Guest Post by Kruman
The single most important issue raised in the affidavit filed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was that the president did not have a reference from the Prime Minister when they met in the GHQ on March 9, 2007. The president has kept insisting that he merely performed his constitutional duty to forward the reference submitted by the Prime Minister to the SJC.
This statement by the president was challenged (by implication) in the affidavit filed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). CJP’s affidavit stated that the president only had hand-written notes during their meeting on March 9th i.e. no reference had been submitted by the PM till then. This is a very serious allegation against the president as it implies that the presidential reference was prepared after the CJP refused to resign on March 9. It was expected that the PM would file an affidavit (in support of Musharraf’s position) clarifying that he (Shaukat Aziz) had submitted a reference to the president prior to the president/CJP meeting on march 9 2007.
Interestingly, Sharifuddin Pirzada stated this week in the Supreme Court hearings that if the reference was not forwarded by the PM then it should be nullified.
The affidavits filed by DG MI, DG IB and President’s Chief of Staff have circumvented the issue above. The most important player in this crisis, after the president and CJP, the Prime Minister has preferred to stay mum. All of these are ominous signs for the president, general Pervez Musharraf. In a meeting with his allies in the parliament he complained that he felt alone in the current crisis. His isolation seems to be growing.
Dillam dar aashiqi awarah shud, awara tar bada
Tanam as bay dilli baycharah shud, baychara tar badaMy heart is lost in love, may this state ever grow
I have gotten helpless in this state, may this helplessness ever grow
(Hazrat Amir Khusro)
Generals Snubbed by Supreme Court
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The SC has decided to ignore the affidavits filed by the stooges in GHQ saying they are not pertinent. Earlier CJP’s lawyers had stated that besides being forgeries, the affidavits were irrelevant because they did not address points raised in the original reference or in CJP’s affidavits. (Read more on urdupoint.com)
The next one from the SC will be bazooka up Musharraf’s ass when they reinstate the CJP.
NY times is reporting CJP’s lawyer Hamid Khan as saying that CJP is expected to win the SC case by end of June.
Sorry, it is Daily Times reporting this, fifth news item under the “Main News”
Mushahid, Wasti Likely to get a New Life
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Today’s Nation is reporting that Syed Mushahid Hussain may be replaced as PMLQ’s secretary general.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=20076\15 \story_15-6-2007_pg1_6
Without commenting on PMLQ’s fortunes, I think this move by PMLQ will be best for Mushahid Hussain. Getting demoted in a lota party, because you are guilty of not defending a military ruler is a great recipe for resurrecting a doomed political career. Same goes for Kabir Wasti. Actually he’ll fare even better than Mushahid Hussain because of his open criticism of Musharraf’s handling of the current crisis.
As for news reports of a Benazir-Musharraf deal backed by America, if it materializes I think PPP will split. Aitzaz (in my opinion) will leave for sure and that will be a big blow to PPP. He is the most popular leader in PPP today, perhaps even more than Benazir. The deal will also be a severe blow to Benazir’s image.
Americans should also open a back-channel to Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, I see them benefitting the most from a BB-Musharraf deal in the next elections.
Imran Khan’s interview with George Galloway
Part 1:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-598759967 5600549790&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSvBU0xuONA
Part 3:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-575766892 8630198647&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Part 4:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3358461191 50192307&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Part 5:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-387774999 4266859008&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Part 6:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7210661606 38727514&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Part 7:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8486487251 104156235&q=imran+khan&hl=en
Altaf Hussain on Mushy’s uniform:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5tWqz-7QFo
Altaf Hussain on Musharraf’s uniform
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5tWqz-7QFo
If anyone wants to know the international perception about our PM they should read the latest book of Condaleeza Rice in which she has termed Shoukat Aziz as ‘Ladies Man’ and she also wrote that she refused to shake hands with him. She further wrote that Shoukat Aziz tried to use all of his charm on ‘her’. Anyway it only shows that how much serious our PM is in his job