THE misdeeds of some individuals, both past and present, have led people to believe that the parliamentary form of government has failed. This is untrue. This game of hide-and-seek is not new; the political assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, who was the first and a popular prime minister, laid the foundation of the political turmoil and instability wherein Ghulam Muhammad, the then finance minister in Liaquat Ali Khan’s cabinet, became the governor-general through intrigues and drawing room politics.
There is an old saying that it is the man behind the gun who counts. Similarly, no system is bad; it becomes good or bad in the hands of the people who are behind the system and responsible for its implementation and smooth functioning.