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Pakistan may not make it
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Dec 30, 2007 08:11pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Monday, December 31, 2007 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's survival depends on the outcome of a struggle between the army and Bhutto's Pakistan People's party, now headed by her 19-year-old son Bilawal. The protagonists are mismatched and the odds are that Pakistan will not make it.
For all its flaws, the PPP is Pakistan's only true national institution. Like many south Asian political parties, it is a family affair, but it has an enduring platform: opposition to military rule. Pakistan's army has long defined itself as the guardian of the nation, and successive generals have used this role as their excuse to seize and hold power. But the army is not a national institution.
The PPP's decision to make Bilawal Bhutto chairman is not just about dynastic succession or garnering a sympathy vote. It is also an effort to save the Pakistani federation, which was a central point made at yesterday's news conference announcing the new leadership. But will it work? |
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