Men in Khaki

In addition to reading about cricket, the rest of the world is reading about a new game invented by the Pakistani authorities. The name of the game is still in the making. Hopefully, the audience will come up with their recommendations on the name soon. And we will read another biography, highlighting the team lead`s adventures, ``In the line of a new game``.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan.justice/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.justice.reut/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/pakistan.justice/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan.justice.ap/index.html

when will third world tin pot dictators learn that the US is a fickle friend and if she can put you in power she can also remove you from power.

That`s why I admire people like Mugabe and Chavez and Mahathir of Malaysia (and the Iranians) -- they have the balls to tell the US to go fcuk themselves. Our great leaders masha Allah bent over and say, `Sar jii, itna theek eh ya hor thora dinga ho jaavaaN?``

This article is been published on http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au
US looks at plan to oust Musharraf

* Bruce Loudon, South Asia correspondent
* March 14, 2007

THE US has indicated for the first time that it might be willing to back plans by elite echelons of the military in Islamabad to oust Pervez Musharraf from power, as the Pakistani President was beset by major new difficulties over his attempts to sack the country`s chief justice.
Reports yesterday quoting highly placed US diplomatic and intelligence officials - previously rusted on to the view that General Musharraf was an indispensable Western ally in the battle against terrorism - outlined a succession plan to replace him.

US officials told The New York Times the plan would see the Vice-Chief of the Army, Ahsan Saleem Hyat, take over from General Musharraf as head of the military and former banker Mohammedmian Soomro installed as president, with General Hyat wielding most of the power.

The report adds another dimension to the range of challenges bearing down on the embattled military ruler following his weekend sacking of chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, whom he appointed just over a year ago.

Thousands of lawyers clashed with baton-wielding riot police yesterday during a nationwide day of action against the sacking of the top judge. About 3000 lawyers wearing smart black suits and chanting ``Down with Musharraf`` dismantled barriers in an attempt to stage a sit-in outside the Lahore High Court building.

More than 40 lawyers and 15 police were injured in the clashes. Police repeatedly baton-charged the demonstrators, some of them senior members of the bar, arresting 25 people.

In Islamabad, police barricaded the Supreme Court where the Supreme Judicial Council was meeting in camera to consider as-yet unspecified charges against the chief justice involving alleged misuse of his authority.

There was chaos and confusion as the council began its hearings last night. Having been held virtually under siege and incommunicado in his residence, the chief justice refused to get into a government car sent to convey him to the Supreme Court.

Instead, he stunned officials by starting to walk, surrounded by supporters, and told reporters he rejected any suggestion he had abused his office. Police soon intervened, however, and he was forced into a car and taken to another building before being transferred to the Supreme Court.

As courts across the country remained paralysed in protest, motives for the sacking emerged when it was disclosed that last month Justice Iftikhar said in a speech that General Musharraf could not continue as army chief beyond the expiry of his term as President later this year.

General Musharraf has a highly controversial plan that would have him elected to another five-year term as President by existing federal and provincial legislatures - before general elections are held.

But he also wants to continue as Army Chief of Staff, something that is bitterly opposed by political leaders as well as the international community. The plan would be challenged in the courts, and the chief justice`s strong words on the issue may have forced the President to take pre-emptive action to remove him.

The bitter wrangling lends weight to those in the US diplomatic and intelligence community who believe it is time to consider the post-Musharraf era.

The US report suggests a growing disenchantment towards General Musharraf in Washington and indicates that the longstanding view that the alternative to his regime would be chaos and a takeover by extremist Islamic mullahs is no longer ascendant.

The US officials say hardline Islamists have usually not done well in elections in Pakistan and that if General Musharraf were removed, a doomsday scenario would not necessarily follow.

The report could be an attempt by Washington to pressure General Musharraf to take stronger action against militants in Pakistan`s border areas near Afghanistan, where the Taliban and al-Qa`ida are operating. But it might also indicate the President`s allies in Washington are about to pull the rug from under him.

99.99% of paki politicians are corrupt and should be lined up and shot. so should musharraf and most of the military brass too. when was the last time they actually did something useful?

#161 Zeemax {`` ``Genghis Khanum`` as per your nemesis neembu ...
And BTW ... I`m screwing her ... not the other way around ... LoL .. ``}

Zeemax,
Pursuing small slant eyed felines is one way to overcome your limiting shortcoming. :)

#160 by Salim_Chauhan

``Genghis Khan.``

err .. ``Genghis Khanum`` as per your nemesis neembu ...

