Apropos 'Pulling back from the brink?' carried by Business Recorder on Saturday one needs to admit boldly that hostile rhetorics emanating from all directions have raised the spectre of a deadly showdown in the country. How sad! Life in Punjab and the federal capital has almost come to a standstill. Is there any hope left for the people of Pakistan?
The newspaper has argued that it is "good to note that those who called on the prime minister on Thursday have been taking a principled stand on every aspect of the contention. On the one hand they have opposed the government's move to invoke Article 245 of the Constitution and call in the Army to deal with the PTI's 'Azadi March' while supporting the PTI's demand for electoral reforms, on the other hand none of them favours the party Chairman's insistence on fresh polls or the PM's resignation. The collective resolve of the political class to protect the democratic system as well as the government's willingness to adopt flexibility in dealing with the current crisis inspires confidence that some middle way can be found to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Although newspaper's is a profound argument, escalation of situation is fraught with grave consequences for Pakistan's parliamentary democracy. There is little doubt about the fact that government's inability to resolve the current political crisis is due to lack of leadership skills.
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