A gentlemanly gesture

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One hopes that the policy of reconciliation that Raja Ashraf has adopted to resolve contentious issues such as the appointment of the new CEC comes from the bottom of his heart. The spirit must continue to prevail to let the democracy find firm roots in the country. This factor is of utmost importance given how at the moment most of the parties have been calling for free and fair elections and some of them have even warned that a bloody revolution might erupt in case the polls were rigged. With already so much turmoil rocking the country, this frustration could in fact take on the character of such a dreaded scenario. Hence greater caution is needed to avert such circumstances from arising.

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On top of all an approach that centres on reconciliation in the true sense of the word without political point scoring will help. Parties will have to be taken into confidence on all matters relating to formation of the interim government and the process of holding elections. Meanwhile, till the time PM Raja Ashraf holds the reins of office, supremacy of parliament that he has vowed to uphold, should be established but not at the cost of the sanctity of the judiciary.