Collapse of institutions in Pakistan.

It was midnight of 10 April 2022 when no confidence motion was passed with 174 votes which resulted in removal of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan. The entire show was jointly managed by judiciary and law enforcement agencies. The Supreme Court under former Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Chief Justice Athar Minallah of Islamabad High Court (now Judge Supreme Court) opened their courts at mid night and to meet any emergency sizeable force was also deployed along with prison van. This was a unique method of bringing no confidence motion in the democratic history of Pakistan for the ouster of sitting Prime Minister.

IK offered no resistance and left the PM House carrying just a small diary in hand. It was equally disturbing to see Shahbaz Sharif taking oath of Prime Minister when he was to be indicted in the morning in corruption case. Enough has been written and discussed in talk shows about his selection as prime minister and role played by Gen Bajwa as admitted by him therefore no further comments on this matter. IK was in fact hostage in the hands of coalition partners and benefactor, the moment he tried to exert his authority that was resisted and he met his waterloo. He forgot the history those who hire has the power to fire. IK did not reconcile his ouster and decided to fight his case with in the frame work of Constitution of Pakistan.

The power brokers were sure once IK is out of power he would be a forgotten entity, but to their utter surprise it was altogether different story. IK also could never imagine people coming in such large number to protest his ouster, that gave energy to IK and to take stand and fight his case. But his greatest blunder has been his criticism against the establishment, the one who advised him was not his friend but enemy. Another blunder has been to tender resignations from national

assembly in the hope that ECP shall call elections. He still had the Punjab and KPK government in tact but failed to realize its importance and was trapped by government and so called well-wishers to dissolve the Punjab and KPK assemblies thinking ECP shall hold elections in 90 days. He did not listen advice of both the Chief Ministers and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the hope that elections will be held in 90 days.

He should have known ECP on wrong side could never favor elections in 90 days and would put number of excuses to delay the election and that what exactly happened. It is true that chairman PTI...