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?
Note: Temporal blogs at Baithak.
Guys, stop day dreaming…all indication are ….Musharraf will remain on his seat….Dont believe me…how about a bet????
I’m surprised by the people suggesting that the judges should be made president….no, rather they should be restored to their proper position. The parties who have been elected by the people should choose the next president, and the parties themselves should follow the wishes of the people who voted for them. I find it rather amusing that people who sat in their armchairs and were either apathetic or called for boycott are now vigorously making suggestions about what “should” be done….sorry guys, you threw your rights away, you have no business talking about this.
Justice Bhagwandas. If not possible for technical reasons, then Justice Ramday or Justice Wajihuddin, with Justice Bhagwandas heading the Election Commission.
I say vote EDHI. EDHI should become president! Of course he would never accept such a position. And truthfully if not EDHI, then it should be Justice BHAGWANDAS.
I would say none of the above figures are National enough to be the president, they all represent ethnic cults, popular locally. Some of them even too naive to be a president (e.g. Imran), some of them are too corrupt to hold this position (NS, Zardari, Ch Iftkihar). The best choice still would be Musharraf and I don’t have any doubt he will retain his position as one of the best in the business.