President Addressing the Nation
President Musharraf began his address a few minutes ago - Initial comments include the justification of why things are the way they are, major reasons including the recent unrest in the Northern regions.
He has just begun his comments about the unstable politics that were there before he took over, and how he and his government have worked to re-instate stability and economic growth. He has declared the State of Emergency to counter the recent terroristic activities ongoing across the country. A loose translation of one of his statements include - “Investors and investments that have been coming to Pakistan are slowing down because of the terrorism acts which show us as being an unstable environemtn.” and “Certain people are trying to stop our growth from happening and putting hurdles in the process.”
As this post is going up, he is giving an overview of what progress has happened in terms of infrastructure building, etc.. and he has declared emergency because “I cannot see things going back to the way they were”.
PTV Home is providing the feed to the television sets that are still getting reception.
We dont need his F***ing drama speeches and his F*** ARMY.
He and his GHQ just leave this country for GODs sake. They have RAPED it enough.
As soon as this SWAAT drama started i knew its a NEW ISI drama to create tension so that environment be created for emergency.
Down with Napaak ARMY. Long live pakistan.
I fail to understand if, according to General Musharaf, the country is in so many problems why does not he get rid of the government and infact himself becuase they have been ruling the country for last 8 years.
Judiciary is the escape goat this time. The problem as always remains, taking accountability for their own actions!
Greetings.
In response to Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf’s declaration of martial law and illegal dismissal of a Pakistani Supreme Court Justice, I am encouraging all bloggers out there who want true democratic rule for Pakistan’s 165 million people to unite in opposition.
From now on, I am asking bloggers to consistantly refer to Musharraf as “Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf” consistantly linking back to a post I made explaining this idea in greater detail.
The post allows threaded comments, so that those opposed to Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf can start discussing ways that we can organize and unite in opposition to his dictatorial actions.
My hope is that a consistant message of opposition to martial law and support for democracy in Pakistan can help to influence the media away from legitimizing the Musharraf regime by referring to him as a President. By definition, he cannot be a President if he refuses the right for his government’s Supreme Court to decide whether his running for office is legal or not.
Please drop by the post, leave a comment as to what ideas you have on how we can best unite in opposition to martial law, and please do consider using the phrase “Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf”, linking back to the post.
Thank you,
Mark Kraft
THE PRESIDENT……!
dont worry he would meet his fate..this is max he can do and he did it lets see what happens.
next two days are important…
@MB
People like you are exactly whats wrong with this country. This is not about whether Musharaf is right or wrong, its about your ridiculous reaction to it.
Everytime a leader comes in, everybody starts with he/she is so amazing, and at the end of their tenure, they go crazy about how they were the worst thing to happen to the country. And then they forget. Like with BB or Sharif. They raped and plundered, but everybody seems to be okay with that now.
“We dont need his F***ing drama speeches and his F*** ARMY.” This is the real f***ing drama. The Army is one of the last credible institutions left in this country, and it is whats kept Pakistan out of harms way many a time.
Where was all this complaining when Musharaf took over? No screaming about dictator or marshal law, at that time, everybody was so happy that the crazy Nawaz was gotten rid off. And now its back to the classic pakistani past time of the blame game.
However he is, I think Musharaf is an overall positive influence. I do not agree with the way our Judiciary is acting, being all political. They had my support to an extent, but then they became like everyone else and somehow became a powerhungry political party. Where in the world does a Chief Justice or a high Judge go on rallies rousing supporters and protesters.
And we have to get over this mentality of going on strike every time something happens. No wonder this country isnt going anywhere, half the time we’re on holiday!!! Everytime some idiots like, this is for Pakistan, …and burns tires in the middle of the street or burns a bus. How does that help anything ?
Lets see where this goes, and as a nation, voice are opinion based on something concrete rather than just blind hatred, which at this time, seems to be channeled at Musharaf.
@ali: u cant realize the situation while sitting in usa.
we know the ground realities. MB is right in his context. Mehangai azaab ban gaye hay. Street crimes ,mobi8le snatching et etc., i have never seen such anarchy in mylife in pakistan.
