The Villain of Villains

Drop that MAJ and I'll read this article.

Good take on what is now a social phenomenon...i.e. Zardari

And Mushy said unto the Lord, "O Lord, my folks have wronged me, they un-garbed a commando out of his choice; make them suffer and punish them with sustained democracy" And the Lord smileth, "Not to worry, Mushy old boy, they will have it"
And the Lord said, "Let there be blight"; and there was Zardari. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Major

Well said, thoroughly enjoyed your piece. Thanks

Maj..I don't know if you are really a Major but what do you think about ''VILLAINS'' in Pakistani Army like ZIA,MUSH,AYUB,YAYA KHAN????????????????Who really screwed Pakistan during their dictatorships,and thanks to Zia who created monsters like Taliban.

http://thepathans.blogspot.com/

There is a general tendency to blame President Asif Ali Zardari for every thing under the sun: he is responsible for the price hike, for non-revival of top judiciary, for non implementation of the 'Niazam-e-Adl in Swat, for the drone attacks and for the falling standards of education and for the downward trend in estate market and even the stock market.

I wonder how one man could be held answerable for so many things; he has to be a giant or super natural being. He is not. President Zardari is an ordinary person with extraordinary qualities. AAZ suffered because of this 'friendship' tag and I fail to figure out how long he will be made to suffer as it is not possible for him to abandon his 'friendship' route.

As Pakistan faces a make-or-break scenario all eyes are focused on him and he is doing his best.

He is in a precarious situation. If he strikes a deal with the militants in Swat, the US raises its eyebrows and if he doesn't he buys the anger of all those who favour a safe and peaceful Swat. Is it easy to clean up the mess created by Pervez Musharraf?

It was the responsibility of AAZ to steer this country out of Musharraf presidency and he played this inning admirably. Even Nawaz Sharif tends to agree it was no easy task to drive Musharraf out of the presidency. It was Asif Ali Zardari who raised the slogan 'Go Musharraf go' and within weeks, out he went disgraced and injured with his ego he primed the most.

In the post-Musharraf scenario it was not easy to pick up the pieces and build institutions. It is hard to disagree with the fact that Mr Zardari has proved himself to be the real son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Shaheed. Musharraf was a hard nut to crack but Mr Zardari dismantled him within no time and now he is lecturing on national security in India almost playing a 'Pakistani Gorbachev' in Armani suits. Musharraf was well dressed but was not well prepared for Zardari's onslaught that took him by surprise and forced his to surrender the presidency.

We must not to forget that President Zardari despite his weaknesses is a national leader. He can never sell one rupee roti in Larkana; Bhutto's home town and deprive others who buy it in five rupees. He has to take care of all even the poor miner in Baluchistan to a farmer in Multan to a school girl in Swat.

He cherishes national ethos of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. He once rightly declared: "I am Bhuttos's son in law, not of any 'natho khera'." Times and tides have proved that AAZ was so right. This man who is a father of two daughters and one son needs a break.

He deserves some mercy, some passion, and some consideration. He has hurt nobody, he is wounded and hurt, his children Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Asifa are wounded and hurt. The country of Benazir Bhutto's children deserves mercy in a ruthless society.

http://thepathans.blogspot.com/

Re: # 6
Khyber,
"This man who is a father of two daughters and one son needs a break."

Needs a BREAK, my Khyber Pass (that's an euphimism for one's hinderquarters)!!!

He's already broken whatever is left of our collective backs! His children KNOW who is responsible for the Laiqat Bagh KILL.

Damned dynasty!

Re: # 6
"The country of Benazir Bhutto's children deserves mercy in a ruthless society."

It definitely isn't very polite of you Khyber to comment on Sheikhs' and Queen's lands like that!

Re: # 6
"I am Bhuttos's son in law, not of any 'natho khera'."

He has done with Bhutto's principles precisely what he did with Bhutto's daughter.

Re # 6,9

"He has done with Bhutto's principles precisely what he did with Bhutto's daughter."

Now he is doing exactly the same with the entire nation.

Who killed Benazir..is a different topic and I am not going to open can of worms,lets face reality,if Zardari is a villain then other Pakistani politicians are not Angel either,the fact is they are all VILLAIN,corrupt and selfish but the real VILLAINS are Generals of Pakistani army who never won a war but always broke their constitutional promise and messed up the country.Zia was the one who started Pakistan's downfall. Zia was founder of drugs and arms culture in Pakistan .Zia was the dictator who damaged Pakistan most. Mushy boy played double game with Americans and did not crush Taliban and nation knows about two other villains of Pak army too.
http://pukhtunkhwatimes.blogspot.com/

Re: # 11

Nobody denies what Ameer ul Momaineen or Mushy did or what we are reaping owing to all those misdoings. But the article speaks of various (mis)deeds of sitting Mr. President, who by the way has some serious work at hand as far as his public and international image and rating is concerned.

Give the devil his due share ;)

Re: # 12...What I am trying to say is that MAJ.AZHAR should write a fair article and should have mentioned other villains of Pakistani politics too , I think it was not fair to just single out one rotten egg and ignore others.

Re: # 13,
"Rotten egg"!
Who? :o

We are told that Zardari has amassed wealth by corruption.
We know that Zardari was jailed for a few years by the Military government.
After becoming President, Mr. Zardari offered a congenial and peaceful posture towards India. His government had announced a welfare/assistance program named after his late wife. His government, besides being faced with the insurgency problem, does not hold sway in matters of governance, it appears. A government that does not represent Punjab and military could be easily branded ineffective.
History has seen un-expected heroes and villains. Achilles wanted to avoid war but he became a legendary war hero.

Re: # 11 Posted by KHYBER on May 20, 2009 1:35:06 am

It seems to me these days pakis may have finally realized that no one in the world like Pakis and the way they have handled themselves inside and outside puristan. Punjoos are the biggest contributors of this negative international image. This ethnic group, whether they are part of pml-n, pml-q, TI or JI have almost always promoted their ethnic brand of politics. This kind of politics is not sustainable in the 21st. century. Pakis must prepare themselves for the worst that is yet to come. Paindoostan can not survive such a political thought. Just look at your local “halaal meat� market run by a paki, and you will easily figure out the problem faced by a paki mind.