The procession for Long March is in full swing. Numerous of people have loaded themselves in cars, buses and wagons to move from various cities including Karachi and Quetta. I’ve mentioned these two especially because of the distance at which they are from Islamabad. I don’t know exactly about Quetta, but I’m pretty sure about the costs involved in driving from Karachi to Quetta under normal circumstances. A car running on CNG will require fuel worth of approximately Rs. 3500 for this journey (one way). In a procession which is usually slow, the cost is likely to be higher. I leave the cost of petrol and diesel to the readers’ imaginations. While Quetta is much further away in terms of distance.

As I heard from the free and fair media sources, I’ve learnt that thousands of vehicles are driving from Sindh and Baluchistan (I know they’re exaggerating). If I assume 1000 cars from Karachi joining the procession, and all of them on CNG the cost comes to Rs. 3,500,000. Oh yes, it’s Rs. 3.5 MILLION. Where the hell is this fuel money flowing from?? And this calculation is based on simplicity just not be interpreted as a anti-lawyer writer.

With the economy dangling, fuel prices soaring and people crying for low wages this is somewhat of an anomaly. There are two valid answers that I can see to this:

1) People are willing to spend thousands to get Iftikhar Chaudhry back in throne.

2) Someone is financing the whole campaign. Naturally, that someone is a big player who has no financial issues.

The first point seems invalid because that does contradict the economic situation in the country. Those who thing it doesn’t, please prove it statistically. So what remains as the undisputed answer to the contentious issue of finances involved is the second point.

To those participating in the Long Drive, have a safe journey!