2018 Elections

2018 Elections
election results in 2018..PTI than just a pukhtun based party literally surged in Punjab and karachi to emerge as the largest party with 114 seats in the national assembly

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

The Daily PakistanPolitics(aka Political Punch/Pakistan Punch)May16-31, 2022

May28, 2022--Isa wants more merit in judges appointment...even though it is one of the best jobs in Pakistan apart from the SBP head and some other bank MD's...judges who have worked all their life as judges or those who come in politically/merit are usually adequate...most decisions do not require a high level of intellect and merit could only be assured if all educated elite are considered for the job...or u make a list of all lawyers according some obscure merit...judicial activism is highly over rated and has caused pakistan many problems...real merit only comes at the level of education...barristers are highly thought of but now there are masters of law from harvard etc...so creating a meritocracy might not be easy..so it is best to leave it to the JCP and parliamentary committee...one must do away with favoritism like that in the case of Judge Ayesha...!

May28, 2022--The government raised petroleum prices by Rs30...not a very heavy or difficult decision...missing was concessions for motorcyclists...The military probably is the biggest user of petroleum products...with others being airlines, transport, motorcycles etc...The government used a ruse of raising Bisp handouts by Rs2000 for June and others could send their ID to 786 if they earned less than 40000...they say it amounts to 5%...it is said tobe of no use to men, the elderly and retired/unemployed...

this is the state of a nuclear power...i dont think that the IMF asked for just this...the government should just think of the next year and leave the years after that...many have pointed to the discount offered by Russia on crude, refined products, wheat, fertilizer, coal etc...however i would suggest that imports from Russia start after they withdraw from Ukraine … i think Russia offers light crude similar to Iran's but that  is not used in Pakistani refineries...but savings should be considered after adding in freight and  specific needs...what the government is upto is not clear apart from payments that have accumulated for oil marketers...!

May28, 2022--why did imran end the supposed dharna-two so suddenly...many say it was military interference...others say he expected more favours from the SC...still others noted the tired dejected faces of his leaders in waiting...khattak was missing who wanted talks...sheikh rashid could not make it to islamabad...and those that had come with him ran home after delivering him and their packets of heroin...!still others thought they had the government on the ropes...but that is not yet the case...so they took a breather as everybody was tired of a rough day...!others say imran was unable to acquise calmly to the orders from a retired thekedar, a retired general and a retired CJ...!and responded ..'than what should i do'...he should just enjoy the interim...or go on a tour of Paktika...!

May27, 2022--no trust in Balochistan assembly fails after three mpas from PTI/BAP/ANP fail to attend...Khilji, Magsi and Bazai...

May26, 2022--with bored sleepy leaders standing  around...imran started out in the early morning with a small gathering on Jinnah avenue and a slightly larger one at 9th avenue...with the army in charge of the red zone he quickly headed back to his hideout in KP...saying he would be back in six days...the government refused to backdown ..elections have been announced for July 17 for the Punjab's twenty defected seats and the government will probably hold the national elections on Aug1, 2023...!it would be easier to return to the assembly and talk it out there...!the government passed its version of the election amendments and dropped EVM's and the expatriates voting...otherwise asad umar standing with a placard on constitution avenue might be as effective as twenty or 41 jalsa's...and if he waved to the primeminister to stop they could probably agree to a date in five minutes....asad umar has a brother who is the spokesman of nawaz sharif...!and one of his brothers was a class fellow of mine...so we could form a government on our own...!ha..

May26, 2022--The PTI set fires at faizabad and d-chowk considered a new phenomenon...The PTI first moved onto constitution avenue but were pushed back by police to Jinnah Avenue...they should be restricted to some open area where they can sit around for days...many say the heat showed its effects..and the PTI leaders were bored with no action and imrans boring repeat of his silly speeches...!two policemen killed by PTI and two others and a girl also died...

