Re: Lawyers want Musharraf’s treason trial
^^^^saleem, good post. every modern muslim leader in the sub-continent has faced opposition from powerful vested interests. even a man like jinnah had to face opposition from mullahs and from pakhtun nationalists like bacha khan. and even some powerful punjabi politicians did not support jinnah initially. and baluchi sardar started rebellion right after creation of pak. some powerful baluchi sardars were happy to deal with british but not so with jinnah and muslim league. and now opponents of musharraf are turning some of the forces that were against the creation of pak into heroes.
the fact that so many educated pakistanis cant side with leaders who are good for their own country is a good indication of why pakistan continues to be a backward country. attitude of awam is however different. awam has identified with leaders who played the nationalism card effectively namely jinnah and bhutto. too bad musharraf has not adapted their strategy. awam respects a powerful leader. musharraf otoh by giving so much space to his oppnents has undermined himself in the eyes of the awam. pak is not ready for full scale democracy and musharraf is now paying a price for his liberal outlook.