'Deal done' - Benazir agrees to Musharraf’s re-election in uniform

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Re: ‘Deal done’ - Benazir agrees to Musharraf’s re-election in uniform

@king_faisal

1. cj has only 1 vote.

Sure. But he makes all the benches. Like minded judges on the bench and voila! U can keep the three dissenting judges.

@king_faisal

also from the information available, there is an anti-cj camp in higher judiciary.

Source?

@king_faisal

moreover all the judges of sc took oath under the pco

WRONG

@king_faisal

and are unlikely to give decision which upsets the whole applecart.

Just like they did in the CJ’s case? u r entitled to ur opinion but it does not reflect the mood on ground.

@king_faisal

i am sure govt is already working on judges sympathetic to its pov.

so much for the claims of an unprecedented independence for judiciary in the current set up eh? One question though: How come the govt. couldn’t or didn’t work on the one verdict that mattered most?

@king_faisal

2. musharraf is allowed to hold dual offices under 17th amendment.

specific amendment for one term only.

@king_faisal

also since he become president as a result of referendum,

WRONG. He had to get he Parliament’s assent to become the President after the '02 elections. The referendum drama (accepeed even by Mush himself) was to last till the elections of 02.

@king_faisal

the current assembly is well within its right to appoint a new president after expiry of musharraf’s term.

an assembly elected for 5 years can elect a president for 10 years? Something isn’t adding up here.

@king_faisal

since musharraf can hold two offices under the constitution, he is eligible to run for presidential elections if the elections are held before the expiry of dual office period. after the expiry of dual office authorisation, musharraf can remain president if he stops being coas.

But then u have the clause that states that a civil servant must wait two years before standing for a public office. What do u do with that?

@king_faisal

3. under current consitution, benazir cannot become pm because consitution limits pm to two terms.

True

@king_faisal

there is zero chance of ppp getting 2/3 majority needed to make amendment to the constitution without the help of other parties.

Dont be so sure about the zero percent chance. After all there was zero percent chance Musharraf would ever make a deal with PPP.

@king_faisal

bottomline, musharraf is on pretty solid ground as far as legal challenge to his rule is concerned.

No wonder then.

@Sa1eem

Did Chief Justice say that? Gosh man, has CJ gone lunatic?

err no.

@Sa1eem

‘The day President would announce he is standing for re-election … court are going to close across Pakistan’ … is that what he said? Kiya court CJ kay baap kee jageer hay? Well, court may go on strike, no problem … but to say that by CJ would be a lunatic statement.

jazbaatiyaat. wallah. bhai jab I am not responding to the rest of your post because it is based on mis understanding.

@Sa1eem

And yea, who is this monkey Justice that can say these craps? …. ‘He feel that it is end of road for the military? It is the end of road for Pervez Musharraf?’ Doesn’t this monkey knows that if he is sitting in his office, he is left to sit there by President (who is willing to tolerate him)?

Believe me, if it was anyone else in place of President Musharraf, this monkey would have been rotting in prison. I cannot believe that he could have said all this . Where did this monkey of a judge said all these craps, can we read it all, is it on website somewhere?

It seems that CJ is now hallucinating. He has started thinking that he is Superman?

If u r going to call Cj a money..then allow me to use the terms mostly reserved for the President in most gathering…pretty please???

On second thought. When one doesn’t have an argument, one calls names. I am better than that. Happy times.

@antiobl

Flame dear! you are expecting a tad too much from Supreme Court.

Pres. Musharraf simply “suspended” the CJ and asked the high court to look into the matter.

Without going into legalies, CJ cannot “suspend” the Pres. Even if he does, who is he going to ask for a review? GHQ?

i dont have to expect anything. The constitution is loud and clear. Just wait a little more. President doesn’t have much of a case, if this goes into the Supreme Court..especially especially if he is wearing the unifrom.