Tahir-ul-Qadri is trying to rally Pakistanis to come out in his support and march towards Islamabad. His million march started last night from the posh neighborhood of Model Town, Lahore. He left in his bomb proof and bullet proof 150 million Rupee vehicle. It is also reported that accompanying him in this march is his own palace like mobile home. The home has been custom built to have a sleeping area, bathroom with own water supply, air conditioning, media outlets for entertainment and is bomb proof.
I am astounded by the need of a so called mullah to travel under such heavy guard. I am also astounded by the fact that he touts this as a movement of the commoner. If he really believes in this then he should not need protection form this common man of Pakistan. Yet whenever he speaks on stage a huge void and thick bullet proof glass separates him from his 'followers'. His die hard fans who supposedly will do anything on his command need to be kept away from him due to fear of death and destruction.
I caught a few glimpses of his charade on TV this morning. Most of the vehicles I could see were those of security personnel. His caravan of bullet proof vehicles was surrounded by about 20 to 30 or maybe more police and security vehicles. The common man had no contact with their leader. The common man feels no connection with this despot sent from outside to dictate and disturb the process of democracy in Pakistan.
All his demands so far were a farce to hide one important target. He came up with this final demand last night in an interview. His real purpose, for which he has been sent here to Pakistan, I believe. He has demanded that the election commission be dismissed and a new election commission be appointed. I think there is some one out there who really wants to get rid of the current election commissioner and install one who is in complete cahoots with him and his controlling parties.
I also believe that MQM joined his Lahore rally at the request of the big powers to lend him a kick start by sending a few of their own men over to Lahore. However few they might have been they still counted towards the final count. Also the MQM killers got a rare chance to stand on a stage in Lahore and have a respectable number of people look at them. Never done before.
I think that PML-Q met him last night not to dissuade him from the march but to send a message of support from the current Govt. They really met to finalize the way they were going to make a fool out of all of us. I think Qadri has been invited by them to get rid of the current Election Commissioner.
If he was a man of his salt he should have instead taken his Long March to Quetta. He should have shown solidarity with the ones who are bereaved. He would then have won more than a million hearts right away. But no this could not be done. The blood of those people is on his hands too.
If he was a man of his salt he would have started a social struggle of reform. He should have set an example by leading from the front for the ignorant masses that like to follow him. If he is really about change for good then the right path would have been fighting and bringing about social reform in the society so that the very fundamentals of the general thought change for good. If he already knows the ultimate truth then he should have enlightened his followers so that come next elections they cast their votes for the right candidate.
We always complain about how Chief justice does not take suo motto notice of this thing or that thing. But we never ask ourselves the same question when we get a chance every five years to take a suo motto notice on our candidates.
For the longest period of time now I have worried my self with the fear of Pakistan seizing to exist if the current situation does not change, drastically. I now realize that in the greater scheme of things for God, Pakistan is not a substantial entity. Countries come and countries go. What matters is we do the right thing by ourselves and others. Maybe, after-all, it is not about Pakistan but about things that are more constant that that. Things like justice and society and peace and brotherhood. Maybe we do not need to have Pakistan to have all of this. Maybe both these things are not related at all. Maybe we have got it wrong completely.
I am astounded by the need of a so called mullah to travel under such heavy guard. I am also astounded by the fact that he touts this as a movement of the commoner. If he really believes in this then he should not need protection form this common man of Pakistan. Yet whenever he speaks on stage a huge void and thick bullet proof glass separates him from his 'followers'. His die hard fans who supposedly will do anything on his command need to be kept away from him due to fear of death and destruction.
I caught a few glimpses of his charade on TV this morning. Most of the vehicles I could see were those of security personnel. His caravan of bullet proof vehicles was surrounded by about 20 to 30 or maybe more police and security vehicles. The common man had no contact with their leader. The common man feels no connection with this despot sent from outside to dictate and disturb the process of democracy in Pakistan.
All his demands so far were a farce to hide one important target. He came up with this final demand last night in an interview. His real purpose, for which he has been sent here to Pakistan, I believe. He has demanded that the election commission be dismissed and a new election commission be appointed. I think there is some one out there who really wants to get rid of the current election commissioner and install one who is in complete cahoots with him and his controlling parties.
I also believe that MQM joined his Lahore rally at the request of the big powers to lend him a kick start by sending a few of their own men over to Lahore. However few they might have been they still counted towards the final count. Also the MQM killers got a rare chance to stand on a stage in Lahore and have a respectable number of people look at them. Never done before.
I think that PML-Q met him last night not to dissuade him from the march but to send a message of support from the current Govt. They really met to finalize the way they were going to make a fool out of all of us. I think Qadri has been invited by them to get rid of the current Election Commissioner.
If he was a man of his salt he should have instead taken his Long March to Quetta. He should have shown solidarity with the ones who are bereaved. He would then have won more than a million hearts right away. But no this could not be done. The blood of those people is on his hands too.
If he was a man of his salt he would have started a social struggle of reform. He should have set an example by leading from the front for the ignorant masses that like to follow him. If he is really about change for good then the right path would have been fighting and bringing about social reform in the society so that the very fundamentals of the general thought change for good. If he already knows the ultimate truth then he should have enlightened his followers so that come next elections they cast their votes for the right candidate.
We always complain about how Chief justice does not take suo motto notice of this thing or that thing. But we never ask ourselves the same question when we get a chance every five years to take a suo motto notice on our candidates.
For the longest period of time now I have worried my self with the fear of Pakistan seizing to exist if the current situation does not change, drastically. I now realize that in the greater scheme of things for God, Pakistan is not a substantial entity. Countries come and countries go. What matters is we do the right thing by ourselves and others. Maybe, after-all, it is not about Pakistan but about things that are more constant that that. Things like justice and society and peace and brotherhood. Maybe we do not need to have Pakistan to have all of this. Maybe both these things are not related at all. Maybe we have got it wrong completely.
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