President Zardari: Who do we blame?
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September 6th ‘2008 the Presidential election result is out, announcing Asif Ali Zardari as the President of Pakistan. Words fall short to explain the helplessness with in every patriot today. Right now images flashing Today I don’t wish to be sarcastic, I don’t wish to point out the flaws in the current situation. What has happened has happened, it is time now that we learn to live constructively even in mayhem. Enough time has been wasted in constant criticism and despair and it is time to take the lead. The change can only be brought about if something is done for real. Everyone of us has the potential and the authority to change the little bits around them, which can serve as the epicenter of a revolution. The piling up of anguish will only result in destruction and public display of outburst. Enough is enough , the current situation in or country screams out for a strategic change in mind set. The only one to blame today is ourselves. We need to acknowledge the fact that the only reason our voice is |
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i totally agree with you that we have to move forward and start looking at the real issues facing Pakistan like the enslaved judiciary, the terrorism, the near to default economy and the rising inflation. Our rich are getting richer while our poor are taking the brunt of the evils of our society. Frustration is at its peak.
i must also add the fact that your writing power has considerably increased. Keep it up my friend!
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Agreed Junaid there is a lot that needs to be done. We complain about all this being a one man show well then why are we ourselves waiting for that ‘one man’ to come fix it. We need to bring the change ourselves ,that is the purpose of our life!. And thank u for the compliment .. am actually coming back to my usual way of writing and trying to improve:) so thankyouuu !!:)
rich are getting richer?!
are u serious..
thats RUBBISH
thanks for dropping by batty
, I think Junaid wanted to imply that there are two extremes now either the poor or the rich. The middle class all categories ‘lower,middle,upper’ seem to be thinning. There is no valid moderation between the classes now, we cant deny the fact that the elites still exist the current inflation is obviously effecting them but not as much as the ‘lower class’.Rest I think Junaid can explain better ! 
here is my analysis(might b altogether different)… At present our society is now being divided in to 3 classes.
1. Those who u just referred as majority (mostly illiterate, poor, on the mercy of powerfull & vulnerable to rehtorics & meaningless slogans),
2.The minority (which i dont think is in as minor position, since they might be shorter in numbers but are behind majority of populus drives), these mostly urban souls are always talk abt democracy, people empowerment & all the good things a civiliazed society should boast abt. However, this so called minority (civil society, expatriates, intellectuals) is part of the same corrupt system as majority of these people have always been benefited from this system (so expecting any thing revolutioary or kind of big change from them is hanging on a wrong rope).
3. This class (classifying them class will b too much, a bunch of people), who are power less like majority & have intellect like minority but are different from both coz they neither benefited from the current systems nor have any stake in it. They are the outsiders with little hope from the current political, social & economic system to deliver any thing for their country.
If something to be done for the country this latter class has to stand & make the difference.
Do we or do we not believe in democracy? Zardari’s priorities are different from yours and he has a different framework to address Pakistan’s major issues (economy, militancy, and justice), but that does not mean his election makes national security vulnerable.
Democracy has never prevailed in Pakistan because of this national interest rhetoric, and even Pervez Musharraf had no issues violating the overwhelming mandate people gave to Nawaz Sharif in the name of national interest.
If we believe the majority is not capable of deciding for itself, why exactly did we throw out Musharraf?
Thank you for dropping by !, first of all u have a distorted idea of the term ‘national interest’ it is meant as it is and not how certain parties mean it as their mandate. You might be confusing my use of term with Musharraf’s ideology of national interest well that’s wrong !. As far as Mr.zardari’s over whelming ‘victory’ is concerned and the so called mandate then if cashing in your wife’s death is democracy , Mr.zaradari=pioneer of democracy ! .Who threw away Musharraf? I certainly didn’t, the unfortunate part is this very belief about one man coming or going would decide our country’s fate. Unfortunately this approach has given us nothing except one government falling after another. I didn’t say that the majority is not capable of deciding I clearly stated they are not capable of ‘preferring’.
I never stated my priorities so it is completely inadequate for u or anyone else to judge whether mine differ from his. But looking at the larger picture if getting 95 ARAB worth of corruption charges annulled is ‘priority’ mine certainly differ. It is a matter of time when ppl will come back to their ritual cursing the government. This article was simply to inform all those intellectuals that we need to put a stop to this ritual , put an end to hate speech and start doing something constructive.
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The change can only be brought about if something is done for real. Everyone of us has the potential and the authority to change the little bits around them, which can serve as the epicenter of a revolution….
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A well written article.
In my view , the biggest problem Pak faces is the Education problem , which is totally ignored. In a society where 80% are illeterate, there are bound to be irrational decisions and more so in case of choosing their leaders. Unless and until attention is given to Education , it would be very difficult to turn around things may it be related economy, terrorism , judiciary…
anyway, fellows , im a little busy as i have exams going on , will join shortly.
I agree with you Sana that we should move on and hope for the best for this country. At this point of time when foreign powers is destabilizing our country we should give a strong message to them that we are united for Pakistan.
A lot is expected from this democratic regime and I am looking forward for a stable Pakistan, inshallah.
Its true, rich are getting Richer
Thank you for the detailed response Sana.
Now that Musharraf is gone, I believe the role will be assigned to Zardari.
