Re: Interesting news from Pakistan:
Not one but two News that was reported today are very telling and reveling. If I am right in my thinking, it tells a lot about what is waiting in Pakistan and what one can expect.
First news shows that it seems BeNazir has learned the truth, seen the writing on the wall, and came out of her illusion. Second news tells that we might see emergency lasting not days but months, in Pakistan.
First News: BeNazir who is under house arrest asked President to quit office of President as well as Army chief. She is already in contact with Fazlur Rahman and now she is contacting NS, Qazi and Imran. She has also demanded that CJ should get reinstated … blah blah blah.
What can I see in this news? To me, BB after few days in Pakistan observing her supports and popularity, has realized that people are not with her and that future election holds a very bad result for her. She has also realized that she is in Pakistan (or let to come to Pakistan) to validate the next election, get into maligning election campaign where she is likely to lose all her credibility amongst Pakistanis, and in the end would end up with obvious political defeat. She realized that Musharraf government hold on people and their votes are very strong, both in Punjab and Sindh.
Hence realising that she cannot do anything alone or challenge present setup, especially PML(Q) in Punjab where most NA seats are located, she has started calling other political parties to join hand so that she can try to challenge the present political setup with their help. Before that, she was thinking that government party has no support and thus she was given free hand to come and help government and be partner in government, as she thought that government thinks she is very popular in Pakistan and could be help.
Second news: that I heard on GEO was regarding Musharraf interview with American newspaper today. Musharraf told American press that country is facing danger and to him it is more important to save the country than to worry about sham democracy. That to me means, emergency-cum-martial law is going to stay in Pakistan for sometime, most likely much after election, whatever world or politician in opposition would like.
I don’t know what would really happen, as I could be wrong. On the other hand, political situation and climate keep changing with time, and that means anything can happen suddenly. Still, that is what I conclude from both these news.
Very good analysis.