Islami Jamhoori Ittehad As An Oppositional Alliance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00222Keywords:
Islami Jamhoori Ittihad (IJI), Oppositional alliances, Political maneuvering, Power struggles, PakistanAbstract
As one of Pakistan’s greatest political coalitions, Islami Jamhoori Ittihad (IJI) had a significant impact on the country’s history. It is believed that IJI was a coalition whose primary objective was to thwart the PPP’s efforts to attain power in whatever way that was possible. Most of the time, oppositional alliances form to fight against the power of the government. The objective of the study was to explore Islami Jamhoori Ittihad (IJI) as an oppositional alliance. Most Pakistani coalitions oppose the army-led government and employ popular agitation to restore parliamentary authority. These coalitions were formed to challenge the army-led administration. In the beginning, the COP engaged in productive criticism of the federal administration in an effort to achieve its goals of a province autonomy, economic and social fairness, Shariah enforcement, government accountability, genuine federal system and increased law and order. COP was perceived as a way to disapprove the budget to debunk PPPs. Horse trafficking, political bribery, and corruption marred Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s no-confidence vote. Benazir gathered her people in Sawat to oppose this. Benazir claims that in 1989, with the help of the ISI and the Army, a motion of no confidence was filed against her, and that she was a major target. Key players in this motion included Hussain, Qazi HA, Nawaz Sharif, and Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi. Jatoi said the opposition drafted a no-confidence resolution because corruption is worsening, Sindh is in chaos, inflation and prices are rising, and the government is making poor domestic and international decisions. Throughout the years 1988 and 1990, the political scene was dominated by conflicts similar to these. IJI and PPP misled each other’s reputation to limit their vote banks. To achieve this purpose, they risked public attention. Both IJI and PPP utilized their power to tarnish each other. This technique hurt both parties, strained the national budget, and didn’t solve people’s issues.
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