99 days of Government of Pakistan!

The 11th May elections ended in great hope and desire to see a better Pakistan under the team of Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif’s government has completed 99 days of it tenure and it seems there is a lot to tell before the government completes its century of days. So how did the days go? Has there been any progress? Are we heading in the right direction? Will Nawaz Sharif live up to our expectations? These Questions and many more are to be answered. So what basically I am writing is to find the answers and see if we are or we are not going in the right direction. To grasp the basic idea of what Pakistan is going through and have went through , the challenges and what has been done so far, see the video of man in the power telling us all:

There is no doubt that Pakistan is going through tough times which were worsened by the PPP’s led coalition. Nawaz Sharif looks the man with a plan who is determined to achieve. 99 days is a long time many say and want results, so what has been Nawaz Sharif’s government up to?

1. For the starters what I see as big achievement of Nawaz Sharif’s government is bringing the Baloch nationalist in the folds of “one nation” and making them realize their importance in the federation. It is always good to see all the divided parts as one and always helps in national building, so I give it to Mr Nawaz Sharif for doing that.
2. One of the most important issues that Nawaz Sharif led PMLN government facing is the severe energy crisis. People were and are blowing it out of proportion and are wrongly expecting it to be resolved within days.This is not going to happen although Nawaz Sharif has got this into his top priority and has plan for its but it will take time. What we can expect is that betterment and visible progress for its eradication. The performance is visible power generation gone up to 15000 megawatts from 8000 megawatts, also the highest amount of electricity to be produced in history of Pakistan. Also first time a major crackdown against power and energy theft started all over in Pakistan. Expect the energy crisis to be dusted within Nawaz Sharif’s government given his plans and how he wishes to execute them. Not to forget Pakistan also got its first energy policy within these 99 days of Nawaz Sharif as PM.
3. Heard of the circular debt? Nawaz Sharif’s government liquidated 500 billion circular-debts without printing money. Apart from this there has been an increase of 24percent in the tax revenue collection because of the government’s new tax policy. Trade and investment in Pakistan has been encouraged and is making a foot in Nawaz’s current regime. Nawaz’s this government is the first government to establish independent transparent commission to select CEOs of state owned enterprises which will result in competent heads of these institutions and eventually lead to a better economy.
4. The PM’s visit to China was a fruitful one and gave a clear sign the Pakistan is no more begging but talking about trade and investment with dignity. Agreement with China to build 2200 megawatts nuclear power plant and MOU to build 15 billion dollar Pakistan-China economic corridor are few of the successes from the visit and enough to hint at the successful ties of Pakistan with China. Apart from China investing here in Pakistan Yamaha has also decided to invest about 150 million dollars in Pakistan. Pakistan is also going to witness its first ever laptop assembling unit during Nawaz Sharif’s third term.
5. The government is also looking serious to resolve the education issues and initiated education emergency, the picture below speaks enough:  
   
   
   Not to forget an agreement with UK for 70 billion dollar investment in education sector which aims at revamp of educational structure to meet the global standards.
6. Security and issues regarding it has been a major concern in the past and still remain. For that first time political stake holders were engaged to resolve Karachi imbroglio and targeted operation has been started. Nawaz Sharif’s government became the first to abolish all secret funds except to national security agencies for security reasons, making sure that public money is used in public interest. Sadly it took about 65 years to devise national security policy and engage stake holders in it; Nawaz Sharif was the man that made it possible. APC regarding the most important terrorism issue and taking on board all major personals of political parties and national institutions like army and devising a plan without foreign intervention is also one of the successes.

All of this has been done and more is happening on the ground.  Railways is coming out of loss and becoming a profiting institution and competent people are included in the team of ministers to take Pakistan out of crisis and make it Roshan Pakistan. We the citizens should not lose hope and keep playing our role for a better Pakistan and support the government to do better than just sit back and criticize!

The security crisis of Pakistan!

