Zulfi Bukhari

Pakistani politician and businessman

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Zulfi Bukhari is described as a Pakistani politician and businessman. He has served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. His background is in business and finance.

Early life and background

Bukhari has said that he lived in England while growing up. He recalls his father inviting ambassadors to dinner at their home in the UK. As a child, he said he wanted to become an ambassador. [1]

Views

Bukhari has said in a recent tweet that Pakistan is under a guillotine. He says that one thing the current arrangement is not is democracy, and he argues that it is a martial law of the new ages. He says a full army coup is a very difficult scenario for the world at this time. He also says that martial law can be run from behind as long as a veneer of democracy remains. [1]

Bukhari says the government lacks moral or electable authority. He says the current arrangement is not welcomed and that there is a lot of incompetence. In his view, the current situation is not sustainable, with too many issues open on too many fronts. He has also said that neither the DGISPR, the information secretary nor the Prime Minister has explained why Form 47 and Form 45 do not match. [1]

Bukhari says Pakistan is facing the largest brain drain at present. He says an excuse is being awaited to stage another 9 May. [1]

The military and institutions

Bukhari says an army officer may be more capable than a politician or a bureaucrat. He says the military's institutional capability has often been higher than that of the typical politician. In his account, more politicisation has come into the military, and perhaps more institutionalisation into his own side. He says that when his side was in government, the main positions did not hold so many army officers. [1]

PTI and Imran Khan

Bukhari says PTI was the most popular party in the 2018 and 2024 elections and that it was an elected government. He says PTI is a peaceful political party. In his view, jailing Imran Khan had the opposite effect to the one intended on PTI's popularity. He says people felt ownership and pride in Pakistan during Imran Khan's time. [1]

Bukhari says people may vote against PTI, but its leaders and their wives should not be jailed for that. He says that at one point 13,000 of his people were in jail. He says a former Prime Minister was shot at, injured and nearly died in the last couple of years. He says they should give the courts their full chance. He also says that clashes mean a party is alive. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2024-09-30 Zulfi Bukhari: Pakistan is under a soft martial law Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zulfi Bukhari?

Zulfi Bukhari is described as a Pakistani politician and businessman. He has a background in business and finance. He has served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[1]

What does Zulfi Bukhari do?

Zulfi Bukhari works as a politician and businessman. His background is in business and finance.[1]

What government role has Zulfi Bukhari held?

Zulfi Bukhari has served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[1]

Where did Zulfi Bukhari grow up?

Zulfi Bukhari has said that he lived in England while growing up. He recalls his father inviting ambassadors to dinner at their home in the UK.[1]

What did Zulfi Bukhari want to be as a child?

Zulfi Bukhari has said that as a child he wanted to become an ambassador.[1]

What does Zulfi Bukhari say about democracy in Pakistan?

Zulfi Bukhari says that one thing the current arrangement in Pakistan is not is democracy. He argues that it is a martial law of the new ages. He also says that martial law can be run from behind as long as a veneer of democracy remains.[1]

What does Zulfi Bukhari say about PTI?

Zulfi Bukhari says PTI was the most popular party in the 2018 and 2024 elections and that it was an elected government. He also says PTI is a peaceful political party.[1]

