Kiyoon mujhay gora saab bana diya? :)
I agree with your assertion,
he has weeken his position enormously by giving silly statements and going overtly into defensive position
But then these are circumstances when you take brave step when you are sure that you are definitely going down
Brave step would have been to preempt this move on part of IK and TUQ by doing couple of things - one was to register an FIR and
the other was to figure out a way to move forward on investigations for the rigging allegations. This could have been handled months ago.
Plus they lost all credibility by gunning down those Qadri supporters for no good reason. I do think that anyone should be allowed to
protest as long as they are peaceful and these people have been peaceful. If you dig up the statements before the march there were no
calls for PM's resignation but these protesters tried to reach for a lot more than what they came for when they saw the weakness on
part of the government. I think that Zardari was a lot better in handling political matters than these Sharifs. They are no true democrats and
it clearly shows that their training in the art of politics at the hands of their military handlers in their early days is hurting them. When the
going gets tough in the political arena then the true democrats flourish and artificially manufactured politicians in military nurseries just resort to
idiotic antics.
They have been waiting for DG ISI retirement in September
But DG seems very determined to take him out before he goes
Thats akin to burying your head like an ostrich. This assumes that ISI is an autonomous organization which is not even under the
control of the chief or PM or anyone? A state within state? What did NS do to work that problem out. Waiting for the storm to pass over
for a bright and sunny day is no strategy.
Govt has shown utmost restraint in dealing with two puppets in Islamabad
all they need to do is wait for two more days, keep playing negotiations
half of PAT workers will run and it will all end without any further drama...
Really? Do you think that its all about waiting for September 1 for better days to come? Who appointed this guy as DG ISI?
What guarantee is that the next guy coming in will not be a touch more anti Sharif?
What you said about the PAT/PTI workers running away was being said even before these sit-ins started. Its almost half a month now.
Apart from mistakes and missteps by PTI I think that the government has lost credibility and is weakened considerably. If you need
to teach how to lose clout after a clear majority in elections then you have to study how the Sharifs rule. They are idiots! I always
blame the military for our woes but its the politicians that hurt us more when the going gets tough. And, when I talk about politicians
then it includes ALL politicians including IK!