IDEOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN

MANIFESTO: PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE - NAWAZ

ANUM RASUL QADRI

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

• Uniformity in local government system. • representation will be given to women, peasants,

workers, minorities, technocrats and youth. • Decentralizing government delivery function to

district level. • Promoting public-private partnerships.• Working of police will be modified. • Convert manual processes into automated processes.• Automated all data including land and property

records. • Minority will be given representation in all sectors.

NEW FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE • National Education Emergency will be declared.• A uniform system of education will be introduced.• Maximum facilities for science education.• Existing Basic Health Units will be strengthened.• Each District will have a District Healthcare Authority.• Enact or improve legislation on violence against

women and minorities.• Launched Women Entrepreneurship Financing

Scheme. • Self-employment loans will be given to youth.• To involve youth in governance at the local level.

LOOP HOLES

• Manifesto didn’t mention how uniformity in education and local government will be maintain?

• How this manual converted into automatic process? • How police stations will be modified for all?• How legislation will be improved regarding violence on

women and minorities, and how it will be implemented?

• Didn’t tell what steps will be taken for security and rights of minorities.

• What is the criteria of loans for youth and how check will be done for deserving?

RECOMMENDATIONS

There are two most important things for government in Pakistan to do.

create awareness among people.solve the already exiting things.maintain check and balance.

• Strictly hiring educated persons on government jobs and train them for using computer is most important.

• Create awareness among people regarding the use of new system before applying it by media.

• Improve the standard of education of government schools at first then they will be able to compete and also strictly check the working.

• for minimize the health issues awareness regarding the cleanliness should be first priority.

• Already built hospitals should rise up to standard and maintain it.

• Make sure that the deserving will get the youth loan and check should be done on it.

HUMA SHAH

ECONOMIC REVIVAL• Double the GDP growth to over 6%.• Reduce budget deficit to 4%.• Reduce country's dependence on foreign

loans and assistance.• Decrease tax rates.• Ensure lower interest rates.• Make Pakistan emerge as one of the top

ten economies of the world in the 21st Century.

CORRUPTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• PML-N will form an autonomous National Accountability commission.

• Adopt zero tolerance policy for corruption.

• Ruthlessly stamp out corruption across the board.

• Accountability of all holders of public offices would be ensured.

LOOPHOLES IN THE MANIFESTO

• GDP yet not achieved

• Top 10 unrealistic in 5 years.

• Tax rates increased and not decreased.

• No NAB Commission yet.

RECOMMENDATION:

If NAB commission will be formed then the chances of corruption will be minimized, hence leading to stability in the political system of Pakistan. It will cut out the corrupt bureaucrats and make a corruption free country.

GDP will be achieved if the economic system of the country is strengthen. The tax rates are not minimized. The increasing in the rate of taxes will lead to the creation of hatred among masses, thus leading to poor economic development. It will lead to low incentive to work. This will result in unemployment and inflation.

To avoid these issues, the PML-N government should focus on the establishment of industries, infrastructures and promotion of trade.

Certainly, if desired GDP is achieved and taxes are decreased, Pakistan's Government will be included in the top 10 list of realistic.

CYNTHIA SOHAIL

ENERGY AND SECURITY

• Creation of the ministry of energy and natural resources though the emerge of ministry of water and petroleum and natural resources and power.

• Introduces prepaid billing system• Reforms of generating companies• Corporation and privatization of each generating companies

under independence board.• High priority to import gas and Development of Thar coalfields • Introduce solar system for domestics and industrial use.• Creating a wholesale market or electricity. At the same time

investment about US$ 20 billion to generate 10,000 MW of electricity in the next5 years will motivate overall growth of the economy.

LOOP HOLES

• Manifesto did not mention any security method for preservation .

• They did not mention any method to overcome the issue of energy.

• They did not mention any strong policy. • What improvements will be introduced in

manifesto?• No new project for security.

RECOMMENDATION

• Mention any improvement in recent manifesto.• Increasing the number of sellers• Constructed new project for security • Gives first priority to dam to reduces energy crisis

of Pakistan• Promotes dialogue and information sharing on oil

security• New Policies must be shares. • Renewable of technologies increases the range of

electricity through local generation.