He has almost led the country to civil war.
90% of ppl dont like him. he has led this country to a disaster. There seems no way out. Now this emergency is only to remove CJ PROPERLY.
So that he can play freely. I appreciat CJ efforts to release those prisoners , captured by agencies for no reason. He has done many good things. I think its time for MUSHARRAF TO DIE now.
last time in 99 it was coup against sitting govt coz it was about to fire him this time it was coup against CJ and supreme court coz it was about to fire him..
this selfish power hungry dictator would never shed his uniform until death.. he’ll have a similar fate like the past dictators..
God safe us from this SHATAN(Musharaff).
AMIN
I totally understand all the point of views mentioned. You have a right to form your own opinion based on your own experiences. I actually am in karachi right now, I dont know what made you feel I was situated in the States.
I, like im sure most of you, am tired of no good leaders being available to us, a country of over 150 million people. I mean, all we could come up with is BB and Nawaz, two highly corrupt and unethical individuals. I only mention these two because they are the front-runners in any election.
If its time for Musharaf to go, so be it. I just pray for someone worthy to replace him. I dont think its any improvement removing him and adding the two idiots I mentioned earlier.
Instead of collectively protesting, maybe we should collectively pray. Pray for someone worthy to come by and lead us all out of this mess, so once again we can proudly say we are Pakistani.
Ali@
whether you a very much ignorant…stubborn … or some relative of mush….etc…
this emergency is not imposed to tackle swaat or taliban as these elements can be tackled without emergency…..
this is imposed only to stop resistance against musharraf ……..what do think …
1..courts were supporting terrorist…
2.. media was increasing terrorism..
3.. telephone is a source of increasing terrorism
If the motto of army is just to obey the orders of any idiot holding the top position then we are better without this ‘Institution’
Please lets all pitch in and send money to pakistan to construct a colossal grave for Musharraf
HE SHOULD BE BURIED 6 FEET BELOW THE UGLIEST GUTTER IN RAWALPINDI.
DEATH TO MUSHARRAF, Down with Napak Army THIS iS THE TIME TO MOBILIZE.
@Imran
You prove my point exactly. You feel your opinion matters, and others are “very much ignorant…stubborn … or some relative of mush….etc…”
grow up. Theres no place for such childish comments here. Btw, I read this exact comment else where, so Im not sure whether you’re going to different threads and copy and pasting, or just dont have anything new to say.
As for the 3 points you made, let me clarify for you. The courts were not directly supporting terrorism, but by creating so much red tape for the authorities, they were circumventing their abilities. The Media has nothing to do with this, it was disabled to prevent mass hysteria and rumor mongering. As for the mobile service, it was only disabled in Islamabad, not all of Pakistan, and there were various reasons for it, including security, and for controling the situation, which included quick implementation of martial law. Whether martial law was a good idea or not is not what we’re discusinng, im explaing why those things happened.
So understand these things, instead of just writing emotion filled comments, and calling other people names. If the only way you can prove your point is by insulting others, i feel sorry for you.
“If the motto of army is just to obey the orders of any idiot holding the top position then we are better without this ‘Institution’”
Haha, you’re silly. EVERY credible army in the world follows this. Can you imagine the chaos if every decision from the General was debated by the army?
“Geez guys, I dunno, the General told us to go here, but I dont agree, lets sit down and think about it”. C’mon now.
So many US soldiers disagreed with what Bush was doing, but they swore allegiance to America, and followed out their orders. Im not saying its right, im saying understand that situation.
Our army is out there dying for us, putting their lives on risk for us, so you can sit in your comfy room and air your opinions over the internet. If you want to blame the generals, fine, they make the decision, they can handle blame. But leave the army out of it, and learn to show some appreciation and respect.
“I dont know what made you feel I was situated in the States”. Ali, there are ppl (rather many ppl) who just think like Bush (either with us or against us). These ppl think that their views are shared by 90% of the Pakistanis (wihtout any scientific data). Guys, just be open for opposing views instead of writing ignorant, stubborn, blah blah.
