It is not that those who mattered in corridors of political power were not timely advised to put Pakistan’s derailed political process back on track. It is also not that the so-called establishment did not acknowledge and consider the set of suggestions which were submitted for its consideration and appropriate action. Then what went wrong?
An exclusive political review of excerpts from an article published in the daily Jang Lahore on 18th and 19th April, 1990 and an analysis of what is happening in Pakistan now and how that can be corrected!
Malala mishap and global media scenario in retrospect taliban and pakistanSUN&FZ Associates
Pakistani Talibans had tried to impose their Nizam-e-Adl in Swat and were thrown out of there proving and conveying clearly and forcefully that their kind of Islam was not acceptable and workable in our country. So as Muslims what are we afraid of?
We have a more secular than a secular government. We have a dedicated Secular Media of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Secular Pakistan. We have an army ready to fight against any attempt to disturb the way we live in this world and the way we believe in the world after. When the Pakistani Talibans have failed in Swat how can they succeed in other parts of the country where we have law enforcing agencies as well as rangers and army cantonment areas? Do we think that a few isolated barbaric incidents can succeed in terrorizing entire population of Pakistan and make them Taliban Branded Shariah Compliant? Can a country that has a brave teen age girl like Malala who has the courage to defy Taliban and carry on her mission be expected to let so-called Pakistani Taliban impose their “Alien to Islam Shariat in a “RELIGIOUS COUNTRY of TRULY MUSLIMS like Pakistan”?
The most frightening and totally ignored political reality is that a group of provincial leaders is independently running the federal government and the provinces without any sign of an Integrated Provincial and National Vision and Plan of Action.
A provincially, administratively and politically weak and handicapped central government and on-their-own provincial governments do not seem to have the much needed will and the resources to forcefully eliminate the political and corporate crime mafias now evidently hiding behind unquestionably fake war against terror which is the biggest global political, diplomatic and military fraud of the past and present century. Pakistan’s problem is not war against terrorism. Pakistan’s problem is now identified criminal political and alleged corporate mafias who are plundering and hollowing Pakistan by hiding and acting from behind the mask of war against terror, the failure of law enforcement agencies to unmask them and recruitment of armed gangs of criminals by a number of, not all, politicians and corporate tycoons as security guards.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS: Stop using the term TERRORISTS and start chasing the CRIMINALS!
Pakistan, a leaderless leader in economic growth potential among emerging mar...SUN&FZ Associates
When those who are given the mandate to govern, make the country ungovernable then the only way out for the civil society is to lead the way to show the leaders that those who are mislead can lead too when the time comes. It is far more important to self-govern than handing over the right to govern to those who cannot see beyond their nose.
Three curable symptoms of an ailing global economy and their treatmentSUN&FZ Associates
It goes without saying that poverty and inequality beyond rationally acceptable limit are caused by wrong economic, monetary and fiscal policies; legislative, legal and regulatory flaws; and imbalance between pro-business and pro-people and pro-employer and pro-employee policies.
The transfer of money through channels other than strictly regulated and monitored companies cannot be ruled out but that money’s unchecked investment in bonds, shares, properties and business companies clearly and convincingly points out that the countries and their governments at both ends are intentional accomplices of white collar crimes for a number of understandable but inexcusable reasons.
Is it possible that those who are responsible to monitor the inter-state flow of money don’t know from which countries money is transferred to their countries? Who in regulatory, banking and financial circles doesn’t know whose money is parked in which tax haven for how long? Who doesn’t know who manages the illegally transferred funds on whose behalf? Why do the tax havens hide the information?
Why these questions have not been answered so far?
Who is responsible?
What can be done about it?
The Answers follow…
Electronic media's performance in pakistan and geo network as stand alone rol...SUN&FZ Associates
What we see missing in Pakistan’s electronic media is the visibility of credible owners, professional department heads and their bosses with the exception of less than the fingers of two hands. They may decide on their own to which group they belong: less than the fingers of the two hands or rest of the unworthy crowd.
Where did geo, media, pemra and the government go wrongSUN&FZ Associates
The matter has become more serious to not single out only channels of GTN but make it compulsory for all television networks and their channels to make sure that no producer, host, anchor, actor, actress or participant in any program intentionally or unintentionally ridicules the constitution of the country and violates the PEMRA’s Code of Conduct in any way.
For that to happen it is proposed to convene a conference of media owners and PEMRA officials to resolve the disputes, settle the issues and make a pledge not to air contempt for religion and religious groups and show disrespect for Islam, country’s armed forces and sensitive institutions.
The document provides a historical perspective on the creation of Pakistan and makes several key points:
1. The Muslim leaders of pre-partition India failed to adequately plan for the post-independence governance and development of Pakistan by not conducting thorough evaluations of the natural and human resources of the territories that would comprise Pakistan.
2. Scholars had prophetically predicted the fall of Dhaka and questioned the logic and viability of Pakistan's creation, but these warnings were not heeded.
3. Immediately after partition, Pakistan lacked essential frameworks like a formal constitution, development plans, and a strong financial base to effectively govern itself as an independent nation.
4. These historical oversights and failures to
Ashraf Ghani faces many challenges as the newly elected President of Afghanistan, including rebuilding ties with Western allies, addressing widespread corruption, and balancing power between different ethnic and political groups. He must work to strengthen governance and counter the ongoing Taliban insurgency while managing Afghanistan's relationships with other regional powers such as Pakistan. Ghani brings expertise in economics and reconstruction, but stabilizing Afghanistan after decades of conflict will be an immense and difficult task.
Malala mishap and global media scenario in retrospect taliban and pakistanSUN&FZ Associates
Pakistani Talibans had tried to impose their Nizam-e-Adl in Swat and were thrown out of there proving and conveying clearly and forcefully that their kind of Islam was not acceptable and workable in our country. So as Muslims what are we afraid of?
We have a more secular than a secular government. We have a dedicated Secular Media of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Secular Pakistan. We have an army ready to fight against any attempt to disturb the way we live in this world and the way we believe in the world after. When the Pakistani Talibans have failed in Swat how can they succeed in other parts of the country where we have law enforcing agencies as well as rangers and army cantonment areas? Do we think that a few isolated barbaric incidents can succeed in terrorizing entire population of Pakistan and make them Taliban Branded Shariah Compliant? Can a country that has a brave teen age girl like Malala who has the courage to defy Taliban and carry on her mission be expected to let so-called Pakistani Taliban impose their “Alien to Islam Shariat in a “RELIGIOUS COUNTRY of TRULY MUSLIMS like Pakistan”?
The most frightening and totally ignored political reality is that a group of provincial leaders is independently running the federal government and the provinces without any sign of an Integrated Provincial and National Vision and Plan of Action.
A provincially, administratively and politically weak and handicapped central government and on-their-own provincial governments do not seem to have the much needed will and the resources to forcefully eliminate the political and corporate crime mafias now evidently hiding behind unquestionably fake war against terror which is the biggest global political, diplomatic and military fraud of the past and present century. Pakistan’s problem is not war against terrorism. Pakistan’s problem is now identified criminal political and alleged corporate mafias who are plundering and hollowing Pakistan by hiding and acting from behind the mask of war against terror, the failure of law enforcement agencies to unmask them and recruitment of armed gangs of criminals by a number of, not all, politicians and corporate tycoons as security guards.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS: Stop using the term TERRORISTS and start chasing the CRIMINALS!
Pakistan, a leaderless leader in economic growth potential among emerging mar...SUN&FZ Associates
When those who are given the mandate to govern, make the country ungovernable then the only way out for the civil society is to lead the way to show the leaders that those who are mislead can lead too when the time comes. It is far more important to self-govern than handing over the right to govern to those who cannot see beyond their nose.
Three curable symptoms of an ailing global economy and their treatmentSUN&FZ Associates
It goes without saying that poverty and inequality beyond rationally acceptable limit are caused by wrong economic, monetary and fiscal policies; legislative, legal and regulatory flaws; and imbalance between pro-business and pro-people and pro-employer and pro-employee policies.
