Cholesterol Say Paak Mr.Paracha is a jiyala just like his father, which of course takes away nothing from the fact that they are both highly intelligent, accomplished men. But a jiyala by defintion is one who can see no wrong when it comes to the PPP and the Bhutto family. I suspect if Benazir had chosen to support the restoration of the deposed judges, Mr.Paracha would have written a different article. She of course could not do so since the brother judges had made some rather unfriendly noises about the NRO.

I entirely agree with one of the charges Paracha makes against the this civil movement i.e. naivety. It is naive to think that a few thousand lawyers, journalists and students will be able to shake of the military-led establishment that has been ruling us for over fifty years now. It is also true that most in this civil movement are from a well-fed, high income minority with little purchase amongst the 'unwashed' masses. So it is futile yes..but valiantly so. It takes courage to offer one's head to the mean end of a police 'danda'.I am surprised that Mr.Paracha cannot appreciate this since I suspect his head was similarly offered during the Zia years..or not? I'd say the least that drawing room commentators like myself can do is doff our hats in respect to what is a brave but hopeless effort.