Musharraff gets himself elected in a pres poll which is boycotted by the opposition n gives up his uniform becomin a civilian president.Just wen u thought the drama cudnt get ne better, thr comes the news of bhuttos assassination. This was followed by heated discussions abt the cause of death with bullets,shrapnel n a lever being the main culprits. Wen the govt came out with the report tat the cause of death was her head hittin the car, there was public outcry abt a massive govt conspiracy with witnesses claiming tat they saw bullet wounds on her body nd further investigations whr handed over to the infamous Scotland Yard. At the same time the responsibility of the party was handed down like family property to bhuttos son Bilawal.
The only person, with the exceptions of Bilawal nd his immediate family, who shud be happy with this decision is our young turk Rahul Gandhi. We are always at his (baby) face for his political n historical ignorance, his public blunders, his lack of political charisma, so on n so forth. Now he has someone who is more ignorant n inexperienced than him for company, who ,like himself, has shot up to the top of the political ladder thanks to his last name(well actually bilawal got in by virtue of his middle name; his last name being sardari). Maybe they ll some day become PMs of their respective countries at the same time just like thr parents once whr.
The sleuths from the yard comes out with the same conclusion as the govt. So now whr r the witnesses of the bullets??? Whether bhutto was killed by a bullet or a lever, the fact tat the Govt. failed to provide protection to her n allowed the assassination attempt to take place that too at the centre of its military prowess, Rawalpindi, was enuf to implicate it. The govt cannot shy away from its mistake by bringing out a report tat she wasnt killed by a bullet. So the whole episode of govt conspiracy nd handin over the case to the foreign agency cud ve been avoided. But i guess thrs nothin wrong in makin things irrefutable with a second check.
The election tat was postponed due to the assassination was held on 18th Feb amidst accusations of rigging in presence of foreign observers. The results have come out in favor of the opposition n now discussions r goin on in formin the govt. Thr r also plans to curtail the powers of a president in replacing the cabinet. In short musharraf after 10years of one man rule finds himself in a position with his wings cut. With its bloody history musharaff shud even fear for his life. Infact the whole reason y he is hanging on to power using every trick in the book is this realization.
The days of democracy r not far now 4 the pakistani ppl. But they dont have much to cheer abt. The two parties at the helm doesnt have a gud record up thr sleeves nd history has this very bad habit of repeatin itself. Also this time they r formin a coalition which is always a difficult proposition. One ll ve to wait n see how well n how long the power sharin is goin to work. This being this case it wont be surprising if the country gets thrown back into turmoil in the near future. As for indians v can only hope n pray tat the new govt ll take bold actions against fundamentalists not just as a pretext but with all sincerity. But the harrowin truth is tat if america(no matter how much u hate thr hegemony) no longer breathes down its throat the pakistani govt ll roll back to its older days, not botherin n even supportin cross border infiltration.
The soaps doesnt end here. The comin days promises to get even more interesting. So lets lay back n enjoy the show.
The only person, with the exceptions of Bilawal nd his immediate family, who shud be happy with this decision is our young turk Rahul Gandhi. We are always at his (baby) face for his political n historical ignorance, his public blunders, his lack of political charisma, so on n so forth. Now he has someone who is more ignorant n inexperienced than him for company, who ,like himself, has shot up to the top of the political ladder thanks to his last name(well actually bilawal got in by virtue of his middle name; his last name being sardari). Maybe they ll some day become PMs of their respective countries at the same time just like thr parents once whr.
The sleuths from the yard comes out with the same conclusion as the govt. So now whr r the witnesses of the bullets??? Whether bhutto was killed by a bullet or a lever, the fact tat the Govt. failed to provide protection to her n allowed the assassination attempt to take place that too at the centre of its military prowess, Rawalpindi, was enuf to implicate it. The govt cannot shy away from its mistake by bringing out a report tat she wasnt killed by a bullet. So the whole episode of govt conspiracy nd handin over the case to the foreign agency cud ve been avoided. But i guess thrs nothin wrong in makin things irrefutable with a second check.
The election tat was postponed due to the assassination was held on 18th Feb amidst accusations of rigging in presence of foreign observers. The results have come out in favor of the opposition n now discussions r goin on in formin the govt. Thr r also plans to curtail the powers of a president in replacing the cabinet. In short musharraf after 10years of one man rule finds himself in a position with his wings cut. With its bloody history musharaff shud even fear for his life. Infact the whole reason y he is hanging on to power using every trick in the book is this realization.
The days of democracy r not far now 4 the pakistani ppl. But they dont have much to cheer abt. The two parties at the helm doesnt have a gud record up thr sleeves nd history has this very bad habit of repeatin itself. Also this time they r formin a coalition which is always a difficult proposition. One ll ve to wait n see how well n how long the power sharin is goin to work. This being this case it wont be surprising if the country gets thrown back into turmoil in the near future. As for indians v can only hope n pray tat the new govt ll take bold actions against fundamentalists not just as a pretext but with all sincerity. But the harrowin truth is tat if america(no matter how much u hate thr hegemony) no longer breathes down its throat the pakistani govt ll roll back to its older days, not botherin n even supportin cross border infiltration.
The soaps doesnt end here. The comin days promises to get even more interesting. So lets lay back n enjoy the show.
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