And BTW ... I`m screwing her ... not the other way around ... LoL ..

#159, Zeemax,
No need to get jealous of Altaf Payee - just because your Lucknowi nawaban left your sorry ass and you had to get screwed by ``Genghis Khan.`` LOL :)

#158 ... contd ..

This SOB married a nice Sindhi girl from an illustrious family of Sindh just to chamkaofy his siasat and paraded her on TV ... then this SOB got a daughter from raping her and paraded the baby on TV too as if in this manner he becomes a Sindhi ... This SOB.

Listen ... he`ll always remain a bhayya and a mutarwa ... he`ll never be a Sindhi by raping a Sindhi woman ... this dirty greasy shitty despicable SOB ...

#157 by Salim_Chauhan

Is Pir Saheb Altaf Bhai Bhindiwalla your boss or not .... ?

Zeemax #155,

Zeemax,
Keep on displaying your PPP traits. You are guaranteeing a sad end for yourself on this site. Don`t forget there are Injuns lurking in the bushes and the next time you go to take a crap, you might just return with a premature load of sandalwood, strategically placed for future combustion.

#155 Listen stupid Zeemax,
I call it as I see it. Remember that you are the jingoistic Paki Punju Paindoo ``my shit doesn`t stink`` jerk. Your perception of interactors is determined by your own bias and prejudice. That`s why you are so BORING.

#152 by Salim_Chauhan

Even the rats are abandoning the sinking ship

Altaf threatens to review ties with government

Meaning:

MQM=RATS

GOV`T=SINKING SHIP ..

Guess you goofed up ... LoL

Dear Pakis,

Nobody in his/her right mind would advocate dictatorship - especially a military one. Everyone wants democracy, but there is no quick fix, no cheap freedom, and no instant cure for insanity. Pakistan has NEVER experienced a sustained even limited democracy. Jinnah was basically a universally-accepted autocrat, a one-man show, who needed no ratification of his whimsical ideas. Muslims have an uncanny habit of elevating even the most mediocre of their leaders to positions approaching divinity.

Democracy means much more than mob rule. Majority rule does not mean that a vote can decide the life or death of any hated minorities, confiscation of their wealth, or designation of their community as non-Muslim, naPaak, or discrimination against them in employment, business, or education. There must be concrete, sacred, and inalienable rights assured to ALL citizens - such as in the Bill of Rights. There must be protection for smaller states/provinces, otherwise Delaware would have never joined the United States.

Pakistan has had only two orderly, legal, and fair transitions of power. The first was in the `50s when the Bengali-dominated Awami League and Suharwardy beat the incumbent Muslim League. The second was when an Urdu-speaking Mohajir COS, Mirza Aslam Beg, transferred power to a victorious Benazir Bhutto in 1989. Forget the fact that Gen Aslam Beg was a chutiya when it came to knowledge of military matters - he was the fool who considered helping the Bosnians achieve military success as a futile effort and bound for failure. But he did supervise fair elections and did not grab power for himself - unlike Ayub, Yahya, Zia, and Mushy.

The question to ask is what replaces Mushy in the future? Another two rounds of twiddle dee and twiddle dum will not do. The military must be there ONLY for the defense of the country against FOREIGN enemas - something it has NEVER succeeded in doing effectively. The military should not become a tool of a single province or ethnicity to lord over the rest of the country. The provinces should enjoy full local power - including taxation, police, education, and local legislation. The days of the One Unit and Basic Democracy crap are over. Will Pakis rise to the challenge or are we to expect more of the same? Throwing bricks, burning tires, and smashing windows are not the solution.

#147 by ferozk on March 19, 2007 0:44am PT


Pakistan has a golden and a very rare opportunity


But Pakistanis won`t take it because they`re afraid that going against the military means showing weakness to India..Like it or not, India is a huge factor in all of Pakistan`s decisions..right from the one that brought Mushy to power..



we are witnessing a new realignment of the judiciary with the legislative against the executive.


