“Miss in Turkey, Bliss in Pakistan”

The limited and halfhearted coup in Turkey brought the Turkish population on the streets in support of Mr. Recep Tayyab Erodgan and against the rebel forces. The Turkish Prime Minister has been hailed as a Messiah by the Turks, making him as popular as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, if not more. Mr. Erodgan has done wonders for his nation, breaking free from the shackles of IMF, cutting inflation drastically, fighting terrorism, standing against intentional conspiracies being weaved around Turkey, giving up the love for EU and reverting Turkey to the path of progression and development. Statistics speak volumes for him. He is also being projected as the next Muslim leader set to rejuvenate OIC and reunite the Muslim countries, presenting in strife and disarray.

Mr. Recep Tayyab Erodgan has risen to the pedestal of glory for he has delivered and his nation loves him. They resisted the rebel forces, paying with their lives because their leadership was honest and clean. They did not have to run paid campaigns to prove themselves to the nation that they rule.

Some political leaders and analysts in Pakistan did not take long in drawing comparisons between the unsuccessful coup in turkey and successful ones in Pakistan. Some say the Pakistani nation would welcome the Army if they get rid of the leaders who are synonymous with Swiss accounts, Mayfair’s, Surrey Palaces and off shore companies; while the nation endures unemployment, inflation, rampant crime, nepotism, murder of merit, height of corruption, menace of terrorism etc. The list could continue. The same leadership is happy for the failed coup in Turkey – hoping any coup in Pakistan would also meet the same fate. Their bliss in the Turkish miss also speaks of the fear within them – fear of their wrong doings which have brought the rising Pakistan of the early 60’s to its present state. With the cancer of unchecked corruption gnawing at our flesh and bone, we are no comparison to Turkey.

    Our leadership need not to worry about a coup. The Army is happy playing its role in the war against terrorism, fighting natural calamities, earthquakes, floods, building roads, working for the success of CPEC and training Pakistani cricket team for success on it’s to UK. All they need to do is to make Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah their role model and to emulate his personality.