" NAYA PK BEGINS FROM NAYA KP INSHA ALLAH"
Heads are down and dreams are shattered – PML-N as a matter of fact swept Punjab but was this only because of the ‘massive rigging’ – certainly not but yes PTI could have won more seats both in Punjab and Karachi had this ‘good for nothing’ EC be able to manage these elections efficiently. So where did PTI go wrong? A lot has already been said on this but I think PTI took a long time on the intra-party elections whereas PML-N at that time was busy in forming alliances and accepting people from other parties. Imran Khan himself admitted this many times that conducting elections in the party was a tedious task and all the party workers and leadership were busy which had an impact on PTI’s election campaign and its overall ratings in the surveys.
One has to appreciate the concept of the Intra-party elections as PTI created history by holding the genuine elections within in itself but the timing was not right. PTI should either have conducted the intra-party elections long time ago or should have tried to wrap-up as earlier as possible. The process of awarding party tickets was another mess – some of the ticket holders could not even qualify PTI’s own ‘change’ symbol. PTI had to compromise here because it had no other option – you need strong candidates to do well in the elections and in a country like Pakistan, where corruption is common, the reputation of such ‘strong candidates’ has generally been poor. PTI leadership needs to work on this and make sure next time tickets are awarded to the people with good reputation and clean record. Although it is true majority of the tickets were given to the new and young people as Imran Khan wanted people to vote for the ideology/party rather than the candidates but did this strategy work? Can you expect these young and new people to fight against the ugly mafia of these electables? As a matter of fact PTI had to depend on these electables and this is the ugly face of our political system, something Mr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has been saying for a long time. You need to groom the party workers, train them, invest in them and develop leadership qualities in them so that you do not face this dilemma again next time. There is famous saying of Vince Lombardi, ‘Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile’.
The biggest credit that goes to PTI is the mobilization of the youth – Pakistani youth was always hesitant to the politics and most of the people would rather get up late on elections days and spend time watching movies and hanging out with friends. This time it was different – we witnessed thousands of young people attending PTI’s protests and public gatherings and then coming out and voting for the ‘change’. I know many of the overseas Pakistanis who came just to vote for PTI – some of them even left their jobs, some had to buy expensive tickets but everyone had a dream of building the Naya Pakistan.
PTI is all set to form the government in the KPK with the support of JI and few independent candidates. Would this be easy – no in fact this would be the huge challenge for PTI and this could go either way – PTI has a great chance to bring peace and prosperity in the troublesome KPK and set the highest standards of good governance and this would be the first step towards the ‘Naya Pakistan’. On the other hand this could also be the ‘suicidal mistake’ of forming the government in KPK if it does not have the required potential because it’s completely a different ball game once you are in the power. So what’s the best deal for PTI? Certainly it should form the government in KPK and prove its worth. Imran Khan made lots of promises during PTI’s election campaign and now its time to deliver. I wish Mr. Khan and his team best of luck.
By: Hassaan Saad Tariq
'What One Man did for an Entire Nation'
'What One Man did for an Entire Nation'
Today is a historical day for the nation of Pakistan. Today I
feel proud to be a Pakistani. All of this due to a single man: Imran Khan. Today I feel proud to call him my leader and to share his love and passion for this country. It’s clear that PTI has swept in KPK , But in reality IK has accomplished what he set out to do. He won the hearts and love of millions. He woke us all up from this apathy that we
had fallen into. He made us realize that the power to change is in our hands. He made each one of us responsible for the plight of this country. He delegated the power to the
common man. He made us dream – dream of a Naya Pakistan where there
is rule of law, good governance, freedom to live in peace; where the rights of every individual are safeguarded; where there are no corrupt leaders or if there are, they can be
brought to justice; where for once we could believe that our leaders are sincere in serving this nation. where we are not daunted by any outside influence; where the interests of
Pakistanis come first; where every child born is not already in debt; where education and health are accessible to all and not only to the rich. Maybe this dream has not been realized today but now that the thirst is there, it will be difficult to quench it. We will
wait for this dream to be realized even if we have to wait for the next fifty years. In the meantime, we can start changing ourselves, realize our power and use it to protect this nation. The ruling government is accountable to us. Quwwat-ē-ukḫuwwat-ē-awām (Might of the brotherhood)To all those waking up early to vote; to all those waiting for
hours in the heat to cast their vote; to those who faced aggression and stood their ground; to the people of Karachi and Hyderabad voting for PTI and the difficulties they faced:
I SALUTE YOU ALL.
