Political Parties and the Problems of Nationalism in Pakistan.
Editorial
Dr. Busharat Elahi Jamil
Assistant Editor
Political system in a modern democratic state is staunchly responsible to educate and adorn the respective masses politically paving the way for a better tomorrow. Unfortunately, Pakistani nation have ever been deprived of such erudite political culture nourishing the future. Purposely the founding Party of Pakistan, the Muslim League, divided in various clutches. The ultimate reason being the opportunist politics and the role of power seeker elite, landlords and religio-political accumulations. Consequently, in 1950s-60s Pakistani politics begot various political factions and many new political parties emerged. Since 1947, a certain political stratum is ruling over Pakistan devoted to multiply in both status and strength by all means. Regrettably, the political elite is not trained enough to serve but only to rule. This incompetent political class is responsible for Pakistan’s current tarnished socio-political and economic reputation. The power makes them arrogant that leads to ignorance making the lethal cocktail as Edward Graydon Carter stated, “Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it’s a lethal cocktail.” Socially and politically, these political assemblages only produced the crowds, not a solid nation as they cannot afford an appropriate nation. It can be destructive for their hegemony. These political groups are cheating the nation politically. Religio-political parties like amaat-i-Islami, Sunny Tehrik, Tahrik Labaik and JUI have failed to train Pakistani nation religiously as well as politically. Over and above that, they this politics and religion are inseparable now. Frequently, in the current political scenario they are successful in their objectives. The political elite are certainly responsible to create differences and breaches among the Pakistani masses for their own political gains and drives. Particularly to hide their corruption and to cover illegal activities, they usually used the religious and provincial cards as they learn during their political maturing how to manipulate anything of the sentimental values as means of divergence. Its worst examples are the rotten politics of PML-N, PPP and JUI-F ill-using the illiterate population for their so-called political mileage. The hereditary leadership of these religious and political assemblages is entirely unacquainted with the critical and serious issues of a common citizen. From Maryam Nawaz to Bilawal and Fazal-Ur-Rahman to Saad Rizvi are the productions of opportunistic and hereditary politics owing their status only to their elders with no practical contributions and political achievements to claim to be leaders of Pakistani nation. Leaving alone the religious card, the province-based politics of PML-N, PPP, Sindhi and Bloch nationalists are giving irreparable damages to Pakistan’s security, solidarity and particularly nationalism. Fake democracy orchestrated by the current political leaderships is no doubt venomous for the national integration for the reason that to prolong their rule and power-seeking policies self-centred privileged political leaders can stretch more and countless damages to the interest of Pakistan and its nation, above all the nationalism.