TLP Protests, Pak-India Trade Policy & PDM's False Dawn | Omer Azhar | On the Mic #23

<p>Omer Azhar Bhatti is a current affairs writer for Naya Daur, a digital news media platform.<br> <br> Omer discusses why Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has the power to cause massive disruption and chaos on the streets of Pakistan and how religion has been used by certain factions for their political gain. He also goes in detail about the recent issue surrounding trade with India and the government's confusion on the matter. Lastly, he explains why the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has failed to deliver and what's next for the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).<br> <br> Timestamps:<br> 0:00​ - Intro<br> 0:30​ - Why do these mass TLP protests keep happening every few months?<br> 3:30​ - There is no concept of retrospective accountability; why wasn't action taken against TLP in 2017?<br> 5:30​ - What "action" should have been taken against TLP?<br> 6:15​ - "Everybody knows" why TLP was given a free hand in 2017<br> 7:50​ - Imran Khan &amp; PTI's support for TLP has come back to bite them; Sheikh Rasheed's supposed u-turn<br> 9:30​ - Isn't it possible that Sheikh Rasheed has accepted his mistake and done the right thing now, which is what PML-N's supporters say about their party<br> 14:30​ - Why have Mariam Nawaz Sharif and PML-N been largely quiet about the TLP protests?<br> 16:40​ - Is banning TLP the good move? Will it solve the problem?<br> 20:20​ - The recent issue regarding trade with India<br> 22:50​ - What actually happened? Why did the government do a u-turn on its Indian trade policy?<br> 26:00​ - Nawaz Sharif was branded a traitor for proposing similar policies with India<br> 32:30​ - Why did PDM break up?<br> 37:20​ - PML-N in a very difficult situation; what will they do now?<br> <br> Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir <br> <br> Follow us on: <br> <br> FACEBOOK &nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi</a>​... &nbsp;<br> INSTAGRAM &nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_