By Zahid Hussain
AFTER a brief hiatus in the wake of the four-day conflict with India, the government and the opposition are back to a confrontationist path. Pushed to the wall, the PTI now threatens to take to the street once again. Meanwhile, the party鈥檚 overseas supporters are approaching international forums to raise a voice against 鈥減olitical repression鈥 in Pakistan.
A US bipartisan congressional committee was due to meet early on Wednesday Pakistan time reportedly to examine 鈥渢he government of Pakistan鈥檚 persecution of opposition political figures and journalists鈥. Nothing may come out of this hearing that could trouble the present dispensation, but it鈥檚 not all well for the hybrid power structure. It鈥檚 not that a fractured PTI can bring down the system through street power, yet the heightened political confrontation has once again highlighted the question of legitimacy of the current political setup.
While the recent controversial judgment by the Supreme Court on the reserved seats for women and minorities ma