Re: Musharraf’s treason trial
You are accepting that trial is not concluded … hence not guilty … and Musharraf would be not guilty unless he is proven guilty. So … how can you say that Musharraf is guilty?
I am not responsible if one cannot accept simple fact and cannot see simple logic. Situation is that, if one cannot punish all criminals when one can punish, then you could not punish one, else that would be victimization, discrimination, and persecution. Constitution of Pakistan (that demands equality for all citizens), neither any civil law or religious law allows that.
Soldier (Generals) not participating in government or politics is an absurd expectation. Throughout history, anywhere in the world, Soldiers (Generals) always took part in government as well as politics, rather, they always ruled (either kings were Generals or Generals taking over Kingdom). To bar soldiers from government or politics is same as barring religion from people. Anyhow, some people do have wishful thinking that soldiers could be barred from government or politics, but that could never happen, regardless of any laws, constitution or ways to keep them out (as Generals and Government are always linked to each other … sometime overtly and sometime covertly).
As for Pakistan is concerned, even though soldiers were always interfering with government, Z A Bhutto introduced political desk in ISI (an army organisation) and thus dragged soldiers into politics for his own benefit.
What government do is not irrelevant for army or any citizen. Actually, army with gun power and intelligence agencies under them, have higher duty to check government, especially when thugs get into power.
As for grade 22 (Chief of army Staff comes in grade 22), then in Pakistan there is no government post higher than grade 22 (one can say that some officers are getting Apex scale, but still, highest grade is grade 22). Political posts are considered higher in sense that they govern grade 22 officers, still they cannot be considered as in grade higher than grade 22, as grade 22 is highest government post in Pakistan, so one can say that ‘politicians in power’ are in posts with higher responsibilities, that is all.
For instance, Chief Justice of Pakistan is also grade 22 officer (may have Apex pay scale), still President, Prime Minister or no one can sack CJ of Pakistan (or any SC judge who are in grade 22) other than going through procedure of SJC investigation and recommendation … on the other hand, CJ or bench of SC judges can sack Prime Minister (as happened with Yusuf Raza Gillani).