http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/22/the-pml-qs-negative-campaigning/ Commentary on and analysis of Pakistan's domestic and foreign affairs. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:02:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/22/the-pml-qs-negative-campaigning/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Riaz Haq Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:55:20 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/22/the-pml-qs-negative-campaigning/#comment-1173 This ad raises other important point: Does any Pakistani politician, PML or PPP, stand for anything? Aren't all of them part of the same small elite that has ruled Pakistan for most of its existence? Doesn't "democracy" in Pakistan mean feudal rule? Is it not the case that the names/party labels change but nothing changes in reality, as far as the average people in Pakistan are concerned? Please ponder these points. This ad raises other important point: Does any Pakistani politician, PML or PPP, stand for anything? Aren’t all of them part of the same small elite that has ruled Pakistan for most of its existence? Doesn’t “democracy” in Pakistan mean feudal rule? Is it not the case that the names/party labels change but nothing changes in reality, as far as the average people in Pakistan are concerned? Please ponder these points.

]]> http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/22/the-pml-qs-negative-campaigning/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 Bubs Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:42:40 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/01/22/the-pml-qs-negative-campaigning/#comment-1170 Although I carry no water for the PML-Q, I have to say that they have raised a fair point in this ad. This time around Nawaz Sharif is running against every thing he has stood for from the independence of the judiciary to the freedom of the media and the role of the army in Pakistan's politics. I think it is kosher for any political party to point out the opportunism and hypocrisy of their opponents. Of course, this is quite rich coming from the PML-Q, considering that they were loyal members of the PML-N until Musharraf came along. Although I carry no water for the PML-Q, I have to say that they have raised a fair point in this ad. This time around Nawaz Sharif is running against every thing he has stood for from the independence of the judiciary to the freedom of the media and the role of the army in Pakistan’s politics. I think it is kosher for any political party to point out the opportunism and hypocrisy of their opponents. Of course, this is quite rich coming from the PML-Q, considering that they were loyal members of the PML-N until Musharraf came along.

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