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

[yasir ~يا سر]

rahul, kshmendra:

i am not sure what K's argument is. I agree, i dont buy the coup argument.
it is only politically obfusctory.

the army is on the defensive since musharraf and hesitant to play a open
role in politics.

secondly, it has taken liberties during the war in FATA along the afghan
border and killed indiscriniately and caused massive displacement of people
6-7 million ! without adequate redress or arrangement. some were made. So
everyone here knows that its is no holy cow, which might be the impression
across the border.  The army knows this and is trying to clean its image.
besides its massive budget takes away from the education and health budget
(there is 50% illiteracy !). Its proper place is the border and barrack, and
so it is also not a dirty pig, while it may have to return to being a guard
dog ! good dog !

third, oversight of army is desirable and its the right direction at the
moment. would require more stability tho.

rahul, the defence minister incident is some underlings acting up, its made
to be seen as judiciary vs executive  :)  it will be played down.

best



On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> 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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