References

  1. Zulfi Bukhari: Pakistan is under a soft martial law . Thought Behind Things , 2024-09-30.
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  1. He has served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. serving as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
  2. He is described as a Pakistani politician and businessman. Zulfi Bukhari is a prominent Pakistani politician and businessman
  3. He has a background in business and finance. With a background in business and finance
  4. He has said he lived in England while growing up. jab main bada ho raha tha, main England mein rehta tha
  5. He recalls his father inviting ambassadors to dinner at their home in the UK. jab UK mein jab ambassadors aate the toh jab woh ghar pe walid sahab khane pe bulate the
  6. As a child he said he wanted to become an ambassador. Main chhota hota tha, main kehta tha main ambassador banunga.
  7. He has said in a recent tweet that Pakistan is under a guillotine. Maine abhi recently tweet bhi kiya tha ke Pakistan ke upar ek, it's a guillotine at the moment.
  8. He says that one thing the current arrangement is not is democracy. But ek cheez nahi hai for sure and that's jamhooriyat.
  9. He argues that the current setup is a martial law of the new ages. So hence, it is a martial law of the new ages.
  10. He says a full army coup is a very difficult scenario for the world at this time. Is waqt geopolitically a full-on army coup is a very difficult or not a very palatable, digestible sort of scenario for the entire world.
  11. He says that martial law can be run from behind as long as a veneer of democracy remains. as long as there is a veneer of democracy, I'll never forget it. Toh as long as that is there, aap martial law peeche se chala sakte hain.
  12. He says the government lacks moral or electable authority. kyunke is government ke paas koi moral ya electable authority nahi hai
  13. He says an army officer may be more capable than a politician or a bureaucrat. Maybe the army officer is more capable than the politician or the bureaucrat you want to place there.
  14. He has said that neither the DGISPR, the information secretary nor the Prime Minister has explained why Form 47 and Form 45 do not match. aaj tak na DGISPR ne, na information secretary ne, na Prime Minister ne uski koi excuse di ho ke form 47 aur form 45 kyun nahi match karte
  15. He says PTI was the most popular party in the 2018 and 2024 elections. It was the most popular party of the 2018 election. And it was by far the most popular party of the 2024 election.
  16. He says PTI was an elected government. Khan sahab PTI was an elected government by the people.
  17. He says people may vote against PTI, but its leaders and their wives should not be jailed for that. Vote na do yaar. Lekin bande ko, unki biwi ko, unke main leadership ko uski wajah se jail mein nahi daal sakte.
  18. He says a former Prime Minister was shot at, injured and nearly died in the last couple of years. last couple of years a former Prime Minister has been shot at, injured, nearly died.
  19. He says that at one point 13,000 of his people were in jail. Ek waqt Muzamil hamare 13,000 bande jail mein the.
  20. He says jailing Imran Khan had the opposite effect to the one intended on PTI's popularity. Khan sahab ko jail mein daal ke PTI ki popularity logon ke dilon se, dimagon se, baaton se ahista ahista nikal jayegi. Woh hua nahi, uska opposite reaction hua.
  21. He says the current situation is not sustainable, with too many issues open on too many fronts. there are too many issues open on too many fronts and that is not sustainable.
  22. He says the military's institutional capability has often been higher than that of the typical politician. And I'll probably say that a lot of times the military institutional capability was probably higher than the typical politician capability.
  23. He says that more politicisation has come into the military, and perhaps more institutionalisation into his own side. Military mein zyada politization aa gayi aur hamare mein shayad zyada thodi si ek ah institutionalization aa gayi.
  24. He says people felt ownership and pride in Pakistan during Imran Khan's time. Khan sahab ke waqt logon ne ek ownership aur ek proudness feel ki Pakistan ke andar.
  25. He says that when his side was in government, the main positions did not hold so many army officers. Dekhein, agar hamare positions jab hum government mein the, itni main positions mein itne zyada army officers nahi the.
  26. He says the current arrangement is not welcomed and that there is a lot of incompetence. The problem is ke jo ab aapke paas hai is not it is neither welcomed and the other issue is that there's a lot of incompetence.
  27. He says PTI is a peaceful political party. hum again hum ek pur-aman political party hain
  28. He says that they should give the courts their full chance. ke hum courts ko apna pura mauka dein
  29. He says that clashes mean a party is alive. clashes iska matlab hai ke aap zinda hain, aapki party zinda hai
  30. He says Pakistan is facing the largest brain drain at present. Sabse zyada brain drain is waqt Pakistan ke andar hai.
  31. He says an excuse is being awaited to stage another 9 May. ke is waqt excuse intezar kiya ja raha hai ke ek aur 9 May banane ka