May25,2022--with fires all over the place and the SC playing "help the PTI" it might be prudent to call out the army to protect the red areas and reduce further rioting...The PTI apparently not heeding SC advice and the police may have to shell  them to keep them away from zero point...the  government could easily announce an election date for early 2023 if the PTI  returns to the national assembly..things could continue into tomorrow at this stage...supposedly PTI rally could reach H-9/G9 areas in  an hour...could be late for a jalsa but they might also setup for tomorrow

May25, 2022--as expected the terror prone PTI supporters set fire to a police van in a karachi's numaish chowrangi... tear gas and rubber bullets fired...disturbances in lahore were  controlled with tear gas firing all day.....the SC allows PTI to hold a gathering between  h-9/g-9 upto 10pm after the all day  pti negotiations with the government failed...PTI wanted containers removed and agreed to hold a jalsa only at one stage...unclear if PTI will disperse after speeches...imran heading a large gathering of people(thinned out from early on) and thousands of cars headed towards islamabad...small gatherings in islamabad d-chowk, golra with stone throwing... fires and tear gas shelling...in rawalpindi the pti set fire to a large green area at faizabad with police firing tear gas... pti fires  endangering the metro...tear gas firing near hasanabdal too...some said fires due  to tear gas shelling but that has never happened before...The SC behaving like a soft supporter trying  to help the beleaguered PTI asking for workers and transport tobe released and no entry in homes...the concept of azadi blownup by PTI as it can only be in the context of the country and not at an individual or party levels...The SC seemingly aiding in disturbances and should have asked the pTI to stop the gathering...Pti workers throwing stones and setting fires in rawalpindi chandni chowk and d-chowk...faizabad and golra

May25, 2022--police teargas PTI leader yasmeen rashid's small rally  near bati chowk..Imran possibly may fly to Swabi at 12pm from where he may try to sneak/fly in to islamabad....possible PTI dharna in karachi...apparently PTI kills another policemen in peshawar

May25, 2022--The log march day has arrived...long march is from chinese history when chairman mao did a long march...punjab largely shut down with city entrances blocked ...atock-peshawar bridge and  chenab and jhelum bridges also blocked..imran yet to emerge from hiding in peshawar...asad umar and aminullah gandapur have been threatening the country...early in the morning two airforce jets broke the silence in Rawalpindi...their engines had some sound problem though or were probably chinese engines...in lahore two niazis were raided to recover guns and ammunition.. only punjab PTI president under arrest..others supposedly on the run...imran to leave peshawar at ten...lets see if he gets to islamabad..government  seemingly confident in handling the PTI walah's...people are saying that if a election date is the only problem a statement is all that he PTI needs or he can come talk to the primeminister...!others say like being frightened to phone Donald Lu/Biden he is also embarassed and frightened to talk to anybody in government...!!! he is a darpauk many say...!technically a useless or a slavish leader...!

May24, 2022--despite claims of a crack down on PTI workers and leaders no PTI leader has yet been arrested...PTI presenting a fake facade of protesting women...reports of containers making the rounds...the government could stop the PTI cavalcade at the Attock bridge...or entry to islamabad...reports of containers in the rawalpindi vicinity like barakahu...things could get ugly as the PTI might shift to d-chowk rather than kashmir highway...a lot of police and rangers have been gathering...government has to stop the islamabad march as the PTI bent on destabilizing the country...imran complaining to the judiciary and the neutrals while earlier blaming them......strange plans of the PTI being bandied about...upto now police seemingly encouraging or motivating PTI workers at best...one police man shot dead by a PTI worker deliberately in model town...in  a joke imran said to be hiding in a bunker in  peshawar...some military types heard saying that they will just run thru them...a gathering on kashmir highway would have little effect even if they continued for  months... so many surmise that imran might again make a bee line for the national assembly which he had criminally assaulted last time along with the primeministers house and PTV HQ,s...one cannot really depend on imran as he is a troublemaker...the government hopes that their tactics will reduce the crowd...a contest or a war may erupt...

