Despite the majority of Pakistan's people having clearly expressed preference favour of the late Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan’s People Party (PPP)
, braving what was, the physically life-threatening mission of voting, Musharraf appears to be stuck or incrusted to his greedily-guarded seat.
The PPP today will search to form a coalition with the other favoured democratic party, to force Musharraf’s exit, but Bush hopes the new government would cooperate with Musharraf, US’ main Muslim ally against Al-Qaeda.
Pakistan’s desperate struggle for democracy risks, once again, to bend toward ‘higher’ prioritised agendas, coming second to the fight against terrorism.
Sadly ironic though.
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
Monday, 18 February 2008
Friday, 4 January 2008
Musarraf speaks on Bhutto's assassination.
Musharraf:
“No intelligence, or secret service in Pakistan, I think, is capable of induction a man to do such a thing.”-says Musharraf on Bhutto’s assassination.
The president of Pakistan has called in help from England and France to investigate although many key traces were probably destroyed: he admitted it was perhaps, not a good idea: that of having ordered the site of the attack hosed down. (No comment…)
Bhutto’s husband decided to save Bhutto’s body from undergoing autopsy, explaining: “I know where and how autopsies are done here” (taken from BBC article).
Her supporters believe her death was caused by a gun shot at the head, but the government say she hit her head on the car during the explosion.
At any rate the elections will probably be postponed, and this, would only be right, in sign of respect of the yet sensitive mourning process for Bhutto.
“No intelligence, or secret service in Pakistan, I think, is capable of induction a man to do such a thing.”-says Musharraf on Bhutto’s assassination.
The president of Pakistan has called in help from England and France to investigate although many key traces were probably destroyed: he admitted it was perhaps, not a good idea: that of having ordered the site of the attack hosed down. (No comment…)
Bhutto’s husband decided to save Bhutto’s body from undergoing autopsy, explaining: “I know where and how autopsies are done here” (taken from BBC article).
Her supporters believe her death was caused by a gun shot at the head, but the government say she hit her head on the car during the explosion.
At any rate the elections will probably be postponed, and this, would only be right, in sign of respect of the yet sensitive mourning process for Bhutto.
Thursday, 3 January 2008
Benazir Bhutto's abyssal absence reverberates in Pakistan
Only a few days ago the assassination of Benazir Bhutto threw Pakistan in the whirlwind of uncertainty.
With the New Year changed for Pakistan was only the gap left by its most needed opposition leader after she failed to escape yet another assassination attempt.
Once again Musharraf has the lead and it seams, he is to continue the only game he's played recently: postpone the elections and then what?
How long this disarrayed status of Pakistan will stand is difficult to estimate.
At his first public speech he stated Al-Qaeda's involvement to the assassination but nothing is for certain and now England will send Scotland Yard to help in the investigations.
Benazir Bhutto is dead, but she made a point.
Her absence is just as strong (or stronger) than when she was alive and her determinations has stirred up the waters, which now need to be channelled to make a change in Pakistan for 2008.
Her son, Bilawal has been named successor of her fight.
Only nineteen years old he is to take up the task of driving the battle for Democracy in his mother's name, which he vowed to revenge.
The steps he walks into where filled similarly by his mother, when at an early age, she became the first female Prime Minster of an Islamic society after the assassination of her father.
This boy faces an arduous task with a traic history in his familly.
He is not alone though, with his mother's surviving passion and the world's eyes watching perhaps this time democracy will pierce the dead-end cycle of violence.
With the New Year changed for Pakistan was only the gap left by its most needed opposition leader after she failed to escape yet another assassination attempt.
Once again Musharraf has the lead and it seams, he is to continue the only game he's played recently: postpone the elections and then what?
How long this disarrayed status of Pakistan will stand is difficult to estimate.
At his first public speech he stated Al-Qaeda's involvement to the assassination but nothing is for certain and now England will send Scotland Yard to help in the investigations.
Benazir Bhutto is dead, but she made a point.
Her absence is just as strong (or stronger) than when she was alive and her determinations has stirred up the waters, which now need to be channelled to make a change in Pakistan for 2008.
Her son, Bilawal has been named successor of her fight.
Only nineteen years old he is to take up the task of driving the battle for Democracy in his mother's name, which he vowed to revenge.
The steps he walks into where filled similarly by his mother, when at an early age, she became the first female Prime Minster of an Islamic society after the assassination of her father.
This boy faces an arduous task with a traic history in his familly.
He is not alone though, with his mother's surviving passion and the world's eyes watching perhaps this time democracy will pierce the dead-end cycle of violence.
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