Lahore:
The political space for the opposition parties, in particular the PTI, may still have narrowed after the establishment has strengthened its links with the West, because analysts suggest that the chances of the besieged party to make a political return during the current regime were practically nonexistent.
However, they warn that the budding relationship with the Trump administration could be a volatile double -edged sword for powers.
Former Minister -in -Chief of the Guardian of Punjab and Senior Policy Analyst Hasan Askari, said that PTI had no political future under the current exemption, which he described as firmly controlled by a powerful establishment.
According to him, the establishment was stronger than in the wake of two mini-sex in the region.
“This configuration will not give up any space for PTI, because it would mark the beginning of their own defeat. They cannot afford that PTI does politics in the streets. As long as they will have power, they will keep Imran behind bars,” said Askari. He also noted that no government since the first passage of Benazir Bhutto in power had given as much ground to the military as the current does.
Askari said that the current configuration, which draws its strength “from above”, could last a considerable period. However, when he falls, “he will go down like a card house”. He added that the PTI will probably survive this regime and “will rise ruins” when a political space has been granted.
Regarding Pakistan’s relations with the United States, he said that “Islamabad relations with America will last as long as their interests and ours are aligned”. Pakistan can benefit from it in the short term, he added, but this relationship is contextual. “Tomorrow, when our usefulness decreases, the heat in the relationship will also be.”
Another political analyst, Rasol Bakhsh Rais, said that although PTI can currently be an obligation, he quickly resumed the ground. “PML-N and PPP regularly lose the little public legitimacy they had,” he said.
Rais underlined the recent decision of the Supreme Court to present the reserved seats of PTI to PML-N and PPP, claiming that it “exposed the belly of this hybrid and more diet”.
He declared that the West has a long history of support for dictatorships and autocratic regimes when it is suitable for its interests. “Even in our case, American support for the establishment only delegates the political government. The system could have gained strength, but constitutionally it has become fragile.” He added that the founder of PTI, Imran Khan, would not complete pressure and hold his land. “Imran Khan is a headlight of hope for the political system of Pakistan. Its position is in the interest of the country,” said Rais. He noted that even if the current exemption can ignore the perception of the public for the moment, “soon they will understand what the opinion of an ordinary man is worth.
Another analyst, Salman Abid, agreed that cordial links with the United States have a price. He described the American-Pakistan relationship as purely transactional.
