The leader of opposition in the National Assembly has been quoted by the electronic media to have said that the PML(Q) was product of General (R) Mehmood and PTI is the creation of General (R) Pasha, and that these two parties do not have their own manifestoes. It is for the leader of these parties to deny or accept these allegations. However ,one is reminded of a bold confession made by a lawmaker Mahmood Khan Achakzai who in early 2007 on the floor of the house stated that “we all are a product of martial law and have all been supporting it at one or the other time ……… therefore, blame game would be futile. Since we all know each other”. This prudent advice has been ignored by the politicians in the past and efforts are again being made to revive the 1980’s decade of politics of hate and animosity, while paying lip-service to democracy. The PML(N) should forget its origins and it is no secret that it too was stitched together by the late General Zia-ul-Haq. This is indeed a case of pot calling the kettle black. The ‘democrats’ of today would do well to concentrate on their present action rather than digging up past graves.
RAJA SHAFAATULLAH
Islamabad