The transfer of money through channels other than strictly regulated and monitored companies cannot be ruled out but that money’s unchecked investment in bonds, shares, properties and business companies clearly and convincingly points out that the countries and their governments at both ends are intentional accomplices of white collar crimes for a number of understandable but inexcusable reasons.
Is it possible that those who are responsible to monitor the inter-state flow of money don’t know from which countries money is transferred to their countries? Who in regulatory, banking and financial circles doesn’t know whose money is parked in which tax haven for how long? Who doesn’t know who manages the illegally transferred funds on whose behalf? Why do the tax havens hide the information?
Why these questions have not been answered so far?
Who is responsible?
What can be done about it?
The Answers follow…
Electronic media's performance in pakistan and geo network as stand alone rol...SUN&FZ Associates
What we see missing in Pakistan’s electronic media is the visibility of credible owners, professional department heads and their bosses with the exception of less than the fingers of two hands. They may decide on their own to which group they belong: less than the fingers of the two hands or rest of the unworthy crowd.
Where did geo, media, pemra and the government go wrongSUN&FZ Associates
The matter has become more serious to not single out only channels of GTN but make it compulsory for all television networks and their channels to make sure that no producer, host, anchor, actor, actress or participant in any program intentionally or unintentionally ridicules the constitution of the country and violates the PEMRA’s Code of Conduct in any way.
For that to happen it is proposed to convene a conference of media owners and PEMRA officials to resolve the disputes, settle the issues and make a pledge not to air contempt for religion and religious groups and show disrespect for Islam, country’s armed forces and sensitive institutions.
The document provides a historical perspective on the creation of Pakistan and makes several key points:
1. The Muslim leaders of pre-partition India failed to adequately plan for the post-independence governance and development of Pakistan by not conducting thorough evaluations of the natural and human resources of the territories that would comprise Pakistan.
2. Scholars had prophetically predicted the fall of Dhaka and questioned the logic and viability of Pakistan's creation, but these warnings were not heeded.
3. Immediately after partition, Pakistan lacked essential frameworks like a formal constitution, development plans, and a strong financial base to effectively govern itself as an independent nation.
4. These historical oversights and failures to
Ashraf Ghani faces many challenges as the newly elected President of Afghanistan, including rebuilding ties with Western allies, addressing widespread corruption, and balancing power between different ethnic and political groups. He must work to strengthen governance and counter the ongoing Taliban insurgency while managing Afghanistan's relationships with other regional powers such as Pakistan. Ghani brings expertise in economics and reconstruction, but stabilizing Afghanistan after decades of conflict will be an immense and difficult task.
The document provides a historical analysis of the military in Nigeria, outlining several key points:
1. The Nigerian military originated as a small colonial constabulary force and was influenced by its colonial origins, weakening its professionalism.
2. The military ruled Nigeria for 29 of its first 43 years of independence and contributed significantly to damage of the state through corruption and centralization of power.
3. The military's intervention in politics in 1966 was initially welcomed but it exacerbated ethnic divisions and undermined its legitimacy.
4. The civil war strengthened the military's legitimacy and influence but the post-war government failed to maximize this opportunity, politicizing the armed forces and weakening accountability
The document discusses the history and effects of terrorism in Pakistan. It begins with the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, which led to millions of refugees fleeing to Pakistan. After the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, terrorism increased in Pakistan. Drone strikes by the US have killed thousands of Pakistani civilians and fuelled terrorism. The economy has suffered enormously from the costs of fighting terrorism. Sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias has also increased. The government is trying to negotiate with terrorist groups but the drone strikes undermine peace efforts. Overall, the document analyzes how terrorism has negatively impacted Pakistan's security, politics, economy and society.
Structural Violence and Nigeria’s Electoral System - the Unidentified ThreatKayode Fayemi
Structural violence in Nigeria's electoral system poses an unidentified threat to the country's fragile democracy. Elections commonly hold potential for violence due to high stakes for winners and lack of compromise culture. While Nigeria's democracy is maturing with an independent judiciary, military influence over politics persists, as seen by retired generals leading political parties. This militarization of society and entrenched conflicts threaten the viability of Nigeria's democratic project beyond adversarial elections.
On initial consideration, the idea of reintegration might seem peripheral to achieving the objectives of a counterinsurgency campaign, and that demanding surrender should be the order of the day, not seeking mutual forgiveness. However, nothing could be further from reality. In countering an insurgency the motives of each fighter and supporter dictate their adversarial actions, and the potential size of the insurgency is theoretically limited only by the population of the country itself. On deeper reflection then, the salience of reintegration rapidly emerges as central to any successful strategy to conclude an insurgency.
An enduring peace among antagonists in an insurgency and a lasting recourse to the sovereignty of the in-power government can only be properly expressed in terms that encompass the reintegration of the host society. In its most holistic form, reintegration encompasses not only fighters who have taken up violent resort to obtain their own ends, but also fragments and factions in society that are disenfranchised, ostracised or otherwise excluded from participating in a country’s social-political construct between its government and the people.
Lasting reintegration is much harder to foster and generate than simply announcing a policy. Personal allegiances, misgivings, fear, and human and institutional frailty all seem arrayed against even attempting reintegration, yet is a valid and indeed fundamental aim in counterinsurgency that must be grasped, like a nettle, with confidence and vigour. Reintegration not only has a role for all actors – police, civil and military – but indeed demands of them a common purpose, and a truly concerted effort to attain it. This paper draws on six months of field work in southern Afghanistan grappling with these challenges.
MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN RAKHINE CRISIS
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/deadly-clashes-erupt-myanmar-restive-rakhine-state-170825055848004.html
Deadly clashes erupt in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state
Government says Rohingya rebels and troops killed as group launches attack day after report warns of further unrest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Rakhine_State_riots
2012 Rakhine State riots
The international crisis group 283-myanmar-a-new-muslim-insurgency-in-rakhine...MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://d2071andvip0wj.cloudfront.net/283-myanmar-a-new-muslim-insurgency-in-rakhine-state.pdf
Myanmar: A New Muslim
Insurgency in Rakhine State
Asia Report N°283 | 15 December 2016
Headquarters
International Crisis Group
Avenue Louise 149 • 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 502 90 38 • Fax: +32 2 502 50 38
brussels@crisisgroup.org
Working Group: Reframing a Regional Approach to South Asia: Demilitarization,...Dr. Nyla Ali Khan
Nine scholars of South Asia – Amrita Basu, Shah Mahmud Hanifi, Nyla Ali Khan, David Ludden, Zia Mian, Senzil Nawid, Sahar Shafqat, Kamala Visweswaran, and Chitralekha Zutshi – met at New York University’s Institute of Public Knowledge on March 6, 2009, to discuss the politics of knowledge concerning South Asia as it connects academic and policy work in the US.
https://www.nyu.edu/ipk/files/docs/misc/6152154314a0d91053299c.pdf
Pakistan has played a key role in supporting the US war on terror by providing military bases and supply routes for over 75% of US and NATO supplies. However, the war has come at a huge cost to Pakistan with over 80,000 civilians and 4,795 soldiers killed and $68 billion in economic losses. In response, Pakistan has undertaken military operations like Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan and Karachi operations to crackdown on terrorist groups and over 20,000 terrorists have been killed. Pakistan's future strategy includes strengthening security forces and establishing domestic defense production to better combat terrorism within its borders.
NARENDRA MODI’S AND XI JINPING’S HISTORIC ROLES AMID THREATS AND CHALLENGESKeshav Prasad Bhattarai
Includes- Contradictions in India and China Relations ,India and China: Living with the Common Threats of Terrorism and Joint Responsibility of Modi and Jinping
BLOOD ON THE CAMPUS
JNU symbolised citizenship, democracy and freedom, writes noted columnist Shiv Visvanathan, who analyses the reasons why the University has become a political and ideological battleground
This report analyzes data on security incidents and civilian casualties in Syria from January to October 2015 to determine which armed groups are causing the most harm. The key findings are:
1) The Government of Syria initiated the majority (72%) of security incidents and caused the most civilian casualties (77%), including the vast majority (81%) of women and children killed.
