Why Asim Munir started batting for the return of Nawaz Sharif, what is the connection of America in all this?
Elections will be held on February 8 for the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) as well as the country’s four provincial assemblies. The Election Commission confirmed the election date after the Supreme Court cleared the objections raised by the Lahore High Court against the appointment of civil servants as returning officers for the elections. The Supreme Court has also rejected specific complaints with the delimitation process. It was held that since the election date has been announced, these objections cannot be considered. The strength of the National Assembly after the delimitation process is 336. Of these, 266 will be general seats, 60 seats will be reserved for women and 10 for non-Muslims. Women and non-Muslim seats will be allotted to parties on the basis of their performance on general seats. The general allocation of seats on provincial basis is as follows: Punjab-141, Sindh-61, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-45, Balochistan-16 and Federal Capital Territory-3. In this election, like before, the parties will win or lose based on their performance on the general seats. Furthermore, Punjab has more seats than the other three provinces and the Federal Capital Territory combined; Thus, the party that controls Punjab controls Pakistan. Army chief General Asim Munir will try to ensure that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) does not succeed in the elections. The events of 9 May when PTI workers and supporters attacked army installations and martyrs’ memorials ensured that the gap between Khan and Munir could not be bridged. Khan has been in jail since May, charged in several cases and courts have denied him bail. Munir also removed a large number of senior officers who were believed to be sympathetic to Khan. Therefore, the army is completely under his control. Many leaders from PTI are leaving the party. So far, it appears that the military’s desire to decimate PTI electorally will prevail. Additionally, Sharif’s PML (N) should find success in Punjab. Its chances have increased with the return of its leader Nawaz Sharif two months ago from London, where he has been since 2019. However, instead of rousing his supporters and others by presenting a concrete program that would try to solve Pakistan’s myriad problems ranging from its dire economic situation, Nawaz Sharif, who was Prime Minister three times in the past, is haunted by the injustices of those past Which he and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have had to face. He is opening a front against his previous opponents, including the army, which swung the 2018 national elections in Imran Khan’s favour.