Challenges of New Assembly in Pakistan

The first session of the 13th National Assembly of Pakistan was chaired by the outgoing Speaker, Chaudhary Ameer Hussain.
In future, this assembly will be grappling with various issues, created by the previous government in their 8 years rule, and further intensified by the caretaker government, which went away from its basic responsibility.
This parliament is a mixture of industrialists, landed Aristocracy along with manynew faces. Consequently the Assembly is a good and healthy combination of seasoned politicians along with young incumbents. The parliament started with a positive mood as for the first time the traditional opponents join hands for the collective purposes. In the past they were bitterly opposed to each other on almost every issue.
The first challenge to this newly elected legislature is the restoration of judiciary, which was the slogan of various Political parties, especially PML(N). This movement activated the whole country towards the change. Both PPPP and PML(N)being the important parties agreed to restore the judiciary. According to critics it seems an immediate point of confrontation between the presidency and the parliament. The rest of the challenges include the energy crisis, wheat shortage, and high oil prices. The price hike has totally disturbed the life of a common man. Apart from these challenges, the law and order situation is further creating chaos in the form of suicide bombing in different parts of the country.
Time will tell that how the dictatorial mood of presidency cope with the democratic trend in the parliament. These problems will definitely give a tough time to the government.In this regard the president should resign and let the new parliament elect a new head of the State. So that the country could be saved from internal and external threats.

Zamurrad Awan
zamurredawan@yahoo.com