Feb 8: the way ahead
The call for countrywide agitation and shutdown today is in remembrance of an election verdict that was not honoured. The February 8, 2024 vote had surprisingly returned PTI-backed Independent candidates in a majority, despite the fact that they contested under extremely hostile circumstances. The subsequent Form 45 vs 47 maneuvering, nonetheless, led the PMLN-PPP combine into power, and since then political instability has been the order of the day.
The six-party opposition alliance, TTAP, has called for a standstill today, and has been........
