Pakistan's President Musharraf has now placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest for 30 days (Dn, Svd).Interestingly it has been done, 'for her own safety', which is very decent and thoughtful of him don't you think ?
Musharraf himself is under pressure to end the state of emergency and resign as head of the Army. However, he'll only do this if the High Court agree that it is legal for him to stand as President again.
All this does not make one feel very secure that the election, if and when it happens, will be free and fair. Ms Bhutto's party is the largest in the country so she does command great power amongst the people of Pakistan. It is this which has Musharraf so worried.
A military commander who takes power by force and then abuses his position to keep down opposition and rigs elections to give the illusion of credability is a dictator, fair and square.
As I have said before, anachy and political strife in Pakistan is bad for all of us. The situation in Burma is bad enough, but Pakistan is a country with nuclear weapons, and a small, but dangerous group of Islamic militants, waiting to exploit the political situation.
1 comment:
I find the whole thing realy strange. It's done in the name of democrecy. Strange that Pakistan still got problem with it when india dosnt.
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