fights should not be rejoiced but reviewed as a serious caution, as it barely secured the NA-122 by a small margin but lost the PP-147.
In actuality, the PML-N has also lost. Why did it happen despite huge spending of the ruling PML-N on Lahore, its metros (metro bus and now the metro train), road networking, flyovers, ring roads, underpasses, etc? You may disagree with Imran Khan on his politics of allegations and aggression but what he rightly emphasises with regard to institution building and reforms agenda and tries to do it in KPK is, however, completely missing in the PML-N-ruled Centre and Punjab.
Mega projects are important but these are reforms and institution building measures which really have an effect on the life of every citizen, and comfort people’s lives.
Improving service delivery in government departments, reforming and depoliticising the civil service to improve the government efficiency, improving the policing system to check crime and avoid harassing innocents, checking corruption through neutral and independent accountability system, upholding merit, overhauling criminal justice system, ensuring speedy justice, etc, are some of the direly required reforms to bring a positive change in the lives of the people.
The PML-N is reform-shy and is not interested in institutional building. Metros do attract voters but when they are disgraced and wronged in government offices, have to pay bribes or look for connections even to get their legal work done, don’t get jobs on merit and see no improvement in criminal justice system, it all hurts them.
KP is far behind Punjab in terms of development but the changed behavior of the provincial police, school teachers and revenue officials is a source of happiness for the people living there.
In case, the PML-N continues to ignore the much-needed reforms, it is bound to lose its popularity slowly and gradually.
Among the top political parties, the present situation is really alarming for the PPP, which is fast dying in Punjab and all other parts of Pakistan with the only exception being the interior Sindh. And the PPP’s dilemma is that despite having been reduced to Sindh, it is not yet either serious about governance or checking corruption.
The PPP’s bad luck is that despite having been badly dented by the politics of Asif Ali Zardari, it continues to be at the mercy of the widower of Benazir Bhutto.
Bilawal Bhutto is a non-entity whereas the Aitzaz Ahsans, Khursheed Shahs, Raza Rabbanis, Qamar Zaman Kairas of the PPP have no voice. They all are heartlessly witnessing the fall of PPP like a house of cards.
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