We really are in 'Alice in Wonderland' territory here; President Musharraf of Pakistan has just announced he will resign in the face of impeachment attempts, over charges he violated the constitution and for 'gross misconduct' whatever that means in this context. Official Pakistani 'English' is a gloriously majestic and archaic thing; I remember a long time ago listening to the then President of Pakistan declaring the objectives behind their military action against rebels in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and how the 'miscreants' would be quelled; this never happened, largely because the Indian government declined to allow over-flights across its territory so the Pakistani military had to take the long route south around the tip of India.
Well of course he violated the Constitution! He took power originally by means of a [bloodless] military coup, whilst he was the military supremo of the country. His conduct since then has been to change the rules to 'justify' him remaining in power (see the time-line in the linked story). If and when his resignation becomes effective, then we will know he has actually relinquished power. Whether whoever comes after will be better or worse, only time will tell.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Welcome to my comment area. Whilst all comment is welcome you are requested to respect the views of others. To read full terms for use of this facility, please visit my 'Terms of Use' section, linked to under the 'About this Blog' heading at top right of the blog. Note added 12JUL2010 - All comments will now be pre-moderated before they appear in this blog; this is a measure to prevent 'spam' commenting, which has become frequent of late. Thank you.