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  • Posted By: szbm @ 03/09/2008 12:56:41 PM

    I have failed to understand that all of a sudden why every body has started speaking against President Pervez Musharraf. He was the same person who when came into power in late 1999 with the blod less coup every body was jubilant in Pakistan. People welcomed him. Afterwards he was the person who changed the perception of Pakistan from a extrimist state to a new moderate state. He was the one who banned all the Jihadist groups operating within Pakistan. Yes i do agree that there were certain mistakes which his government had made but that doesnot mean that he was not patriotic. Moreover, on the Judiciary issue i belive that it should be the institution that should be strong not the individules. Why people are for the restoration of the deposed CJ, whereas the charges against him were a hidden truth. The same CJ abused the seat by addressing the rallies. So i think that it is more important to get the Institutions of judiciary strong rather than CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary.

  • Posted By: shaista @ 01/31/2008 12:12:01 AM

    DURING an interview by the BBC Television, President Musharraf said that the day he felt he had become so unpopular that the Pakistanis no longer wanted him in power, he would quit (Jan 24).
    However, when asked how it would be determined that he was no longer required, he could not give any clear-cut reply and conveniently proposed that there was no other way except for him to conclude this himself.
    Apart from that, when his attention was drawn to the recent call by many former services chiefs and generals for him to step down, he said that these were the people who write newspaper articles ??? as if that is an unwise act. He must know that people like Tony Blair, Henry Kissinger and other senior diplomats and officials have also done that when they found it necessary, many of which have even appeared in Dawn, Mr Musharraf, too, had once or twice tried his hand at writing articles. So, what???s wrong with that?
    He then went on to say that these critics consist of two types of people: those whom he had removed and those who couldn???t get anything from him (meaning any posts or favours).
    And, what about the other services chiefs of the navy and the air force, the many judges (why were all 60 of them removed?), including former chief justices, the 23 senior ex- diplomats and prominent members of civil society, who want him to go, most of whom do not fit his description?
    Also, the numerous American and British legislators and even the prime minister of Canada, who wanted him to resign?
    The noted American expert on South Asia, Stephen Cohen, had written some weeks back that Mr Musharraf is either suicidal or out of touch with the situation. The US think tank, ???Cato Institute,??? has compared him to the former Shah of Iran and advised Washington to stop supporting this ???Shah of Pakistan??? otherwise the consequences will be as disastrous for the US and Pakistan as they were in the ca

    Musharaf is an Indian agents and working in accordance with their objectives and wishes. His last 8 years rule depicts his inner anti Pakistan sentiments and making the country situations worst just in accordance with Indians objectives
    The Kargil war were planned for to exclude the doubt on Musharaf as Indian agents for subsequent take over and strategies
    In kargil Musharaf make his own Army defeated and casualties were more than 65 wars
    Musharaf after take over make and run this country with that objective and exercised all that actions which India wanted
    The Pakistani Muslims often raised and protest against Babri Mosque and self bomb and destroy Red Mosque to make a ground for India to exercise the like situations where they want to do so.
    Further Pakistan often protest against Indian forces combating in Kashmir against terrorist now self exercised such fighting against their own people to make India free from such protest
    When India exercised such fighting Pakistan protest to Human Rights violations but now what Pakistan will respond as they self violate


  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 01/21/2008 7:21:55 AM

    It seems that Pakistan is not a sovereign country. It will always have to seek the blessings of the US before doing anything.

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