Monday, August 17, 2009

Pakistani Political parties—in the eyes of the Public

Politics in Pakistan has many facets and like any third world country, political and democratic system in Pakistan is yet far away from maturity. The feudal system, inherited political strength, “lota cracy” and many other cons are there in the politics of Pakistan.
PPP and PML-N have dominated the political scene for the last two decades and nation have trusted them once again in 2008 election despite of there poor performance in the past. But recent surveys indicate that now the people are less inclined towards these two parties and looking for a real change. At the most famous social networking site—Face book, a survey was conducted in which best Pakistani politician was to be chosen. The politicians which were part of the survey included; Mian Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Pervez Musharraf, Imran Khan and Altaf Hussain. Here are the results of this survey:

Asif Ali Zardari: 330 votes

Nawaz Sharif: 1,176 Votes

Pervez Musharraf: 2,599 Votes

Imran Khan : 3505 Votes

Altaf Hussain: 793 Votes


You can visist Face Book Survey page and poll your vote as well.