'Emergency is for your own good', says Musharraf!

At first there is the denial, then acceptance and then there is the outright demand for a crown... at least the Musharraf and the Pakistani saga seems to be fast heading in that direction. We have our ever loved dictator who of late seems to have taken 'general Zia' lessons and for those of you who can recall the past, Zia took command over the entire country with the same words, it is all for the good and benefit of Pakistan. The same thing here but those words will just no longer sail. The sad truth is that India and some of the other like minded countries with their respective think- tanks had already informed the west that all trends show that Musharraf will follow in Zia's footsteps and asked the west to take action to see that it does not happen.

But the west ignored India and ASEAN's warning and now it is too late. Even a school kid can tell you that Musharraf is playing the Americans for all they are worth and they just cannot bring themselves to the reality that Musharraf has indeed become a dictator at last. With the last vestiges of democracy stripped away from Pakistan with the dissolution of the Pakistani assembly on the 15th of November, the general has indeed stretched his hand all over the Pakistani plains. With Bhutto fast becoming the face of the opposition, will the Americans step in to make sense of the whole picture? Will they be able to rein in the rogue general who has made a dish out of the constitution of Pakistan? The common opinion is that even they cannot do much right now.

But Musharraf as much as he may like to think that he has absolute authority must realise by now that the people of Pakistan as well as the rest of the world will not be patient with him for long. The emergency has to go but Musharraf is biding his time to make sure that who ever comes to office does not prosecute him or hold him guilty for this emergency, in short Musharraf would preferably want a carte blanche'.
The Musharraf reign seems to get more bizarre by the day, he bought 2 television channels on air only to take two other ones off air, and he also managed to make the United kingdom government shut down Geo tv as well. Now we have this interview with the BBC which Musharraf gave on Saturday, in which he had indicated that he will probably have a very large say in who will get elected in the so called elections, that his emergency will in all probability get extended far beyond the elections, that he has nuclear weapons and may resort to nuclear blackmail should the need arise and last but not least, he knows what is good for everyone so they should stop objecting to his reign!
Need I say more?

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Pakistan under the scanner - Negroponte!

Pakistan and its dictator wannabe General Musharraf came under some fresh pressure from its so called ally in the war on terror, the United States. The United states has sent in its deputy secretary John Negroponte to make sure that Musharraf understood that the United states would love to see the constitution restored at the very earliest and that it would not condone his machinations for 'power trip'.
At the very least Musharraf is feeling the pressure which is why shortly after a telephone call from the White house, Musharraf immediately freed Bhutto and other activists from house arrest and also brought back two television channels which he had shut down earlier. The United states is fuming at the turn of events in Pakistan and is sending Negroponte to inform the general that he should not take the support of the United states for granted and that although his help is essential in the war on terror that there is no way that the United states would dilute the values of democracy and turn a blind eye to all that is happening in Pakistan. The United states would like nothing better than to have both Musharraf and Bhutto working together but since both of them have entrenched themselves in their respective positions, it is going to be difficult to make them work together leave alone have them in the same room together. Lets see if Negroponte can deliver as he has promised, would the general realise what is at stake here?

Pakistan Supreme court gives new life to Musharraf!

With the innumerable problems besetting the Pakistani president Musharraf,today,the Supreme court of Pakistan decided to let the presidential elections take place as scheduled thus giving a new lease of power to the current incumbent.this decision has surprised many as it seems to indicate that the law and order is indeed falling to bits and pieces in Pakistan.many see this as the Supreme court buckling under the pressure of Musharraf.but to be realistic,what other choices did the Supreme court have.

Because if they had nullified Musharraf's election bid,then he would pretty much have gone ahead and declared emergency/martial rule and it would have been the Supreme court that would have nailed the coffin on democracy forever.at least this way,the Supreme court has made sure that at least some semblance of democracy exists in Pakistan today.with today's decision the political deal between ms.Bhutto and Musharraf seems to be more definite and it is this sort of the 'eye washer' deal that is going to save Musharraf's skin in the end!

Benazir to return to pakistan soon!

Having managed to get one of the former prime ministers exiled again,Musharraf now has to deal with another ex-prime minister of Pakistan,the ever so crafty Benazir bhutto.
Bhutto may prove to be an even more tough challenge for Musharraf.going by the current Internet poll in Pakistan,pretty much every one in Pakistan is more popular than the general himself.naturally no one likes a dictator and it is high time that this general got the message and relinquished power.but like all dictatorships,that is easier said than done.
With the Supreme court,the press,the lawyers and now Bhutto on one side,things are getting sticky for the general.the bugle for his retreat has been sounded and as to whether he hears it or not,that remains to be seen.'absolute power corrupts absolutely' and one only has to look at the reasons that this general gave out for usurping power.he had mentioned that he was doing it to protect democracy in Pakistan.we all know how that went.now democracy has gone to sleep and dictatorship is reigning supreme in Pakistan.but for how long,that is the question every one wants an answer to.but by my guess,not for long!

Nawaz shariff to return to Pakistan?

The position of the current Pakistani president has gotten even tougher with the Supreme court telling the current government of Pakistan not to interfere with Nawaz shariff returning to Pakistan in any manner whatsoever.what is more troubling to Musharraf is the announcement by Shariff that he will indeed return to Pakistan and fight the elections.things are not looking so great for Musharraf.along with this is the pressure by the United States on Musharraf to hold free and fair elections.one thing is for sure,no one would want to be in Musharraf's place right now!

Emergency in Pakistan!

With all the recent events that has taken place in Pakistan one would not be that wrong if one were to think that things are indeed coming to a boil.but one should remember that most of these events are a direct result of president Musharraf and the blame cannot be laid at anyone else's door.single handed Musharraf has wrecked the fledgling relations that had been built between Afghanistan and Pakistan.if one were to ask the Afghan president who he thinks is the source of all terrorism in the world,he would,without hesitation lay the blame squarely at Musharraf's door.that is the state of relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Musharraf,is coming under enormous pressure right now with half of the populace of Pakistan who want him out at any cost while the other half do their best to get what they want by keeping him there.is it any Wonder that his own military advisers had advised him first to give up his power aspirations and resign and then to advise him to declare emergency??
Let us not forget Pakistan and its past especially with dictators who like Musharraf sought to impose emergency under the dubious claim that it was for the better good of the people that that there was some serious internal threat.i am talking of the infamous general Zia -ul-haq.democracy in Pakistan seems tom have taken a backseat and all sorts of things are going on there right now.one should not be too surprised if Musharraf were to declare martial law declaring him as the sole authority is Pakistan.like i said ,things are indeed coming to a boil!so watch out!

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