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

[Rahul Asthana]

Hi Kshamendra,
Please look at this.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/16-minister-for-defence-first-victim-of-revived-ecl-829-hs-12

The defense minister is barred from leaving the country by some ordinary immigration officials!

It seems highly unlikely that the army has nothing to do with this.

Yousuf , what do you think?

Thanks
Rahul
--- On Sat, 12/19/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] NFC-Yes!; NRO-No! Bravo Pakistan
> To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>, "Rahul Asthana" <rahul_capri at yahoo.com>
> Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 4:09 PM
> Dear Rahul
>  
> Seems highly unlikely. At least for now.
>  
> The Military in Pakistan continues to be both Holy Cow
> and Dirty Pig. Not being served in any known menu
> for investigation against corrupt practices.
>  
> Kshmendra
> 
> --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Rahul Asthana
> <rahul_capri at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Rahul Asthana <rahul_capri at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] NFC-Yes!; NRO-No! Bravo
> Pakistan
> To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>,
> "Kshmendra Kaul" <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 10:36 AM
> 
> 
> 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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