A govern­ment with a reform­ist agenda will always have its plate full with the politi­cs of agitat­ion and protes­tsThe battle lines are drawn and as was much predicted and assumed, the government has decided to take a hardline stance against “Maulana’s untimely assault on Pakistani politics”. On the contrary, in Pakistan, not one case of political prominence and political corruption seems to have been finally settled. While the general trend in politics around the world — baring a few countries — is to separate religion from politics, our politicians are instead reinforcing religion’s deep engagement and involvement in Pakistani politics. One word that aptly describes Pakistani politics is “failure” and all those reinforcing this failure by supporting Maulana’s protest are doing no good service to this country. My fear is that in this conflict between politics and religion, both will end up losing.

Source: The Express Tribune October 27, 2019 03:45 UTC