Homecoming of Zardari

why do we continue to get these clowns who claim to be a blessing for Pakistan & Pakistanis while in reality are bigots, corrupt and engage in nepotism. BB, Zardari, Nawas Sharif, AQ Khan ..... and the lists goes on. And yet, without hesitation i can guarantee that they can still get thousands of morons to come to the streets for their support. Pitiful indeed!

Ha ha ha,...i thoroughly enjoyed the article. Very well written in a sarcastic manner.

Zakkk #7

`` bbabu: Pakistans establishment despises anything associated with the word PPP and Bhutto..it`s I am afraid a pathological disease..However Zardari is without an iota of a doubt corrupt and I believe his cronies were also involved in outright murder...

The only thing to his credit is that.....he is in the wrong but he honest;y believes he isn`t..something like George Bush..people can understand even appreciate consistency..Zardari is a corrupt man whose victimisation was made easier because of his corruption..but he has also been consistent..and as such can be better understood.. ``

He probably believes he is a big shot and deserves to do what he pleases.

Pakistan is not an independent, free country. It is under the occupation of one of the most brutal and odious governing entity world has ever seen - right up there in the league of Nazis, Ottomans, PolPot and Catholic Church etc. The mechanics and happenings of the so called political process is, therefore, completely irrelevant. For Pakistan to reconstitute itself in any form of Federal structure or in a State, the pre-requisite will be the liberation of the peoples from the tyranny of Pakistani Establishment. And only then any new social contract, a renegotiation of a new State can happen between the peoples living in the areas called Pakistan. IMO.

bbabu: Pakistans establishment despises anything associated with the word PPP and Bhutto..it`s I am afraid a pathological disease..However Zardari is without an iota of a doubt corrupt and I believe his cronies were also involved in outright murder...

The only thing to his credit is that.....he is in the wrong but he honest;y believes he isn`t..something like George Bush..people can understand even appreciate consistency..Zardari is a corrupt man whose victimisation was made easier because of his corruption..but he has also been consistent..and as such can be better understood...

If some of the accusations against Zardari wrt to corruption and womanizing are true it must be easier to buy him off. why is the guy put in prison for eight years ? I do not think Gandhi and Nehru served eight years in prison at a stretch. Is something going on between Benazir and the Military ? Unless someone is vindictive it does not make sense !!!

Pakistan produces bonzai leaders; midgets pretending to be giants.

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Good article, with some great lines. This one, e.g. ``If Zardari is Nelson Mandela then Benazir must be Mother Teresa. `` ha! ha!

Since childhood, I have found the Bhuttos highly fascinating.

I remember hearing J.A. Bhutto’s speech (made at the U.N. during the India-Pakistan war of 1971) on the radio (I am sure certain senior Chowkies are going all mushy over that one!). At the time, the Pakistani media was really hyping it up and throwing in words like “historic”, while I, a mere child, remember thinking – “So what’s he REALLY saying? That he is GOING from the U.N.? What’s the big deal about that?” In retrospect, that one little event captures the essence of the whole Bhutto clan – a really inflated sense of their own importance, a lot of theatrics but extremely lousy on the action front!

Here are a few things that the Bhuttos could have done differently:

1) Avoided the breakup of Pakistan by letting the eastern wing have political power.
2) Avoided bringing in Zia-ul-Haq (we know where that road led to).
3) Avoided rigging the 1977 elections, which led to widespread unrest and enabled the army to get back into the saddle.
4) Avoided starting work on the nuclear bomb, which would eventually make Pakistan the focus of some real intensive international scrutiny and tie up its hands.
5) Avoided focusing on how to enrich themselves and let some credibility build around civilian institutions, by running a clean administration.
6) Avoided cutting a deal with the Army (again and again (and still trying to weasel in using the same technique))
7) Avoided running to Uncle Sam again and again on Pakistan’s domestic situation – it just makes Benazir look SO foolish!

Indeed, there was a lot to avoid! On the whole, a very clear-cut case of oratorical skills put to use to DAMAGE the country far, far more than any enemies (real of perceived) could ever have accomplished!

People should know when their time is up, but politicians in the subcontinent never do! The real question then is, why does the electorate keep electing and reelecting such individuals! Until THEIR mindset can be changed, one would only expect to see more and more of the Bhuttos (or their Sharif clones). Therefore, for all you say about him, Zardari may indeed be on a (sort of) comeback trail! Unless a fresh crop of individuals with spine can come to leadership positions, but one may need to wait a while for that – a LONG while.

I wonder what any pak politician has to say about this and other similar incidents?.Shame!!.

Pastor Shamoun Babar and his driver Daniel Emanuel of the Ilam Dost Foundation, Peshawar, NWFP were found dead dumped on a road in Peshawar April 07, 2005.Their bodies were mutilated, nose and ears cut off and bullet holes pierced their bodies.The two were found in Mulazai village in Nasirbagh.

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On Easter Sunday,March 27, 2005 there was an attack on the Apostolic Church near Khamba , Lahore, in which a few gunmen opened fire killing one Arshad masih and severely injuring seven other worshippers.

puts a smile on my face... God knows its out of shame or abhorrence….
We have precedents of recruiting members of the house/ government directly from the state prison (being held there on charges of corruption and heinous crimes) and governor sindh is no exception…
Isn’t there any Bhagat Singh amongst us?