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

• They accelerated agriculture growth to an average of 4% per annum.

• They introduce following specific programs for the development of agriculture, livestock, and forest.

• Focus on small farmers as the real back-bone of the country and give them knowledge.

• High priority to women in micro credit programs.• A National Strategy For Food Security to achieve an

average agricultural growth of at least4% per annum in the next decade.

• Legislating the “Right to Food” as a fundamental right

LOOP HOLES

• No special program for food and agriculture.• The training center for farmer are not

mentioned.• Advanced technology for the farmer are not

mention in the manifesto. • They does not mention any institution for

preservation of food and agriculture.• They does not mentioned any food program

foe poor people

RECOMMENDATION

• Food and agriculture departments are gives special importance.

• Special program are introduces for peasant and poor ones.

• Give much priority to the local consumer.• Makes special programs for the training of

farmer and scheme for the poor farmer.• Mentioned Standard food rates which are in

reach of poor people.

TEHREEM GUL

SPEEDY AND INEXPENSIVE JUSTICE

• For the restoration of superior judiciary PML (N) pledges to uphold the Independence of the judiciary as guaranteed by the Constitution.

• This is not mere rhetoric. The PML (N) will initiate action in this regard immediately on coming into power so that benefits thereof accrue to the people as soon as possible.

• The strategy will be two-pronged: Reduce the huge pending backlog of cases at every level; and provide justice at the proverbial ‘doorstep’.

• To accelerate disposal of cases, procedures will be greatly simplified. In particular, legislation will be enacted to provide that: In civil cases, initial trial to be completed within one year, and appellate proceedings within the following year.

IMPLEMENTATION ON CONSTITUTION

• An essential pre-requisite for such a noble compact between a political party and its voters is the realism and practical feasibility of the policies and programs included in Party’s Manifesto. This Manifesto fully meets this criterion.

• The second important dimension is detailed and timely home work for an implementation road map.

LOOP HOLES

• There is this one major loophole regarding justice, the time span of the proceedings of civil cases is very. It should be

• Secondly, providing with justice on doorstep in Pakistan is a way too difficult task because of the lack of honest people. Because bureaucracy is the most corrupt organization.

• They haven’t mentioned anything about the previous cases which are in hanging position since too many years, which are to be given proper consideration.

• For the implementation on the constitution they haven’t discussed that which policies will be used and who is going to lead the sub-committees which are to be made for different sectors.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• They should form more civil courts in every area so that cases should be heard and dealt as soon as possible.

• More focus on justice and strictly prohibit bribery and there should be equal justice for everyone.

• They should focus on their policy making and most of all clearly explain their policies to the public.

ESHA TUR RAZIA

FOREIGN POLICY & NATIONAL SECURITY

• Good Relations with all countries – having good strategic relations – and to resolve issues by peaceful talks.

• Good economic terms with International economic blocks.• Requirement of armed forces fulfilled under all circumstances.• Strategic assets will be protected.• Elected government representatives determine foreign policy –

execution assigned by Federal Cabinet - to different departments and agencies.

• Establishment of a committee headed by Prime Minister for coordination and consideration of matters regarding Defence and National security.

• working of Civil and military institutions under law and instructions of Federal Cabinet.

• Extra efforts to resolve Jammu and Kashmir Issue.• Enhancement of external trade – encouragement of foreign

investment.• Resolving water issue with neighboring countries– giving

due importance.• Improved role and performance in International

Organizations and United Nations – Multilateral diplomacy.• Special reforms for effectiveness of diplomatic missions –

economic promotion – commercial and investment policies.• Utilization of country`s think tanks.

MILITANCY AND TERRORISM

• Federal and provincial integration – providing political rights to citizens.

• Enhancement of manpower – establishing technical centers and schools – skilled people for country and overseas friends.

• Mobile health units – improving health facilities.• Youth Employment in Tribal Areas – Establishment of Small

Industry.• Economical and social empowerment of women by technical

education.• Public Education Campaigns on Terrorism.• Educational reforms – same syllabus of Government Schools

and Madrassahs.