May23,2022--In the Punjab Zardari resumed his chakars and now it is going tobe a  government supporting Pervez Elahi as speaker...!The PMLq has fallen on  hard times ...what the ten PMLq mpa's do in the Punjab assembly is anybodies guess...!

May23, 2022--FIRs have been registered all over the place against journalists for attacking the army...these are mostly PTI supporters or associated with ARY which has propagating against the government...these journalists usually use their utube channels to propagate against the army and government...

May23, 2022--the PTI sitting /longmarch is moving nearer even though imran is in hiding in KP...most recent long marches have been related to the PTI and their partner tahir ul qadri and have generally been well attended...the heat could pose a problem though...The PTI dharna was ended by the intervention of the army chief who assured them that the four election tribunals for four seats would be expedited...but government change could only come thru elections...the present army chief therefore should be ready for military or personal intervention depending on the situation...attempts to arrest imran could  also be made by the government...however the gathering however large if it  is peaceful and does not interfere with normal governance could continue for upto a month...even though the government could force the issue...the last time there was a major confrontation with the police...many surmise that Shireen Mazari might have been arrested for negotiations or she might be a  police informer...!no real talks have been noticed however...as for elections immediate announcements are unlikely...however the government could offer to hold elections on the 25 disqualified in the punjab assembly in two months if the aggrieved legislators donot go to the SC..otherwise it might be a stalled process with the pTI in the streets for many months...at the earliest many say elections may be announced for November tentatively depending on what the situation is than...!obviously with the pTI backing off  in punjab and the courts...or the government  could announce a national coalition in at least punjab...The PMLn wants only one source of power and many think it might offer to include imran(or his representative) along with the army chief in the NSC as a final arbiter...there are many pros and cons and many options many say...including a joint agreed upon  governor in the punjab...but that is if imran steps down from his immortal position to come and sit with ordinary politicos...!however many say the PMLn coalition has talked itself into a corner or position on the issues

May22, 2022-- as for economic policies there are not many options...as per a report the IMF has advised subsidies on energy and food...the PTI was a known subsidizer of the rich industrial, bussinesses and the  export sector...Miftah many say wants to raise petroleum prices...other aspects include increasing the key SBP lending rate, reducing imports which in 2021-22 ballooned to $76 billion...the dollar ie. Rs201 rising uncontrolled is said tobe related to imports and repayments issues and obviously the large dollars in peoples pockets and  expatriates.....and ..the PTI had benefited from the covid delay in debt repayments...the government  can go in for another rescheduling of debts...and slowing down of needless projects...the PTI only completed two major projects like the orange line in lahore and the sukkur motorway including a few transport projects in karachi...apart from that they had a few incomplete/standtill  projects in islamabad and  two dams which were slowed down by anti chinese activities...the government should move to appoint a new wapda chairman and governors in KP , Lahore and Karachi...and could temporarily hand over the entire electricity sector to Wapda again...!



May22, 2022--the coalition is so unnerved that they have agreed to the army chiefs approval of economic policies and even offered him the pTI's three economic advisors...!however the army chief after consultation said we are sufficiently rich and have six to eight houses/plots each...they even offered to make faiz hameed the army chief if he liked...however he responded that they should keep the people happy for a change...about the PTI they were ambivalent...house arrest or jail is a choice they can make if they are brave enough...!about CJ not wanting transfers they were told to be brave and reject the CJ's advice...!many investigators have been on the job for years without the cases moving so their transfers are a necessary evil...!

