Democracy wounded

Published August 30, 2014

IT seems that in the end everyone was right: Imran Khan, for believing that Nawaz hasn’t changed at all, Nawaz Sharif for highlighting that Imran and Qadri are working on a script. The question is who lost? The answer is simple: The people.

The second question, could all of this have been averted? Perhaps.

Nawaz Sharif could have handled the situation in a more mature and sagacious manner. Imran Khan should have tackled his political woes without dragging the establishment and Rawalpindi into his battles.

A nation is like a plant. It will only grow when properly watered and taken care of. The country’s dilemma is that there is no one to take care of the plant.

Democracy once more is critically wounded. Long live democracy!

M. Uzair Mohyuddin

Gujranwala

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2014

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