Re-election & Uniform

Shamraz_Khan · September 14, 2007, 8:25am

Re: Re-election & Uniform

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With so much being said and heard about the elections, re-election of Musharraf and his uniform, the picture still wasn’t clear.

If he needs to be re-elected, he could get this done either with the uniform or without, through these assemblies or the next.

On 6 Sep it was finally declared that;

http://www.dawn.com/2007/09/07/top1.htm
‘Re-election in uniform’
Between 15-16 September.

And now on 12 Sep;

http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\13\story_13-9-2007_pg1_6
Cabinet supports Musharraf election in uniform
Schedule to be announced in 2-3 days.

So the govt is united in getting President General Pervez Musharraf re-elected by the present assemblies probably within September, in his uniform.

Confusions and speculations had been about:

Whether he’d get re-elected through these or next assemblies*; That is clear now, he’s getting it done through present setup.
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Whether he’d get re-elected with or without his uniform; *That is also clear now, he’s getting it done with the uniform on.
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Whether and how his being in uniform will effect the re-election in the light of a few PMLQ resignations, PPP-BB deal; That is also clear that the resignations haven’t caused serious damage and the deal is still concealed while re-election in uniform has been announced.

Whether or not he’ll want to/have to shed the uniform anytime soon at all, before his re-election, after his re-election, or after the general elections or whether he’ll hold onto it till further notice; This is still unclear. Now if he is planning to shed the uniform anytime after his re-election, does it make a difference if he sheds it now? Unless of course the plan is to keep holding on to it for an undefined period of time? Why else would re-election be necessary by these assembles with the uniform if there were any plans of shedding it anytime soon?

There is nothing clear yet. I can bet you that SC is going to block his election for 2 very obvious reasons.

no general can run for political office…
even if he runs for the office he has to resigned from army and wait for 2 years.

Thats the law. Mushrraf options are very limited, and only thing going for him is the support from Americans which is a liability for him in Pakistan, not an asset.

BTW, Bush is coming under sever criticism from pres in the US for supporting a military dictator, and Democratic led Congress is anything, but Pakistan friendly.