This really tells how much you do your homework before coming here and posting endlessly on different threads, posts which have high grade english but no soul to talk about.
It was Gilani who had talked about sending ISI chief to India, not Zardari, get your facts right.
It was Gilani who talked, but Zardari who decided. Later Gilani backtracked, this time Kiyaniji decided.
We don't have a presidential system nor is Zardari running the govt, President is a symbol of federation, so he being powerless is what is his job. PM is the real head of the govt and runs the show.
When Zardari came to power, all the powers were vested with President at that time. Musharraf literally changed your system to presidential system for his purpose.
And as for handing over the nuke button, again lack of knowledge leads to such statements. First of all its not a nuke button, its the seat of the Chairman of National Command Authority, NCA comprises of many members established for the control and final decision making authority for release of nuclear weapon, so no single person has the nuke button, its a multi tier system. Musharaf had taken the seat of the chairman by promulgating ordinance in this regard as he was running the govt at that time, an ordinance is a temporary arrangement bypassing the parliament for quick enforcement of something, which needs to be approved by the assembly if it has to be made into a law at a later stage, if not done the ordinance expires. As per law PM being the head of the govt, should also be the Chairman of NCA, so in this case the ordinance was expiring on 28th Nov, with no plans to get it approved from parliament as they won't allow it, due to PM being the real Chairman NCA. So he is not relinquished anything from him, rather the rightful person to chair the seat has gotten his power pack.
This is your home work ??
Huh?!! You just said what I said in a formal language. The simple fact of the matter is that the nuke button(I would still refer to it as that because it all comes down to that) which was nominally(I stress this word) in Zardari's control was reliquished and given to Gilani, who is more trustworthy from a PA's perspective rightnow.
Who runs the show makes a lot of difference, continuing the policy and implementation are two different things. Security deterioration did not played the major factor, rather lack of vision and future course of action lead to economic turmoil. Electricity crises took the toll, a crisis which began in PPP govt time, not during Musharaf time. The leadership of PPP led to such mistrust from investors and local people, that people shipped off billions abroad, investors took out their money, only due to mistrust as corrupt leaders were in power now, and current rankings of Pakistan in corruption and the inefficiency of NAB anti-corruption laws had lead to massive corruption. So many other crisis worked as fuel to the fire.
When the oligarchs of our country become selfish and compromise the security of Pakistan, the military has to come in to get hold of such guys. Zardari with his henchman Rehman Malik the most corrupt people in Pakistan are a security risk to Pakistan.
I agree with you that mistrust of the leadership led to lack of investments and shipping off the money.
But the rot in the system started in Musharraf's era, it is just that Musharraf kept a tight control over everything, so that nothing came out. But one thing, Musharraf was very good in dealing US pressure. While PPP Govt succumbs to it more often than not. If you had said that Musharraf was better because he handled US pressure better, I would have agree with you.
Again gravely mistaken, he negotiates with the military leaders of US with regards to the WoP and the requirements of PA, he doesn't negotiates with the president of USA. And he is negotiating with them for 2 years now, if the precedent had been set, 2 years are more then enough to see the request come from his side. He has one more year to go, which he will use to fight the foreign funded menace and try to take Pakistan out of this troubled times.
hmm..then our military leaders can discuss. Anyway, as I said, India is not in hurry, I believe the request would come from Pakistan itself.
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