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

[Rahul Asthana]

I meant to address Yasir in the earlier message.
Apologies.Also, thanks Yasir for your earlier comments.


--- On Sat, 12/19/09, 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: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 11:30 PM
> 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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