[Reader-list] NFC-Yes!; NRO-No! Bravo Pakistan

[Rahul Asthana]

In the opinion of some analysts the scrapping of NRO could be the beginning of a coup in Pakistan.
http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/a-military-coup-in-pakistan/



--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] NFC-Yes!; NRO-No! Bravo Pakistan
> To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 4:43 PM
> In two weeks of December 2009 there
> have been two major developments in Pakistan, which will
> have far reaching consequences in bettering the situation in
> a Pakistan that is otherwise currently in a lot of turmoil.
>  
> The first was the consensus reached between the four
> Provinces of Pakistan on the National Finance Commission
> (NFC) formula for division of resources beteen the Provinces
> and the Federal Govt.
>  
> It is extremely unfortunate that this significant
> achievement in Pakistan received scant coverage in the
> Indian Media. 
>  
> With this, the only major contentious issue between the
> Provinces of Pakistan is the distribution of the
> River-Waters and the building (or not) and location of
> Dams.
>  
> http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/19-nfc-award-hh-01
>  
>  
> The second major development is a 17 member bench of
> Pakistan's Supreme Court declaring Un-Constitutional the
> National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
>  
> The NRO was an ordinance issued by Dictator
> Musharraf which allowed some people to seek amnesty
> in cases registered against them for various criminal acts.
> Increasingly the NRO was being derided and described as
> "Kala Kanoon" (Black Law).
>  
> The Court has directed that all such cases be reinstituted.
> Most of those who had benefitted in 8041 such reported cases
> are Politicians, Bureaucrats and Businessmen.
>  
> President Zardari (who received amnestys under the NRO) is
> protected by the Constitution of Pakistan from any criminal
> prosecution action against him till the time he is
> President.
>  
> Kshmendra
>  
>  
> 
> 
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