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Musharaff, Ch. Nisar and Zardari

Musharaff gives an interview using unkind words for Zardari and Ch. Nisar defends Zardari.

Really?

Ch. Nisar has two passions (if you read what he has been saying after he became the opposition leader): attacking every Zardari and attacking everything America. Therefore, it was very strange to read that Ch. Nisar huffed and puffed about Musharaff’s trash talk vis-à-vis Zardari. But why would Ch. Nisar defend Zardari? The answer is simple – Ch. Nisar has run out of anti American rants.

Given Pakistan’s troubles, it doesn’t really matter who said what. What matters is if anything is being done to save the country. Ironically, it is the army, yes; the same army that has overthrown democratic governments in Pakistan, the same army is being hailed as the institution engaged in fight to protect Pakistan. Less than two years ago, army officers in Pakistan were scared to wear uniform in public, but today, they have become heroes. Good, at least someone is liked in the country.

Because everyday people are dying in bombings across Pakistan, it is important that we don’t get distracted by what one aspiring politician is saying about other politicians in Pakistan.

Musharaff, as we know, has good things to his credit and there are some terrible mistakes associated with his tenure. But, he served his country to the best of his knowledge and abilities and Pakistan has to learn to move forward, even if is not acceptable for the Ch. Nisar and his party, PML (N).

 

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Bilal Qureshi

Bilal Qureshi is a resident of Washington, DC, so it is only natural that he is tremendously interested in politics. He is also fascinated by the relationship between Pakistan, the country of his birth, and the United States of America, his adopted homeland. Therefore, he makes every effort to read major newspapers in Pakistan and what is being said about Washington, while staying fully alert to the analysis and the news being reported in the American press about Pakistan. After finishing graduate school, he started using his free time to write to various papers in Pakistan in an effort to clarify whatever misconceptions he noticed in the press, especially about the United States. This pastime became a passion after his letters were published in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his writing became more frequent and longer. Now, he is here, writing a blog about Pakistan managed by Foreign Policy Association.

Areas of Focus:
Taliban; US-Pakistan Relations; Culture and Society

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