During the period 2013-2018 as an elected member of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) managed to attend 24 out of the more than 500 sessions of the National Assembly. Dismal performance by a Parliamentarian and an elected representative of the people by any standard. In addition, the PTI resorted to exhibiting their ‘street power’ through a lengthy Dharna that lasted almost four months and seriously impacted the efficient functioning of the State. The PTI Chairman is on record having stated that those sitting in National Assembly are defending looters and plunderers, and he used the word“Lanat” (a mild swear word) to express his views on the Parliament in the not too distant past. As per data gathered by the National Assembly and Free and Fair Elections Network (FAFEN), Imran Khan appeared in six of the 34 sessions of the national assembly till January 2019. The record post January 2019 is no better, as the Prime Minister continues to avoid the sessions of the Parliament. In contrast, Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gillani, despite all his faults, attended almost 90 per cent of the Parliamentary sessions.Thursday 7 March 2019
Servants of Servants
During the period 2013-2018 as an elected member of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) managed to attend 24 out of the more than 500 sessions of the National Assembly. Dismal performance by a Parliamentarian and an elected representative of the people by any standard. In addition, the PTI resorted to exhibiting their ‘street power’ through a lengthy Dharna that lasted almost four months and seriously impacted the efficient functioning of the State. The PTI Chairman is on record having stated that those sitting in National Assembly are defending looters and plunderers, and he used the word“Lanat” (a mild swear word) to express his views on the Parliament in the not too distant past. As per data gathered by the National Assembly and Free and Fair Elections Network (FAFEN), Imran Khan appeared in six of the 34 sessions of the national assembly till January 2019. The record post January 2019 is no better, as the Prime Minister continues to avoid the sessions of the Parliament. In contrast, Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gillani, despite all his faults, attended almost 90 per cent of the Parliamentary sessions.
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