General Musharraf - imagined it would be smooth sailing once he grabbed power. He imagined the people of Pakistan are docile and absolutely servile. But it came as a rude shock to him that when the unrests started. He is in a increasingly worsening state and does not know what he should do. The army knows that this could very well be the end of any kind of military rule.
Prior to the present military rule - since no suitable military officer was found to run the country Experimental Democracy was carried out. The evidence of that lies in the fact that President Ghulam Isaac Khan remained President of Pakistan in the tenure of both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who alternated as prime ministers they leadership was cut short and there were new elections every time. The other evidence of Experimental Democracy is that the post of Foreign Minister remained in the hands of Sardar Yakub Khan.
The newspapers were full of stories terrible corruption in all the institutions just because of the elected officials. These were news items planted by the military that civilian rule was hopeless and incompetent. The stories, some which quite possibly be fake others could be of actual crimes committed by military officials but the blame placed on the civilian government.
If there was true democracy the president would be a different person and so would the foreign minister. The military kept the above mentioned persons in their positions because it served their purpose. When people began to realised that they were being duped, Ghulam Isaac Khan resigned and so did Sardar Yakub Khan.
Musharraf is desperate to stay in power, regardless how much damage it is doing to the country. The military's involvement in any kind of political activity should end immediately. Power should be in the hands of the people of Pakistan.
One can only hope that General Musharraf quits but as things are at present it seems unlikely, he most probably will bring the country down before he does.
Prior to the present military rule - since no suitable military officer was found to run the country Experimental Democracy was carried out. The evidence of that lies in the fact that President Ghulam Isaac Khan remained President of Pakistan in the tenure of both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif who alternated as prime ministers they leadership was cut short and there were new elections every time. The other evidence of Experimental Democracy is that the post of Foreign Minister remained in the hands of Sardar Yakub Khan.
The newspapers were full of stories terrible corruption in all the institutions just because of the elected officials. These were news items planted by the military that civilian rule was hopeless and incompetent. The stories, some which quite possibly be fake others could be of actual crimes committed by military officials but the blame placed on the civilian government.
If there was true democracy the president would be a different person and so would the foreign minister. The military kept the above mentioned persons in their positions because it served their purpose. When people began to realised that they were being duped, Ghulam Isaac Khan resigned and so did Sardar Yakub Khan.
Musharraf is desperate to stay in power, regardless how much damage it is doing to the country. The military's involvement in any kind of political activity should end immediately. Power should be in the hands of the people of Pakistan.
One can only hope that General Musharraf quits but as things are at present it seems unlikely, he most probably will bring the country down before he does.
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