[Reader-list] PK - Long March Islamist or not

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Long March, Islamist or not?

a stupid debate pretty much to discredit the long March, while defending
zardari in one case ans a case for islam in the other as the inside agenda.

As far as the LM is concerned religion was not even remotely mentioned.
analysts can keep pasting over something to do with the taliban /
fundamentalist threat / sharia and another can keep dreaming about how to
take it for a drive for an islamist agenda, but sure as hell, its pure BS.


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beena sarwar
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46083

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 A convoluted writing at such a clear time, only as Bina can do. There is no
rhyme and reasoning to the PPP apologists.

Shocking

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From: d


Our friend Beena writes extremely well and this article is no exception. The
only problem is it does not deal with the central issue
involved..........should we accept, as the govt position explicitly demands,
that the chief of army staff has the right to amend the constitution and
sack the entire superior judiciary of the country whenever he so choses?
Further, when the army chief excercises this right, it should neither
require parliamentary approval nor can be subject to judicial review?  It is
as simple as that.

This is neither about the threatening "emerging" right wing coalition nor
about how bad hamid gul and roedad khan have been. Tahira abdullah and
aitzaz ahsan are not taliban in disguise for heavens sake. Stop hiding
behind smoke screens and have the moral courage to say that the constitution
of Pakistan and rule of law be damned if it comes in the way of a party
being in power whom we support.




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From: *w*


And here is another column by M.A. Niazi in today's The Nation that is
trying to link the long march (a secular movement) with 'an Islamic system
of justice' -- whereas one would think logically (ironic that the column is
titled The Logic of the Long March) that it would have the opposite effect.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Opinions/Columns/13-Mar-2009/The-logic-of-the-long-march/2

"Though none of the pro-long march parties are calling for Islam, the call
for revolution is possible only if it promises an Islamic system of justice,
which is the basis of an Islamic system, because Islam is still a potent
call.
Why is Mian Nawaz taking this path, particularly now that it is unpopular
abroad? Because that is all that people will listen to at this point."

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