Interestingly, the
elected Parliamentarians have just finished with the ceremony of having taken
the required oaths of office. August 15 is set for election of Speaker and
deputy speaker followed by election of prime minister on 18th
August.
The PTI chairman Imran
khan is most likely to be sworn in as prime minister. The federal and
provincial cabinets’ formation as per rules will be taking place soon after.
But there will be
45 days probationary period for all to prove their efficiency.
In the past, the
two political parties have been taking turns, but Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI)
finally appears to be ending the political empire of the two parties.
A corruption-free
Pakistan is a dream yet to come true. If the PTI is successful in delivering
what it has promised, then we can say the status quo of traditional politics
marred by mega corruption is almost over.
Despite the ongoing
odds, there is a pretty good reason to celebrate 14th August:
1-
Pakistan
became a reality on this day (71 years ago) enabling its citizens to breathe as
a free society.
2-
Pakistan had the opportunity to redesign its
governance system according to the ground realities-but the inefficient corrupt
elite had messed it up beyond repair.
Consequently, the feel
of freedom began to fade away sooner than expected as the disease of corruption
seeped into the inherited flawed governing system making it the worst case
scenario. In fact, this has been a major obstacle in the smoother governance
and administration.
Now, there is a
great opportunity for the PTI to prove its worth: If the PTI succeeds in ruling
the country fairly and lawfully, there will be no one above the law; wrong
doers have to face the music; there will be accountability at all levels with
certainty.
Imran Khan’s international
recognition as an icon: Foreign heads of States have congratulated him upon his
victory.
Good gesture: Absolutely,
there is no room for grudges, so no politics of vengeance during PTI era. This
has been declared by Chairman Imran Khan.
Challenge: If the
PTI’s government fails to deliver on their promises, there will be a comeback
of the status quo forces (rogue regimes) one after the other depending on their
turns of course.
Priority Issues to
be addressed: The past governments have been criminally negligent in providing
the people with basic amenities including clean drinking water, adulterated
food, fake medicines artificial milk endangering one’s daily life.
National education system needs be looked after closely. More
hospitals must be providing quality care to all on equality basis.
Rivers water originating from Kashmir is being robbed
off by the upper riparian India just ahead of its flowing through the low
riparian Pakistan posing a big threat to Pakistani agriculture. The illegal
activity is responsible for the energy crises leading to load shedding. Also, the
energy crisis has been responsible for choking Pakistani manufacturing at a
large scale.
Major blame goes to
the past inefficient regimes/criminal politicians/rogue anti Pakistan elements;
they have been involved in actively opposing the KB dam project just to please
the enemy country. Chief Justice took a suo motto notice and did take a
commendable action by introducing a fund to build Bhasha / Mohmand Dams.
This indicates that
the inefficient governments in the past have been wasting precious time in the
hot pursuit of political advantages through abetting and helping the looters of
national exchequer.
The PTI government is
bound to take care of nationally important issues of crucial nature:
The Prime Minister(in
waiting) Imran Khan plans to visit China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the USA,
Afghanistan and a few other countries to improve international relations.
Other
recommendations include:
·
Since
Pakistani fertile land is fit enough for producing food grain and cotton crops,
the farmers must be facilitated with funds and resources for enhancing the
agricultural produce.
·
Working
on increasing exports and decreasing imports will generate the needed revenue
in the foreign currency.
·
Properly
guarding our national exchequer with zero tolerance policy applicable to all
thieves and those responsible for misappropriation.
Almost all Pakistanis
are hoping for a positive change ahead as promised by the PTI. However, the
parliamentarians and the general public should be on the same page to achieve
the desired change.
Please remember
a positive media role in educating the masses is of prime importance.
Beyond doubt, this Independence Day is the best
opportunity for all Pakistanis to come onboard with the new government offering
a helping hand to promote a corruption free Pakistan.
