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8th Jan, 2023
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publicly posturing that his loyalties

are with the PTI, now seems to have
Buzdar’s curse other plans.
Editorial Published January 8, 2023

It may be recalled that the Lahore
IT appears that Chaudhry Parvez High Court has barred ‫روک دیا ہے‬
Elahi is not done running circles the dissolution of the assembly at
around the PTI. According to recent least till January 11, when it will
reports from Punjab, which has next hear a petition against the
been in the throes ‫ لپیٹ میں ہے‬of Punjab governor’s removal of Mr
political turmoil ‫ سیاسی انتشار‬ever Elahi from his office on the grounds
since Usman Buzdar was told to that he failed to secure a vote of
pack up (to stop working or doing confidence within the stipulated
another regular activity) and step time ‫مقررہ وقت‬. The PTI wants Mr
aside, the two coalition partners Elahi to secure the vote of
who form the provincial confidence before that to ensure he
government are once again at a is in full control of his office when
crossroads, with both trying their the court’s bar is lifted. However,
best to drag ‫ گھسیٹنے‬the other in a Mr Elahi has taken to publicly
different direction. Mr Khan, who disagreeing with that strategy,
remains intent on using every ploy raising suspicions ‫ شکوک و شبہات‬in
‫ چال‬in his playbook to force the the minds of PTI loyalists. The
federal government to close shop PML-Q’s new tune is also raising
and call a general election, wants doubts in Mr Khan’s mind
the PML-Q chief minister to take a regarding the establishment, which
vote of confidence and restore his he believes may be dissuading his
power to dissolve ‫ تحلیل کرنا‬the ally from disbanding the Punjab
Punjab Assembly when he pleases. Assembly. Mr Elahi is certainly no
However, Mr Elahi, despite stranger in Rawalpindi and has
recently been passionate ‫ پرجوش‬in
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his defence of the army’s past against the PTI in an electoral

policies and leadership. contest. ‫ انتخابی مقابلہ‬The ‘deep state’
also appears not to be ready to see
All of this has not gone down (to Mr Khan march back into
move down to a lower level or Islamabad, at least until its
place) too well with the PTI’s consequences ‫ نتائج‬are clear. With
second-tier leadership, which is the country in the doldrums ‫اداسی‬
growing resentful of the much and no clear way out in sight, things
smaller coalition partner. The may become worse before they get
Punjab chief minister has any better. Strap in for another
apparently ‫ بظاہر‬been warned by the (bumpy ride difficult time.)
PTI chief that in case he fails to
secure the vote, the PTI will resign Published in Dawn, January 8th,
from the Punjab legislature, leaving 2023
him without the numbers to remain
relevant. ‫ متعلقہ‬With the two parties LG polls, finally
playing cat and mouse (to try to
defeat someone by tricking that Editorial Published January 8, 2023
person into making a mistake so
that you have an advantage over IF all goes according to plan, and no
them), it is unclear what the future more spanners are thrown in the
holds for Pakistan’s most works (to cause something to not go
chaotically ‫ افراتفری سے‬ruled as planned) the second phase of
province. Punjab can trigger ‫جنم دے‬ Sindh’s long-delayed local
‫ سکتا ہے‬an electoral crisis that might government polls will be held next
break the PDM government’s back. Sunday. The first phase was held in
With the federal government June of last year, but the second leg
struggling under the weight of the — to be conducted in Karachi and
PML-N’s incompetence in Hyderabad — has been delayed
managing the ongoing ‫جاری‬ multiple times. While the initial
economic crisis, it cannot go up
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delay was justified due to the security and logistics ‫ الجسٹکس‬to