Elections are approaching and the security conditions of Pakistan are deteriorating too, making it hard for elections to happen. Pakistan is at war domestically and international some confrontation with Indians at border are not the best of the situations to manage the security but that doesn't mean that it can't be maintained. The PPP and coalition governments have miserably failed to provide people the security and sense of safety within the house too. The past few months have been hard for Pakistan and its people. All the provinces have been badly affected by the terrorists attacks and the role of government has also been exposed. Starting from Quetta (Alamdar rd) Blast to Karachi's Abbas town to Peshawar then Lahore! One needs to understand that people behind these attacks are not enemies of a certain area but whole of Pakistan! Talking about the individual cities and the role of provincial government to curb the situations , now :

1- Alamdar Road blast (Quetta, Balochistan)
Balochistan has always been a sensitive part of Pakistan because of the unstable conditions and the baloch nationalists but in the last few months it has been in news for completely different reasons. The blasts on Alamdar road against the Shia brethren have badly exposed the PPP led government's failure to provide the security and step up in difficult times. The first blast happened on 11 January 2013 and there was a grand sit in by the victims who refused to carry out the burial of those deceased. The PPP govt was not even sprint in their action then too. Took them about 2 days to react and impose Governor rule after the CM of Balochistan went missing enjoying his life. The questions raised at that time were , "Did the government know about these rising conflicts and situations?" . Yes the government might not have acted to provide security but knew everything what was happening. Nawaz Sharif leader of PMLN had already pointed about the situation back in April 2012 (Reference : http://tribune.com.pk/story/367159/nawaz-condemns-govts-failure-to-curb-sectarian-killings-in-quetta/) . But it PPP had alot more important things to do then provide security to people!
Even after the first blast nothing concrete was done by the government officials and the partying at Islamabad resumed after few days until the second blast happened in February at the same place claiming another 100 lives! PPP's clown minister Rehman Malik need to understand that holding others responsible for incidents wouldn't help them but they need to discharge their duties with honesty!

2- Abbas Town Blast (Karachi, Sindh)
Target killings in Karachi are a daily routine and Sindh government commitment to solve the issue is as good as never thinking about it! Sharmila Farouqi holds an important position in the government but doesn't give a damn about the law and order situation on Karachi and also makes fun of the invisible CM of Sindh! Target killings have scared the people and forced them to stay in their houses but they are not even safe in their own houses, thank the PPP-MQM alliance! The recent Abbas Town blast is a sad one indeed but the government's role is more depressing! Where was the security? Oh they were busy in providing the security to princess of Sindh Sharmila Farooqi's engagement VIP attendees and well the civilians can go die! The worst part is that exactly the after 2 days Karachi was shut down by armed unknown men and Sharmila Farooqi with her her sadistic wit tweeted:

Well this pretty much sums up the govt's seriousness in handling the situation! Its a sorry state!

3- Peshawar, KPK 
Taliban have been mainly concentrated in the province of KPK and it is their center of activity! KPK has been badly affected by Suicide bomb attacks ,drones and terrorists attacks! Senior minister of the govt. Bilour also lost his life in the battle against terrorism but sadly not much has been done since by the federal government and Mr. Rehman Malik seems to be happy with his performance as the Interior minister.
4- Lahore , Punjab
Punjab is the least affected province due to better security arrangements and a CM who presents himself voluntarily for accountabilityIt is PMLN’s Punjab government that has always remained proactive in curbing any sort of violence in the province that they rule. Punjab gov’t has always tried to solve the matters in a way that it doesn’t hurt anyone’s sentiments and it is a proof of maturity by the ruling party of the largest province of Pakistan. This maturity was displayed when the Young Doctors Association was on protest throughout Punjab and the opposition parties were trying to use them for their politics. It tested the patience of Punjab Government but CM Shehbaz Sharif’s government stood up to the task and solved the matter with utmost civility and that is why the leaders of the YDA Punjab were all praises for the CM when ended their protest.
Yesterday again, when suddenly a few violent fanatics entered the christian community town and started to burn their houses, it was Punjab government that acted with wisdom and maturity. They got all the houses evacuated first because they had reports of what was being cooked in the area. The people who were up on some mission broke into the area in thousands and started to burn the Christian houses in the area. Police tried their best to keep the things under control but the crowd was highly charged and religiously motivated. It was again the fruit of a democratic mindset that instead of making a huge fuss out of the matter, Punjab government requested the Imam of Badshahi Mosque to personally come and request the angry mob to lay their arms. Imam honored the request and his appearance pacified the mob as well.
Immediately the government machinery came into action and the Police officials who were on duty were suspended as it is the legal requirement before conducting an inquiry. More than 130 people have already been arrested who were seen in the TV footage and the rehabilitation process has already been started. Punjab government has announced 500,000 compensation for every affected family and 170 news houses are to be built by the government and the process has already been started.
 
For elections to happen these might not be the best conditions but these elections are important for Pakistan to chose and see for themselves who has served and who has only enjoyed the perks!