Long March Purpose and Consequences

Imran Bukhari

Dr Tahirul Qadri, Qaid e tehrik Minhajul Quraan decided to start the long march on Sunday from Lahore  (13^th January, 2013) against the sitting  government. Dr Tahirul Qadri's long march purpose that the care taker government should follow the constituent. He cautioned the government if they would not fulfill the requirements of constituent we will come to Islamabad with four million people against the government. Pakistan Awami Tehreek also decided that the situation may go out of control if the government may tried to create the hurdles against long march. Muttahida Qaumi Movment (MQM) Chief Mr Altaf Hussain however now decided not to join the PAT in long march to refrain from any terrorist activity.

Mr. Rehman Malik comes to media with these words we are not against the long march and he demand the Rs. 250 million for security purpose to the government   but on other side the government has begun sealing the red zone for three days (that could be Saturday, Sunday and Monday) and placed containers at all entrance of Islamabad.

If we analyze this through cost and benefit analysis:

Security Expenses:                          250    Million

Expenses of long march:                 500    Million

Leaves effect on Businesses:         1,000 Million

Economic Effect:                            500   Million

Total                                                   2,250 Million

These are minimum expenses of a long march and benefit only for two month if the demands have to accept.

The expectations are: what would be happen? 

I) Chances that the long march would not be reached in Islamabad the situation may change and demands can be accepted. 

II) The more probable that army and agencies wants to change and they are using the Dr Tahirul Qadri shoulder if the long march reached in Islamabad the 99% chances of violence of every rule the same situation would be created of Namos e Rislat and now the attack would be opposite police attached the peoples directly and peoples violated the everything without any hesitation at this expected situation army will step in and come to media with these words we were enforced. If we would not handle this situation 

Writer is a Student at LSAF-Islamabad Campus

and can be contacted upon : Imranbukhari.uol@gmail.com