An analysis of IK’s decision making

Had serious differences with IK’s hurried parachute entry into PM House through electables - establishment’s stooges and political pooh of past. This was a major compromise on the value system he stood for and it came to haunt him big time. Since then, it was downhill including poor team selection from within those electables to Bajwa bickering and eventual ousting. 

For the first time, I was seriously disappointed when IK called off March/ Dharna in May 2022. For the sake of repetition, I was there with my kids. Was interviewed by Essa Naqvi (Vlogger) and got phone calls from ‘known numbers’ because they knew me and I knew them in fact trained them back in the day. 

Now again calling off March in November 2022 without achieving anything again raises questions on his thought process & decision making. He is now made to run from pillars to post to face courts. Has no authority in Punjab as CM stands firm with his masters. Except image building IK has achieved nothing substantial in past nine months’ struggle. PTI’s voluntary absence from Parliament has enabled PDM govt to promulgate vital constitutional amendments. Not only political decision making is flawed, his ownership of his own people has been found wanting. Despite inhuman treatment of PTI workers and leadership, he didn’t come on roads, didn’t surround those thanas, safe houses or called a strike or something.

I know this will infuriate passionate insafians but IK’s indifference to his own comrades like Shahbaz Gill and Swati is cruel. They took the brunt for country, for the people and party leadership but IK threw them under the bus and has been seen bus-spotting dispassionately. Swati is still undergoing immense duress as if earlier mental, physical psychological trauma wasn’t enough. However, IK remains emotionless spectator on brutal atrocities against his close aides. His stoic demeanour on such events might also have to do with his harsh childhood memories. This doesn’t mean some personal attack in political enmity but having had a long discussion with his childhood friend and cousin, his erratic decision making started to make sense. Take nothing away from his integrity, charisma and grit. But relentless pursuit of ‘goals’ & cold emotionless approach always has to do with deep emotional scars of early life. Anyway, this was just an attempt to understand and analyse IK’s unique determination and occasional sketchy decision making on personal and professional life in total disregard of emotional attachment. I’m personally convinced that the amount of damage that has been done to the governance & institutions of this country in patronage of mafias (particularly army leadership) only a nut-head like him could take on the ‘system’ and bring-about positive change if any. 

May we see that change in our lifetime and pass the baton to next generation with dignity. Ameen