Bilawal Seeks to Inherit Legacy of Betrayal of Pakistan
Speaking at a rally at Bagh-i-Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on 18 October claimed that only Bhuttoism could save Pakistan in a ninety minute speech.
The political medium in Pakistan and other countries of the Indian sub-continent are dominated by rich families who have been involved in dynastic politics from the early days of independence from the British Raj. These families in collusion with major powers such as Britain and America have dominated the political life of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, and view ruling these respective countries as their birth right.
Hence, it not uncommon to find the political landscape in Pakistan dominated by the Bhutto family or the Sharif brothers, the political scene in India overshadowed by the fortunes of the Gandi family, and the political life in Bangladesh governed by the antics of the families of Zia Rahman and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bilawal is shaped by this mindset and regards participation in Pakistani politics as a way of continuing the legacy of his maternal grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the father of Benazir Bhutto who was the mother of Bilawal. Thus Bilawal made several references to this political legacy that he wishes to continue and has previously said at the tomb of his mother, “The PPP is not just a political party. This is our life.”
In the sub-continent, foreign powers and their intelligence agencies spend a great deal of time and effort to cultivate and win over family members from these political dynasties to rule on their behalf. It is one of the preferred styles of major powers to dominate and control the political medium via political dynasties. And when a member of a political dynasty becomes no longer useful or they oppose the wishes of their master the person is quietly retired from active politics or is killed. In the case, of the Bhutto family, members have been killed or assassinated in ensuing struggles between Britain and America for control of PPP. Hence it is not surprising to see Britain and America courting and encouraging Bilawal to follow in the footsteps of his mother or grandfather.
This dynastic politics will continue as long as there is democracy, because in democracy laws are made according to the whims and desires of the rulers. Dynasties seek power because they wish to make laws to secure their interests and the colonialists court them so that they can secure their own. The Khilafah will close the door to such manipulation because all of its laws are derived from the Quran and Sunnah.
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