How is this any different than what Musharraf did during his last "emergency" tirade? When Musharraf was blocking free speech, the entire nation went up in arms.
Its not any different. I think you missed some recent news. Musharraf praising PPP/Zardari (NRO magic)... And yes, the entire nation is up in arms, and this time its actually a stronger movement than it ever was during Musharraf's time.
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So now where are the human rights activists and the students and the lawyers?
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err, all the detentions were primarily lawyers, politicians, and civil society people.
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Or did Zardari pay them all to keep their mouth shut this time around...or was someone paying them during Musharaff's time to be as loud as possible?
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They are more vocal, as mentioned previously. Musharraf ki rooh ab Zardari me agayi hai.