“Beleaguered Khan”
(Beleaguered: परेशान; having a lot of problems or difficulties)
Pakistan faces a prolonged crisis (दीर्घकालीन संकट; dangerous or difficult situation continuing for a long time) if the govt. continues to disregard (अवहेलना करना; showing no care or respect for something) Opposition’s grievances (शिकायत/व्यथा ; a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly)
The joint rally called by Pakistan’s Opposition parties at Larkana in Sindh on Sunday, on the 13th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, signals that the country’s political crisis is not going to be resolved any time soon.
Eleven Opposition parties, including Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), have formed a grand alliance (गठबंधन/संधि; a group of political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims), the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), which has been staging protests (धरना-प्रदर्शन; the activity of organizing an event to express disagreement or disapproval) for months against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.
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At Larkana, the PPP’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and the PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz Sharif gave Mr. Khan a January 31 ultimatum (अंतिम चेतावनी; a final demand that a person or group do something to avoid something unpleasant) to quit and call fresh elections. If he does not do so, they have threatened to launch a “long march (जुलूस; an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their agreement or disagreement for something) to Islamabad”, which could shut down the capital city and worsen the crisis.
After spending time dismissing (खारिज; to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering) and attacking the Opposition alliance, the government has finally invited the protesting leaders for talks, but with one rider: the exclusion of Ms. Nawaz and PDM chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman as they are not parliamentarians (सांसद; members of a parliament).
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This shows Mr. Khan is still betting on (दांव/बाजी लगाना; To expect or be certain that something will happen) the divisions within the Opposition rather than being ready to hold an open dialogue with the PDM.
Mr. Khan deserves to be blamed for the political deadlock (राजनीतिक गतिरोध; a political situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached) he is in now. His confrontational (टकराव; behaving in an unfriendly way that is likely to cause an argument) approach towards the Opposition has only harmed his government and Pakistan’s democracy. His much-touted (बहुचर्चित; to talk a lot about something repeatedly, especially to encourage people to like or accept something) crusade (अभियान; a long and determined campaign to achieve something you strongly believe in) against corruption, which overwhelmingly (ज़बर्दस्त ढंग से; strongly or completely) targeted Opposition leaders while overlooking leaders from his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, raised questions about its real objectives.
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It is Mr. Khan’s consolidation (एकीकरण; combining several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective) of more and more powers in his hands and the relentless pursuit (अथक प्रयास/निरंतर खोज; the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it) of corruption cases against his rivals (प्रतिद्वंद्वी; a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing) that brought the Opposition together.
Granted, the PDM is not a coherent entity (सुसंगत इकाई/संस्था; expressing an organization or a business clearly that has its own independent existence). Its constituents range from the secular (धर्मनिरपेक्ष; not having any connection with religion) PPP and the conservative (रूढिवादी; not usually liking or trusting change) PMLN to Maulana Rahman’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F).
But despite ideological (वैचारिक/सैद्धांतिक; based on a particular set of ideas or beliefs) differences, they have shown resolve and unity in their relentless campaign to send Mr. Khan home. The government could have been more flexible in its approach towards the Opposition.
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But the PTI, which is backed by the powerful military generals, has been reluctant (अनिच्छुक; not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it) to reach a compromise, pushing the country into a political deadlock at a time of economic challenges, from a COVID19triggered contraction (संकुचन; the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter) to a mounting (बढ़ता हुआ; gradually increasing or rising) debt burden.
Ideally, the government’s priority should be in addressing them, but the prolonged face-off (सामना करना; to begin a game/competition with two players facing one another) has practically paralysed (पंगु/स्तंभित; unable to move or act) governance. To get out of the impasse (गतिरोध; a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree), the government should first give up its confrontational approach, open talks with all Opposition leaders and be ready to address their concerns.
If it chooses to continue its hard-line approach (कठोर/कट्टरपंथी रवैये; unwilling approach to change an opinion or position), Pakistan may be headed for a prolonged political and governmental paralysis.
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