To Imran Khan, I love and respect you. I realized your importance in my life when you had that fall. You have made your home in everyone's hearts. I pray for your health, long
life and success every day. And this love is the manifestation of the love that I have for this country. Thank you for making me realize what this country means to me.May Allah bless this country and its people.
Pakistan Zindabad!
By Hina Imran
A TRIBUTE TO IMRAN KHAN
Seeing you fall, the nation’s heart stood still. Eyes filled with horror at the shocking sight began to stream with avalanche of tears that held a bleeding country’s deepest fears. In that one moment countless people felt that you and you alone can save this land that has become a killing field whose leaders have sucked its life-blood to enrich themselves while millions suffer in the throes of woes unspeakable, unbearable, with no light, no hope that they will ever have the right to live like human beings not trapped in endless night.
For seventeen long years you’ve given your all, each ounce of energy that you have had to build a movement that would make this land what it was meant to be – the Pakistan envisioned by Iqbal, created by the Quaid. You gave up your earthly ease to live a life of ceaseless toil and trouble, so that your people may be free from bondage to anything but God. You chose to carry the bitter cross of separation from your children –Sulaiman and Kasim – whom you love more than your life, so that the children of Pakistan may rise to claim a place of dignity and honour in the world.
In what words should I salute your spirit, and tell you what you mean to those who’ve seen how you have gone from place to place to place, exhausted but unvanquished by the struggle to reach as many people as you could? You looked so gaunt, your face bearing the marks of endless work and countless sleepless nights. But with each passing day your voice grew stronger, your passion more intense, your eyes still brighter.
Those whom God chooses for a special task are tried and tested in heart-breaking ways. You have been sorely tried in every manner, but your strong faith in God and your brave heart filled with the courage of conviction and your deep compassion for the ones who suffer makes you invincible.
May I salute you and your worthy parents in the name of every Pakistani here or anywhere, for being a hero who will forever live in hearts and minds and spirits? You fell and hurt your body but you’ve lifted our country’s head as none did since its birth- How very proud of you must be the two you cherish - Iqbal and Quaid - who can now rest peacefully in their abodes in heaven knowing that you will build “Naya Pakistan” and lead a faithful, youthful nation to its finest hour.
May God watch over you and keep you safe and strong. More millions pray for you today than can be reckoned. You have won the war and none can stop your onward march to make Pakistan a model Muslim state which the whole world will emulate with joy and pride.
A TRIBUTE TO IMRAN KHAN
Seeing you fall, the nation’s heart stood still. Eyes filled with horror at the shocking sight began to stream with avalanche of tears that held a bleeding country’s deepest fears. In that one moment countless people felt that you and you alone can save this land that has become a killing field whose leaders have sucked its life-blood to enrich themselves while millions suffer in the throes of woes unspeakable, unbearable, with no light, no hope that they will ever have the right to live like human beings not trapped in endless night.
For seventeen long years you’ve given your all, each ounce of energy that you have had to build a movement that would make this land what it was meant to be – the Pakistan envisioned by Iqbal, created by the Quaid. You gave up your earthly ease to live a life of ceaseless toil and trouble, so that your people may be free from bondage to anything but God. You chose to carry the bitter cross of separation from your children –Sulaiman and Kasim – whom you love more than your life, so that the children of Pakistan may rise to claim a place of dignity and honour in the world.
In what words should I salute your spirit, and tell you what you mean to those who’ve seen how you have gone from place to place to place, exhausted but unvanquished by the struggle to reach as many people as you could? You looked so gaunt, your face bearing the marks of endless work and countless sleepless nights. But with each passing day your voice grew stronger, your passion more intense, your eyes still brighter.
Those whom God chooses for a special task are tried and tested in heart-breaking ways. You have been sorely tried in every manner, but your strong faith in God and your brave heart filled with the courage of conviction and your deep compassion for the ones who suffer makes you invincible.
May I salute you and your worthy parents in the name of every Pakistani here or anywhere, for being a hero who will forever live in hearts and minds and spirits? You fell and hurt your body but you’ve lifted our country’s head as none did since its birth- How very proud of you must be the two you cherish - Iqbal and Quaid - who can now rest peacefully in their abodes in heaven knowing that you will build “Naya Pakistan” and lead a faithful, youthful nation to its finest hour.
May God watch over you and keep you safe and strong. More millions pray for you today than can be reckoned. You have won the war and none can stop your onward march to make Pakistan a model Muslim state which the whole world will emulate with joy and pride.