@Asa
“Please lets all pitch in and send money to pakistan to construct a colossal grave for Musharraf. HE SHOULD BE BURIED 6 FEET BELOW THE UGLIEST GUTTER IN RAWALPINDI.DEATH TO MUSHARRAF, Down with Napak Army THIS iS THE TIME TO MOBILIZE.”
LOL..are you serious ? haha, your comment is pretty funny..in a sad way. From your comment, its clear you arnt in Pakistan, “send money to pakistan”. If you really want to pitch in, why dont you come over to Pakistan. Work here, pay taxes, contribute to the country. Or even if you just want to go on the street, by all means, come protest. But I can guarantee in the first sign of any street protest, people like you are the first ones to run into their house and turn on their ADT.
@Asa
“Please lets all pitch in and send money to pakistan to construct a colossal grave for Musharraf. HE SHOULD BE BURIED 6 FEET BELOW THE UGLIEST GUTTER IN RAWALPINDI.DEATH TO MUSHARRAF, Down with Napak Army THIS iS THE TIME TO MOBILIZE.”
LOL..are you serious ? haha, your comment is pretty funny..in a sad way. From your comment, its clear you arnt in Pakistan, “send money to pakistan”. If you really want to pitch in, why dont you come over to Pakistan. Work here, pay taxes, contribute to the country. Or even if you just want to go on the street, by all means, come protest. But I can guarantee in the first sign of any street protest, people like you are the first ones to run into their house and turn on their “ADT”.
I find no reason why Musharraf is being blamed?what exactly wrong has he done?
Musharraf also asking to follow some policy(Emergency for Instance) that’s it? why this all fuss on this post for last few hours?
@bluemax
thanks, your comment was refreshing. Im not asking anyone to agree with my point of view, just let me have mine and you may have yours.
And sorry for posting my second last comment twice, there was a problem with my internet.
Guys, just be open for opposing views
this is impossible in Pakistan Period.
@Ali, Ditto. Do the people out in Pakistan really think if Nawaz/Bibi were ruling, there would be no[or less] street crimes. I guess they have forgotten early 90’s when there were always 10’s of people dying in Khi. Credit to Mush that we don’t see sunni/shia thing, we don’t see too many target killing.
while I don’t agree with what is going on, Ali does have a point. We all celebrated when Mush upended NS in 1999. This is a cycle which seems to repeat in Pakistan. Today’s villains are yesterday’s heroes, and vice versa.
Look at it this way. If Gens. Kyani and Majid, along with the corpse commanders decide that Mush has gone far enough, and proceed to remove him, wouldn’t there be spontaneous celebrations in the streets? A new general wil be our new hero overnight. Think about it …
I SALUTE MUSHARRAF FOR FINALLY DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM, IN THE SPIRIT OF THE QUAID’S VISION OF A PROGRESSIVE PAKISTAN, NOT A FANATIC PAKISTAN.
WE, THE NORMAL MAJORITY OF PAKISTAN REFUSE TO BE HIJACKED BY A MINORITY OF MULLAHS AND FANATIC FUNDAMENTALISTS WHO WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIFE ACCORDING TO OBSOLETE 14TH CETURY LAWS.
LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRATIC STATE OF PAKISTAN.
@khanabadosh & @ali
we celebrated when mush took over we made a mistake and we had much of it…thats settled.
@ali: whether BB comes or nawaz sharif there are 160 miliion souls other than you if they decide whats your or my problem…
if these bastards had let BB or nawaz govern for five years full term they wouldn’t be here right now..establisment itself doesnt want to break status quo.
FUCK OFF MUSHARRAF FUCK OFF GENERALS..DEMOCRACY IS OUR FUTURE not YOU FAGGOTS
if using F* word can kick Musharraf out then we should all sing in chorus.
we don’t see too many target killing.
are you kidding or being sarcastic?
