End of dynasties

Author: Daily Times

Sir: From 1947 to 2017-18, Pakistan has witnessed many social and political changes, except in its electoral processes.A limited number of families still continue to dominate Pakistan’s political system. Our nation has been ruled by these powerful elites for the past many decades, however, Imran Khan must be appreciated on doing something different and bringing an end to dynastic politics in the country.

The coming PM does not have his father, mother, sons, daughters and other relatives in politics.Unlike the emergence of the Bhutto dynasty from within the PPP, and the Sharif dynasty from within the PML-N, PTI has no roots in such a dynasty.

Conclusively, this is not all that is needed to root out the dynastic political system from the country. The solution to such an end is to have non-dynastic politicians at all levels: federal, provincial, divisional, district andtehsils.We hope and pray that the new government will make its best possible efforts in setting up a non-dynastic government in most areas, if not in the whole nation.

SHEERAZ AKHTAR BHUTTO

Sukkur

Published in Daily Times, August 5th 2018.

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