To all those who think General Pervez Musharraf has restored democratic government in Pakistan, here is his underling Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali:
“Neither you nor I gave him the uniform. It was given to him by an organization and only that organization can decide about that.”
So, only the army can decide whether the President can be Chief of the Army Staff? I thought the Prime Minister was supposed to decide that under the Pakistan Constitution. And by the President under the consitutional changes by the military government of Musharraf. Oh wait, he is the President himself!
Background: Jamali’s comment is in regard to an opposition demand for Musharraf to leave his army chief post.
(76.5 of all statistics are made up in the spot…lol)
Just kidding. I didn’t pull the 15 second stat out of the air. I got it off a website, I’ll find it again, InshaAllah (God-Willing) and send you the link.
Abez: The discussion continues on your blog.
Je sais. And what an interesting one it is, too.
Btw, what’s a permalink?
Any wise guy please give a logical or political solution to the following riddles:
(1) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in a country is an employee of the government employed by the chief executive (president or prime minister). In Pakistan we had COAS who became president by his own order and is COAS also. Being both, master and servant.
(2) Any change in constitution of Pakistan has to be supported by two-third majority of the Parliament (National Assembly and Senate). An employee, who appointed himself as President additionally, made many changes to the constitution by himself and says that nobody can remove these changes. He, also, says there is democracy in Pakistan.