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Email-ID 297621
Date 2008-01-04 19:03:23
Author : zubair torwali (IP: ,
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Hello Frieman,
An excellent analysis indeed, Most of the points raised are appealing. What you have analysed is the US policy agiants the al-Qaeda. How does US want to contain this former ally is the focal point in the article. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is but a result of that policy. The US wants to get the Pakistani military support in curbing the menace of the so called jihadists. By reading your article what we learn is the absence of 160 million people of Pakistan in the US policy. It only relies on the army to carry the agenda further, to hunt al-Qaedsa. Another point is that the US knows more about the idealogical tendencies of Pakistan army, for they had been allies in the war againts the late USSR in Afghanistan. The recent national tragedy of Pakistan seems a counter result of US strategy in the region. It wanted Benazir Bhutto to be partner of Musharraf in the war. The focus was on the army instead of people. This was fully unnatural. BB represent a geuine secular Pakis
tan while Musharraf had the support of a small segment of the military. How can Musharraf be trusted in the policy? He is a dictator, and a dictator's sole concern is to prolong his regime. You comparision of Benazir Bhutto with Mlkhail Gaverbachov does not semm factual. BB led the largest political party in Pakistan. This means she had a great support within the country. Musharraf is more similar to Mikhail G for he has almost zero support in the people of Pakistan but supported by the Bush administration. If he remains in power for the next five years we fear a fate of Pakistan similar to the late USSR. Now the question is how to meet the menace of terrorism and the disintegration[God forbids] of Pakistan. In my view the problem can be addressed by installing a broad based civilian democratic government in Pakistan. The PPP shoul be let win the election on 18 Feb 2008. There is ample endeavour under Musharraf that is determined to rig the election. If PPP is let win the el
ection it would be good for both Pakistan and International community. Then PPP can form government with the support of the small nationalist parties and PML(N). The relgious parties and PML(Q) will be in the opposition. This will be a strong government provided the army remains to its post. In our country civilian popular governments are usually weakened by the military establishment. The army can be discouraged by the international preesure. Moreover, the US aid to Pakistan must be insured to spend on education and development. We believe that the terrorism menace can only be curbeb by educating the marginalized segments of the society. Only a standard secular education help eradicate religious terrorism.
Anyhow bravo! for the oustanding article in probe.

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