The writing is on the wall for Pervez Musharraf. The only thing undecided is if he will go on his own volition or will he be eased out. So the question now is, who will they agree to nominate as the next President of Pakistan?
Anyone remembers Justice Rafiq Tarar? The guy who dashed off to Quetta on a government plane in the middle of the night to twist the Balochistan High Court at the behest of Abbaji. Yes, the same Rafiq Tarrar who claims he is still the President of Pakistan?
And if we are not in a mood for a flowing beard then there are other options not in any particular order.
Iftikhar Chaudhry
Zardari has reservations about restoring him to the bench and Sharif has made his restoration the cornerstone of his campaign. Both are agreed on judicial reforms, so the best compromise would be to ease him into Presidency. vakil bhee khush, quam bhee khush.
Aitezaz Ahsan
He is articulate, respected, intelligent, and in the forefront since March 09, 2007. And while Asif Zardari consolidates himself in PPPP what better way than to kick him upstairs?
Imran Khan
The poor fellow does not have a constituency, but has lots of passion and rhetoric. Him minus 58 -2(b) would be a good combination.
Asif Zardari
He is not a graduate, not a member of this assembly and needs to gain his spurs in politics after the sad assassination of Benazir Bhutto. From the top he can keep a better eye on dissent within PPPP. If he accepts, he would like to have the 58-2-(b) danda handy.
Nawaz Sharif
He is barred from becoming the Prime Minister and is not a member of this Assembly. He has been the Premier of Punjab and Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. And if he accepts the Presidency he would also like to have the 58-2-(b) around just in case.
So who is your choice?
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i agree with poalee. Minorities should be given a chance. But at the moment i think President Pervez Musharaff is doing an excellent job. He is the man. President Musharaff is the best.
I think any body whose personality was not being dragged into the 2008 elections for one reason or the other, should be made President. Why not jut pick up some scientist to head the nation. They have contributed more than any other segment of society, they have been given less than their due share. They deserve some respect and acknolwedgement now. But by scientist I don’t mean the much tainted Dr Qadeer or the moun phat Dr Samar. Some one more sober and articulate and politically neutral.
yes , in a land where we can still hope for a true change,Justice Bhabvan Das would be an excellent choice.
If the 1973 constitution is fully restored as promised by PPP, then the President’s position becomes largely a figure-head. Given this situation, I would not mess with who is the president and leave Musharraf alone. The fact that the PPP, the largest single party in the National Assembly, truly represents all parts of the nation is good for Pakistan’s federation. Out of total votes cast, the former ruling coalition received 10,844,233 votes followed by PPPP with 10,055,491 votes and PML-N with 6,240,343 votes. Based on this data, the final result appears to be a split verdict: Without giving an absolute majority to any one party, the people want the politicians of all parties to work together to serve the nation rather than dissipate their energies fighting each other. The defeat of the right wing religious parties explodes the myth that Pakistan is in danger of falling prey to the fundamentalists.
Before reading the comments and in fact even before this post I have thought of this man for this post; Bhagvan Das. Is honest, has a clean track record and has shown real character in the face of serious adversity.