The Pakistani government’s hold on power was weak, he said, because it could not provide basic services to its people — including education, healthcare and a widely accepted system of law and judicial administration.
‘And so as a consequence, it is very difficult for them to gain the support and the loyalty of their people,’ Mr Obama said.
He said the Pakistani military was beginning to realise its obsession with India was misplaced and the bigger threat was internally from militant factions.
‘We want to continue to encourage Pakistan to move in that direction (focusing on the militants). And we will provide them all of the cooperation that we can.’
Mindful of the criticism that the US was trying to decide for Pakistan what was or was not in its interest, President Obama said: ‘We want to respect their sovereignty, but we also recognise that we have huge strategic interests, huge national security interests in making sure that Pakistan is stable and that you don’t end up having a nuclear-armed militant state.’
Army had sustained a lot of damage to its image during the era of deposed dictator, but Gen. Kiyani has done real well in the past few months to restrengthen the image of Army which is/was often thought to be sitting ready to come to politics. Forcing the politicians to sort it out is the best way to move forward, it will procure democracy and allow the voters to see what their elected/electable leaders are capable of without the intervention of Army.
I hate it, when Army is given more importance then Civilian Institutions. These 22nd grade Generals have no right to rule the country. Their job is on the borders, not in the PM or President office.
It's high time, that people who support Army rule come out from this utopia, that democracy can't work in Pakistan. Give it 10 years atleast,.. can we ?
We tested out everything .. just 10 years for democracy.. just 10 !
I hate it, when Army is given more importance then Civilian Institutions. These 22nd grade Generals have no right to rule the country. Their job is on the borders, not in the PM or President office.
It's high time, that people who support Army rule come out from this utopia, that democracy can't work in Pakistan. Give it 10 years atleast,.. can we ?
We tested out everything .. just 10 years for democracy.. just 10 !
So are you saying Musharraf's job was to protect the 'sarhad' rather than sit in the president house and enjoy his wine?
I regret using the word brain fart, seriously if you had to copy my vocabulary, please be a little more diverse in choosing more words rather than just one. And yeah sure, 2005-2008 (till the year musharraf was flushed) were certainly the best years of Pakistan’s whole existance
So when talks of a Punjabi General (non-mohajir) taking over the Govt is concerned, we should start giving democracy a chance
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I regret using the word brain fart, seriously if you had to copy my vocabulary, please be a little more diverse in choosing more words rather than just one. And yeah sure, 2005-2008 (till the year musharraf was flushed) were certainly the best years of Pakistan’s whole existance
So when talks of a Punjabi General (non-mohajir) taking over the Govt is concerned, we should start giving democracy a chance [/quote]
Let us see 2007 only
We see 9th March 2007, C.J. was sacked
We see Lal Masjud
We see 23rd March,Killing of some innocents in Rawalpindi
We see 12th May in Karachi
We see hundreds of our security men kidnapped and many killed
We see many Khud kash attacks
We see unrest in whole country
We see 18th October attacks
We see 3rd November PCO
We see arrest of Judges
We see closure of TV channels and radio
We see killing of PML N workers on 27th December
We see Shahdat of Benazir Bhutto on 27th December
Many acts left
