PM Gilani called UK, fearing coup British official

[Indian Tiger]

The people elected govt should rule, That's only good for Pakistan. If people want kayani, why don't he contest in election and get the People majority.

 

[Fracker]

The people elected govt should rule, That's only good for Pakistan. If people want kayani, why don't he contest in election and get the People majority.

People elected? NRO, US Presences and 45 million fake votes won election for current government. Not the people. So PLEASEEEEEE... Lastly People don't want Kiyani, but they want to get rid of current government. Which has broken back of the normal people. Destroyed all institutions, and left us (normal people) with no choice to ask for something, something which can get rid of this government. What ever works, Coup, Judicury decisions, some political setup. which just kick this most corrupt person and his tolla out of the government.

 

[kas786]

army is not stupid like them army know very well coup time is over after 2000 in free media free judiciary and mushy time mess they understand very well know. remember after get charge kiyani try his best to make army images good which was damage by mushy i don't think he will do same old mistake .

Army is not stupid? Then could you please explain the drone attacks, NATO raid killing 24 Pakistani soldiers, Bin Laden killing...etc. The Army's image in people's eyes is dropping everyday.

 

[Al Bhatti]

i think the army should wait like it has already done so the PPP cant claim to be martyrs of democracy.......

But if the governemnt completes it's term this itself will be another marketing propaganda by the PPP that they are the only government which completed it's term due to the "good" goverrnment policies and the policy of "go ahead hand in hand" with all the parties concerned to work for the development of the country.

Coup or no coup, one more person killed from the Bhutto tribe or not, in any case they have a marketing propaganda ready.

 

[Husnainshah]

Both, Gilani and Thomson have denied to any such conversation. And even if it took place, I don't see what's wrong. No government would want to sit tight while plots to topple their democratically elected government are underway. Besides, it's a matter of months now. Government shall depart by December anyway, should they decide not to hold early elections. Though the word around is, the Cabinet will dissolve by October. Let's just wait and watch.

And a bigger problem for some is Asif Zardari, not Gilani, since his term expires in Sep, 2013. Let's see how they tackle him. I, for one, haven't seen such a clever Politician. It'd be hard to convince him to step down.

 

[Al Bhatti]

Both, Gilani and Thomson have denied to any such conversation.

Just like memogate.

And if the in house session gets leaked by "honest, patriotic" Pakistanis then anything is possible in Pakistan.

 

[T-Rex]

Army holds fire in hope court will axe government
Ben Doherty
January 14, 2012


MILITARY sources have ruled out an army-led coup in Pakistan but there is a growing sense in the country that an activist Supreme Court, hostile to the government, could bring down the civilian leadership.

''There will be no coup,'' a senior military officer told the Herald on condition of anonymity. ''The hype is there, but that kind of move will not happen now. Not now.''

Still, Pakistan is on tenterhooks this weekend, bracing for the next move in the increasingly ill-tempered spat between the elected civilian leadership and the country's powerful military, headed by General Ashfaq Kayani.
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The President, Asif Ali Zardari, returned to Pakistan yesterday morning, having left the country for Dubai for less than 24 hours, either to attend a wedding or for a medical check-up, according to varying reports. His sudden departure on Thursday, for the second time in a month, sparked rumours of an impending coup.

The Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, has called a meeting today of the cabinet's defence committee, which General Kayani is obliged to attend. The meeting is being seen as an attempt at reconciliation, but could backfire on the Prime Minister given the outright contempt General Kayani has shown for his government.

General Kayani has already warned of ''serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country'' - an unsubtle threat of a coup - as the schism over the so-called ''memogate'' affair, which sparked the current crisis, worsens.

In October, an anonymous memo was made public, allegedly sent to the US government in the days following Osama bin Laden's assassination on Pakistani soil, offering to rein in the Pakistani army's influence and disband those brigades co-operating with terrorists, in exchange for American support against a military coup. The army believes the note was authorised - if not written - by Mr Zardari, and regards it as a treasonous betrayal of the country.

A three-member judicial panel investigating the memo will resume hearings on Monday.

On the same day, a separate Supreme Court bench will convene to hear the government explain why it failed to comply with the court's earlier orders to restart corruption investigations against Mr Zardari.

The court is seen as openly hostile to the government and it is widely believed it will try to dislodge Pakistan's civilian leaders ''by constitutional means''.

''The Prime Minister is not an honest man and violated his oath,'' the court said in its order this week over the stalled Zardari investigation. The court's activism is seen as the major reason why the army remains in barracks.

''The Supreme Court is flexing its muscles and the government is flexing its muscles. We will see who is stronger,'' the military source said.

While the army wants the government gone, it is reluctant to launch a coup because it does not want to be left with the responsibility of running Pakistan.

Losing the presidency could have serious ramifications for Mr Zardari. If deposed, he faces the threat of investigation into allegations he took millions of dollars in kickbacks on state contracts, when his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, was prime minister.

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[Husnainshah]

Just like memogate.

Who denied The Memorandum? Mullen, Jones, Aijaz, anyone?

 

[Al Bhatti]

Who denied The Memorandum? Mullen, Jones, Aijaz, anyone?

Initially it was being denied.

 

[Husnainshah]

Doesn't matter as long as it was acknowledged eventually. Besides, that alone wasn't my point.

 

[ares]

"PM Gilani called UK, fearing coup"

It is about time indeed.. unsurprisingly not a single elected govt has completed its full tenure in last three and half decades.

 

[Veritas]

it would be interesting to see what would be china's reaction to this , whom will they support the army or the govt , as for india we will deal with anyone .

India prefers dealing with Army because of simple reason, India knows the foreign Policy is made by GHQ not any of these Civilians. When there is democracy in Pakistan, it get confusing and complicated. Army can always sabotage a Civilian initiative towards India (remember Kargil).

 

[Avatar]

People who support or encourage the possibility of a coup have no idea what they are vouching for.
I hope wisdom prevails.

 

[livingdead]

He should have called americans/chinease. What can british do to help him?

 

[A1Kaid]

Viceroy Gilani and Viceroy Zardari requesting for back up from their headquarters in London.