May22, 2022--Shireen mazari's was atually arresed by islamabad police...! her interrogaton went like this(please donot read or believe if u cannot tolerate her dirty language)...are you the mir jaffer who sent abusive parchis to imran...he would not listen to us and zardari easily broke off our allies  except the evil gujerati...so why have u been receiving huge funds from the CIA...why dont u ask that bastard afghani kutta da bacha...he receives pounds 5000 every month from the queen...the queen told him this is for your aba o ijdad's supporting british rule and meeting the viceroy in the darkness  of nights...! nobody ever realizes who mir jaffer is...!one day imran revealed to us that his father the late ikramullah niazi told him that the queen had arranged for his admission to oxford as u run so fast...!...so serve the queen and MI6 to the best of your ability...run..run...! ha ha ...and he praises india for buying russian oil...we have longtime arrangements with kuwait and saudi arabia we told him...we should only buy from russia after they withdraw from ukraine or throw a nuclear bomb...he is such an idiot u have no idea...you donot run on a misfield...we told him...he did not even realize that they offered a 30% discount to everbody...he probably thought he would get the discount personally...such a dishonest person this country has never seen...! cofucius zindabad...!

May21, 2022--instead of returning to islamabad for the long march imran ran off to peshawar..dar gaya they say...some said he was afraid of arrest at banigala...others say that he went to meet the former spy chief ...faiz hameed...what he offered is not known...but if he made him win in islamabad he would make him army chief is a assumption easily made...he just wanted him to send 10000 of his corp to fight for him if things went awry...has now delayed the islamabad sitting to 29/30 supposedly because of the heat and making the people come from all over the region upto peshawar...he will supposedly come at the head of a  caravan from peshawar for protection...others say since he escaped they arrested shireen mazari...he was refusing to return to Banigala so they seup 250 tents to protect him from the islamabad police...!

May21, 2022-- the day  was hilarious ..firstly  imran uttered words in bad taste against maryam nawaz for apparently referring to imran as imran sahib several times in her speech... she should know that no one calls the afghan a sahib...than the PMLn twitter account issued a picture of his two son's and tyrian white his supposedly illegitimate daughter...but later withdrew it...!The PTI including imran, omar cheema , farah, and shireen mazari have looted  a lot of land ...The punjab anticorruption (ACE) arrested shireen mazari for looting 800 canals of land from supposedly mazareen or land workers...during arrest she called someone a bastard... (probably hamza many say)..Hamza shareef later ordered her release...shireen mazari had written to the UN that her boss imran was being charged with blasphemy for rowdism in the masjid nabvi which was not true...!recent information suggests that omar cheema has 10000 acres of land and is a supposedly benami/frontman of who else but the afghan alias imran...The case had been filed against shireen mazari a feudal of the south six months ago for occupying poor workers land...but could not be processed because of imran /buzdar

May18, 2022-- The PMLn alliance wants to stay in power till August 2023...most think that the only think in their paths might be the courts...they are going to amend the NAB ordnance to replace the NAB chief who has   a one track mind...!may think that the PMLn has already decided on an alternate primeminister and possibly chief minister...the 63a judgement which seems unconstitutional is a case in point...it is not the SC's job to manipulate the job of mna's and mpa's...however it now seems that dissidents can easily topple their parties government...without any support from the opposition...the ECP has delayed its decision on the 25 defected punjab mpa's and now may announce their disqualification alongwith a election schedule for their seats...The PTI had not consulted with them on the voting which was clear from the mayhem on CM election day and now the ECP might as a second line of defence  also reject their disqualification...after all they are now the PMLn allies too...

compared to Imran... shebaz shareef is a saint..always playing the peace hooka rather than attacking others like the dirty  mouthed PTI types...both have multiple wives with shebaz sharif having four to imrans dilapidated three...the economic crisis is not important being a constant...he should try for a mini election on 25 seats in punjab...upto now he has not handled anything with miftah failing in his IMF endeavours...apparently he first wants to replace the crazy Nab chief...


