The decency and respect for the most powerful positions demanded that both military top brass should have been resigned after OBL’s presence and death in Abbotabad. Musharraf long time ago trumpeted that OBL was dead, the biggest liar.
ISLAMABAD: Asma Jahangir, counsel for Husain Haqqani, the Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, has said that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Ahmed Shuja Pasha should have resigned when al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Abbottabad on May 2.
“With whom approval the chief of ISI went to London for meeting with the memo scandal writer,” she questioned. Talking to the media at the Supreme Court building, Asma said that appropriate methods should be adopted to criticise the court’s decisions and a lawyer should especially be very careful in this regard. She said that she had also criticised the memo scandal and also commented over the issue but under certain limits. Asma said that if anyone had committed the contempt of court then he should be punished. She also suggested the court to adopt the policy of judicial restraint and should not give such kind of decisions, which create hue and cry among masses.
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
This is an opportunistic remark. Besides she is saying nothing new here. most sane people were of the same view right after the mishap
But notice that she never utters a single word against PPP government despite it's obvious failings and misgovernance over almost 4 years. All her ire seems to be directed at the military (not saying they are saints either).
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
All the government needs to do is make sure they do not extend his terms of service. Its that simple. I wonder why they haven't done that in the past 4 years?
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
Well the government can't. It was Kayani, not Zardari or Gilani, who appointed Pasha ISI chief (not that I agree with this strange concept). ISI is directly answerable to COAS, not the civilian government under the present set-up in Pakistan
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
All the government needs to do is make sure they do not extend his terms of service. Its that simple. I wonder why they haven't done that in the past 4 years?
I thought it was other way around. Pasha and kiyani gave extension to the government's terms of service. :p
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
Well the government can't. It was Kayani, not Zardari or Gilani, who appointed Pasha ISI chief (not that I agree with this strange concept). ISI is directly answerable to COAS, not the civilian government under the present set-up in Pakistan
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But how could kiyani appoint him by himself but not give extension? I do agree that ISI needs to be more like CIA, and MI can pick up the slack of ISI for the army. A system of checks and balances need to be ensured in Pakistan.
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
The decency and respect for the most powerful positions demanded that both military top brass should have been resigned after OBL's presence and death in Abbotabad.
Absolutely right. Though I do not subscribe to most of her politicial positions, but I understand that Kiyani and Pasha should have hung up their boots on Abbotabad incident. Just as Rao Qamar Suleman should have sunk into the waters of shame when Mehran Naval Base incident happened. But then this is Pakistan!
Re: Pasha should have resigned on Osama affair: Asma
The *decency **and respect for the most powerful positions demanded that both **military **top brass should have been resigned after OBL's presence and death in Abbotabad. Musharraf long time ago trumpeted that OBL was dead, the biggest liar.
Decency, military, ministers, Pakistan.... what an oxymoron *sigh