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Dirty politics, now or always? – by Shaista Aazar

posted by Shaista Aazar | January 1, 2011 | In Original Articles

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The recent war of words between PML-N and MQM leaderships and a showdown in front of the parliament house that saw the parliamentary leaders dragging in each other’s families and personal lives in to the brawl, the mud slinging and all this has exposed a very dirty face of our politics.

Though not new for the people as they already are listening to this in their conversations, reading in third grade magazines like Takbeer, Ghazi etc and SMS campaigns and Emails for several years, only mediums have been changed with time.

I remember the days when “Weekly Takbeer” had dedicated the whole “weekly issue” to photos and stories about the Bhutto family and no one was spared in these false photographs campaigns, from ZA Bhutto to Begum Nusrat Bhutto and Murtaza, Shahnawaz and Benazir Bhutto, everyone was portrayed in a very disgusting manner, and people were asked, “Are you going to vote them?”

However, Pakistani voters always rejected such allegations and witch-hunt, and the PPP came into power.

What happened then, how the right-wing media and the likes of Takbeer joined hands to destabilize the Govt, the rest is history and Takbeer’s editor Salahuddin’s name in the Mehran Bank beneficiaries list can tell the rest.

Bollywood movies have a bad habit of adding humour to almost every movie plot, from action thrillers to dramas and historical epics. We have practiced this in politics as every political party has some characters like that in different times.

In the 1990s politics, the same was shown in the person of Shiekh Rasheed Ahmed when he got prominence via his speeches in the public meetings of PML-N, but all these stunts turned an unpleasant way when Shiekh Rasheed on the stage in the presence of its prominent leaders started cracking jokes on the personal lives and marital relations of the the Premier Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari. Previously Nawaz Sharif’s IJI’s media advisor Hussain Haqqani had shown the same performance against Benazir Bhutto and her mother under direct instructions of the ISI. No one asked the political mime to stop this wish-wash. Even the mullahs were cracking jokes over the Fazlur Rehman’s support to the PPP in a very awful way.

PPP elements rebutted with recovering Kalashnikov from Shiekh Rashid residence and putting him behind the bars. He became a hero and people like Muhjibur Rehman Shami were campaigning for his release, interestingly he was asking  Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, the Chairman Kashmir Committee to stop supporting the Government on this issue and was attacked by Nawabazada sahib’s party worker, when he criticized Nawabzada sahib in a harsh way at a seminar.

Here comes the next episode of the PML-N Govt, the Sifur Rehman commission and his tactics, what happened is a known fact.

Being a woman in Pakistan and a  politician too has some very serious drawbacks, as it is known to all who have observed and suffered the character assassination of Benazir Bhutto and other PPP members, just Google any woman politician name from any political party and you will find the level of discussion on various web forums prevailed by the likes of Jamat Islami and other right wingers.

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With the rise of cellular technology and availability of cheap SMS packages, you will get irritated with the outpouring of  SMS as NFP describes in his post “Holy SMS”, “Pakistanis love emailing and text messaging quotes from hadiths and assorted religious paraphernalia.” But it does not stop here as in the next phase you will receive SMS mocking and flouting about politicians mostly President Zardari, Altaf Hussain and women politicians who frequently appear on Tv channels.

Intererstingly, you will find a very rare case when holy people like Mian sahiban, Qazi sahib, JI leaders and Imran Khan were bemocked in any of these messages.

When Chaudhry Nisar spoke outside the Parliament house, he had such stuff in abundance even in his SMS inbox, and believe me “no one could have taken notice” if Mian Sahiban and their families were not dragged into the whole saga. The problem arisen when MQM responded in a much harsher way.

The depoliticized elites  have enjoyed the whole story as in their views these politicians have over stepped the expectations of them and the way they were described their private gatherings, in gossips stories, fake jokes and text messages.”