They were aligned when their interests were aligned...Now that most Pakistanis aren`t happy about the whole disappearance in the GWoT thing and their military`s acquiescence to the US in the GWoT, the pent up anger is bubbling out..this isn`t about a CJ..if the current CJ who is being hailed as a hero had gone against mushy post oct 99, there wouldn`t have been lawyers in the streets protesting his dismissal...

Even the rats are abandoning the sinking ship

Altaf threatens to review ties with government

By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque

KARACHI, March 18: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain warned on Sunday that his party will review its relationship with the government if the use of ‘state violence’ was not stopped immediately.

“We did not support the government’s action of imposing restriction on the press or its acts of violence against peaceful lawyers. MQM is closely monitoring the current situation and demands that the president and the prime minister should stop the use of state power, otherwise the MQM will be absolutely free to exercise all its options in the near future,” Mr Hussain said. He did not elaborate.

He was addressing his party’s activists and supporters gathered here to celebrate the 23rd Foundation Day of the MQM.

He said that the MQM had always raised its voice against injustice and it would continue to do so without any fear of ‘consequences’.

He spoke at length about the current internal political situation, the threats being faced by the country, situation in tribal areas and in Balochistan and the current judicial crisis.

With regard to the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, he clarified that neither the MQM had been taken into confidence nor was it consulted on the matter.

Criticising the government for not consulting the MQM before or after filing of the reference, he said that it was high time to decide whether it wanted to continue working with the MQM, which always supported the government even in difficult times, or it wanted pseudo-friends.

However, he maintained that it was a constitutional and legal matter and all Pakistanis should leave the matter to the Supreme Judicial Council to reach a decision in accordance with the Constitution and law. “This matter should not be used for scoring political points,” he added.

He appealed opposition leaders to lodge their protest in a peaceful manner keeping in view the critical situation the country was facing.

He said MQM believed in freedom of expression and it was concerned over various government restrictions on the media. He condemned the police action on the Islamabad office of Geo News and recent incidents of police violence against protesting lawyers. The MQM leader observed that the government had mishandled the situation in Balochistan and tribal areas and the recent protests of lawyers.

He said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf himself had admitted that some conspiracy was being hatched against him. He urged the president to unmask the conspirators and to take action against them in accordance with the Constitution and the law.

He said that Pakistan’s relations with its neighbouring countries, Iran, Afghanistan and India, were not normal.

He said that the MQM always urged the government to resolve the issue of Balochistan and tribal areas through dialogue, but unfortunately the rulers did not pay heed. He said that the situation in Balochistan was not satisfactory.

He called upon the president, the prime minister and the policy-makers to give complete provincial autonomy and stop interference by the federation into the affairs of the provinces for the sake of solidarity and integrity of Pakistan.

“People of former East Pakistan wanted their rights and they gave them the country. I request the authorities not to adopt similar practices, lest instead of giving provincial autonomy you give them countries,” he said.

He prayed to the Almighty to grant wisdom to the rulers to take decision in national interests.

He asked the government to immediately release all lawyers, political leaders and workers.

Mr Hussain congratulated MQM workers and supporters on the 23rd Foundation Day.

A large number of MQM workers and supporters attended the gathering. The address of Mr Hussain was relayed simultaneously in 20 cities of Pakistan, where the party’s foundation day was celebrated.

Courtesy, Dawn - March 19, 2007 Monday Safar 29, 1428

Pew,

Thank you for the benefit of the doubt. I`d suggest you read the stuff Raman has written and decide for yourself if he is merely critical of Pakistani government policies or an out and out Pakistani (certainly of the Pakistani government and Army) hater. He is a prolific writer and there is no shortage of stuff he has written. Here is one particular example:

``There was a symbiotic relationship between Tricky Mush and Osama bin Laden. He created bin Laden and made him into the dreaded terrorist that he is today or was, if he is dead. He used him against the Soviet troops in Afghanistan and, in 1988, when a Shia revolt for an independent Karakoram State rocked Gilgit in the Northern Areas, he let loose bin Laden and his murderous tribal hordes on the Shias. More Shias were massacred in Gilgit in 1988 than in the Hazara area of Afghanistan under the Taliban post-1996.

The dubious ‘exploits’ of bin Laden helped Tricky Mush, till then considered a mediocre commando, upwards in his career.``

You can read the rest for yourself at http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/idr/vol_17(2)/B_raman.htm

I think this goes beyond ``criticism`` and is clearly ``hatred.``

Regards.