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

[Kshmendra Kaul]

Dear Rahul
 
As Yasir has pointed out in his mail, it was over-enthusiasm by the Secretary of Interior and his juniors at the Airport. They have been suspended from active service.
 
In any case, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar has no roots in the Military so his being treated any which way does not affect the 'izzat' (respect) of the Military.
 
Yes there are some voices who are daring to say that the Military should also be brought under the preview of (Anti-Corruption) Accountability. I personally think it will be quite some time before that happens. 
 
The confrontation that seems to be brewing up is one between the Executive and the Judiciary with it being openly articulated that the Supreme Court has over-stepped it's Constitutional Role in some of it's directives such as 'Transfer of Officials' and asking for cases to be pursued in the Swiss Courts (suggests cases against President Zardari who has Constitutional Immunity) .    
 
Kshmendra

--- 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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