You are drawing completely wrong comparisons. There is no match between MQM of old days and Chaudhry family. If that was the case then they would have not lost their own seats from Gujrat to PPP and N league in 2008 and 2013.
If being with a dictator is such a big evil then we should not even be having these elections as more or less every party has sided with them. It is not that politicians have done herculean tasks either.
In another thread I read you trying to give another sense to Ayaz Sadiq's cheap comments and trying to make sense of his words.
There is no need to play detectives with me. I didn't know who Ayaz Sadiq was before opening that thread. The reason I even bother to engage in that thread was because its initial title was wrong which gave a totally different meaning to what was actuary said. I don't have loyalties to any party especially not PMLN whose leader has officially been declared corrupt and jailed by the court.
I have general idea of Pakistan's political landscape but am not aware of the tiny details. I am more of an outside observer.
I do have many relatives in Pakistan and I just recently asked them about what their intentions are. That's when I found out about PTI and Chaudary brothers alliance. The comparison with MOM might not be accurate but it was meant to give a general idea about who these people are for those unaware. They might not be as powerful as MQM but that doesn't make them any less of a gangster and mobsters. Especially not when compared to the norms in the region. I have relatives from the region and know what these people have been up to.
The reason why Chaudary lost their influence is a direct consequence of their thuggery. Gujrat city is their hometown and they still can't confidently win there without taking support from PPP in 2013 and now jumping on the PTI bandwagon.
I just recently found about this and looking deeper into the issue.
Watch these two videos regarding the situation of PTI in Gujrat, they are about one month old and at that time seat adjustment with PMLQ wasn't official yet and there were only rumors. Watch what PTI party worker had to say about the whole thing after working day in and day out for the party:
As it seems PTI leaders toke their time to chose a candidate and kept their workers in the dark and at the very end choose to go in alliance with the Chaudarys.
You can continue to live in your bubble where everything is perfect and any sort of critiscm is dealt with suspicion towards the criticizer instead of looking at the critic's merit.
I have heard the criticism in past that their are many rotten apples which Imran Khan has accepted into his party. And to some extent I was ok with it because I understand the situation. However the Chaudary's aren't just some rotten apples they are the very definition of corrupt elite who inherited power and have been ruling over people for decade without anything to show for.
Imran Khan wants to create a new Pakistan by getting rid of family politicians and feudal lords with too much power. Pervez Elahi and his family is a textbook example of exactly those two things. Ironically he takes them as allies.
To me it's clear PTI's leadership value winning by all costs over adhering to their own standards. It would have been far greater for their credibility to pick a candidate and stick with him. At least they wouldn't have lost any credibility and respect in the region. With these facts how am I supposed to convince my relatives of supporting PTI. They aren't going to vote for anyone and their is a bitter disgusting taste in my mouth about this whole issue.
I still hope PTI WIN, though now I am at least realistic about the change to expect.
