In a carefully crafted message on Thursday, PTI chief Imran Khan made a nuanced outreach to India while making clear that New Delhi’s response would hold the key.Imran Khan is poised to become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan and faces the task of cobbling up alliances to form a coalition government after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party fell short of majority mark. On Thursday, the former cricketer-turned politician declared his victory and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistan’s history.
In a carefully crafted message, PTI chief made a nuanced outreach to India while making clear that New Delhi’s response would hold the key. Stressing that the blame game needs to stop between the two countries over Kashmir and Balochistan, 65-year-old Khan addressed his nation: “If India takes one step towards us, we will take two steps toward them…but at least (we) need a start. Right now, it is one-sided where India is constantly just blaming us.”
Khan shared his vision for his nation and vowed to make Pakistan’s institutions stronger under which everyone will be held accountable. He also promised to make a “Naya Pakistan” which would be an Islamic welfare state.Dawn: In an editorial titled Time to move on, Dawn said: “Prime Minister Imran Khan — a long, quintessentially Pakistani struggle to achieve the summit of national politics has finally succeeded.” It said that the PTI chief enjoys genuine national political appeal “irrespective of the significant controversies in the run-up to polling day and in the hours after polling closed.”
Praising Khan’s acceptance speech, Dawn said “Mr Khan struck a sensible note in his speech and he ought to be given the political space to try and turn his ideas into reality.” However, it castigated the Election Commission of Pakistan for “a stunningly disastrous performance.” “The shocking mismanagement of the process of counting votes and announcing results at the polling station has made it necessary that the entire ECP senior leadership resign after the election formalities are completed and a high-level inquiry be conducted at the earliest. At this stage, it cannot be known if foul play, gross incompetence or a combination of both resulted in the unacceptable delay in the announcing of preliminary results on election night,” it said.
Dawn wrote that all parties should strengthen parliamentary democracy through robust debate, with the opposition keeping a vigilant check on the government’s performance.
In a carefully crafted message on Thursday, PTI chief Imran Khan made a nuanced outreach to India while making clear that New Delhi’s response would hold the key.Imran Khan is poised to become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan and faces the task of cobbling up alliances to form a coalition government after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party fell short of majority mark. On Thursday, the former cricketer-turned politician declared his victory and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistan’s history.
In a carefully crafted message, PTI chief made a nuanced outreach to India while making clear that New Delhi’s response would hold the key. Stressing that the blame game needs to stop between the two countries over Kashmir and Balochistan, 65-year-old Khan addressed his nation: “If India takes one step towards us, we will take two steps toward them…but at least (we) need a start. Right now, it is one-sided where India is constantly just blaming us.”
Khan shared his vision for his nation and vowed to make Pakistan’s institutions stronger under which everyone will be held accountable. He also promised to make a “Naya Pakistan” which would be an Islamic welfare state.Dawn: In an editorial titled Time to move on, Dawn said: “Prime Minister Imran Khan — a long, quintessentially Pakistani struggle to achieve the summit of national politics has finally succeeded.” It said that the PTI chief enjoys genuine national political appeal “irrespective of the significant controversies in the run-up to polling day and in the hours after polling closed.”
Praising Khan’s acceptance speech, Dawn said “Mr Khan struck a sensible note in his speech and he ought to be given the political space to try and turn his ideas into reality.” However, it castigated the Election Commission of Pakistan for “a stunningly disastrous performance.” “The shocking mismanagement of the process of counting votes and announcing results at the polling station has made it necessary that the entire ECP senior leadership resign after the election formalities are completed and a high-level inquiry be conducted at the earliest. At this stage, it cannot be known if foul play, gross incompetence or a combination of both resulted in the unacceptable delay in the announcing of preliminary results on election night,” it said.
Dawn wrote that all parties should strengthen parliamentary democracy through robust debate, with the opposition keeping a vigilant check on the government’s performance.
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