I still want to give` em (Musharaf and generals)the benefit of the doubt and I am not insane.
People on the opposite (fanatics and khao peos) are comming up with tough game plan and I wish there was any other alternative.Remember Musharaf (IF HE IS )is not only power hungry. I dont see any other good alternative than Musharaf. (sorry readers) He is a smart guy unfortunately you need some authority to bring about a good change.
I would still give him little bit more time but definitely not let him off the hook.(keep an eye on him and I am sure he knows that too)
as I said earlier which got censored. This is not first time nor last time. Those who like me born in 70s(late 70s precisely) already faced ,martial law of Zia and further oldies saw other martial laws. This migh be new for kids who were not born at that time or were in pampers so let them enjoy.
This is not US where 9/11 happened first time and entire awam went mad.
I think all should b thankful of Musharraf that he is giving us rest by censoring everything. Too much bloggin and rants made us bloggers tired. So thanks Mush. now we can have a peaceful life without blogging.
Good step by Musharraf to counter the lawyers/judges/journalists who are on the payroll of anti-state forces / opposition and propagate their own agenda. Plus the extremists were taking advantage of the situation and creating more anarchy due to the traitorous judiciary.
Long live Pakistan Army, Long live Musharraf and Long live Pakistan.
We are sensationalizing the issue. While it is true that imposing emergency is certainly not a commendable act, but its not end of the world either.
if emergency means elimination of terrorism then I wonder why didn’t you give this advise to Bush who is in your neighbor?
Bush was given extraordinary powers by both Democrats and Republicans to deal with the terrorists. This was unprecedented in US history, but all the parties agreed rightly or wrongly to award the president such powers, which could be termed as emergency by American Standards.
In Pakistan we are surrounded by hypocrats, if the govt doesnt takes any action then they start complaining and if it takes action hue & cry is raised and terrorrists are made heroes.Nobody asks elected representatives from Swat, what are they doing, no one blames NWFP MMA govt.
Now emergency has been imposed and the preseident has spoken. For me actions speak louder than words, if in next few days a full scale clean up is initiated then I will support this action otherwise, I will deem this as an exercise in personal survival.
Agar thanda kar key khatey tou yeh nobat nahein Aatie, Musharraf is not Zia and neither he is Ayub, but people dont realize it.
@ Adnan your highness
Emergency is to keep Musharaf to eliminate terrorism. (Jahalat)
A= B= C is same as A= C
:)
and why are you always insulting young commentator for their lack of history knowledge?
History is all over the internet.
Would you like some insult in return?
I dont care about if Mush imposes a marshal law in the country. all I want is peace & stability and Musharraf was delivering that successfully until he started talking about “democracy crap”.
there is a huge flaw in the system. how can you have democracy and military ruler at the same time?? i asked this question to my folks when i first saw him take oath in 1999, i guess, as the president of Pakistan, wearing “army uniform”. That was the best joke of that year for me.
Long Live Pakistan!!
and now he proves me right that it WAS A JOKE.
lets admit Mush is still better than all the current politicians and so called leaders of IRP.
In last eight years country’s economy has gone from bad to worse. Only assets we have are what we got after privitization of various profit-making institutions. Our goverment is acting like a crazy richman’s kid who lives a lavish life for a short while be selling what his father made in years and at the end of the day has nothing left. Killing is allowed if you are a government supporter (ref: 12-May-07. If CJ took SOMOTO on this type of acts this is termed as harassing government officers. May Allah guide every one to the best path there is available.
IF Pakistani Army was doing their job of safe guarding the border with Afghanistan then we were not having this extremism among us. BTW why we still not able to have a marked border between Afghanistan and Pakistan why Pakistan cannot control Northern Areas if it’s independent area then why those people are allowed to come to Pakistan without visa or passport. That area has become a heaven for criminals.
Neena, we have extremism because your fav benazir started Talibans. Then instead of spending $16.Bn on security she gave it to her “khasam”.
Self, atleast don’t twist the history Gen. Zia the evil of all started it.
