Wednesday, July 6, 2011

The Unholy Alliance

The recent merger of MQM and PML-N is a classic example of politics of opportunism.
Two marginal parties, lacking a national constituency, are forming an alliance against the PPP not because they wish to offer a credible opposition to the PPP, but because they sense an incentive for for more political distractions.

If the idea is force an early election, it is a misplaced idea and both parties will serve the cause of democracy better in Pakistan by waiting for the next elections scheduled in Feb. 2013.