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| Is ground for military rule being smoothened in Pakistan? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 16: While Pakistani authorities have not considered it proper to initiate measures for defusing tension on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir it has simply been playing with words to feign ignorance on the gravity of the situation. Instead of tackling its internal political crisis, that may swept away the Asif Ali Zardari led Government, it has decided to confront each and every move from Delhi or every utterances from India.
The latest being Pakistan's reaction to the Indian Army chief, Gen Bikram Singh's comment. Islamabad has described Gen Singh's comment as very hostile without realising that Pakistani troops have been testing India's patience, which cannot be limitless. Following repeated ceasefire violations including the barbaric way of killing two Indian soldiers in Mendhar sector Gen Singh had to perform his duties by dishing out a threat to Pakistan. The Indian Army chief had stated that India deserved the right to retaliate at the time and place of its choosing.
It seems that the entire leadership in Islamabad has been highly pertured by the vociferous march and sit in being sponsored by influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri's. Qadri's roar in favour of electoral reforms has flared into an open confrontation with the Pakistan Government as he called for the immediate dissolution of the national and provincial assemblies. Though the Islamabad police have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, the cleric seems to be well prepared to head a revolution that had been witnessed years ago in Iran and recently in Egypt.
His demands entail electoral reforms in accordance with the law and the Constitution along with the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, dissolution of the Parliament and resignation of the PPP led Government. What seems to have boosted his morale is the way the Supreme Court in Pakistan ordered arrest of Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf.
That is the reason for Qadri to claim that only two institutions work properly in Pakistan and these two institutions being the judiciary and the armed forces. Such a stand is being taken by Qadri to ensure that he continues to draw support from the judiciary and the armed forces to his idea of dethroning the Government in Islamabad. Another development that has favoured Qadri's march to ascendancy is the support he has received from Imran Khan right from day one of the campaign against the Government launched by Qadri.
Rise of Qadri has begun sending shivers down the pants of various political leaders and accordingly the chief of Muslim League(N), Nawaz Sharif has described Qadri's march successful. Qadri has been so much excited over the support of large crowds to his march that he has started demanding for the care taker setup to be installed without the consensus of only two political parties, namely the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).
Does Qadri has a plan to head an Islamic Government in Islamabad or carve out a passage for the imposition of military rule? Such an option can be possible in Pakistan which has been under military regime for more period than under the civilian rule. Is the Pakistan army chief, Ashfaq Kayani dreaming of imitating Gen. Pervez Musharraf as he has been keeping silent over the continued ceasefire violations by the Pakistani troops on the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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