The contemporary political affairs in Pakistan have been under debate in various Socio-political circles, suggesting and predicting the next for the future of Democracy in Pakistan. The line of Criticism in Pakistan has been different among the Political rivals, the Public and Political scientists. Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI), attracted a huge package of criticism for its populist approaches including the PECA ordinance and unstable economic ratios. The Present instability was initiated with a no trust motion placed against PM Imran Khan, this generated a Physical and Psychological debate among the Political elites of Pakistan.
The government seemed to be in drowning after several turned members appeared on media channels, leveling allegations against their government, among whom Jahangir Khan Tareen and Aleem Khan comprised the most numbers. The government delayed the No-confidence motion placed through various explanations. However, the no-confidence motion was alleged as a conspiracy and rejected by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, initiating a new debate on the constitutional crisis in Pakistan.
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Political and Constitutional Debate
Warm developments began with the placing of a no-confidence motion against Imran khan, However, boiled on 3rd April 2022, after Deputy Speaker, rejected the no-confidence motion under Article 5A, declaring it as a conspiracy placed by Foreign power. The conspiracy show began with the letter, Waved by PM Imran Khan in a public gathering. Further on this, PM advised The President to dissolve the national assembly. The government tried to gain much of the mess however, could not shadow the unconstitutional development made on its part.
Surprisingly, the ruling was given on behalf of the Speaker, already facing a no-confidence motion against himself. This was also an unconstitutional attempt. The Opposition took to the Supreme court where a conflict was to be resolved, not on the basis of political turmoil, but by discussing the jurisdiction of Article 69( Speakers decision could not be challenged in any court of Law). Much of the writings were introduced in favor of the Doctrine of Necessity after the supreme court restored the national assembly on 7th April 2022. The Doctrine of necessity has not come surprising to me, however, my opinion concluded it as A doctrine of Constitutional necessity, allowed Supreme court to elaborate the Article 69, the later could interfere if constitutional crisis.
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A Way Forward
The government displeased over the decision, added, that the country has back footed into the colonial period, for which they would stage a democratic way. This seemed too suspicious, after the PTI government’s continuous attempts of folding the 18th amendments, Restore the Presidential Form of government, Amendments in PECA law, reducing media channels and defamation attempts against civil society members. The government’s above-mentioned developments all go against the very soul of democracy. As a student of Politics and international relations, I would dearly suggest a few steps for the PTI.
1) Restructure the Party organization to reduce reliance on charismatic leadership.
2) Introduce Think Tanks in Party to measure the stress in Pakistani Politics.
3) A balanced approach in Opposition.
4) Reduce reliance on undemocratic means if back in government.
5) Stop Practicing Apolitical comparison of Political rationale with other fields.
Written by: Uzair Kamal
The writer is a graduate of Politics and International Relations (SPIR), QAU, Islamabad. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Global Village Space.