Mush destroying democracy in Pak: Imran

Mush destroying democracy in Pak: Imran Khan

Press Trust of India
Posted online: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at 1811 hours IST


London, August 31: Accusing President Pervez Musharraf of being a stooge of America, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said the General is 'destroying' Pakistan's democracy by using the war on terror.

"Pakistan's greatest problem is not the radical Islamists but its power-crazed President," 52-year-old Imran Khan said in an interview published in a daily here.

"Musharraf is destroying our democracy by using this war on terror. Why did he put 700 people behind bars when Pakistan had no connection with the London bombings? In the world's eyes, Pakistan became a hub of terrorism.

And at home, it reinforces the idea that Musharraf is a stooge implementing an American agenda," he told the Guardian.

According to the report, after the 1999 military coup, Khan was one of the general's most ardent supporters, so much so that he claimed he was offered the Prime Minister's job.

"I was charmed by him. I believed this was a man who could set our country straight, end corruption, clear out the political mafias," he said.

But after a blatantly rigged referendum in 2002 extended Musharraf's grip on power, the myth "began to shatter," Khan told the daily.

"Here was a man who claimed to support democracy and he was rigging the elections, just like (former dictator) General Zia had."

Women trashed by Pakistan presidents

Husain Haqqani
Posted online: Friday, September 23, 2005 at 0959 hours IST
Updated: Friday, September 23, 2005 at 1418 hours IST

Controversy is currently raging about General Musharraf's remarks to the Washington Post suggesting that rape had become a ''moneymaking concern'' in Pakistan and that many Pakistanis felt it was an easy way to make money and get a Canadian visa. The general, through his media managers, is denying that he ever made the insensitive remarks attributed to him. He is, after all, the advocate of ''enlightened moderation'' and cannot allow a furore over a remark to deprive him of his image as a reformer.

The Washington Post, of course, has Musharraf's interview on tape. That newspaper's standards of probity are far superior to the ethical standards of Pakistan's coup makers.

For his part, General Musharraf invoked his sincerity and good intentions to deny what was clearly an unguarded comment. ''Let me say with total sincerity that I never said that, and it has been misquoted,'' Musharraf told a women's group. ''These are not my words, and I would go to the extent of saying I am not so silly and stupid to make comments of this sort.'' In an interview CNN, Musharraf tried to get off the hook by claiming that the objectionable remarks were made by someone else in his presence and not by him. The unanswered question, in that case, is why he said nothing to correct that someone else if he disagreed with him?

General Musharraf's comments, as cited by the Washington Post, were: ''This has become a moneymaking concern. A lot of people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.'' Such remarks are not very different from the normal discourse in Pakistan's cantonments, where the views of Pakistan's generals, including Musharraf's, are shaped.

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yes imran khan shud hav stayed in da cricket part n not politics no one insult mushhraf hez gr8 n doing evrything for his country so let him i h8 all da "saayasat dean"theyre agaisnt musharraf n r gud for nofin bratz who just talk n rnt capable of doing anything

"saayasat dean" what does this mean?

are u sure Mushraaf is doing what he is saying? if he is such great leader, then why hasn't he ended all the crimes, gurbat, have made education equal for all rich and poor. why are ppl still commiting sucides everyday coz of unemployment?

sorry i meant sayasat deaan mening politicians /party leaders or oda freaks lyk molvis n ppl lyk dat.

and saba u just shocked me r u trying to say dat mushharf iz doing no r u srrious.wot can musharraf do on his own 80 pourcent of da pak ppl r against (all ova da world)all dey can do is talk abt him n against him wher as they r uncapable of doing anything.besides musharaf has done so much for pakistan if he hadnt cum we wud hav been facing even more problems al least hez sorted sum stuff out.n dont tell me u were for benazeer buto or nawaar shareef coz they were totally oooogh i cnt say anthing coz im fasting n u cnt swear in rozai or at anyyime on dis frum sooooooooooo.........wot did they do for u hey?
show a bad image of pakistan around da world made ppl laugh at pakistan n point their fingerz at pakistan?steal money from da state?da government?gud for nothing idiots if mushrraf had da power all dat time we wud definately be sumwher in dis world.with musharraf we hav improved alot.saba tell me do u no wot position china has 2day yes the're nearly on top of da world n europe

is going trough a catastrophe tanx to dem they hav improved so well.and at one point china was in such a bad state 3 time worse den pakistan and how did they do dt?it wasnt da president alone or da government."ik ik bande ne mil jul kar mehnat ki isliye vo kahi ponche"
pakistanis khud itne khudgarz laalchi aur kameena insaan hai sorry for dis but its true all dey care abt is money n they will do anthing for it.attacking ure president 2 isnt a gud sing is it saba?they just dont want da country to move forward dey only care abt themselves they just talk scarp abt ppl who r trying to help da country!how will pakistan improve if the majority of pakistanis wont let it and keep on building walls towards success.

they need to start loving da country n just think abt pakistan.be gratefull to allah dat we hav our own muslim independant state not to mention if we didnt we wud b getting kicked around and treated lyk slaves in india.we shud b prroud look how hard our ancestors gought n wot they went through to get us pakistan?kitna qurbaniya hui thi?isi lye quaid e azaam ne liya tha pakistan ko.dunt u think his soul suffers n unko takleef ponche jab vo pakistan aur pakistanio ko istarha dekhe.we shud take care of our country and da only way we can do dat is help each other for da countrys sake make our name sumwher inda world and in history.

sorry for writing so much n spelling mistakes coz i made sum.i havent properly finished by backs acking and my friend is coming im helping her in english essay coz of course out of my friends i only know english n help em!

I use to have a lot of respect for Imran Khan before, I still think he is 100 times better than ***** Benazir and Paindoo Nawaz Sharif, BUT Imran khan is an idealist. For a country that is struggling for its survival has issues much bigger and much serious than democracy vs. dictatorship.
I ask Imran, what kind of plans does he have to eliminate poverty in Pakistan? How does he plan on surviving in the world if we get embargos against us by pissing off the US? Iran has managed to do OK even after messing with the US is becuase they have oil and they have friends in other parts of the world. What would Pakistan do.
Imran please come up with some other plans than just three plan agenda that you have including; freedom of courts, true democracy, and education... how will he pay for it?
All in all Musharraf may have done a few wrong things but overall he has proved to be a much better leader than Nawaz, Benazir and Zia.
God Bless Musharraf and God continue to Bless Pakistan

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I always thought Musharraf was a very decent leader... He might be, but the respect I had for him was blown off after I attended one of the meetings organized by the Pakistani Embassy in New York... I'm a witness to all the things that happened there... First of all, I agree that some women should not have passed a few remarks that they did but the way Musharraf reacted to those women was simply unbeliveable... He shouted and insulted the women who said that it seems that he was following General Zia's footsteps and the other leaders before him... She also asked him about the rape case... Musharraf was extremely rude and he literally shouted at the women... I felt so bad at his attitude... I mean I know that the lady was being rude but as a leader of a country he should be ready to face any criticism and questions...

1 more thing. i think if Musharaf said this or not but it's right coz wateva he said or didnt suits the situation.
he said this coz of Mukhtaran Maaiii Case that Canadian and USA Govt offered her citizenship whereas if u go by facts 1000s women get raped in America in 1 minute n they r offerin her citizenship just coz she got raped in pak. if anythin happens like this in Pak they say it's coz of no education n backwardness in Pak so wat would they like to say about America n other countries like this???????

sorry i'm bein harsh here but...
i told this to my sis yesterday night n she told me its coz of this case n i think watevea he said is right. i'm with him but but Just Only in this matter

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