I agree with you on the point that it’s not about one man coming in or leaving the government… But Pakistanis always need a villain to blame everything on
He’s spent 11 years in jail without conviction and that’s unfair by any standards of justice. So please go easy on him
But I don’t mean to undermine the point you’re making in your article. It’s sad the other two choices weren’t as great either - a partisan judge who helped Nawaz overthrow an independent chief justice about a decade ago, and Mushahid the chameleon.
Agreed that he spent 11 years in jail with out any charges proven on him , but that’s because the cases got delayed. Also they cases in Pakistan can be a so called lie what about the innumerable cases in international courts. Kindly please know that HE WAS CONVICTED AND PROVEN GUILTY on multiple accounts in international money laundry cases. Also the recent case dropped against him in swiss court was condemned by the judge and he could have been proven guilty as the case was very strong. He has billions of property under money laundering in International courts not Pakistani. Also please explain the murder of mir murtaza bhutto ?:) how come right after their notorious fight and mustache shaving incident ‘ the prime minister’s brother was shot by the country’s police right outside his house’ . Its been over 15 years and still with 3 lead witnesses killed and 1 dying natural death the family of Mir murtaza bhutto still waits for the culprit. Also the man in charge of the murder of murtaza was sohaib suddal who was on the crime scene, wasn’t only he given a promotion right after the murder but if you remember Shohaib suddal was recently made DIG sindh and the PPP openly calls him their HERO. As far as Mr.zardari is concerned he is not tagged a culprit HE IS ONE !. As far as Musharraf is concerned yes itr was stypid to tag him as a vilian wen the current govt is also going to follow the same foreign policy . Its like assuming that if bush leaves and obama comes America will stop its propaganda against mulsims. Once again I totally respect ur opinion but my own is based on facts down the history and not because I need someone as a villain :). As far as ur ideology is concerned then yes i agree with it , but to go easy on someone with a history of corruption and god only knows wht not charges is not in my control i guess.
Either ways at the end of the day we can only pray that ALLAH gives him Hidayat and he leads himself and din the country in the right direction.
@ ammar thank u for dropping by
and yes I agree with all you said , I hope and pray that the youth realizes this and that a change of mind set is brought in before its too late.
Sana,
Thank you for the detailed response once again
a) Zardari was convicted in only one case outside Pakistan but he appealed and the matter is sub judice
b) If the Swiss case against Zardari was ‘very strong’, why has he not been convicted in so many years?
c) The fact that people are innocent until proven guilty forms the basis of independent judiciary, and I can see you allow yourself to convict people on such circumstantial evidence as shaved moustache
d) If there was independent judiciary in Pakistan, you could go to jail for calling Zardari a murderer without proof
e) It’s money laundering and not money laundry - laundry is about washing clothes
f) Shoaib Suddle was not made a DIG… he was made an IG of the Sindh province
g) America will continue its propaganda against Muslims as long as Muslims continue their holy war against her
What you see as facts are for others mere allegations. That’s the way of the world. One man’s fact is another man’s fiction. There’s no way to know the truth, unless you are God. The best way to resolve differences is through independent courts - which clearly means you’re not allowed to make allegations without proof.
God bless you!
I most certainly dont have the time and energy to discuss mr 10%’s eligibilty with anyone for re simple fact that that this is not a court room. As far as am concerned I or any sane person perhaps wouldnot take this as a reason that he was convicted of all those things as ‘false charges’ as far as your saying about being charged is concerned benazir Bhutto and mr. Zardari have been penalized on several accounts, charges were proven against him. Also billion dollar money laundering is not ‘proven’ within a matter of days , I guess ur unaware if how courts work, as far ad Shoaib suddle’s being IG is concerned that only proves they gave him a higher post :). Zardari’s creditibilty as as believable as the college that he claimed to graduate from
which like his patriotism was non existent :). I have no right to ‘accuse’ anyone without proof and I most certainly have my reasons to believe things about mr.zardari. If you were living in Karachi or happened to know anyone in the hospital mr zardari was kept during his arrest you would miss crtainly hav a glimpse of his patriotic activities. Also if you had personally seen or spoken to people close to miss Bhutto you might think different too . It was for a very precise reason that everyone close to miss Bhutto in her life were the first to be drawn to the corners of the party when mr zardari miraculously took ‘over’. Either ways as I stated I don’t wish to go about these things because what’s done is done . We are both pretty much here to witness the creditibilty of mr.zardari who quite humbly said he was not interested in leadership which is exactly why he refused party’s leadership ,prime ministership but wen it came to being the president I think bring humble wasnt really what he was all about in the first place . History teaches us many things it reflects a lot that can not be understood in the present situation . For those who knew it is quite an open fact, eitherways I don’t wish to go forward with this debate 
. Good day and somewhere I really do hope that mr zardari is as innocent as u expect him to be 
Sana,
I don’t have too much of a problem with your opinion, I’m only uncomfortable with how you insist only those who agree with you are ’sane’. Please give varying opinions a margin.
And yes, I do hope he is (or becomes) as innocent as I expect him to be, and I’m all set to be disappointed, but I still believe we need to give democracy a chance. So please go easy on him
I guess I’ll forfeit and let you win the argument for now, but I’ll see you around below another post. take care!
Why do we have to blame anyone, Zardari is the best thing that happened to Pakistan . I get the vibe that people of a certain class dislike him but look how democratic this is. 80% of our illiterate population is all out in favor of him. Yes the educated 11% must be having a hard time getting a president who can not write English and spell the word “God” as “Goad” but I still believe he is good for the country.
P.S Sarcasm intended