not make any sense. I doubt it if small, medium and large scale entrepreneurs like giving Bhatta to MQM. If they don't pay up, they are as good as dead. E.g Baldia Town.
The confessions of Saulat Mirza are bone chilling. Other criminals associated with MQM, i doubt it if the people of Karachi will accept these criminal activities. Sure MQM gets work done, but it also demands informal taxes and kills people who don't pay them. The Great Leader sitting in London but claims to be a Son of the Soil. Not only does he sound psychotic, he just spills out complete gibberish. He is on the way to jail very soon and Rangers are putting a squeeze on MQM's criminal activities. Now that is hardly a party one wants to envy, it is at best a Political Mafia.