2) Opposition armed groups initiated 14% of incidents but caused 7% of civilian deaths. ISIS initiated 7% of incidents and caused 10% of civilian deaths.
3) Civilian populations most at risk are those living in opposition-controlled areas targeted by government forces, particularly in Rural Damascus, Aleppo, and Idlib governorates.
The document discusses various aspects of terrorism in India, specifically in Jammu and Kashmir. It outlines the history of terrorism in the region, including foreign involvement from Pakistan. Furthermore, it describes the disadvantages of terrorism, such as increased poverty, unemployment, economic impacts, deaths of innocent citizens, and negative effects on tourism.
Thailand - Coordinated bombings 10-12 Aug 2016 - An Escalation of the Souther...ISS Risk
This is the first real push out into the country proper that the Southern insurgents have executed. It is the largest coordinated spate of attacks outside the southern provinces in the history of the insurgency. It should be read as such and understood within the context of the message. The potential for growing political and security instability to spread further across the country is here and has just been highlighted to a broad audience in a very visible manner. The military government’s response will determine to what extent additional messages will be delivered.
Thailand Coordinated Bombings, 10-12 August, 2016: An Escalation of the South...Robbie Van Kampen
A series of attacks and attempted attacks took place across Thailand from the 10th to the 12th of August, with additional devices being discovered intermittently over the weekend in multiple locations. In total, four lives were lost and scores of locals and tourists were injured. The pre-planned campaign coincided with the three-day bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Thai Queen’s Birthday / Mother’s Day celebrations.
This document provides background information and an overview of the thesis "By Means of the Gun: African States after Assassination" by Allison Solomon. The thesis examines the political impacts of 27 cases of assassination of African heads of state since the 1950s. It employs comparative case studies of 9 assassinations to illustrate a range of low, moderate, and high political impacts. The cases are also diverse in terms of time period, government structure, economy, and region. The thesis finds that most post-assassination impacts have been low or moderate, suggesting individual leadership is less important than state structures. States with structural dynamism like recent coups or transitions are more likely to experience higher impacts. The document outlines the thesis and methodology
Political Myths of the African Great Lakes Regionijtsrd
This document discusses political myths in the African Great Lakes region, which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. It begins by reviewing definitions of political myth from various scholars and perspectives. It then discusses the development and role of political myths in the region throughout history, from the pre-colonial period to today. The main points are that political myths are used by politicians and rebels to gain and maintain power, and serve the interests of those holding political and economic power more than the states and nations themselves. Myths help justify failures and inequalities in poorer nations. Understanding political myths is important for comprehending politics and conflicts in the region.
Bangkok Erawan Shrine bombing - updated as of 4 Sep 15Robbie Van Kampen
This document analyzes the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people. It considers four possible scenarios for who was responsible: political terrorism, domestic terrorism, foreign terrorism, or a combination. The analysis determines that a combination of foreign and domestic terrorism is the most likely scenario. Two foreign suspects have been arrested, one in Thailand and one in Cambodia, carrying bomb-making materials and fake passports, but forensic evidence has not yet linked them directly to the shrine bombing. The attack was likely carried out by an external group with some domestic assistance, with the goal of inflicting mass casualties and sending messages to Thailand and China.
This document is a flash appeal for Afghanistan covering September to December 2016. It summarizes that over 1 million people are expected to be displaced or returning to Afghanistan within this time period, far exceeding previous estimates and resources. This includes 400,000 internally displaced people, 220,000 refugee returnees, and 400,000 undocumented returnees from Pakistan and Iran. The flash appeal requests $152 million to provide emergency shelter, food, water, health and protection assistance to over 1 million people. It outlines the crisis context, humanitarian needs, targets and requirements by sector.
This is what Lincoln has to say about Democracy. The above statement of this great statesman says it all. A form of Government which is made for the people by the people around and it consist of the people from within. This is what Democracy is all about but it is not in the purest of its form at this moment. A huge total of 167 countries in the world are running under the form of Government which is called Democracy and Pakistan is one of those countries. Different types of democracies prevail in Pakistan at different times. The constitution of Pakistan is now a backing a Parliamentary form of Government but in the previous constitutions like 1962 and 1956, we had Presidential form of Government. The constitution at this moment is an amended version of 1973, which is following the Parliamentary form of Government. From the day of inception of Pakistan, the people are struggling for a better form of Government and they have selected Democracy as the best one. But it’s a misfortune for the people of Pakistan that the democracy could not continue for long and it is derailed off and on. Military rules have dented Pakistan’s Democracy 3 times in the history of just 65 years. People like Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto struggled a lot for the revival and sustainability of Democracy. This paper examines the causes and failure of democracy in Pakistan as well as It also highlights the Political history of Pakistan. This paper inspects the Challenges faced in Pakistan political history. It further analyzes some Steps for Restoration of True form of Democracy in Pakistan and Future of democracy in Pakistan.
Democracy in Pakistan Hopes and HurdlesKashif Aziz
Democracy is one of the best form of government. It provides every right to the people within the country for which people are desirous of. However, it is rightly said by Abraham Lincoln that the democracy means the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Role of individuals in democracy has proved to be the key think about making it the foremost desired and admired sort of government. Democracy offers freedom to people which other sorts of governments forbid. A bird’s eye view of the system of governments round the globe shows that democracy is that the most often applied sort of government. Going through the pages of the history of Pakistan, it are often said that Pakistan features a history that shows that democracy could never prosper here.
https://lawseekho6339.blogspot.com
The document provides a historical analysis of the military in Nigeria, outlining several key points:
1. The Nigerian military originated as a small colonial constabulary force and was influenced by its colonial origins, weakening its professionalism.
2. The military ruled Nigeria for 29 of its first 43 years of independence and contributed significantly to damage of the state through corruption and centralization of power.
3. The military's intervention in politics in 1966 was initially welcomed but it exacerbated ethnic divisions and undermined its legitimacy.
4. The civil war strengthened the military's legitimacy and influence but the post-war government failed to maximize this opportunity, politicizing the armed forces and weakening accountability
The document discusses the history and effects of terrorism in Pakistan. It begins with the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, which led to millions of refugees fleeing to Pakistan. After the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, terrorism increased in Pakistan. Drone strikes by the US have killed thousands of Pakistani civilians and fuelled terrorism. The economy has suffered enormously from the costs of fighting terrorism. Sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias has also increased. The government is trying to negotiate with terrorist groups but the drone strikes undermine peace efforts. Overall, the document analyzes how terrorism has negatively impacted Pakistan's security, politics, economy and society.
Structural Violence and Nigeria’s Electoral System - the Unidentified ThreatKayode Fayemi
Structural violence in Nigeria's electoral system poses an unidentified threat to the country's fragile democracy. Elections commonly hold potential for violence due to high stakes for winners and lack of compromise culture. While Nigeria's democracy is maturing with an independent judiciary, military influence over politics persists, as seen by retired generals leading political parties. This militarization of society and entrenched conflicts threaten the viability of Nigeria's democratic project beyond adversarial elections.
On initial consideration, the idea of reintegration might seem peripheral to achieving the objectives of a counterinsurgency campaign, and that demanding surrender should be the order of the day, not seeking mutual forgiveness. However, nothing could be further from reality. In countering an insurgency the motives of each fighter and supporter dictate their adversarial actions, and the potential size of the insurgency is theoretically limited only by the population of the country itself. On deeper reflection then, the salience of reintegration rapidly emerges as central to any successful strategy to conclude an insurgency.
An enduring peace among antagonists in an insurgency and a lasting recourse to the sovereignty of the in-power government can only be properly expressed in terms that encompass the reintegration of the host society. In its most holistic form, reintegration encompasses not only fighters who have taken up violent resort to obtain their own ends, but also fragments and factions in society that are disenfranchised, ostracised or otherwise excluded from participating in a country’s social-political construct between its government and the people.
