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Nawaz Sharif is in pole position, but governance is a steep task in Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif is in pole position, but governance is a steep task in Pakistan
With PML (N) veteran leader Nawaz Sharif taking the pole position in Pakistan general elections today, India should expect stability on its western borders for at least for next three years as Mian Sahib has not only the blessings of Rawalpindi GHQ but also a mature experienced leader unlike his predecessor and now incarcerated Imran Khan and childish PPP leader Bilawal Zardari.
However, whosoever the Pakistan public elects as the new leader, the country is no bed of roses and the next Prime Minister will have to deal with problems ranging from a pathetic economy, rampant insurgency in Balochistan and KPK, a state within state terrorist groups in Punjab province and a highly radicalized Islamic society within the exalted sense of geographical identity. Simply put, Pakistan is a failed state thriving on doles from China, which uses Islamabad in its effort to contain its arch-rival India.
While there is no doubt that the Pakistan Army is the biggest stakeholder in India’s neighbouring country and runs the Islamic Republic from the shadows, Nawaz Sharif is the best bet for Rawalpindi as its experiment with the unscrupulous Imran Khan failed miserably. Sharif has been removed by Pakistan President, Pakistan Army and Pakistan Supreme Court in the past, yet has the nerve to trudge his path. His last tenure as PM was numbered after the word Kashmir, smelling salts for all Punjabi Pakistanis, was found amiss in the India-Pakistan joint statement at Ufa on July 10, 2015, after Nawaz Sharif met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But then the same word was found missing when Nawaz Sharif came for PM Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on May 26, 2014, even during the one-to-one the two leaders had after the ceremony.
While the leftist-liberal media of the Indian sub-continent and the West tries to draw an equivalence between India and Pakistan by calling them nuclear-powered rivals, the fact is that the Modi government has only cross-border terrorism on its agenda with Pakistan having moved on from Islamabad in the past decade of Narendra Modi. Since PM Modi respects Nawaz Sharif, India will give another chance to normalise ties with Pakistan if the PML (N) leader takes the chair but its objectives insofar as Pakistan is concerned will remain unchanged. Bluntly put, India will not take cross-border terrorism lying down and will retaliate in kind.
In case Nawaz Sharif becomes the PM of Pakistan, then trade and traditional ties may resume with Islamabad provided the new PM takes action against rabidly anti-India Punjabi terrorist groups in Pakistan. The fact is that Pakistan can ill-afford to heat its eastern border with terrorism as its western front is burning with both Iran and Afghanistan upset at the machinations of the Pakistani deep state and Baluch and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) insurgency at its peak.
Unlike his predecessors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not looking for any legacy with Pakistan and is crystal clear on what to expect from the rabidly radicalized state. With Nawaz Sharif as PM, there should be a semblance of stability on India’s western front though it will take Pakistan decades to come out of the economic and political abyss that it is currently finding itself in. And for that Pakistan Army and its unscrupulous politicians are to be blamed.
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Final Thought
Nawaz Sharif’s possible comeback to Pakistan as prime minister presents a complicated mix of prospects and difficulties. Even if Sharif’s leadership might bring about a time of relative stability, particularly about India-Pakistan ties, he still has the difficult challenge of leading a country dealing with serious political, economic, and security problems. With meaningful steps taken against terrorism, his experience and historical attitude to India may open the door for the restoration of commerce and historical relations. But whatever whoever leads, Pakistan’s road to recovery and peace is likely to be a difficult one, given the Pakistan Army’s overwhelming power and the nation’s deeply ingrained issues.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 5: 57% Voter Turnout by 5 pm, Polling Wraps Up in 49 Seats
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 5: 57% Voter Turnout by 5 pm, Polling Wraps Up in 49 Seats
Lok Sabha Election Phase 5 Voting Live Updates: Casting a vote is in progress in 49 constituenties electorate in six states and two UTs in the fifth period of Lok Sabha decisions on Monday.
The present survey will determine the destiny of a few unmistakable pioneers like previous Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Association clergymen Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani and previous Jammu and Kashmir boss clergyman Omar Abdullah.
Over 8.95 crore individuals, including 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-orientation balloters, are qualified to cast a ballot in this round and 9.47 lakh surveying authorities have been conveyed across 94,732 surveying stations.
Among the seats going to surveys, 13 are in Maharashtra, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, seven in West Bengal, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand, five in Odisha, one is in Jammu and Kashmir and the solitary seat in Ladakh.
