Enter Qadri, again

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Revolution 3.0?

Once again Tahirul Qadri graces the homeland and once again with the same agenda. Also, just like last time, his followers have, once again, forgotten that the last version of his revolution – the second, in fact – turned out just as much a dead end as one before that. And although nobody needs reminding of the discipline and loyalty of his flock, surely everybody hopes, including those willing to die for him, that there will not be a revolution this time around. The first was at the height of winter, the second when late summer heat/humidity and monsoon rains tested the protestors to the core, and with Ramzan and a hostile summer underway, nobody feels like a dharna right now.

Hopefully Qadri will not either. He would have noticed, though, that Rana Sanaullah has been cleared of all charges and reinstated all the while he was tending to the revolution from Canada and England. But his own party is to blame for at least part of the shenanigans. True, Qadri is right that there would be few, if any, places in the world where perpetrators of crimes carry out investigations, and claim upholding democracy, and clear themselves despite overwhelming evidence, and footage, incriminating them. But once the legal process was afoot Qadri’s Awami Tehreek should have partaken, and presented evidence, so it could be in a more convincing position, if nothing else.

The PML-N is right that it is stronger this time, and revolution or no, neither PAT nor PTI can present the kind of problems it did last year. But they should remember that the problems that pushed the ordinary man to back the dharnas remain as they were. The energy crisis has, if anything, worsened. Also, there’s a water crisis threatening to move northwards from Karachi. And the economy, despite Ishaq Dar’s spin, remains stagnant. And one more time the ordinary man may have a platform from which to vent his anger and frustration. Hopefully the right lessons have been learned, and whatever happens will be within the confines of the law. The leaders do their part and then retire to more comfortable surroundings while the workers suffer. This trend, too, must change.

3 COMMENTS

  1. what a false article it is —- tahir ul qadri has a huge fan following —- yeah as if when he was out from the country then did ur so called leaders and politicians brought any change —– pakistan is falling deep in the well day by day —– if ur so called leaders in pakistan are honest then why r people not with them—- they r all politicians—- the true leader is tahir ul qadri —– jive jive tahir jive—- whats wrong in getting up for our own rights—- if we as public donot have that much power and courage to raise against the system —- recently nobody raised voice for the enrgy crises in karachi and if they were up on streets then no media or politicians gave them importance—- so Thank God for this precious giift Dr. Qadri we have —– thank God he decided to rise against the gov —- if it is a dead end or not but atleast he is trying—- Islam says do ur hardwork and leave the results on God !!!!!

  2. Nowadays I have been reading Dr Qadri's news closely. Nowhere has the dude averred that he is looking forward to staging a sit-in. The writer of the above piece seems flustered: first he envisaged that Tahir-ul-Qadri would again give a call for a sit-in and then he based the whole argument on it.

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