The News. Ghazi Salahuddin "We must be worried about how Mumtaz Qadri is venerated as a hero by so many people, including by an elected member of the National Assembly of a party aspiring to create a ‘Naya Pakistan’. So, what would the PTI want to disown – one of its members or the promise of a ‘Naya Pakistan’?" "In a week that was marked by incidents of suicide bombings and targeted killings, I was astonished – and saddened – by a statement made in the sanctified environment of the National Assembly. “I demand that Malik Mumtaz Qadri be freed immediately”, the MNA from Mardan, Mujahid Ali Khan, said during Thursday’s session...Instead, one newspaper reported that “Mujahid Ali said that he will not retract his statement and clearly conveyed this to his party leadership...However, there was always some confusion about the PTI’s ideological bearings and the kind of mosaic that it has fabricated is remarkable in the sense that it can attract supporters who would otherwise be on the opposite ends of the political spectrum. Before the elections, when I had the opportunity to gauge the inclinations of the people, I was amused to find ardent supporters of the Taliban from the working class rooting as enthusiastically for Imran Khan as did the emancipated and highly literate ladies of the upper middle class...In fact, a picture gallery of the PTI leaders – with the most prominent of them retaining the wrinkles of their past affairs – will leave you guessing about the collective image of the party thenews.pk/Todays-News-9-185421-PTI-in-ideological-wilderness
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:03:49 +0000
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