Government on Wednesday has postponed the meeting of National Assembly until next week. said a report.
Earlier, PML-Q chief Chowdery Shuja’at Hussein, PPP-Sherpao group chief Hamid Nasir and other political leaders have jointly propounded for the postponement of the National Assembly meeting.
ARD chief to convene all-parties meeting after Govt postponed NA inaugural session
(Updated at 1950 PST)
By Mazhar Tufail
ISLAMABAD: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Chief, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan decided to convene all-party conference after the government delayed the holding of National Assembly inaugural session.
While talking to THE NEWS at his residence, he said the government wants to benefit king’s party by delaying the inaugural session of National Assembly that was scheduled on November 8.
The election wasnt a sham. These were the most transparent elections in recent history in Pakistan. If they werent, MMA wouldnt have gotten more than 2 seats.
This sadly is being orchestrated by the US, who obviously dont want MMA in power. I dont see any sense in postponing this session, since MMA and ARD seem to have a majority in hand to form a govermnent. They earned it, so let them have it. It would be a shame to prevent them through tricks.
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Between MMA & a dictator, Pakistan needs all the prayers it can get. I agree, their is no point in delaying!
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If he was such a dictator then he would not have alllowed these free elections to occur in the first place. As for the MMA. Well did not the democratic-preaching west ask for democratic elections in the first place? This is the result that has been delieverd, whether some like it or not, but it is democracy so those who preach democracy should respect that. Anything else is sure hypocrisy.
As it is, the postponement of the National Assembly till next week is unfortunate, but it is what some major political leaders did call for, including Makhdoom Fahim (even though he said he said it in passing). It must be remembered that although the ARD has in principle agreed to support Fazlur Rehman as PM, Benazir Bhutto and Fahim have been notably non-commital.
Respecting the outcome of democracy is different from believing that it is not going to work out. GOP won the US elections, while I admire the democratic process, IMO its not going to be good either for the American people or the world. Same are my views on these past Pakistani elections. Democracy in the long run is the answer, but it doesn't always give immediate good results. In other words, might is not always right.
Lets see what the dictator has to say next! We can blame US for it all day long, but at the end of the day it's our own boys doing the work. :)
The person who is quoted the most while defining the describing the democracy as it is preached today (Abraham Lincoln) also said that "A nation cannot be ignorant & democratic at the same time".
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Respecting the outcome of democracy is different from believing that it is not going to work out. GOP won the US elections, while I admire the democratic process, IMO its not going to be good either for the American people or the world. Same are my views on these past Pakistani elections.
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If that is so, then I suggest you also offer your prayers for the USA that it needs, similar to your prayers for Pakistan. But if you really believe in democracy then you shold have faith in the democratic will of the Pakistani people, and be prepared to accept democratic decisions that you don't like, as seems to be the case here. I trust the Pakistani people, and the democratic decisions they have made, and I am certainly not fearful or as apprehensive as some seem to be.
btw, all countries tend to use foreign adverseries or allies to blame their own problems on to some degree, rightly or wrongly. And that goes for these US mid-term elections as well.
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I didn't know delaying the meeting of NA was part of the democratic process. Is it? :)
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Some people don't quite have "one person, one vote" electoral sysytem, but an electoral college, though we see that as democratic? So what is a week one delay in the convening of parliament such a big deal?
The most commendable thing about the "dictator" is that he allowed such a free election in the first place. It's just to bad that some preachers of 'democracy' now are crying over the result. :)
Malik Bhai, you crack me up sometimes! :) You are saying that I should commend that a dictator held a fair election? To me its no different than considering the burgler who came to my house but didn't steel anything a hero!!
He did the right thing, assuming the elections were fair ... yeah big deal!!
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You are saying that I should commend that a dictator held a fair election?
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I don't think anyone is looking for your singular commendation of him, because its the Pakistani people are the one's that count. :) Despite all the condemnations of the “dictator” over the last three years he has fulfilled his promise, and held the freest elections (as someone else said earlier in this thread) that were the most transparent elections in recent history in Pakistan. Not even your “democratic” looters and exiles of past could achieve that feat. Those who don’t like the result now will no doubt start condemning the “dictator” and spreading scare stories about Pakistan, even though they were roundly praising the same “dictator” not so long ago. ;) Ah well...
I sincerely hope you understand the difference between supporting a dictator and praising a choice.
A decision on having a fair election or not, shouldn't be the decision of anyone. It's the basic right of every democratic nation! The right choice between two or more different economic policies is indeed commendable, regardless of who makes the decision, the dictator, secratary for finance, PM, president, Greenspan, Diana or Maulana Sanwich! :)
Yahya postponed the NA session cos a few parties wanted it too...
Let the people vote for whoever they want. I'd prefer even Fazlur Rehman over party leaders who are lotas (like Sherpao) and those who use their connections to Mush as a means of becoming PM (like Jamali)
Mush and the PML(Q) needs to respect the peoples votes...they just want time to bribe MNA's..
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I sincerely hope you understand the difference between supporting a dictator and praising a choice.
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Was he not a "dictator" when you were soundly praising him, as much you claim he is now? Or is it just a case that this "dictator" has allowed free elections to produce a result you don't particularly like, hence this sudden condemnation? :)
wait a minute.. only PML(Q) wants it moved.. ARD and the rest are ready to rumble.. man I'd love to hear the comments of Mush lovers when he repeals the floor crossing ordinance just to allow PML(Q) to buy more politicians... .. u guys got a lame excuse ready for that too??
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wait a minute.. only PML(Q) wants it moved..
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*Earlier, PML-Q chief Chowdery Shuja’at Hussein, PPP-Sherpao group chief Hamid Nasir and other political leaders have jointly propounded for the postponement of the National Assembly meeting. *
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He was a dictator then, he is a dictator now, he will be a dictator after 5 years when he holds his second "refrendum".
Today if he increase the education budget three folds, he will have my undying love, but at the end of the day he is a "dictator". :)
Lets agree to disagree bhaijaan, shall we?
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