Who should i vote for? Now that is a tough question. Lets analyse the available choices.
1. ANP
2. JI
3. JUIF
4. MQM-P
5. PkMAP
6. PMLN
7. PMLQ
8. PMLZ
9. PMLF
10. PPP
11. PSP
12. PTI
Now I don't want to vote for so called "Islamic" parties, as they are actually just sectarian parties, so JI and JUIF is out, which leaves me
1. ANP
2. MQM-P
3. PkMAP
4. PMLN
5. PMLQ
6. PMLZ
7. PMLF
8. PPP
0. PSP
10. PTI
I also don't want to vote for any regional party that have no chance of winning the General Election and forming govt. So what am i left with.
1. PMLN
2. PPP
3. PTI
Now PPP was in power previously in the Federation and has been in power currently in Sindh and they have nothing to show for it except misery, china cutting, Dying children in Thar, worst governance in all of country, probably the worst governance in the history of Pakistan. So PPP is also out and now we are left with
1. PMLN
2. PTI
PMLN is in power currently and its their 3rd time, they have also been in power in Punjab uninterrupted for the last 10 years. So what are their achievements, first few things that comes to mind are Model Town killing by police, Killing of protesting civilians in Kasur for Zainabs case, Data fudging by the Finance Minister, taking out the most loans in the history of Pakistan, Discredited Leader, corruption in every project etc etc. So PMLN is out too.
So i am left with only 1 choice, PTI. Should i vote for them or not vote at all. They have never been in power in Center and first time in KPK. The people of KPK say its the best govt they have ever had. They have totally changed the police, modernized many hospitals and paid a good amount of attention to the education sector. Fair enough they might be a good party to vote for in the provincial assembly. But are they worth voting for in the Federal level.
Well many people will argue that they have never been in power before so we can't actually measure their performance. I disagree, you can still measure the performance of a party even if they have been outside the power corridors. So what has PTI given the people, and the first thing that comes to mind is that they got rid of one of the most corrupt persons in Pakistan, the sitting PM. That itself is a big achievement which is unprecedented in the history of the country.
So looks like i will be voting for PTI.