President Musharaf on his latest press conference held Nov 11, 2007 looked very agitated and edgy. He failed to give one solid and legitimate reason for his so called "Emergency". He said that this emergency was necessary so that Army could be deployed in the Swat region. However Pakistani Constitution allows the deployment of Pakistan Armed Forces in any province on the request of the Chief Minister. Chief Minister of NWFP has previously requested the deployment of PAK Army in various areas and Army was deployed. Hence President's justification of Emergency just because Army deployment was needed is baseless. He could have easily deployed Army without the proclamation of Emergency.
He also said that he went into various discussions with Civil Society before making a decision on Emergency, he failed to name who though. I am not sure what his definition of Civil Society is, I hope he does not mean his cabinet. None of the Civil Society in Pakistan was consulted, Civil Society has denied it itself and even if they were consulted, they would have never suggested him in the favor of his actions.
He also said that emergency was needed as Judiciary was acting against the government and it was making the government hard to function. In any civilized Nation, it is the requirement of the judiciary to keep checks and balances on the government. Judiciary's actions were the direct results of governments wrongdoings. President mentioned that "only few people" in the judiciary were to be blamed. If we take him for his words then how come majority of judges refused to take oath under the new PCO. Even those who took oath were forced, bribed and manipulated.
On various occasions during the Press Conference, President kept on emphasizing that he wants to clear the doubts of International Media and governments overseas. Even during the question answer session, he was leaning towards talking to international media. This is so shameful for Pakistan that our own President is way more concerned about clearing the doubts of international community and does not even care of his own people. It looked like, he was trying to portray a liberal and honest image of himself in front of international community, setting aside what his own community thinks of himself.
3 comments:
I totally agree with you the points you made in this blog by solid reasoning to back them up. Musharraf says in one of his speeches that Pakistani people are with him, but its his fond fancy to think like that as nobody is with him, how come a person come out in the streets to protest against you as he will be put behind the bars as soon as he protest against you jungle law.
Musharraf is a sort of person that even if his son disagree with him in any matter, he will warn him in these words "Change your views, otherwise get ready for the consequences". I have gone far in my words against this jungle law but someone in our country has to be bold enough to speak boldly which is still lacking not only in our people but also in our leaders.
Keep on asking Musharraf to remove the uniform, hold elections on time and restore judiciary are one of those demands that depicts that we have accepted to live under his jungle regime. Its a high time that Musharraf not only remove his uniform, resign from his office but he is a person who should be charged according to the law in the court as he is guilty of killing innocent people in Lal Mosque, arresting many lawyers without warrant and many more which the whole nation know better.
Every Pakistani has to do its part, whether in Paksitan or abroad. Lets show this dictator who he is dealing with? Lets show the World that we are Nation of integrity and principals. Lets fight to the extreme and get our voices heard. Lets boycott his Press Conference and his wicked words. Please send me details of your Friday protest in Stockholm so we can move people in big numbers.
musharrafs actions seems to be the last ditch efforts of a desperate man who wants to cling on to power at what ever cost possible. but one thing he does not seem to realize that this is not the sixties or eighties when it was possible to keep people in the dark about the affairs. even though he has banned all private channels people get to know about the situation through internet.
I sincerely hope and pray that better sense prevails among those in the corridors of power and for once start thinking about our own people instead furthering the agendas of some foriegn powers at the cost of owr own stabiliy and security.
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