Adil Najam
The Supreme Court has spoken. And spoken loudly. The NRO, they say, is null and void. What they do not say – and should not, since it is not in their mandate – is what should happen now to all that was unfolded as a result of the NRO. That is for politics to decide.
So, we thought in this latest ATP Poll we would ask you, our readers, what yo think should happen.
It was a little difficult to come up with what the options are so we based these on the comments on our recent NRO post. Do please tell us which of these options you would want and why. Do also feel welcome to add other options in the comments section; but don’t let that keep you from voting on these ones.
In the December 18th New York Times publication, an article Pakistan Ministers Are Called Before the Courts was written by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood. Though the article does state the annulment of the National Reconciliation Ordinance and the repercussions of the decision taken by the Pakistan Supreme Court, it has given an image portraying the Pakistan Army as an anti-democratic institution. Understandably the Pakistan Army is going through a turbulent phase. The army is currently engaged in a battle against militants who are adamant in bringing down the current democratic set up in Pakistan. However, one must not forget that many of these militants have grown up in the same neighborhood as the army soldiers, and regardless of allegiance, it is always difficult to take up arms against a childhood acquaintance.
http://ahraza.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/the-pakista n-government/
Well i voted that the govt should stay but NRO benefecieries should resign. Most votes are for govt to stay and speedy trials while no one should resign.
My thinking is that we should think in realistic terms. Only today we say ministers being served legal notices.How would they run govt while being prosecuted by their subordinates?
Lastly, all these options are valid for limited time,present impass will not last for long and if a constitutional paralysis occurs then ultra constitutional means will get more popularity.
The Supreme Court (CJ) is now exercising executive powers as the Zandari government is powerless and totally in disarray. What a Tamasha (I Googled ‘Tamasha’ as you guys use this word often :) )!
Are there any members of Army in the NRO list?
Certainly the next shots will be called by the ISI. The Government of AAZ is too weak to call any more shots.
The judges speak through their judgments. Now that they have spoken, let the law take its own course. Haven’t we been talking about the rule of law since March 2007?
The Supreme Court has its hands full. It should fish out the pending petition of Marshal Asghar Khan (retd), which is pending for 10 years now and start working on it. This also relates to massive corruption. It should be disposed of as quickly as possible.