Why Musharaf has been given so much importance?
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I fail to understand the press coverage accorded to Musharaf? Is he above the law or is he a retired general? If he is of this country he cannot be above the law. If he was a general that was his professional career and was paid for it. He is being accused of crimes for misusing or better say abusing his status. The facilities being accorded to him after arrest is an insult of human values and the judicial system.
The judiciary has not shown an extra ordinary activism. But the government has shown a deplorable attitude and dragging its feet. The upper house has given full support and has clearly shown their fear of sudden lift of the accused by a foreign or own chopper.
We have seen P.M. and most of the politicians handcuffed sent to adiala prison i just can't comprehend this special treatment to a criminal, unless proved otherwise. He has confessed on T.V that he has no regrets to kill Bugti and will do it again if comes in power.
What is perplexing me, is the policy of federal government. On one hand withdrawing protection to the contesting candidates who are at the target of terrorists, while on the other hand worrying so much about a wanted criminal. The protection to him is more than he deserves if it is for security reason, the most secure place of high value prisoner is high security prison.
I haven't heard some policy statement from rumbling Mian, or roaring PPP since he has arrived in Pakistan. Both are probably under instructions not to whisper. Why should we grumble about foreign powers interference, even foreign business tycoons like Hariry interfere in our politics. It is no secret Saudi are using their economic lever.
But I believe the lame democracy of five years has made some prints on changing the direction of our history. The roaring general who has lost his skin and feel unsafe and uncomfortable will be better off to volunteer for prison. His roaring was limited to his house in edgware, London. Now he is seeing the hanging sword of history in his dreams. I hope he does not increase his consumption of cigar and spirit. We are more concerned about his life. We want him alive to see the logical end of his wrong doings. His attorney statement is worth considering seriously. I quote," the country is first than constitution." This is the most dangerous statement it always precede the disintegration of a country and has precedence too.
The other point is the fear of opening the pandora box. I fail to understand why are we as a nation so scared of facing the truth? Why do we avoid to experiment with truth? I just got a beautiful quote from London by a leaned lady, Zarqa wrote: " one can choose between comforting lies or uncomfortable truth. " I think we belong to the first part of the quote. We prefer white wash in White House. Our society is single legged, we can say true to the truth but cannot dare to say lies to lies.
The country is faced with multiple serious problems that is threatening the viability of the state and we are going to poles with a faint hope that it will deliver some good. Though most of us don't expect any good but we feel, we are already flat on the ground there is no place to fall in to? Knowing that pre pole rigging is in full swing we should stop that and the role of bribery. Since the creation of pakistan tricks of the trade were tried to eliminate us, nationalists, from political scene and surrender our philosophy," live and let others live with human dignity and national pride". Now they have tactically withdrawn security from our candidates and has decided to let the terrorist complete their unfinished mission. But we are determined not to be deterred while sticking to non violence. MQM and PPP are facing the same situation. They are dis franchising all of us at gun point. We are decided not to let them to install their obedient stooges.
Let the judicial system takes its course and decide. The government performance is abysmal,showing no courage to do what they are supposed to do. Government duty is to provide him security and right to defend himself in the court of law without fear and obstruction of justice. The life of a precious accused is the top responsibility of the executive, to eliminate any chance of self-harming and any out side threat and provide fool proof security and make it doubly sure that he is not harmed. It is a universal policy that the accused should be retained in high security prison till the final verdict of the court is reached.
They should centre their efforts to conduct fair,transparent and impartial election and stop pre pole rigging. History has provided us an opportunity after 65 years, let us avail this chance given as a gift to us. Any one providing obstruction to this evolutionary process is not sincere to the constitution, country and history. Tactics are used to talk of forgiveness, to create the phobia of pandora box and extra crisis situation in addition to our on going crisis, I am positive nothing will happen if the case go either way. The institution will be strengthen, the nation will regain its lost confidence and history will restored to near normal.
The establishment cannot go back on its change doctrine nor they want to tarnish their international image. The country is going through very difficult situation they wouldn't open another internal front. I have noticed a lot of maturity in military leadership. The internal destabilisation when the pillars of the states cross their lawful limitation and interfere in each other affairs.
Dated: 20/4/13
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