Lasting reintegration is much harder to foster and generate than simply announcing a policy. Personal allegiances, misgivings, fear, and human and institutional frailty all seem arrayed against even attempting reintegration, yet is a valid and indeed fundamental aim in counterinsurgency that must be grasped, like a nettle, with confidence and vigour. Reintegration not only has a role for all actors – police, civil and military – but indeed demands of them a common purpose, and a truly concerted effort to attain it. This paper draws on six months of field work in southern Afghanistan grappling with these challenges.
MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN RAKHINE CRISIS
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/deadly-clashes-erupt-myanmar-restive-rakhine-state-170825055848004.html
Deadly clashes erupt in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state
Government says Rohingya rebels and troops killed as group launches attack day after report warns of further unrest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Rakhine_State_riots
2012 Rakhine State riots
The international crisis group 283-myanmar-a-new-muslim-insurgency-in-rakhine...MYO AUNG Myanmar
https://d2071andvip0wj.cloudfront.net/283-myanmar-a-new-muslim-insurgency-in-rakhine-state.pdf
Myanmar: A New Muslim
Insurgency in Rakhine State
Asia Report N°283 | 15 December 2016
Headquarters
International Crisis Group
Avenue Louise 149 • 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 502 90 38 • Fax: +32 2 502 50 38
brussels@crisisgroup.org
Working Group: Reframing a Regional Approach to South Asia: Demilitarization,...Dr. Nyla Ali Khan
Nine scholars of South Asia – Amrita Basu, Shah Mahmud Hanifi, Nyla Ali Khan, David Ludden, Zia Mian, Senzil Nawid, Sahar Shafqat, Kamala Visweswaran, and Chitralekha Zutshi – met at New York University’s Institute of Public Knowledge on March 6, 2009, to discuss the politics of knowledge concerning South Asia as it connects academic and policy work in the US.
https://www.nyu.edu/ipk/files/docs/misc/6152154314a0d91053299c.pdf
Pakistan has played a key role in supporting the US war on terror by providing military bases and supply routes for over 75% of US and NATO supplies. However, the war has come at a huge cost to Pakistan with over 80,000 civilians and 4,795 soldiers killed and $68 billion in economic losses. In response, Pakistan has undertaken military operations like Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan and Karachi operations to crackdown on terrorist groups and over 20,000 terrorists have been killed. Pakistan's future strategy includes strengthening security forces and establishing domestic defense production to better combat terrorism within its borders.
NARENDRA MODI’S AND XI JINPING’S HISTORIC ROLES AMID THREATS AND CHALLENGESKeshav Prasad Bhattarai
Includes- Contradictions in India and China Relations ,India and China: Living with the Common Threats of Terrorism and Joint Responsibility of Modi and Jinping
BLOOD ON THE CAMPUS
JNU symbolised citizenship, democracy and freedom, writes noted columnist Shiv Visvanathan, who analyses the reasons why the University has become a political and ideological battleground
This report analyzes data on security incidents and civilian casualties in Syria from January to October 2015 to determine which armed groups are causing the most harm. The key findings are:
1) The Government of Syria initiated the majority (72%) of security incidents and caused the most civilian casualties (77%), including the vast majority (81%) of women and children killed.
2) Opposition armed groups initiated 14% of incidents but caused 7% of civilian deaths. ISIS initiated 7% of incidents and caused 10% of civilian deaths.
3) Civilian populations most at risk are those living in opposition-controlled areas targeted by government forces, particularly in Rural Damascus, Aleppo, and Idlib governorates.
The document discusses various aspects of terrorism in India, specifically in Jammu and Kashmir. It outlines the history of terrorism in the region, including foreign involvement from Pakistan. Furthermore, it describes the disadvantages of terrorism, such as increased poverty, unemployment, economic impacts, deaths of innocent citizens, and negative effects on tourism.
Thailand - Coordinated bombings 10-12 Aug 2016 - An Escalation of the Souther...ISS Risk
This is the first real push out into the country proper that the Southern insurgents have executed. It is the largest coordinated spate of attacks outside the southern provinces in the history of the insurgency. It should be read as such and understood within the context of the message. The potential for growing political and security instability to spread further across the country is here and has just been highlighted to a broad audience in a very visible manner. The military government’s response will determine to what extent additional messages will be delivered.
Thailand Coordinated Bombings, 10-12 August, 2016: An Escalation of the South...Robbie Van Kampen
A series of attacks and attempted attacks took place across Thailand from the 10th to the 12th of August, with additional devices being discovered intermittently over the weekend in multiple locations. In total, four lives were lost and scores of locals and tourists were injured. The pre-planned campaign coincided with the three-day bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Thai Queen’s Birthday / Mother’s Day celebrations.
This document provides background information and an overview of the thesis "By Means of the Gun: African States after Assassination" by Allison Solomon. The thesis examines the political impacts of 27 cases of assassination of African heads of state since the 1950s. It employs comparative case studies of 9 assassinations to illustrate a range of low, moderate, and high political impacts. The cases are also diverse in terms of time period, government structure, economy, and region. The thesis finds that most post-assassination impacts have been low or moderate, suggesting individual leadership is less important than state structures. States with structural dynamism like recent coups or transitions are more likely to experience higher impacts. The document outlines the thesis and methodology
Political Myths of the African Great Lakes Regionijtsrd
This document discusses political myths in the African Great Lakes region, which includes the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. It begins by reviewing definitions of political myth from various scholars and perspectives. It then discusses the development and role of political myths in the region throughout history, from the pre-colonial period to today. The main points are that political myths are used by politicians and rebels to gain and maintain power, and serve the interests of those holding political and economic power more than the states and nations themselves. Myths help justify failures and inequalities in poorer nations. Understanding political myths is important for comprehending politics and conflicts in the region.
Bangkok Erawan Shrine bombing - updated as of 4 Sep 15Robbie Van Kampen
This document analyzes the bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people. It considers four possible scenarios for who was responsible: political terrorism, domestic terrorism, foreign terrorism, or a combination. The analysis determines that a combination of foreign and domestic terrorism is the most likely scenario. Two foreign suspects have been arrested, one in Thailand and one in Cambodia, carrying bomb-making materials and fake passports, but forensic evidence has not yet linked them directly to the shrine bombing. The attack was likely carried out by an external group with some domestic assistance, with the goal of inflicting mass casualties and sending messages to Thailand and China.
This document is a flash appeal for Afghanistan covering September to December 2016. It summarizes that over 1 million people are expected to be displaced or returning to Afghanistan within this time period, far exceeding previous estimates and resources. This includes 400,000 internally displaced people, 220,000 refugee returnees, and 400,000 undocumented returnees from Pakistan and Iran. The flash appeal requests $152 million to provide emergency shelter, food, water, health and protection assistance to over 1 million people. It outlines the crisis context, humanitarian needs, targets and requirements by sector.
This is what Lincoln has to say about Democracy. The above statement of this great statesman says it all. A form of Government which is made for the people by the people around and it consist of the people from within. This is what Democracy is all about but it is not in the purest of its form at this moment. A huge total of 167 countries in the world are running under the form of Government which is called Democracy and Pakistan is one of those countries. Different types of democracies prevail in Pakistan at different times. The constitution of Pakistan is now a backing a Parliamentary form of Government but in the previous constitutions like 1962 and 1956, we had Presidential form of Government. The constitution at this moment is an amended version of 1973, which is following the Parliamentary form of Government. From the day of inception of Pakistan, the people are struggling for a better form of Government and they have selected Democracy as the best one. But it’s a misfortune for the people of Pakistan that the democracy could not continue for long and it is derailed off and on. Military rules have dented Pakistan’s Democracy 3 times in the history of just 65 years. People like Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto struggled a lot for the revival and sustainability of Democracy. This paper examines the causes and failure of democracy in Pakistan as well as It also highlights the Political history of Pakistan. This paper inspects the Challenges faced in Pakistan political history. It further analyzes some Steps for Restoration of True form of Democracy in Pakistan and Future of democracy in Pakistan.
