If I ask you what changed the entire world and its dynamics, obviously, obviously you would reply 9-11 but surely I will differ with your opinion because being human beings and then specially if one hails from Pakistan his/her memory hardly remembers historic happenings. Thus in fact its not the 9-11 which changed the entire scenario in our national and international politics but there are many happenings, developments and tragedies which not only changed the political dimension but also certain developments became threat and opportunity for many nations, for instance east and west Germany are living together and all happened because of defeat to communism. In Pakistan’s case not only 9-11 but if we go in to the history and we dig out certain happenings we will find that Bhutto’s Judicial murder and then Benazir Bhutto’s assassination not only changed mind sets of society but also regional politics.
It would not be consider wrong If we say that Bhutto’s struggle for democratic Pakistan didn’t only change Pakistan but also the mind sets of the society, a society where feudal lords had all the privileges, a society where downtrodden were considered servants but yes it was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s revolutionary struggle which gave voice to downtrodden of Pakistani society, it was Benazir Bhutto’s restless struggle which gave Pakistan a Missile System which today acts as Minimum deterrence for Pakistan, It’s Asif Ali Zardari’s struggle back sitting in Jail, when Benazir Bhutto was all alone fighting against the tyrant civilian martial laws, Asif Ali Zardari stood with Benazir Bhutto and proved that Benazir’s choosing Asif Ali Zardari as her Husband was a right decision for which she remained proud of till her death.
But the Question why PPP can only lead Pakistan in Modern day Politics ? If this question would be asked to any sane person or either insane ones or even the same question if going to be asked to right wing activists of Pakistan or right wing media of Pakistan either they are going to laugh or will consider you insane but in reality keeping our political affiliation aside what PPP has delivered in last 40 years non other could or may deliver, because the sole reason for this notion is that PPP is the only political party which has literate leaders like Aitizan Eshan, Raza Rabbani, Qamar Zaman Qaira, Sherry Rehman, Fozia Wahab (Late), Nisar Khouro, Shazia Marri, Navaid Qamar can count many but want to stay on topic, let me add clarity to my stance, If you are aware about parliamentary democracy and legislation process then obviously there is no need to detail you what these above mentioned leaders did for Pakistan’s constitution and legislation.
Last but not least Pakistan Peoples Party is the only party for last many years, which may be counted as Federation or federal party, its the only party which has roots from Quetta to Gilgit, from kashmir to Gwadar, from Karachi to Khyber and from Landhi to Torkhum, then again its the only party which has roots in civil society, it has its Lawyers, Students, Farmers, Peasants, Labors as its members, its the voice of downtrodden Pakistani society. Off course we don’t have any other political party of Pakistan which may have Lawyers wings, Labors wing, Farmers wing, Student wing as active as PPP’s. For years it remained nursery for cultivating politicians and the most of politicians it cultivated during its hard and worst time, when it was being persecuted in Pakistan badly.
Malik Zameer Hassan Awan
Secretary Information
Peoples Youth Organization- Karachi Division.
Zameer0201@hotmail.com