May18, 2022--The dollars flight to no where is continuing...The PTI that had pledged expatriates a Rs200 dollar could not achieve it but the PMLn is almost there in just over a month...in the kerb the dollar was flying at Rs200 and Rs197 in the interbank...however the dollar fell later in the day...maybe the PMLn walas and their SBP is buying and selling causing the fluctuations...with repayments expected to rise after June only a total ban on imports could make the dollar fall or stabilize...the dollar has risen by around 7% in just over a month...maybe we should peg ourselves to the UAE dirham which is surprisingly stable...the government should try to stop all outward flows of the dollar


May17, 2022--The judges should not condone the political party and blame only the dissidents in defection article 63-A...the dissidents should explain why they are working against their party and the party should be held responsible for defection too...otherwise dictators like Imran aka afghani will run roughshod over his party slaves...theoretically 63-a is prima facie unconstitutional as it does not look at the entire problem...mna/mpa's have been elected after personal efforts too and technically cannot be thrown out of the assembly...being elected has a certain status other than being party slaves only...denying an mpa/mna his personal and constituency mandate is definitely unconstitutional...for example if a party leader goes bonkers/mad and starts a strange political direction than the party constituents or members have the right to become defectors or even independents...

May17, 2022--another motorcycle blast in karachi market...women killed 

May17, 2022--after dropping atomic bombs on his own country and accusing the USA of regime change imran aka paktikan afghani is back to his old rhetoric of attacking maulana Fazlur Rahman and the PMLn...he has also said that he has thrown out the old style phones of the IB and ISI and MI...however his backdoor connection to the establishment has told him to forget nuclear bombs and fake conspiracy theories...otherwise it would be ashes to ashes...media is discussing if imran can be poisoned while other reports suggest that he is using a KP government helicopter(corruption galore)...and got 200 acres of land allotted to his favorite lady Farah...many others are suggesting that a NAB case be instituted against former provincial minister fayyazul hasan chohan for building several houses with proceeds from punjabs jail superindentants... punjab has 40 jails...!

May17, 2022--no word yet on  shebaz sharifs new strategy...as the dollar climbs to Rs195...dollar hoarders and expatriates however were all smiles ... the high dollar is inflationery as are expatriate's dollars pile...the government like the imran regime has no clue what to do...a stationery dollar price would be helpful but the street does not follow government orders...The governments other problems are a election date...an early one riles up allies while an Aug7, 2023 would rile up the opposition... They also have to decide if locking up imran could solve the problem if he goes haywire in islamabad...many are suggesting an emergency declaration...!the government has yet to resolve appointments  such as the KP governor, sindh and punjab governor and how to dislodge alvi...a possible US agent and anti imran conspirator...!some are suggesting that shebaz maybe seeking a pardon for Nawaz Sharif and seeking the possible views of possible presidents...if the government wants a brave no holds barred economic strategy than petrol would also climb to Rs275 and electricity to Rs35/40...There also could be a possible governors rule in KP if  fazlurrehman can handle the courts and PTI protests...

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How it all started...coups and politics and islam and democracy...

How it all started...coups and politics and islam and democracy...
how bhuttos got into politics in 1958...

debacle in Dacca

debacle in Dacca
total humiliation...India had steadily destabilized east pakistan over twenty years playing on ethnic, financial, development and military concerns...pakistan was not that rich at that time and the ethnicists played on phsychosis generated by cyclones, floods, tea and jute...the army and west pakistani politicians could not accept a bengali dominated government and a small army contingent could not defend against the mukti bahini and the indians as teh US withdrew its support as usual...When teh going gets tough teh US chickens out as usual...!! The indians have continued teh same themes in karachi, sindh and balochistan but similar tougher responses have not allowed their success although pakistan is now at best a divided land with a pathetic center...!!While it left pakistan numb at the time many now feel the seperation was a proper solution as east pakistanis did not get along with pakistan and they would be better able to solve their problems with india...others still pine away for the lost land of rivers, tea and jute...others suggest that india should handover kashmir in exchange...while some still want to repatriate those considered pakistanis and left stranded in bangladeshi camps...others however heave a sigh of relief as teh problems with the remaining provinces are generally insoluble.....and ethnic regionalism or provincialism mixed with economic and racial nonsense is not a pleasant mode of politics anyway...

allah be praised

allah be praised
allah be praised...i do own forty factories but the people think i am a pauper...i really donot need sarkari umra's....please allah i did not promise imran khan the government when he fell off the platform...cant u make him my slave and not ask for recounts...!

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