Democracy in Pakistan Hopes and HurdlesKashif Aziz
Democracy is one of the best form of government. It provides every right to the people within the country for which people are desirous of. However, it is rightly said by Abraham Lincoln that the democracy means the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Role of individuals in democracy has proved to be the key think about making it the foremost desired and admired sort of government. Democracy offers freedom to people which other sorts of governments forbid. A bird’s eye view of the system of governments round the globe shows that democracy is that the most often applied sort of government. Going through the pages of the history of Pakistan, it are often said that Pakistan features a history that shows that democracy could never prosper here.
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1. The document discusses the ongoing political crisis in Uttarakhand, with a focus on the misuse of Article 356 of the Indian Constitution to dismiss elected state governments.
2. It notes that both the Sarkaria Commission and the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution recommended that Article 356 only be used sparingly in emergency situations, and not as a political weapon.
3. The commissions' reports on strengthening cooperative federalism and preventing the dominance of any single entity over center-state relations are gathering dust despite their importance to preserving the balance of power in India.
Local Government in FATA: Failures, Challenges, Prospects (FATA Research Cent...fatanews
ISLAMABAD, April 22, 2014: The tribal people demanded immediate extension of local governments system to tribal territories to mainstream the Federally Administered Tribal Areas both politically and socially with rest of the country.
This was the crux of a Study Report titled "Local Government in FATA: Past Failures, Current Challenges and Future Prospects" launched by Islamabad-based think tank - FATA Research Center - at a local hotel here on Tuesday.
The report is prepared after conducting extensive surveys, interviews and round tables conferences with different stakeholders including tribal people, elders, political and legal experts, academia, media men and government officials.
Speaking at a launching ceremony as a chief guest, Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (R) Qadir Baloch, said the findings of the report are manifesting the fact that tribal people are politically aware and demanding participation in affairs of the state through democratically elected bodies.
The minister elaborated that we haven't decided yet about the date of conducting local bodies elections in entire of Pakistan and will introduce the local government system in FATA before its elections.
Constitution of Pakistan and Peoples RightsNazeer Mahar
This document provides an overview of Pakistan's constitutional history and protections of peoples' rights. It discusses how Pakistan's constitutions since independence have established frameworks for governance and protected fundamental rights, though many amendments have eroded these protections over time. The document also examines issues like the separation of powers between branches of government and the federal-provincial balance of power that impact the enjoyment of rights.
The document discusses the concept of political stewardship, which describes elected leaders acting as managers of a nation-state and its resources on behalf of citizens, rather than as owners. It argues that a lack of political stewardship can enable authoritarianism. An accurate political schema is needed to establish citizens as the true power base, and elected leaders as temporary managers accountable to citizens. The core principles of political stewardship hold that elected leaders should represent all citizens equally, manage resources transparently, not abuse powers or manipulate other branches of government to perpetuate their rule. Evaluating leaders by these stewardship principles exercises basic democratic rights and protects against tyranny.
Bugle of Federalism
Recourse to mass direct action by chief minsters to “ save the Constitution” is emerging as a means of attempting a reversal or an amelioration of Union policies, writes Prof Upendra Baxi
This document discusses the differences between democracy and dictatorship in Pakistan. It argues that some dictatorships, like those of Ayub Khan and Musharraf, were able to achieve high economic growth rates and development projects. However, democracies in Pakistan have accumulated a large amount of debt and failed to improve people's lives. While democracy is important, the rulers in Pakistan's democracies have abused power and failed to establish rule of law or equality. Overall, the document questions whether democracy or dictatorship has been better for Pakistan's development and people.
Pakistan was founded in 1947 by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and emerged as an independent state on August 14th, 1947. It has a total area of 796,095 sq km and a population of over 167 million people. Pakistan is divided into 4 provinces: Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan. The country faces a governance crisis due to factors such as lack of competent leadership, political instability, corruption, weak institutions, fragile economy, terrorism, and nepotism. Key events that exacerbated the crisis include periods of martial law beginning in 1958 and the fall of Dhaka in 1971.
Imran Khan as a Prime Minister of Pakistan, What could be the consequencesnawazish ali
Our great reverence and humble thanks to Almighty Allah who bestowed upon me enough dynamism and support to work and to finish task. Who through his divine book always motivates us to get his unlimited grace and who has bestowed us the most powerful thing in his world, the brain and enabled us to complete his project. All the respect and love to our beloved Holy Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H), who after a lot of hardship and difficulties made us able to recognize our Allah and to distinguish Virtue and evil.
It would be sacrilege not to acknowledge tremendously valuable effort of our teachers whom have passed on their knowledge, wisdom and experience through the past years which built us to the men we are today.
The document is a research project submitted by a student that examines the potential consequences if Imran Khan becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan. It outlines the research questions, methodology, and objectives. The literature review discusses how Imran Khan's party opposes sending Pakistani troops abroad and argues he should focus on governance in KPK and playing the role of strong opposition leader rather than protests. The hypothesis is that as PM, Imran Khan could resolve issues like corruption and improve Pakistan's international image.
The Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, also known as Sepah, wield significant political influence in Iran. Created after the 1979 revolution to defend Iran's borders and protect its Islamic system, Sepah has expanded to include 500,000 active-duty members across five branches. Through its economic power and control over key industries like oil, as well as social programs and morality policing, Sepah influences all aspects of Iranian political decision-making and ensures that policies align with revolutionary ideals. While Iran has democratic institutions, Sepah maintains ultimate authority and uses unelected militant groups to disrupt the government if its interests are not served.
The document summarizes key points from the Sarkaria Commission report on center-state relations in India. It discusses the evolving role of state governors and increasing politicization of the position over time. The commission had recommended decentralization and more state autonomy. It highlighted the governor's important constitutional role and importance of impartial appointment of suitable candidates with integrity and ability rather than political affiliations. The Arunachal Pradesh crisis underscores continuing relevance of the commission's observations on balancing center-state powers and governor's neutrality.
In our national language Urdu, the government is called “HAKOOMAT.” As such the people who run the government are known as “HUKMARAN” or rulers. Who is Hukmran? Hukmaran is one whose “HUKM” or “ORDER” is carried out. When we try to go deep into the meaning of the words “hakoomat” and “hukmaran,” we find another word in between and that is “HIKMAT” or “WISDOM.” A “hukm” or “order” that lacks “hikmat” or “wisdom” leads to chaos, confrontation and even tyranny. So what does a politician need to become a successful “hukmaran” and run the “hakoomat” successfully is “hikmat” or “wisdom?” But mere hikmat or wisdom alone is not enough. What one requires in addition to that is “HALQA,” or a “CIRCLE” of “like minded people” that may also be called a “TEAM.” The “halqa” or the “team” is actually “THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE” of a political party and “THE CABINET” of a party in power.
This document summarizes the paradox of political parties in Pakistan. It discusses how political parties have become a commodity for unconstitutional rulers to gain legitimacy, resulting in public disenchantment. It also outlines internal deficiencies of Pakistani political parties, such as a lack of internal democracy and issue-oriented policies. Reforms are needed to professionalize parties, establish public funding, and enable effective opposition participation to strengthen democracy.
The document summarizes and critiques the Puno ConCom constitution proposal. It argues that the proposal is objectionable due to the current populist context in the Philippines and some concerning content changes. Specifically, it argues that the proposal would further concentrate power in the presidency and weaken checks on executive authority. Additionally, it questions whether federalism is actually the best means to address poverty and inequality in the country based on empirical studies. The document raises doubts about the transition process and risks of political dynasties gaining more regional control under the proposed federal system.
1) The document discusses the dissolution of Nepal's Constituent Assembly in May 2012 and the relief felt by common people after it failed to deliver a new constitution despite repeated extensions of its term.
2) It analyzes India's role in facilitating the Maoists' rise to power in Nepal through meetings and agreements between Maoist leaders and Indian intelligence agencies from 2002 onwards.
3) It warns that democracy cannot be imposed from outside and must be built based on a country's own history, culture and values to be sustainable and avoid chaos. Forced elections alone do not produce accountable governance.