Hey you all, LONG LIVE Musharaff Long live Pakistan and Down with the CROOK Chief Justice Ifti Chodry He Should be man enough to attack from the FRONT>
Hey you all, LONG LIVE Musharaff Long live Pakistan and Down with the CROOK Chief Justice Ifti Chodry He Should be man enough to attack from the FRONT> Jiyae Bhutto.
“Self, atleast don’t twist the history Gen. Zia the evil of all started it.
Posted by: Neena at November 4, 2007 06:33 AM”
You mean she did not give $1.6B to her khasam?
Self - Why should I tell when you twist history in favor of you?
All you people crib about his rule and how bad it has been, and cry for ‘democracy’ to return. There is no such thing as a democracy, it is an illusion as there are only levels of how much democracy any country wants to allow. I mean if you want a thugs(BB & Fat Baldie aka Nawaz) in silk suits to run this country in the name of democracy then you’re priorities and passion for the country is a bit warped. I dont support his declaration either but lets see what he does in the next 2 weeks. Lets hope this delcartion of state of emergency gives him carte blanche to go after these dogs in the North who are ruining our beloved nation. In the meantime like Neena said we should voice our opinions for a impenetrable border with Afghanistan, and also for free and compulsory education in the nation. Because lets face it without education this country will keep rocking back and forth. There is no point fighting each other its time to join hands and better this country economically and intelectually. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!
Musharraf this , Musharraf that….. the person is only human…. and definitely not perfect! As a matter of fact the whole mess is because of his brainless advisers. In my opinion he had been a far better ruler than we hav seen in 2 decades. he put Pakistan back on the map…
His actions might not be 100% justifiable but under the circumstances that was the best choice or our country is on the brink of civil war.
If you note he did mention its not constitutionally possible to govern the country. That is true. What constitution. We have hardly followed it since the day it was written. So dont talk about constitution people, every politician have derived their own set of rules by which they abide and expect us to put a blind eye towards it.
so long. May Allah keep all of us from harms way
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Very sad time for our country.All this energy is going on creating these dramas.Musharraf will be rememered as a “Drama Queen” some day.
He loves power.Being short and dumb this is all he got.He is a basket case.BB and Sharif werent any better either.This tells us all that the quality of our people has gone down so much that we keep getting third class leaders.Our founding father Jinnah did predict that that each new leader we will get will be worst then the one before.
People of this country want to work hard and go about their business, there a few crazy zealots who are holding the whole country for ransom, if this emergency helps in their elimination then ok else it will be a futile act. As for Musharaf I have never questioned his sincerity but that doesnt mean that he cant be stupid.Lets see what happens next, I guess this is the final test, in fifteen days we will know what our president is all about.
As for other politicians, during every crises they have just tried to take as much political mileage as they can, nobody has worked for consensus on any critical issue or keep National interest over and above their own petty interests.
Dear bloggers,
Musharraf, turned out be a new Fuehurer. Fuehurer, in german this means Leader but this term applied as a curse such as Firoon (Pharao, kings of ancient Egypt).
Few uneducated, low IQ juvenile army generals prooved how reckless they are and they give a damn about the people of Pakistan.
If army has any sense of responsibility ask Fuehurer to stop doing his non-sense.
Shahid mian. If it’s all to eliminate jahalat which you call terrorism then why another Jahil and terrorist that is the dictator is up to do all this? yeh to wohi huwa k dakoo chor ko galian dey. How lame.
and who’s YOUNG commenter here and why the commenter can’t access history which you say is available on Internet?
I SALUTE MUSHARRAF FOR FINALLY DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM, IN THE SPIRIT OF THE QUAID’S VISION OF A PROGRESSIVE PAKISTAN, NOT A FANATIC PAKISTAN.
WE, THE NORMAL MAJORITY OF PAKISTAN REFUSE TO BE HIJACKED BY A MINORITY OF MULLAHS AND FANATIC FUNDAMENTALISTS WHO WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIFE ACCORDING TO OBSOLETE 14TH CETURY LAWS.