This round covers the most un-number of seats (49) in the seven-stage surveys. Up until this point, casting a ballot has occurred in 379 voting demographics spread across 23 states and Association domains. The counting of decisions in favor of every one of the seven periods of the Lok Sabha political race will occur on June 4.
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Swati Maliwal Assault: Kejriwal and Akhilesh Dismiss Questions; Sanjay Singh Speaks Out | Watch
Swati Maliwal Assault: Kejriwal and Akhilesh Dismiss Questions; Sanjay Singh Speaks Out | Watch
Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav addressed the media together. When Kejriwal brought up the topic of the assault on Swati Maliwal, he handed the microphone to Akhilesh. He stated, “There are more important things than this.” As for the alleged attack on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at Kejriwal’s residence by CM’s PA Bibhav Kumar, AAP MP Sanjay Singh has made statements about it thus far. He said he would speak on the matter and then cited Manipur, Prajwal Revanna, and the wrestlers’ protest against former chief wrestler of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
“The prime minister said nothing while the wife of a Kargil hero was paraded in Manipur in her undies. PM Modi requested support for Prajwal Revanna, who had raped and molested many women. And the authorities assisted him in his escape. Swati Maliwal went to visit the women wrestlers during their protests at night, and the cops beat her up. Sanjay Singh remarked, “We have seen PM Modi’s silence on Hathras, Kuldeep Sengar. “The Party of Aam Aadmi is a family. The party has already made it clear where it stands on this matter. I want the BJP to respond to all of these questions, especially the incident in which the cops beat up Swati Maliwal. Politics shouldn’t be played over this, according to Sanjay Singh.
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On Wednesday, Sanjay Singh visited Swati Maliwal at her home, but the BJP is pressing for action against Vibhav Kumar in this regard. Leaders of the BJP also questioned if Swati Maliwal was under pressure from the AAP, given that no formal complaint has been filed on the assault event. The picture of Bibhav Kumar seen at the Lucknow airport with Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh was released by the BJP on Thursday. “This is the image from last night of the Lucknow airport.” Vibhav, the one wearing the black shirt, struck Swati Maliwal. Kejriwal is upset, as is Sanjay Singh, who said that Bibhav has done something really wrong. BJP’s Kapil Mishra commented on X, saying, “The third one is Kejriwal himself, who is accused of getting Swati beaten up.”
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Kejriwal Sparks Controversy: ‘Modi Never Ruled Out Retirement at 75,’ Amid ‘Amit Shah for PM’ Claim
Kejriwal Sparks Controversy: ‘Modi Never Ruled Out Retirement at 75,’ Amid ‘Amit Shah for PM’ Claim
Amit Shah will succeed Narendra Modi as prime minister in 2025, when the latter turns 75, according to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who announced this Thursday. The prime minister has never said he will not step down at that age. Despite the disagreements between Amit Shah and some other politicians on Kejriwal’s age and retirement, PM Modi never said he wouldn’t retire at 75, Kejriwal said at a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chairman Akhilesh Yadav (Lucknow). “Everyone in the nation is confident that Modi won’t deviate from his 75-year retirement age,” Kejriwal stated.
“Amit Shah’s appointment as prime minister is now confirmed. According to him, the BJP has ignored every opponent, including Devendra Fadnavis, Manohar Lal Khattar, Vasundhara Raje, Dr. Raman Singh, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The only issue at hand is Yogi Adityanath, who would be ousted in two to three months, according to Kejriwal, who also mentioned that no BJP leader had disputed his remarks against Adityanath, suggesting that Adityanath’s departure was all but certain.
According to Kejriwal, eliminating reservations is the BJP’s “big plan” if they win the election.
During his first rally after leaving Tihar, Kejriwal stated that if he supported the BJP, Amit Shah would become prime minister since, according to party policy, no one over 75 may hold any job. Narendra Modi will turn 75 in 2025. In response to Kejriwal’s assertion, Amit Shah stated that Narendra Modi will serve out his term and continue to head the party well beyond 2029. Amit Shah charged that Kejriwal was fomenting disarray within the party about the leadership, whereas there is none.
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“I would want to inform Arvind Kejriwal and associates that there is no need to celebrate Modiji’s 75th birthday. The BJP constitution does not mention his ineligibility to serve as prime minister. He will serve out the remainder of his time as prime minister. The party is not confused,” Amit Shah declared.
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