1) The liberal approach views the Indian state as a democratic state where the rule of the people is implemented through democratic institutions and processes.
2) The Marxist approach sees the state as playing a partisan role in class struggle by maintaining the hegemony of capital over labor to reproduce this relationship.
3) Both approaches analyze the nature of the Indian state, but differ in their views of the role of the state and emphasis on institutions/processes versus political economy.
This document discusses federalism and the proposal to shift the Philippines to a federal system of government. It provides background on the current unitary system and reasons cited by proponents for changing to a federal one, including responding to demands for autonomy in Mindanao and improving governance. The document explains that under a federal system, the Philippines would first be divided into independent states, each with their own constitutions, and then reconstituted as a federal republic made up of those states. However, it notes contradiction in claims about whether this process would fragment or unite the country.
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Why Islamic Common Market if not an Islamic Union is necessarySUN&FZ Associates
It is challenging but not impossible!
Economic Power of any country is its real power in today’s world. Every other tangible and intangible element of national power without substantive economic power is worthless in international relations and global power politics.
Expertise in commercial diplomacy is an essential pre-requisite to configure a country’s tangible and intangible elements of national power. This is exactly what the rulers of the emerging economies have done to break the barriers of demographic constraints and to get out of the debt trap.
The world’s richest natural resource and human talent market with close to more than two billion potential consumers is a reasonably promising consumer community to start thinking of and working on!
This document summarizes several social and economic problems facing Pakistan, their causes, and why they persist. The key problems discussed are: unimpressive growth rate due to lack of vision and reliable data; non-productive expenses like large bureaucracies and military spending; trade and budget deficits due to unchecked imports and luxurious government spending; inflation fueled by loan defaults and black market money; power shortages partially due to organized corruption; depleting gas reserves and increasing oil costs despite potential reserves; underinvestment due to issues like corruption and security concerns; and widespread tax evasion. The overarching point made is that the groups responsible for creating these problems through corruption and mismanagement are also the ones with the power to solve
Abc of life.. five laws of nature and seven divine rules! ss vSUN&FZ Associates
Nothing in human history has so far happened without a known and unknown reason, human reaction and beneficial or harmful and constructive or destructive consequences on the path of evolution. The process of evolution, triggered by observation, leads to experimentation and results in either invention or innovation for progress and prosperity or death and destruction
Interestingly, nothing in human lives like in day-to-day performance of nature is happening out of a well-defined and fixed time-frame. Like nature, human life is also divided into a daily 24-hour cycle of temporary life and death leading to its ultimate unpredictable end called permanent death which is so far uncontrollable.
Pakistan, a leaderless leader in economic growth potential among emerging mar...SUN&FZ Associates
When those who are given the mandate to govern, make the country ungovernable then the only way out for the civil society is to lead the way to show the leaders that those who are mislead can lead too when the time comes. It is far more important to self-govern than handing over the right to govern to those who cannot see beyond their nose.
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It is reminder of a reality that is very well known but, unfortunately, Pakistan and the Pakistanis do not seem to benefit from this reality…Why? Ask the political leaders, the media owners and the voters.
This document discusses four articles published between 1974-2013 analyzing geopolitical events in the Muslim world. The key events discussed include the Soviet Union's intervention in Afghanistan in the 1970s-80s and the political instability seen in Iran and Pakistan at that time. The overall conclusion of the articles is that without an "unthinkable miracle", the independent Muslim world will end due to ongoing unrest and uncertainty in the region. The document aims to share these analyses with connections and friends.
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Contents for interconnected platforms in a hyper-connected world need to be carefully tailored to create synergy between delivery and receiving ends.
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What Do The Television Network Owners Look At?
They look at three things:
Fixed Point Chart Focusing on Commercial Breaks
Programme Ratings
and
Balance Sheet
They don't think beyond programme ratings and balance sheet.
Re-Inventing Print Media Management: Country Model - PakistanSUN&FZ Associates
The document discusses strategies for developing a national newspaper in Pakistan through unique content, formats, and marketing. It proposes forming research, content, format, and marketing teams to comprehensively study readers, develop tailored content for local and national audiences, and test marketing plans. The goal is to prepare country-wide circulation milestones and financial plans to make the newspaper nationally competitive through a differentiated approach.
Why global good governance has become a labor of sisyphus part 1SUN&FZ Associates
The document discusses challenges facing global governance, including a crisis of political and corporate leadership, rising costs of living outpacing economic growth, and a widening wealth gap. It argues that national priorities are not properly aligned with global priorities due to a lack of a global contextual education system. Such a system is needed to help citizens understand their role in an interconnected world and rise above national, religious, and ethnic divisions. The document also criticizes economic models for failing to consider factors like regulatory failures, uncontrolled profit increases, and unequal wage growth that contribute to rising inequality.
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The document discusses several interconnected topics:
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This document discusses America's global strategic vision and policies toward the Middle East and Central Asia following major geopolitical events like the Yom Kippur War, Iranian Revolution, and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It analyzes Carter's three strategic options in the region, the proliferation of media groups, and questions America's missed opportunities to cement its global leadership. The document argues America's policies widened divisions within states and societies in the Muslim world and failed to address issues of identity, religion and governance, undermining US strategic goals.
THE PUROPSE
The purpose of this paper presentation is to:
Re-define education
Describe how it applies to system of governance and its four core delivery targets and
What needs to be done for aligning education system with the delivery targets
How to re-invent education system
The action of the video producer was wrong, the nature of reaction of on the streets mobs was worse and Obama’s speech on regrettable action and disgustingly inhuman reaction respectively was the worst. Obama tried to establish that American media and the world they live in have the freedom to malign and hurt more than one billion people if the two freedoms are wrapped in constitutionally protected “freedom of speech.” He accepts that the act was wrong but stubbornly insists that the perpetrators will continue doing it because First Amendment allows that. A speech does not only reflect how a person views a particular situation, its causes and consequences, it showcases his personality too. Obama’s full of contradictions speech in United Nations did not disappoint Muslims; it was utterly disgusting for people who, irrespective of their respective faiths, have a sense of justice across the globe.
The world leaders and media owners need to understand that the freedom of expression does not mean the freedom to malign personalities who deserve to be respected irrespective of their religion, nationality, color and creed. We, people of the world, ought to keep in mind that we are members of a single global family. Once, we convince ourselves to admit that we are “Members of a Single Family” created by the Only Creator through Adam and Eve, no matter where on earth we live, no matter what is the color of our skin, no matter which language we speak, no matter which religious faith or the ideology we follow, only then we will realize how difficult it is to hate or hurt a member of our own family. No constitution any where in the world and the statute of the United Nations allow any government, individual and institution including the print and electronic media to hurt the religious sentiments of citizens of any country, minorities and any community.
Why another oil shock wave will lead to economic doomsday?SUN&FZ Associates
The world had survived the first Oil Embargo ShockWave. It has survived the second Oil Price ShockWave. Will it be able to absorb the third? I don’t think so. The first ShockWave was unexpected. The second was engineered. And… the third will be well planned, far more precise, smooth and flawless.
The document discusses why democracy has become a conceptual illusion. It argues that democracy has been redefined as "a government of the one percent, by the one percent, for the one percent" as 85% of the world's wealth is controlled by the top 10% and 40% by the top 1%. This extreme inequality is seen as the result of "cycles of artificial affluence and inescapable circles of endless deprivation" engineered by politicians, democracy, and bureaucracy to benefit the one in a million at the cost of the remaining 999,999. The document criticizes focusing on illiteracy and resource constraints to explain social issues, arguing that policy decisions made by educated elites are intentionally widening inequality between the wealthy
Pakistan’s independence day message to government and people of pakistanSUN&FZ Associates
The document discusses issues facing Pakistan, including careless rulers who are protected by constitutional immunity, self-serving public servants, and socially irresponsible corporate conglomerates. Key articles in the constitution, such as 248 and 99, are criticized for making the government unaccountable and encouraging corruption. This has hurt Pakistan's sovereignty and economic development, increased poverty and debt levels, and weakened law enforcement. The roots of these issues can be traced back to the country's founding and various martial law regimes over the decades.
