Source: Silence (blog)

When PPP started its press conference, almost everybody was sure to what will be the decisions. The enough of speculation was already around about the chairmanship of Bilawal Zardari, though no body knew about the change of surname from Zardari to Bhutto Zardari. Not only this but decision about participation of election was also clear even than, people wanted to hear it from the party cadres about their decision.

With the declaration of Bilawal Zardari, at moment, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, people might have felt the pain but they kept tight lipped. My immediate reaction was a sentence that I wrote in my drafting pad, “You are welcome to the world of un-democratic democracy.”

The election of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to me was just a start of injustice to party’s intelligentsia but what else they would have done, they were in utter shock and if any one, say for instance Mr. Ameen Fahim, would have said even an iota against this, would have been named an infidel and in extreme circumstances, he would have been nominated a covert ally of those who are considered the assassins of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. This risk at the moment was not worth taking so everybody kept silent. In fact it was pinching to see many near comrades of Benazir absent from the fore front on this important event that was potent enough to change the course of party. My eyes kept searching for Nisar Khuhro, Qaim Ali Shah, Naheed Khan, Senator Safdar Abbasi and many others but my efforts were in vain, though cameramen of all the media channels captured their glimpses in their cornered hideouts away from eyes of people, watching the drama unfolding quietly.

The press conference was complete and it went clear too that Mr. Amin Fahim was offered the conditional nomination as the party’s candidate in forth coming elections as Prime Minister, I will not name it a political bribe but will at least consider it an attempt to keep this foreign cuisine palatable for him. Here, Mr. Zardari, I mean Asif Zardari not Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was sagacious enough to keep it conditional as a check over Mr. Ameen Faheem and I think Amin Faheem will cash this opportunity because he is at a stage of any career where he will accept anything, literally anything for his loyal services to PPP and would love to die content with a feather of being Premier of Pakistan in his cap.

Let’s take a u-turn, let’s have a look at the things that this scribe found positive with them. It felt good when they spoke of Pakistan, the unity of Pakistan. It felt equally good to hear that they want to work for poor around and they have democratic ideals, though their party offers a look of fiefdom or a family business where they even take care of the brand name to satisfy the loyal customer after the merger. I wonder if they will full fill these promises or not? At the moment, I would say, the future of party is based on their efforts to improve the condition of nation if they come in power. Apart from this I would appreciate one thing that; it takes a great deal of courage for some one in Pakistan to break convention and the way Bilawal has adopted the surname of his mother is commendable if has willingly done this in order show his love to his mother and her sacrifice for democracy.

One last thing, I heard Bilawal Bhutto Zardari saying that Democracy is the best revenge, you all must have heard it too. I can understand the grief of this gentleman and if he has tried to pour his heart out in this sentence, his feeling and emotions must be respected. After all, the poor fellow has suffered a shock, the extreme sorrow of losing his mother but I would like to advice him not to consider democracy as revenge when he will practically join politics. If, in case, he ever needs a strong expression in favour of democracy, he must consider restoration and fight for democracy, more a punch, a spit on the faces of dictators then revenge since revenge is a negative emotion after all!

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Tags: Assassination, Benazir Bhutto, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Crisis, Death of Benazir, Pakistan Crisis, Pkcrisis, PPP