There is no denying that the two major political parties – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) – have publicly parted ways. Bhutto and her daughter have become part of history while Zardari and his son, after successfully eradicating “Bhuttoism” from the party, have now handed over its leadership to the establishment.
Even the Jamaat-e-Islami claims its decisions are made by its Majlis-e-Shura. But who doesn’t know that its decisions are made elsewhere. When late Syed Munawar Hassan tried to prove himself as JI’s ‘Ameer’, he was sidelined by his own party members. How can it be assumed that a Majlis-e-Shura can treat the leader of their party in such a manner?
Such abusive decisions are made elsewhere. Puppet councils or central executive committees simply charge salaries to issue these decisions by their names.
At the moment, the establishment has finally managed to do with the most important left-wing party what it did with the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami during General Zia’s tenure.
There was a time when the first ‘Ameer’ of Jamaat-e-Islami, Syed Abul Ala Mawdudi, was sentenced to death by a dictator. Later, another JI’s ‘Ameer’ was seen proving ‘dictatorship’ from Quran and Sunnah to appease General Zia. There was a time when the first chairman of the PPP was hanged by a dictator. And now there is a time when the leadership of this party recognized the father of the “father” as their father.
Maulana Abul Ala Mawdudi remained steadfast even after hearing the death sentence. And today’s Siraj-ul-Haq has no position of his own. When Siraj-ul-Haq was instructed to forgive JI’s old stance regarding PPP and vote for Yousuf Raza Gilani, he forgave and voted in favour of PPP. If this is considered a good deed, then it is better to be a rebel. On one side, there was Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was hanged but did not reconcile with General Zia, and on the other side, there is Zardari who is always ready to fall for power to any extent.
In politics, the expression of pride is the most used tradition anyway. Why do both the righteous and the comrades hate the attribution of this practice? If Zardari had even a low level of intellectual harmony with Bhutto, he would not have made Yousuf Raza Gilani a “selected opposition leader” by requesting the same Sadiq Sanjrani – whom he contested elections against a few days ago.
The bright candle of hope seems to send the message that before the decisive hour, destiny has begun the process of separating the right from the wrong. Reconciliation and resistance camps are taking their final shape. The hypocrisy of the hypocrites has been exposed. And the voice of freedom will now be spread from Punjab to Sindh, where people are being deceived into believing that Bhutto is alive.
It remains to be seen whether this country will become a major DHA or a motherland of free citizens. The final battle is yet to be fought. Isn’t it true that since the Turkish army was pushed into the barracks, the journey of the prosperity of the Turkish people begun? What is true in Turkey, how can it be false in Pakistan?