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The consequences of the wrong actions in the right direction
1. The Consequences of the Wrong Actions in the
Right Direction
Where did Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Farooq Ahmed Leghari and
Pervez Musharraf go wrong?
It is not that those who mattered in corridors of political power were not timely
advised to put Pakistan’s derailed political process back on track. It is also not that the
so-called establishment did not acknowledge and consider the set of suggestions which
were submitted for its consideration and appropriate action. Then what went wrong?
An exclusive political review of excerpts from an article published in the daily Jang
Lahore on 18th
and 19th
April, 1990 and an analysis of what is happening in Pakistan
now and how that can be corrected!
ZHK
2014
Zahid Hussain Khalid
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ZHK 2014
2. Political update reviewing excerpts from an article published in Lahore edition of April 18 & 19, 1990 of the
By: Zahid Hussain Khalid
Pakistan has sailed through a number of catastrophic political and military storms during the last sixty seven
years. While on its way, it has lost half of its geographical territory and more than half of its population within
two and half decades of its independence. Remaining pieces of Pakistan were put together and steps were
taken to make it strong internally by coming up with a unique combination of pledges declaring people as
country’s source of political strength; Islam as religion; and socialism as economic system promising roti
(bread); kapra (cloth); and makan (house) to everyone. The country was made indefatigable externally after
officially writing off Occupied Kashmir by covertly accepting line of control between Occupied Kashmir and
Azad Jammu and Kashmir, according to an exclusive news story, “Time magazine’s strange logic,” published in
the News International of April 22, 1996, as a permanent border and acquiring nuclear capability for putting
external military threats on hold indefinitely for sure. There is no military power in this world that can even
dream of attacking Pakistan anymore without thinking more than a hundred times of consequences prior to
making that dream come true and seeing it turn into a nightmare after doing so practically.
The question is what has gone wrong with Pakistan both internally and externally?
3. It is not that those who mattered in corridors of political power were not timely advised to put Pakistan’s
derailed political process back on track. It is also not that the so-called establishment did not acknowledge
and consider the set of suggestions which were submitted for its consideration and appropriate action. Then
what went wrong?
Here it will be hopefully appropriate to discuss the contents of an article “Qaumi Taqat kay Anasir Key
Sheeraza Bandi” published on op-ed page of Pakistan’s largest circulated newspaper Jang’s Lahore edition of
April 18 and 19, 1990 written by the author of this blog.
That was a time when the confrontation between
the federal and the provincial governments of
Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif respectively had
crossed all limits of political immaturity and non-
seriousness at the cost of country’s stability and
security.
The contents of the article invited the attention of
Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the then President, and General
Mirza Aslam Baig, the then Chief of Army Staff of
Pakistan. Excerpts of the article follow:
QUOTE: …Ghulam Ishaq Khan will have to play his central role to end the confrontation between the federal
and provincial capitals. He, after sincere and unbiased review of the situation, has to decide who in the
capital or the province (of Punjab) is crossing her / his limits; confidentially seek advice from country’s
apolitical experts of credible intellectual reputation; keep the governors, chief ministers and political leaders
of the country totally unaware of his thinking prior to the time of final action. When he finally makes up his
mind he, in the presence of chief of army staff, may invite the prime minister, governors and chief minters to
inform them about the facts and conclusions of his analysis; give them a timeframe with clear instructions to
work remaining within the constitutional limits; and categorically inform them about the consequences in the
event of non-compliance to his observations and directives. This will be the first proposed step in the right
direction to resolve the crisis.
…a seriously forceful directive with a definitive
timeframe to the prime minister, governors, chief
ministers and political parties will be an essential
pre-requisite. In the meantime President Ghulam
Ishaq Khan and General Mirza Aslam Baig need to
take the following three steps:
1. Strict vigilance of the behavior of the prime
minister, governors and chief ministers and
the conduct of the political parties.
2. Preparation of a list of apolitical experts of national and international repute in different areas of
expertise.
4. 3. Preparation of the list of those heads of government departments, public and private sector institutions
and organization who, through their mismanagement and / or corruption, had caused irreparable
damage to the country’s social and economic structures and the overall system of governance.
If the prime minister, the governors and the chief
ministers fail in complying to the directives of the
President then the matter may be referred to the
Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking a verdict in
view of the constitutional provisions regarding the
eligibility of such leaders and their parties to
head the federal and provincial governments or
not in the larger interest of the country. If the
Supreme Court’s ruling declares them ineligible
for doing so then they may be removed from their seats of power with immediate effect replacing them with
apolitical experts in different walks of life for an interim period. Such an interim set up may be assigned the
following short-term, mid-term and long-term tasks:
The proposed top priorities of the interim government will be:
1. The enforcement of a uniform de-segmented quality education system across the country, a system in
which the children of the poor parents avail the same academic privileges which are enjoyed by the
children of the affluent parents.
2. The creation of a public administrative
structure in which the official designation of a
bureaucrat has to be a public servant and not
the ruler of the public. Those unfair perks and
privileges extended to the government
officials of grade 17 to 22 need to be
reviewed which result in a ruling attitude
instead of dedication to serve the people
enabling them to feel the social, economic
and political pains of the people. They must
understand what the household, education,
residential and transportation problems of
the people are. At present the government
employees in general and the govern-ment
officials in particular seem to live in an
artificial paradise that gives them a false
sense of domination and they appear to be
fortified.
3. The announcement of development projects through community participation on self-help basis is
also an important initiative to work on. When our political leaders can use government positions,
resources, bureaucracy to gather crowds of thousands of people to deliver speeches why can’t they
use the same crowds of people for constructive purposes. Why those students, who are armed to
terrorize opponents, collect extortion money and indulge in target killings, cannot be given books for
involving them to eradicate illiteracy and ignorance and promote education? When the light of
5. learning and knowledge will enlighten them they will start thinking. They will be able to differentiate
between right and wrong. They will recognize their friends and foes.
That would be the time when the success of any democratic set-up could be expected. Till that time the
following immediate steps are recommended:
1. An interim government consisting of
those people may be set up who do not
have any record of political and party
affiliation.
2. Those people (political leaders and
government officials) who are involved in
the criminal activities of destroying the
social, economic and political culture and
structure of country may be severely
punished to make them example for
others.
3. The non-serious and self-centered
politicians may be banned from
participating in any political activity
permanently.
4. Freedom of expression has to be guaranteed enabling media to point out the weaknesses in the system
of governance rising above personal interests and interests of political and other mafias without any fear
and favor.
5. Educational and other nation building activities ought to be initiated on self-help basis and promoted
through media for mass mobilization so that people are motivated to participate in such activities.
If an immediate step in the right direction is not taken then the country may confront a tragedy that will not
leave room even for regret or crying… UNQUOTE!
This is what was suggested in 1990 prior to the dismissal of Benazir’s government by Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
Now let us see what happened…
Ghulam Ishaq Khan did not form a team of highly
qualified professionals to do his homework for
covertly collecting evidences with the help of
civilian and military intelligence agencies before
the announcement of allegations of corruption
against Benazir’s government. He surprisingly
dismissed the Benazir government exercising his
constitutional discretion by using the Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1985 on mere allegations
without approaching the Supreme Court with evidences of the allegations requesting its judgment for an
appropriate action. And what was his justification for doing that? He categorically stated in his speech on
television that he did not approach the court as advised by some quarters only for the reason that the courts
6. in Pakistan were “expected to be influenced by
the politicians!” Nobody told Ghulam Ishaq Khan
that it was contempt of court by the highest office
holder of state in Pakistan. This is what I advised
General Mirza Aslam Baig in a one-to-one meeting
to use as an argument in the case of contempt of
court against him. Ghulam Ishaq Khan repeated
the same mistake when he dismissed the
government of Nawaz Sharif!
