Since the last few days, the political situation in Pakistan has become so uncertain that every minute spills a new wonder. It appears that changing governments in Pakistan has become a fashion because no government in history has been able to complete its term in the democratic lap. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been removed from office following the passage of a no-confidence motion against him by a vote of 174-0. This is the first time in Pakistan that a no-confidence motion against a prime minister has been successful. Several reasons came under the discussion for ousting the government, either it was a foreign conspiracy which was claimed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government and endorsed by the National security council, or it was an organic fact-based vote of no confidence, that remains another debate but the whole situation has remained the point of discussion on international forums.
People are comparing it to the Turkish Post-Modern Coup 1997 and the Egyptian Coup 2013 to change the regime. Whatever the reason was for ousting the former government, it seems that the game planner had a serious miscalculation. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has always been mocked for losing public support, but the power show after he was removed from office has become a new challenge for the institutions within and a focal point for international debate. The people’s revolutionary fervor had put enormous pressure on the institutions.
The reason for this immense reaction from people was not only the removal of Imran Khan from his office but also to protect the serenity and fight against foreign conspiracy, which has been denied by the opposition. People also predict its judiciary involvement with the unconditional tilt toward opposition parties and the institutional involvement to oust Imran Khan’s government. Whatever the reason was, all this process has made public pressure from within and outside Pakistan. This kind of response had never been seen in the history of Pakistan not even after the hanging of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was a populist leader and had strong public support.
Now with the new government of Shahbaz Shareef as a prime minister, Imran Khan and his party decided to resign from parliament and start their public campaign, which the first response was overwhelming and unexpected for other parties. But the move doesn’t seem much smart, as getting out of the assemblies will result in further chaos and a blame game where the opposition won’t to able to restrict any of the processes and call the legitimacy of everything into question.
However, Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf has decided to start its election campaign and protests throughout the country. The first power show had remained successful but if this remains continuous there will be tremendous pressure on institutions. And the government will have no other choice but to hold free and fair elections to ensure the stability of the country. But if the public reaction was temporary, then surely PTI will get a tougher time. The pulse has become so high that it needs to be accommodated rather than ignoring or suppressing the voices because there are multiple examples that suppressing can lead to civil chaos. In the democratic system, the priority comes around people who are the actual owner to conduct accountability within the law and order.
Although Shahbaz Shareef has said that they will not take revenge, the law will take its course. There is a maximum probability of other uncertainties, and any wrong move can further deteriorate the situation. The perfect way to get out of this chaos is an immediate election which is the constitutional obligation of the Election Commission. It will be an effective way for all the parties to attain their power through an honest course of action as PDM would not be able to sustain their coalition for long and ultimately immediate elections will be the only way out and also a demand by the public to hold an immediate election to heel their pulse.
