The current system electing members of National and Provincial assemblies on the basis of simple majority has failed in Pakistan. To illustrate this theory, I will give an example as below:
In a constituency, there are four candidates and total votes casted in the area are 100,000. A gets 25000, B gets 26000, C gets 27000 and D gets 22000 votes. As per current system C will be elected to the assembly with only 27% of votes in his favour, while 73% votes have been against him. Now it translates into a representation of only 27% of the coters while voices of 73% will not be heard.
Therefore, a change to adopt a system where voices of all political voices are heard. The best system would be that of proportionate representation where votes are casted to the parties and on the basis of votes cated in favour of each party, seats in assemblies are allocated to them. Beauty of this system is that no segmnent of society is left unheard. Each citizen feels part of the system and country represents the full shine of democracy. Examples of this system are in Finland, Denmark and Germany and they are extremely successful
Pakistan needs a change as current system bring the same feudals, oppressors, and people with wealth and power. Also, the existing system is causing a hereditary succession of certain seats in the country.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Nizam e Adl Regulation in Malakand Division and Kohistan Hazara NWFP, Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan adopted a bill whereby courts have been regualrized as per the overwhelming demand of the people of Malakand Division and Kohistan Hazara of NWFP. People have been demanding for easily accessible justice system in these areas. There have been a long struggle in these areas under the leadership of Maulana Sufi Muhammad who hails from Maidan Area of District Dir. He gathered his followers under the banner of Tehrik e Nifaz e Shariat e Muhammadi (TNSM). He started his campaign in 1994 and got momentum through all these years.
People are fed up with the slow and expensive judicial mechanism of the country therefore people gathered on a single agenda. i.e. enactment of Islamic judicial system. Constitution of Pakistan also warrants that all laws of the country be under the guidance of Shariat e Muhammadi. However, it is a sad situation that successive rulers of Pakistan have succumbed to the pressures of western countries and have been ignoring this committment of promulgating Islamic laws in the country.
Under the new act of parliament, qazis (judges) in Malakand will be appointed who are bound to decide the cases with in specified time limit. There will be no dragging of cases for years.
Ironically, the so called democrates of Pakistan like Altaf Hussein of MQM are crying and shouting against this new system enacted by the parliament. Altaf Hussein is a criminal who has introduced target killings in Karachi and has now fled to United Kingdom where he has become a UK citizen too. He is still receiving extortion money from Karachites on daily basis and has become a symbol of deceit and duality and ignorance.
Some NGOs and sitting in Islamabad,Lahore and Karachi are speaking against this Shariat Bill. They speak against it to prove themselves as loyal and followers of western values. They are clear losers in this wind of change as they seem to live in glass palaces.
People in Malakand Division of NWFP are extremely happy on the success of their just struggle. The success of this nizam e adl is largely dependant on the sincerity of all stakeholders i.e. Government of Pakistan, Government of NWFP, TNSM and Taleban of the area.
People are fed up with the slow and expensive judicial mechanism of the country therefore people gathered on a single agenda. i.e. enactment of Islamic judicial system. Constitution of Pakistan also warrants that all laws of the country be under the guidance of Shariat e Muhammadi. However, it is a sad situation that successive rulers of Pakistan have succumbed to the pressures of western countries and have been ignoring this committment of promulgating Islamic laws in the country.
Under the new act of parliament, qazis (judges) in Malakand will be appointed who are bound to decide the cases with in specified time limit. There will be no dragging of cases for years.
Ironically, the so called democrates of Pakistan like Altaf Hussein of MQM are crying and shouting against this new system enacted by the parliament. Altaf Hussein is a criminal who has introduced target killings in Karachi and has now fled to United Kingdom where he has become a UK citizen too. He is still receiving extortion money from Karachites on daily basis and has become a symbol of deceit and duality and ignorance.
Some NGOs and sitting in Islamabad,Lahore and Karachi are speaking against this Shariat Bill. They speak against it to prove themselves as loyal and followers of western values. They are clear losers in this wind of change as they seem to live in glass palaces.
People in Malakand Division of NWFP are extremely happy on the success of their just struggle. The success of this nizam e adl is largely dependant on the sincerity of all stakeholders i.e. Government of Pakistan, Government of NWFP, TNSM and Taleban of the area.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Brutal lashing of a young girl in Swat
There were scenes on cable networks of a 17 years old girl being lashed on her back by Taliban of Swat. The girl only crime was that she was reported walking out with her father in law. The neighbour is reported to be the one who incited local Taliban against that girl.
This act of Taliban has made the whole nation very furious.Parents have become scared of their young girls. Writ of Government in Swat has completely failed. The personal vengeance has taken control of this scenic valley.People are settling their personal scores through taleban of the area.
Lets analyse this from Islamic perspective. She was with in the Islamic limitations of going or walking with her own father in law. She did not commit any adultery. There was no witness to prove any guilt on her part. While watching the video on tv one can see that that innocent girl was held by two adult Taliban from hands and feet and a third was lasing at her back. She was crying in pain in from of hundred of men standing around. It was a brutality and totally against injunctions of Islam.
Taliban are on path of tarnishing the beautiful image of Islam through such acts and videos. Government of Pakistan and NWFP has clearly failed in protecting the citizen of such brutalities.
All eyes are on the suo motto action taken by Chief Justice of Pakisran Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary who has constituted a full bench and ordered provincial government and its top officers to appearbefore the bench.
This act of Taliban has made the whole nation very furious.Parents have become scared of their young girls. Writ of Government in Swat has completely failed. The personal vengeance has taken control of this scenic valley.People are settling their personal scores through taleban of the area.
Lets analyse this from Islamic perspective. She was with in the Islamic limitations of going or walking with her own father in law. She did not commit any adultery. There was no witness to prove any guilt on her part. While watching the video on tv one can see that that innocent girl was held by two adult Taliban from hands and feet and a third was lasing at her back. She was crying in pain in from of hundred of men standing around. It was a brutality and totally against injunctions of Islam.
Taliban are on path of tarnishing the beautiful image of Islam through such acts and videos. Government of Pakistan and NWFP has clearly failed in protecting the citizen of such brutalities.
All eyes are on the suo motto action taken by Chief Justice of Pakisran Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary who has constituted a full bench and ordered provincial government and its top officers to appearbefore the bench.
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