PTI's support in urban middle class isn't enough to give it a clear edge over others. Here's why

Pakistan's middle class supports PTI overwhelmingly in the urban centres yet it is not in a comfortable majority in the parliament. In this v-log Obed Pasha gives a breakdown of the Pakistani middle class to explain why it is the case.

•  Is PTI the only representative of Pakistani middle class?


•  This is a very complicated question so let’s break it down


•  First, we have to decide what we mean by middle class


•  If by middle-class we mean urban, university-educated class


•  then yes, the statement holds truth


•  that PTI largely represents this class


•  But most people in Pakistan are running their family businesses


•  after completing their matriculation or intermediate


•  or cultivating their 15-20 acre agricultural land


•  or are diploma holders in technical education


•  In this class, PTI isn’t as popular as it is in the former


•  Like in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, people also have soft corner


•  for Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, alongside PTI


•  In Balochistan, they are inclined more towards nationalist parties


•  In Sindh, people still support People’s Party, although grudgingly


•  and in Karachi, Hyderabad, they support Altaf Hussain’s MQM


•  In Punjab, Maryam Nawaz is also a very important factor


•  Now because this class is rich and well-connected


•  with each other through social media,


•  they’re fast becoming a strong, potent political force


•  So whether it is PTI, PML-N or some other political party,


•  question is who can win them over to their side


•  Whichever party succeeds in drawing this youth


•  will be the future of Pakistan