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  1. Saleem Ahmad

    MQM Attacks Maulana Fazlur Rehman
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqG_egdZ_Rg

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  2. Saleem Ahmad

    Dr. Imran Farooq (MQM) Letter against ISI and Pakistan Army to UNO. http://sachaylog.blogspot.com/2011/01/dr-imran-farooq-mqm-letter-against-isi.html

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  3. Zalaan

    Naw3az Shareef Group ki Galiya President Zedari kay liyeh

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGMOcd-KPJg

    Imran khan ki galiyan

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFRcwW3PUeg

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  4. Zalaan

    Abid Shair ali (PML – N ) calling Salman Taseer “Ahmaq ”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyiiQDFqizc

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  5. Zalaan

    PML-N Hanif Abbasi Abusive language against Kashmala Tariq

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rUHPMpqb0c&playnext=1&list=PLF351CB10B5C44ACC&index=11

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  6. Zalaan

    Abusive Fight between Khawaja Asif_General Rashid Qureshi

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ax7Fh4bJCc

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  7. Ahmed Iqbalabadi

    I think what the MQM did was expose the overly holy PML-N. As rightly said “holy people like Mian sahiban, Qazi sahib, JI leaders and Imran Khan (are not) bemocked in any of these messages”, off course there is a class of people who these holy people represent. They are shown as the saviours of Pakistan and Islam. To be very honest, what Wasim Akhter, Haider Abbas Rizvi said was easily a “Truth or Dare”. Truth or notm MQM did dare to empty the closet once and for all.

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  8. Mehnaz Fatima

    Whenever MQM makes inroads into Punjab, the Sharif party attacks MQM. I think the main concern of PML(N) is advent of MQM in Punjab. The word war between the two parties have really disclosed them internally. This time they cross all the limits…discussing the personal life of Altaf Hussain in public is not a wisely move. Why sharif attack MQM in Muzaffarabad at the launching of his party. Sharif is afraid that if the current government fells down he wouldn’t be able to grab much seats in the next general elections. It seems that a new alliance is in the making comprising of JUI(F),PML(Q),MQM,Tehreek e Insaaf, Jamat e Islami and small religio-political groups to change the political landscape in Punjab. In fact both parties have crossed the limits. Realizing the future possible outcome both parties are maligning each others.

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  9. Saleem Ahmad

    Muhammad Saleh Zaafir & Jang Group Hate Muhajirs, Altaf Hussain and MQM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwQvlP64Uk

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  10. Ali Arqam

    Brilliant stuff…the likes of Takbeer, Sms campaigns maligning the political personalities, especially the women parliamentarians all this are showing a very ugly face of our political culture and our educated people are involved in such campaigns.

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  11. Saleem Ahmad

    Altaf seriously ill, spokesman denies Saturday, April 03, 2010 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=201043\story_3-4-2010_pg1_4

    LAHORE: The mysterious absence of MQM chief Altaf Hussain from the political scene has raised several doubts about his health, with sources claiming Altaf is currently undergoing treatment in Germany. However, an MQM spokesman expressed his ignorance of such reports. The exact nature of Altaf’s illness is not clear as yet, as MQM spokesman Salahuddin did not deny or confirm the rumours.

    He said Altaf was out of London and his location could not be disclosed due to security concerns.

    The spokesman said Altaf had addressed the party on March 16 and was in good health at the time. Sources disclosed that PML-Q President Shujaat Hussain had recommended a homeopathic doctor in Germany to Altaf. Former prime minister Shujaat and former Senate chairman Waseem Sajjad have both been under the doctor’s care for some time. The MQM chief also did not meet the president during Asif Ali Zardari’s last trip to the United Kingdom. The sources said that since that time, Altaf has been under treatment. It was reported that Altaf had ignored the president, however, MQM denied this impression. A party spokesman said at the time that the PPP and MQM had cordial relations and Altaf had not met Zardari because he was not in London. staff report

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  12. saif

    Cold war between PML-N and MQM has a long history since 1990s and due to their ongoing war sometimes nation faces something very unpleasant, as they did some days back in the end of december which was very ashamed for both parties, such abusing and irreverent words were uttered on both sides which is unthinkable for their voters; dirty politics of these political rivalaries is damaging already tinted image of politicians. Both parties represent urban areas of Pakistan but their leaders have got wisdom not more than a coward of a populous village of the rural areas. Intense war of words seemed to be non-stop at one stage meanwhile PPP’s central information secretary Fauzia wahab called for cease their unethical warfare of words, she used to play constructive role and always good statements are given whenever such political imbroglio is surfaced. She has represented her party very best since her appointment as Central information secretary and now she has become face of PPP. She used to discourage divide and rule policy infact she acts as mediator to shun the differences among all political groups. Talking to media she said that political leaders must not use abusing language against each other and their inappropriate manners would make worst current political stand-off. Then the father figure of this political setup president asif ali zardari also stressed both parties heads to rein in thier leaders, and eventually matter was settled when rival groups’ heads intervened upto now there is pin drop silence in the atmosphere but what will happen next is again unpredictable.
    DR. SAIFURREHMAN

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