unprecedented summer floods, ensure the polls are held on Jan 15.
subsequent ‫ مابعد‬postponements
‫ ملتوی‬at the instigation of the Sindh The elected local bodies in Sindh
government appeared suspicious, as were wrapped up (fully involved or
if the ruling party in the province interested) in Aug 2020; and while
was trying to indefinitely delay this under the law elections to the third
crucial ‫ اہم‬democratic exercise. The tier are supposed to be held within
fact is that the PPP-led Sindh 120 days after the expiry of the
administration is not alone in not LGs’ tenure ‫دور‬, Sindh has been
wanting to hold LG polls, for the without elected local bodies for
PTI and PML-N have shown similar nearly two-and-a-half years. The
disinterest in having an elected third results of not having elected local
tier in Punjab and Islamabad, representatives are clear across
respectively ‫بالترتیب‬. But this time it urban Sindh, particularly Karachi.
appears that the LG polls will be Overflowing sewers, ‫ گٹر‬broken
held on schedule, as the chief roads and crumbling infrastructure
election commissioner said on reflect the ruling party’s and the
Friday that the elections in Sindh bureaucracy’s disinterest in this
will not be delayed. The CEC city. The PPP thinks a park here and
(Chief Election Commissioner) was a couple of dozen buses there can
responding to a petition ‫ درخواست‬of solve the megacity’s problems. Far
the MQM-P, which is also pushing from it; only elected and
for a postponement for various empowered local bodies can
reasons, including questions over transform Karachi and the rest of
electoral rolls and delimitation. ‫حد‬ Sindh into liveable 21st century
‫ بندی‬However, in the view of the urban spaces. The MQM may have
CEC, the MQM-P’s reservations a point about delimitations, but if
were “irrelevant” and he instructed we were to wait till these issues
the Sindh government to arrange the make their way through the legal
labyrinth ‫قانونی بھولبلییا‬, the people of
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Sindh may be deprived ‫محروم ہوسکتا‬ four years on the sidelines of the
‫ ہے‬of elected local representatives playing XI, not scored a
for an even longer period. Sindh magnificent ‫ شاندار‬century in
needs an effective local government Pakistan’s fourth innings, it
law, and empowered elected wouldn’t have even got that close. It
municipalities working under this was a face-saving draw under
system to deliver basic civic thrilling circumstances ‫سنسنی خیز‬
services to the people. ،‫حاالت‬, but the reality is that it means
Pakistan are now winless in eight
Published in Dawn, January 8th, Tests at home having earlier lost
2023 three-Test series to both Australia
and England. That fact was not lost
on captain Babar Azam, who
A narrow save admitted that his side had not met
expectations. Pakistan don’t have
Editorial Published January 8, 2023 another Test at home this year and
it remains to be seen what the shape
FOR 21 deliveries, the whole of of the side is when they next play a
Pakistan held its breath. After the game in the longest format of
opening match in the two-match cricket.
Test series had ended in a draw,
New Zealand were a wicket away Pakistan cricket is at a crossroads
from winning the second Test. But, since the recent upheaval ‫ ہلچل‬in the
in fading ‫ دھیمی‬light at Karachi’s country’s cricket board. An interim
National Stadium, Pakistan’s management committee has taken
tailenders Naseem Shah and Abrar over control of the Pakistan Cricket
Ahmed would defy ‫شکست دیں گے‬ Board and rumours ‫ افواہیں‬are rife
New Zealand to end this home ‫ گردش میں ہے‬that Babar’s Test
season with a draw. Had Sarfraz captaincy is in doubt. In Babar’s
Ahmed, making a comeback after defence, he’s been left shorthanded
by the loss of several key players,
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especially in the bowling

department, to injuries. Those
injuries have raised concerns over
the nature of pitches Pakistan
produced throughout the season;
batting tracks where bowlers toiled.
‫ محنت کی‬There have also been issues
with form, especially with opener
Abdullah Shafique and Shan
Masood, both of whom failed to get
big scores. In Sarfraz and spinner
Abrar, though, Pakistan have
gained some positives. Babar
pleaded ‫ مانگا‬for time, and said a
long-term plan was needed to
change Pakistan’s Test approach.
Removing him would be jumping
the gun as much more is needed to
revive ‫ زندہ کرنا‬Pakistan’s Test
fortunes than just changing the
leader.
Published in Dawn, January 8th,

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publicly posturing that his loyalties

Editorial Published January 8, 2023

his defence of the army’s past against the PTI in an electoral

delay was justified due to the security and logistics ‫ الجسٹکس‬to

especially in the bowling

Published in Dawn, January 8th,

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