Given Musharraf transfers the power to a civilian. And democracy is restored. We’ll need an honest man (relatively speaking) to protect the $11 bn, and to make sure that the economy keeps on track.
In my opinion, Jamali will need to go. He’s only good at receiving orders. (Not that thats a bad thing with musharraf in the power)
What do you guys think of Javed Jabbar? I was watching his interview with PJ Mir last night, and he comes across as a liberal, learned, unpolluted man. Not to say this was the only time I saw him on TV but everytime I see him, he impresses me with his ideas.
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In my opinion, Jamali will need to go. He's only good at receiving orders. (Not that thats a bad thing with musharraf in the power)
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Well to be honest what do you think any other Prime Minister will do, if not take orders from the President, be it Jamali, Jabbar or anyone else? President Musharraf has instituted a system of government akin to the French (and Russian) Presidential system, which is now being widely accepted by most political parties in Pakistan, and which (like the French and Russian) systems will always have the Prime Minister playing second fiddle to the executive President.
I think Jamali will continue to be Prime Minister for the foreseeable future, and that Musharraf has enough confidence in him to continue, hence Jamali's 11-day tour of the USA.
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Well to be honest what do you think any other Prime Minister will do, if not take orders from the President, be it Jamali, Jabbar or anyone else? President Musharraf has instituted a system of government akin to the French (and Russian) Presidential system, which is now being widely accepted by most political parties in Pakistan, and which (like the French and Russian) systems will always have the Prime Minister playing second fiddle to the executive President.
I think Jamali will continue to be Prime Minister for the foreseeable future, and that Musharraf has enough confidence in him to continue, hence Jamali's 11-day tour of the USA.
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I agree that no Prime Minister would have much of a choice other than to follow the orders. But eventually Musharraf has to go. 5, 10,15 or whatever number of years from now. And who do you think would be a good candidate then to succeed Jamali, or who ever is in the chair then? Could be a new face altogether, but chances of that are slim.
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I agree that no Prime Minister would have much of a choice other than to follow the orders. But eventually Musharraf has to go. 5, 10,15 or whatever number of years from now. And who do you think would be a good candidate then to succeed Jamali, or who ever is in the chair then? Could be a new face altogether, but chances of that are slim.
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If you are talking after Musharraf retires as President in 5 years or more, and if Jamali does not want or cannot to continue then I think quite a few capable candidates from among the ruling oligarchy. Wasim Sajjad is one person as Fraudia has mentioned, there is also Javed Jabbar but also Shaukat Aziz and my favourite Zubeida Jalal. :)
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If you are talking after Musharraf retires as President in 5 years or more, and if Jamali does not want or cannot to continue then I think quite a few capable candidates from among the ruling oligarchy. Wasim Sajjad is one person as Fraudia has mentioned, there is also Javed Jabbar but also Shaukat Aziz and my favourite Zubeida Jalal. :)
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Zubeida Jalal is a very good choice as it'll portray a good image of Pakistan, if we have another female PM. But I am not sure if she is PM quality. She's very quite, and keeps a low profile. Dunno. But yeah, a capable female PM is a brilliant idea.
As much as i like Shaukat Aziz, I would like to see him continue as the FM because Finance is what he's best at. If he becomes PM, he might just have to compromise on a lot of issues, which may spoil his legacy. Although i do hear he's becoming fairly popular among the masses and is being touted as the next PM.
I would like to see someone like Shaukat Aziz or Zubeda Jalal in as PM or even Farooq Laghari or Wasim Sajjad. Bur realistically, there is no hope for any decent person to make it to the top!! Just look at the current crop of Ministers etc- Sh Rasheed, Faisal Saleh, Ch brothers, etc. People like Ch Shujaat are the ones that succeed in pakistani politics.
Wasim Sajjad, is a Rhodes scholar, who supported honour killing when he was chairman oof the senate. Khattana, you should go ask what Leghari's son is doing as Zila Nazim nowadays.
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Wasim Sajjad, is a Rhodes scholar, who supported honour killing when he was chairman oof the senate. Khattana, you should go ask what Leghari's son is doing as Zila Nazim nowadays.
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His received his primary education from Burn Hall.
not a single one of the ole names is sane or competent enough to run our country, besides they can't even be trusted. they have all been tried in one way or the other and have not only failed miserably but have hurt Pakistan deeply.
out of the current prominent few, I'd say Sahukat Aziz, Imran Khan, Humayun Akhtar and maybe Javed Jabbar, are the ONLY people that can be trusted with such responsibilty. If the flag bearers of democracy (which by the way has failed in Pakistan due to various reasons) have no problems with it, one may also consider, Lt. Gen. Ret. Moeenuddin Haider, Lt. Gen. Ret. Tanveer Naqvi and perhaps some others like Lt. Gen. Ret. Usmani (whop was corp commander 5 sorps when Musharraf came to power).
to short list still, i'd say, in order of prefernece , reliabilty and competence;
1. Shaukat Aziz
2. Humayun Akhtar and Imran Khan may have a tie.
Jamali was a good choice amongst the present lot, but I was very disheartened to see the way hes run the country. After press conferences, he too like the latter has people giving envelopes to the journalists full of money, just so that they can get them on their payroll and get the press to write praise worthy articles about him and his chamchas. In his lavish trip to the US, he took along numerous journalists on his expenses, and whats stupid is, Mr. Saleh Zafir, a urdu crime reporter of jang akhbaar was also taken along. Now saleh zafir is a crimes reporter for jang, and he can hardly speak english, why was he taken along? Simply so that they can praise him with this lavish trip, and in return mr. zafir would put praiseworthy articles on his paper. Khabarname used to be Nawaz Nama, then musharraf nama, and now its musharra-jamali nama. Atleast in the previous regime, the press had the guts to stand up against the freedom of reporting, this time their mouths are being fed with silver spoons to keep them shut.
As for Wasim Sajjad, hes not a very good choice. Remember the u-turn that he took when Musharraf took power. He was sent abroad by Nawaz when the coup occurred, and he immediately changed loyalties while he was abroad, as he knew otherwise he would get arrested as soon as he arrived in Pakistan. Such people have no character and shouldnt be given a chance to govern the country.