I initially supported the scoundrel yet after a while I began to notice he was nothing more than a self aggrandizing power hungry egotistical clown, one only need to see his actions vis-a-vis "Lal Masjid" or read his book "In the line of fire".Kudos
I have read his book. There is a picture of the aftermath of a suicide bombing targeting him. The front part of the face of the bomber. I checked wikipedia and it says that there were four or five assassination attempts against him.
Surely he was doing something right. And then the Lal Masjid operation later. If later there is a film like 'Yalghaar' and there are real operations like Zarb-e-Azb dnd Radd-ul-Fasaad, surely, credit must go at least partially to Musharraf. And then he spoke of "Enlightened Moderation".
Okay, one wrong thing he did, in my opinion, was the insult to Mukhtaaran Mai when he said that she was doing all that to gain publicity.
Show me one example where Taliban & Haqqani have killed a single Pakistani soldier ? On the other hand, Prove it to me, A single TTP/Baloch Terrorist groomed, trained and controlled by Pakistan army and they came to bite them later on
Are you talking about "Good Taliban" and "Bad Taliban" ??
Who told you Iftikhar Chaudhry is a hero in Pakistan ?
Wasn't there a popular lawyer's movement at that time, seeking reinstatement of Chaudhry ??
The people I really point to is those types who for example cheered for Mumtaz Qadri.
Yep.
When all else fails, these people either:
1. Call you an evil Saudi-funded Salafi
2. Say you are a terrible ethnic nationalist who wants to balkanise Pakistan
I thought India with its variety of nationalities was divided, but from my experience on PDF, Pakistan is equally tribal/racial.
Well he was cornered in too many issues. First one laal masjid, everyone criticized him for allowing a "state with in state" but when he conducted the operation everyone criticized him for it. Also, one politically corrupt person (nawaz and co.) Partenered with another financially and morally corrupt person (iftikhar chaudhry) and destabilized the situation for Musharaf. Which forced him to first resign from Armed forces and then conduct elections. The final keel in the coffin was Benazir bhutto assasination which hurted his credibility as a premier.
But he was no angle though. He do habe his fair share lf treason with Pakistan which includes (and not limited to) allowing drones strikes, handing over Pakistanis (mostly drug addicts) to USA, allowing drones from operating with in Pakistan, saying yes sir to each amd every demand of US on a single phone call and many.
It seems that
@BATMAN has a different opinion to your second paragraph.
@Babur The Uzbek Tiger
When you are ruling a nation with 150 million inhabitants, You must think twice about the implications of any action, you must act wisely, But Mushi lacks leadership qualities rather he was more like typical dictators of middle eastern countries, who love power and luxury, never given any importance to lives of common citizens, he just disliked whoever opposed him or his views and used coercive force to compel them, That is how i and majority of Pakistanis think of him.
But the Taliban saw him as enough threat so they tried to assassinate him four or five times.
Surely, someone like that should be supported.
Only person who can talk peace with India is the current seating chief of army. As soon as they leave the chair even Pakistanis start to blame/accuse/curse them. Mushy is a spent bullet no need to pin your hopes on him.
Well, they say that long distance gives better perspective.
Mushy was one of the founders of the PML-Q party. Maybe if he is allowed to participate in the Pakistani soon-to-be-held national election, he can join with PPP to then win a commanding position.
Block Musharraf’s CNIC, passport ordered to restrict international travel and froze bank accounts
ISLAMABAD: In compliance with the order of a special court, the interior ministry has asked the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and the Directorate General of Immigration & Passports to suspend the computerised national identity card and passport of former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf, sources said.
However, a Nadra official said they had received verbal directives in this regard and were only informed about the letter being sent by the ministry.
After the suspension of his CNIC and passport, the former president’s bank accounts would be frozen and his international travelling restricted.
Decision taken under direction of special court hearing treason case against former president
The special court hearing a high treason case against Mr Musharraf had on March 8 directed the interior ministry to suspend his passport and CNIC. However, implementation of the order was delayed since there was a certain time limit granted to the former president to comply with the court’s earlier directives.
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The special court had also ordered the interior ministry and other departments, divisions and agencies to take steps for the arrest of Mr Musharraf and attachment of his properties abroad if he failed to submit a written request for security during his appearance before the court within seven days.
The former military ruler is facing the treason trial for subverting the Constitution by declaring the state of emergency in November 2007.
A spokesman for Nadra neither confirmed nor denied the move to block Mr Musharraf’s CNIC on the last day of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government.
Ending his self-imposed exile, the former military ruler returned to the country in March 2013 and a ban was imposed on his travel abroad by courts the following month. After three years, in March 2016, he was able to leave for Dubai seeking medical treatment and has since not returned.
Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2018
Thanks for the update.