LOOP HOLES

• How peaceful talks will be made effective with neighboring countries having differences?

• How to take the important countries of the world in confidence, regarding the protection of strategic assets?

• The role of political parties is not being mentioned in determination and execution of foreign policy.

• What special and extra efforts will be made to resolve Jammu and Kashmir issue ?

• The role of literate and acknowledged Pakistanis (belonging to other parties as think tanks) is not mentioned as consultants.

• How to resolve the water issue?• How the Industry will be established in tribal

areas?• How the education campaigns on terrorism will

be conducted in those areas where people are not ready to talk about extremism ?

• It is no where mentioned in manifesto that what kind of reforms will be made for the uniformity of syllabi in government schools and madrassahs.

SOLUTIONS

• table talks between the foreign ministers to remove the differences and to resolve the issues

• Cultural delegations should visit the countries to pave the path towards peace.

• The members of other political can be consulted as think tanks and advisers.

• Kala Bagh Dam must be built to resolve the water issue, save water and secure the country from floods.

• The religious scholars should be utilized to educate people who don`t accept that they are extremists or violent. It will help in reducing terrorism.

• The Education Ministers and Madrisah Organizations must join hands to come up with solutions regarding change in syllabi.

AROOJ MALIK

Science and Technology

• Give very high priority to the Science, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector.

• Improved communication, coordination and collaboration among S&T, ICT and other sectors of socio-economic development.

• Establish a network of Laboratories and Innovation located on the campus of each major school of Science & Technology and medicine

• The ICT sector must become a primary sector at the national level.

• Convert manual approval processes to automated processes thus reducing the ‘file culture’

• Create an autonomous organization to investigate and prevent cybercrimes.

• The Expanding of IT labs and access to laptops in the education sector across Pakistan.

Recommendation and loop holes

Why don’t you think of making changes in government sectors, still the file culture is used. Instead of access to laptops in educational system, Existing schools should be maintained first. The basic needs of educational sector should be catered first. As Laptop is not the primary need for people. Better and quality education should be the main focus. Thus providing laptops is not workable or a smart solution. All these solutions do sound good on the surface of things but very shallow. In depth needs are the main loop holes that are required to be filled.

Employment and Challenges

• The taxation system will be modified to encourage rapid growth in investment.

• Programs for the development of technical skills to produce technically trained and employable manpower will be implemented.

• Labor laws will be revised to ensure justice to all parties and to improve working relations and overall growth.

• Maximum emphasis will be placed on the programs of rural development to provide gainful opportunities for income and employment.

• New employment opportunities will be provided to over three million persons in the public and private sectors including 1 million each in IT sector and 1 million in SME sector.

• The minimum wage for workers will be gradually enhanced to Rs. 15,000 per month.

Recommendation and loop holes

Government is taking taxes from people and in return providing them with what? People are forced to pay tax. It increases on government wishes but before focusing on working on a proper taxation system, they need to build up their trust among people that their money is not being ended up in providing a fancy life to the government officials and nothing to people. They talk about taking tax when they can’t even provide national security to people. Proper check should be done whether all the classes are paying their tax. Increasing employment should be the main focus. Providing programs to whom, Unemployed people are sitting at home. Labor needs should be high lightened first and then the laws should be implemented according to that. Urbanization should be controlled first. Uplifting the agriculture sector is the foremost need. Instead of SME sector all sectors should be accommodated. They have given a figure of Rs. 15,000 but on what basis they have come up with this?

Media Art and Culture

• Funds for training of journalists shall be established.• Law to check harassment of media shall be enacted.• Quality films will be encouraged to revive both the

industries of film and cinema.• Art and cultural activities shall be promoted at all

levels.• Fund shall be established to support new talent

development.• Promote creative activities in the educational

institutions.

Recommendation and loop holes

Media is playing a major role in controlling the mindsets of people and how it’s being done should be checked first. Instead of taking renowned people in dramas or movie new talented people should also be considered. Media art and culture should be done for special or orphan students, special art therapies should be arranged for them by artist or therapist.

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