LONG LIVE THE DEMOCRATIC STATE OF PAKISTAN.
Posted by: Imran at November 4, 2007 02:31 AM
listen prick he,s not drawing the line between terrorists and extremists, the guy is a power freak who knows is days are numbered, in his statement he said the judical system was corrupt
so was he gonna do demolish all the courts the way he had lal masjid demolished,
ShahidnUSA,
You said, “Emergency is to keep Musharaf to eliminate terrorism (Jahalat)”.
Agree in principle with what you said, but one correcton needed there bro.
TERRORISM and JAHALAT are 2 DIFFERENT things.
Jahalat is illeteracy (which is not a crime).
Terrorism is intimidation, to force your sick point of view on other people’s lives (which is a crime). Therefore … Jahalat is our own problem; Terror is everybody’s problem.
Addendum to ShahidnUSA,
1. TERRORISM and JAHALAT are 2 DIFFERENT things.
2. But ofcourse if you want to draw the parallel between TERROSRISM and JIHAD, well that’s a debate which is ongoing in the Developed World. And needs to be understood by the conservative (not-so-modern) muslims … before all muslims (modern & not-modern) see the end of civilization.
Is someone directed you guys at KMB and LMB to censor comments because my regular remarks are being held? Stay cool guys we are with you in these hard times.
“Emergency is to keep Musharaf to eliminate terrorism“.
He need to get rid of *some guys* (can’t write who otherwise this comment would never make it) in his government who are pretty close to Extremists ideologically. Remember Lal mosque someone let them sneak arms in that fort called Islamabad.
Editorial, The News, Nov 4
Black Saturday
Sunday, November 04, 2007
November 3 will go down as another dark day in Pakistan’s political and constitutional history. It can be safely said that this is one of General Pervez Musharraf’s gravest errors of judgment, and a sorry indication that nothing has been learnt from the mistakes of the past. The imposition of emergency rule and suspension of the 1973 Constitution announced on Saturday is only going to destroy the very institutions that this country crucially needs for evolving into a true democracy, particularly the judiciary, media and parliament. It will further fracture an already weakened federation, alienate those who have grievances against the centre, such as the Tribal Areas and Balochistan, and push whatever little credibility the government had down a very deep abyss. Such a draconian step will also have little effect on our ability to fight terrorism and extremism. It would be fair to assume that the emergency has been imposed only to target two institutions: the judiciary and the media but it may well have poisonous effects on another: i.e. parliament. Those in the ruling PML-Q will be foolish not to realise that the legislative branch of government has received a death blow as well since the imposition has come from an army general.
The fact that the official statement carrying the emergency announcement used ‘army chief’ rather than president to refer to the authority behind the promulgation is significant as well indicating that perhaps what we have on our hands is a de facto martial law — one in which the assemblies will function but only to give the impression that democracy has not been hampered in any manner. Furthermore, the timing of the proclamation, a few days before an expected judgment on a case that could have potentially declared the president’s re-election null and void, is such that very few people in this country, or overseas for that matter, will buy the argument that it has been imposed to arrest the deteriorating law and order situation and to allow the government to focus on fighting extremism and militancy. It will be difficult to remove public doubts that it has only been imposed to target a superior judiciary that has finally found some spine and is carrying out its constitutional role of acting as a watchdog on the executive, which in Pakistan’s case was often overstepping its constitutionally-defined authority. As for the media, the fact that private television channels were blacked out for the better part of Saturday is a grim indication of the government’s intentions. However, here too, such bans are essentially counter-productive and will be seen by ordinary Pakistanis as a desperate act of a regime bent on shielding itself from criticism.
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of Pakistan has been informed that his services were no longer required. In any case, the promulgation of a provisional constitutional order would mean that most of the judges of the Supreme Court who had in recent weeks taken a brave and defiant stand against the government and the military would be pushed aside and not be invited to take a fresh oath; many would in all probability decline such an offer. As news of the imposition of emergency spread, eight members of the Supreme Court defiantly struck down the proclamation, which could well trigger off a new stand-off. The future is not looking good — not least because the president’s move is bound to have massive repercussions and a severe response from all segments of civil society. Such acts are indefensible at any time, more so in this day and age.