What happened after that? The same Ghulam
Ishaq Khan had the guts to invite the officially
declared corrupt Benazir Bhutto for giving oath of
office to her as Prime Minister of Pakistan and to
appoint her allegedly criminal husband Asif
Zardari who was globally known as Mr. 10 percent
to become investment minister(!) of the country.
During her second term of office Benazir Bhutto emerged politically shrewd and knocked Ghulam Ishaq Khan
out of Presidential office replacing him with Farooq Ahmed Leghari as President who, following the footsteps
of his predecessor, replayed Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s action against Benazir Bhutto again on judicially
unsubstantiated corruption charges.
What were President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and President Farooq Ahmed Leghari riding on? They were riding
on Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1985, which granted President the discretionary power to dissolve
the National Assembly. The Article was invoked three times – by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan against Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto on August 6, 1990, by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan against Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif in 1993 and by President Farooq Ahmed Leghari against Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in November
1996. In the second instance, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was reinstated as Prime Minister by the
Supreme Court, but the resulting stalemate ended
with the resignation of both Ghulam Ishaq Khan
and Nawaz Sharif. The use of Article 58 2(b) was
justified by the President as necessary, for the
removal of corrupt governments that, it was
asserted, had lost the “confidence of the people.”
In 1997, the Thirteenth Amendment was passed,
stripping the President of the power to dissolve
the national assembly and call for new elections,
effectively reducing the Presidency to a
ceremonial figurehead.
The Thirteenth Amendment laid the foundation of a careless, fearless and corrupt to its core system of
governance. The leaders of the political parties knowingly took advantage of the non-existence of a credible
system of genuine investigation and consequent across-the-board accountability in the country that had
forced Ghulam Ishaq Khan to shamelessly compromise with corrupt political leaders not once but twice only
to remain President of Pakistan. The result was signing of a so-called deceptive and cleverly devised Charter
of Democracy by the leaders of almost all political parties in London which prepared the ground for a much
bigger fraud in the name of National Reconciliation Ordinance for blackmailing General Pervez Musharraf,
who wanted to remain President of Pakistan after relinquishing his post as Chief of Army Staff, to bring the
7. corrupt political leaders back into power after the necessary amendments in the Constitution of Pakistan
waiving the restriction on any party head or member to become Prime Minister of Pakistan for the third time.
The most dangerous aspect of the so-called
Charter of Democracy and the National
Reconciliation Ordinance for the country’s
security was behind the scene pulling of strings by
intelligence agencies and different ministries of
four foreign countries that were (are) either
actively involved in or were (are) evidently
responsible for the internal unrest and external
threats in and against Pakistan from within and
outside the country respectively.
The multi-sponsored attempts to engineer a
solution for Pakistan’s political, social economic,
military and diplomatic problems had (have)
failed. Let us take the following realities on
ground into consideration:
1. NRO was externally initiated and imposed by
a number of foreign intelligence agencies to
install a regime consisting of politicians and
their cronies known for corruption across the
globe. The purpose of doing so, not for this
country specific mission but just for
understanding, can be studied in detail in
John Perkins’s book, Confessions of an
Economic Hit man.
2. For violating the terms and conditions of an undocumented, unreported off-the-record NRO, Benazir
Bhutto was mercilessly eliminated and replaced with her husband. Only history will decide, when the
right time comes, that she was a real martyr or a shameless and honor-less traitor!
3. Previously, former President Pervez Musharraf was responsible for strategic decisions concerning affairs
of the state and matters relating to War Theater in and around Afghanistan in his capacity both as
President and Army Chief.
4. Expectations from the civilian President /
Prime Minister and a truly professional Army
Chief to accomplish the objectives of Military
Operation Other Than War in Regional War
Theater in and around Afghanistan had
resulted in political chaos, strategic military
confusion and diplomatic complications in
triumvirate relationship between USA,
Government of Pakistan and Pakistan’s
military command. They had inherited a
situation which was far beyond their control.
Pakistan and United States both had been
8. trapped in a situation which was regional
in nature and it could be addressed only
through a dialogue between countries
around Afghanistan and the countries in
the middle east that were expected to
feel the heat of the fall-out of U. S.
withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq.
The issue has a much wider geo-political
dimension than a tri-lateral headache.
5. In order to camouflage the economic and
financial fallout of War in Afghanistan an
artificial state of uncertainty had (has) been
created and perpetuated in Pakistan through
an irresponsible and ignorant media. A group
of beneficiaries is taking full business and
financial advantage of this artificial state of
uncertainty by making the life of the majority
of people
Miserable through frequent price ad-ons trumpeting artificially created scarcity and drumming increase
in demand.
The following conclusion can be drawn from the above analysis:
1. Pakistan does not have a professionally and
institutionally credible code and system of
aboveboard across-the board accountability.
2. National Accountability Bureau was never
allowed to work independently. Plea bargain
tactics have made the National Accountability
Bureau toothless. It barks but doesn’t bite
necessitating fourteen injections to make the
political and corporate criminals to feel the
pain where it genuinely hurts.
3. The most dangerous outcome of this sorry
state of affairs is Pakistan’s security
vulnerability because such political and
corporate criminals are blackmailed to work
against their countries threatening them
otherwise to release the details of their
criminal activities to national and
international media as a common global
practice by foreign intelligence agencies.
4. In view of the security challenges in and around Pakistan it is rightly expected from Pakistan’s civil and
military intelligence agencies to seriously look into this aspect of country’s security vulnerability for
9. round the clock monitoring of the suspicious activities of those political and corporate leaders who
evidently launder money, acquire assets abroad and directly and / or indirectly own businesses
5. in foreign countries. The sources of laundered
money, assets acquired and businesses
owned need to be thoroughly probed. Once
that is done the question of the existence of a
credible platform to prepare cases and seek
justice through judicial process arises. This
very dangerous aspect of Pakistan’s dilemmas
has not been seriously addressed so far and
unless that is done political stability based on
democratic values and principles cannot be
guaranteed.
6. The media in Pakistan has unfortunately
played a very condemnable role in promoting
a culture of corrupt politics from behind the
mask of sham democracy and so-called
freedom of speech. There is now a large army
of senior most journalists, analysts,
columnists, anchors and reporters who have
allegedly compromised their professional
credibility by accepting on and off-the-record
favors and bribes from corrupt politicians and
leaders. Their unethical professional
conduct demands a thorough probe of their activities. The initiation of strict legal and judicial action against
those who are evidently guilty of such professional misconduct is need of the hour to clean up the mess the
country is in.
Until the needful is not done the people are expected to enthusiastically respond to Revolution March and
Independence March calls because now they seem to have become understandably impatient for having a
truly representative democratic government that works for them and not for the family and business empires
of the criminal political and corporate mafias through open and hidden corruption.
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groups not as a journalist but a marketing practitioner, researcher and
analyst. He successfully initiated and completed the assigned managerial
and country tasks for such publications as Arab News, Financial Times, Jang
Group, Euromoney magazine, Petroleum Economist, South China Morning
Post, Asiamoney magazine, Innovation Management and Hong Kong
Standard and Forbes Inc, Forbes Global, Forbes Europe, Forbes Asia. He will
always remain thankful to Mr. William Adamapolous and Mr. Steve Forbes
of Forbes Inc and Mr. Tony Shale CEO, Euromoney Institutional Investor
Group (Jersey) Limited for their personal encouragement and support in
initiating and marketing Pakistan-specific innovative integrated media
packages for investment promotion. He also worked as Associate Producer,
Current Affairs, Pakistan Television Corp.
His articles have appeared in the Daily Jang, Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan, Daily Mashriq, the Nawa-e-Waqt and daily The Muslim on social, economic, political,
diplomatic and military subjects which are available here http://www.slideshare.net/19540201
He had co-produced more than hundred episodes of the most popular weekly program “Hafta-e-Rafta” and was nominated for Best Producer’s award for
documentaries on Afghan Refugees and Year of the Aged.
His work reflects a visible difference because he strongly believes in innovative approach in everything that he does. He was co-owner of International Media Sales
from 1991 to 2012 and is owner of SUN&FZ Associates since 1994.