As
November 2 gets nearer and the rhetoric from both sides gets more and
more strident the inevitability of some kind of political showdown in
Islamabad gains inevitability. The fact that Imran Khan has demonstrated
his ability to draw crowds leads to the conclusion that with the
massive effort put in by him and his party the gathering in Islamabad is
likely to be huge. The media is gearing up to comprehensively cover the
show and is already creating hype about the preparations that both
sides are making. No one — neither the challenger nor the challenged —
and certainly not the inhabitants of Islamabad, would want a Gunfight at
the OK Corral type of confrontation but given the charged atmosphere
anything could happen. And if matters do get out of hand then who is
going to control the situation and how are they going to do it — not
like the Model Town tragedy that is for sure. If not that, then the
other option is for the political institution to resolve the crisis in
its own and the country’s interest. Unfortunately the deepening divides
within the political institution and their diverging interests may make
this a difficult undertaking — but this remains the only option if a
dangerous deadlock develops in Islamabad.Monday 24 October 2016
The Looming Crisis
As
November 2 gets nearer and the rhetoric from both sides gets more and
more strident the inevitability of some kind of political showdown in
Islamabad gains inevitability. The fact that Imran Khan has demonstrated
his ability to draw crowds leads to the conclusion that with the
massive effort put in by him and his party the gathering in Islamabad is
likely to be huge. The media is gearing up to comprehensively cover the
show and is already creating hype about the preparations that both
sides are making. No one — neither the challenger nor the challenged —
and certainly not the inhabitants of Islamabad, would want a Gunfight at
the OK Corral type of confrontation but given the charged atmosphere
anything could happen. And if matters do get out of hand then who is
going to control the situation and how are they going to do it — not
like the Model Town tragedy that is for sure. If not that, then the
other option is for the political institution to resolve the crisis in
its own and the country’s interest. Unfortunately the deepening divides
within the political institution and their diverging interests may make
this a difficult undertaking — but this remains the only option if a
dangerous deadlock develops in Islamabad.
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