@ Mr Omar R Qureshi
I respect your concern and I understand you are upset. I am as well. But please caution on using inflammatory phrases such as:
Poisonous effect
found some spine
defiant stand
Future is not looking good etc. etc.,
Please dont fuel the fire
Thank you
“fuel the fire” … ShahidnUSA, thats what our 3 main TV news channels have been doing since last 5 years. Live telecasts showing gory details after bomb blasts, spreading baseless conspiracy theories, jumping to conclusions without even a hint of fact, etc. etc. I am all for airing open debates and discussions (healthy or otherwise) but igniting passion and spreading confusion is pathetic.
Omar Qureshi
Judges are defiant to hide their corruption and does not want to go to jail.Police is less corrupt than our judges.You go kill some one ,give two lakh to Black Coat lawyers(liers)and u are out of prison.that kind of Justice they were providing.Shame on these corrupt judges.
Long Live Musharaff.
Geo Musharaf…! This country is not ready for a democracy, we need this emergency, martial law or whatever you want to call it to keep everyone in check. And that’s exactly what the PRESIDENT said in his speech; we just need time. Who cares if he’s in office for 8 years, at least he’s doing something for the country, unlike others who keep coming back. Be it democracy, or military rule - as long as the economy is flourishing or on the way to it, and common person needs are fulfilled (water, electricity, etc.) then who cares about what kind of government it is. May Allah help our president to make the right decisions and InshAllah Pakistan will come back strong again.
“Geo Musharaf…! This country is not ready for a democracy, we need this emergency, martial law or whatever you want to call it to keep everyone in check.”
See, this is the problem. He wants to keep a check on everybody, but wont allow anybody to question what He is doing.
Why in the world, do we need a “dictator” who wants himself above the law?
What do you want to question him about? You think anybody else will be elected democratically? I don’t think so. Bhutto won’t be elected democratically, she’ll pay people aka “grass roots” to vote for her party, and blah blah blah. A dictator is the only way Pakistan can be tamed, unfortunately. That’s the truth, not like we follow laws anyway, its the kind of nation that needs a dictator. IF you want to call him a dictator. What other choice do you have? Which one was better? Pakistan under BB rule? Sharif Rule? or Musharraf rule? All facts and figures tell us that Musharraf is the only choice we have. So like I said GEO MUSHARRAF.
I completely agree with Faraz. This nation deserves corrupt people like Benazir and Nawaz, we should be thankful that we have Musharraf who has done alot of goodas compared to the rest. As they say, beggers can’t be choosers. Sorry if I offended anyone, I am a part of this nation and was just trying to lay out some hard facts.
Now everyone is with the lawyers (thanks to the media, sansationalization by the lawyers etc.) Since we are such an emotional nation, we are very esy to be convinced by anyone (look at BB’s and Nawaz’s followership even after minting so much money, people are atill crazy about them). We all have forgotten how corrupt the judiciary in our country is, its basis is bribery and personal gain. Who gives a damn about the people of Pakistan. If you think the lawyers or ex CJ is loyal to the country, then you are sadly mistaken my friends. They all have their gains, CJ wants to be the next PM (as was promised by Nawaz). Anyway, hope things get better during the emergency rule. God bless my country.
for all those who say we can never have democracy and need a ‘danda’…..its insulting calling pakistanis cattle and sheep….I am a free man and no gun or boot shall silence me….if you want your brothers to be ruled by fascist dictators then you have no role in this country as this was founded with the sweat and blood of our fore fathers who fought the british for the same reason that today we have no civil liberties…..free to gather to protest , free to voice my concern against who ever I want and free to send the army to the baracks as they are on our payroll …through taxes…
I WANT MY CONSTITUTION BACK!!!
RESTORE THE REPUBLIC!!!