Re: Rifts in PPP, NRO negotiations and long march
explain... how are Karachi, Kabul and Kashmir establishment, each of those is a relatively minor shaper of Pakistani policy I thought.. Karachi I'd say is a medium size player.
When you say weakened, how is that gauged
Err, no, and even if he was a bhateeja, that doesn’t mean all sections of ISI, it’s current and former assets are under anybody’s control.
explain... how are Karachi, Kabul and Kashmir establishment, each of those is a relatively minor shaper of Pakistani policy I thought.. Karachi I'd say is a medium size player.
I didn't mean as in being part of the establishment, I meant as in key spheres where failure or success decide if it can hold on to power.
When you say weakened, how is that gauged
Subservience to the state ?
Re: Rifts in PPP, NRO negotiations and long march
Interestingly, it was only one of the Ks (Kabul) that the Pakistani establishment was able to conquer for a short time.
I didn't mean as in being part of the establishment, I meant as in key spheres where failure or success decide if it can hold on to power.
but what is 'it'?
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Subservience to the state ?
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by state do you mean government? establishment always strikes me as a hollow term to negatively describe whatever it is thats controlling the government without really conveying much meaning. you might as well say the scribes of fate.
Err yes, Nadeem Taj, who happened to be a neighbor of mine and is Sahiba Musharraf’s nephew and is widely regarded as a Musharraf loyalist/chamcha. He is in total control of the ISI and takes orders from Musharraf. He was also onboard the plane as a Brig when Musharraf imposed a coup. Needless to say he got promoted real quick after that.
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Musharraf appointed his nephew, Nadeem Taj, to the top post at the all-powerful intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_26395.shtml
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