The latest is that Sehba Musharraf is likely to be the covering candidate for Musharraf.

We are moving from a federation to a monarchy. I am not kidding about this. It is in the papers:

http://nation.com.pk/daily/sep-2007/14/index7.php

@kruman

Can someone shed little light on this “covering candiate”. What is it? Who is it covering for? What is legal/ political significance of it.

AHMMMM….BEGUM SEHBA MUSHARRAF…
BETTER HALF OF ARMY CHIEF …
what is her eligiblity????
why anyone vote to her?
just coz she is the better half of a dictator…who wants to prolong his stay in power…
on her own…what she stands for???
ENLIGHTENED MODERATION…showed by sehba aunty??wearing skin tight clothes ,keeping a modern first lady image>>>>////
just for what anyone vote her that she has tolerating mush for 35 years ….
or she has raised two kids for him…???
any criteria ?????

This is all hypothetical:
If SC rules that Mush can’t be a candidate in presidential elections because he is in uniform and the 17th amendment does not provide cover for the next 5 years (infact it expires in Nov), then Mush is left high and dry.

Now Mush has no option but to shed his army uniform. But the constitution comes in his way with the provision that all government servants (including army servicemen) need to wait two years before entering politics. Again Musharraf is at a dead end.

Musharraf’s ploy is that he will have a covering candidate who’ll compete if Mush is is disqualified by the SC. Upon assuming the office of president, this person (covering candidate) will give him a 5 year extension. Mush will wait patiently till he finds the judiciary weakening and then makes his move to assume power again.

Now here is the climax. There is a petition before the SC that asserts that Musharraf has attained the age of super-annuation (retirement). What if the SC rules that Musharraf has attained the age of super-annaution and that he can’t run for presidency either. Now Mushie is screwed.

The army will shove guns up his ass and give him a 21-gun salute as a farewell.

her qualification is that she is gen. musharraf’s wife. if dr. naseem ashraf could be the head of our crifcket board jusr ’cause musharraf likes him, then his wife atleast deserves to the president of pakistan.

i believe ch. shujaat said it on live with talat. heres the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Jj9Izy64g

How about the wife of general (retd) Rashid Quereshi. Musharraf trusts her.

@all,
This is in reference to asking a question about covering candidate.

@naveed

All the nasty words for you. You are the true reflection of Paki and Indian culture in which the class conscious elites think that they have the sole right to knowledge. Everyone else is either not capable of learning or does not deserve it.

No one came in this world with all the knowleged and know will ever get all the knowlege.

If you are a Muslim, here are some words form the messenger, “Asking a question is half of the learning”

Cheers for all.

Beena baji,
Somethings are better not said. Also, a hint is enough for the wise.

But what can I say, I am just a pola.

@ pola
agreed gen. musharraaf trusts her. but how can the nation trust her after this…

@pola
brother fight gracefully.

If the criteria is being the wife of a general, then why not any other general’s wife?

I mentioned Rashid Quereshi since Mush and him seem to get along well. Musharraf trusts Rashid Quereshi and made him his presidential spokesman a few days ago.

cant see any relevance of the comments in the given show ….

The comments about Sahba musharaf as presidential candidate are given in a programme (live with talat) at aaj tv , i just saw its repeat telecast about 10 minutes ago.

According to this Paki-Brit journalist guest on this program, he witnessed the humiliating manhandling of Nwaz at Islamabad airport - from kicking into the toilet to 150 commandos laughing at Nwaz on the tarmac. Has anyone seen the video footage of it? Can you point us to that footage.

I would say way not MUSH change the country name to MUSHISTAN this will be more appropriate and for all pakistan loving ppls (if they still have love) in pakistan migrate to any other empty land may be in Africa and build new country and name it to Pakistan till someone will come again and change it accordingly…

WHY WE MUST PROTEST?

1. It is not Nawaz Sharif.. It is insult of Pakistani Courts, Constitution…

2. If NS did any deal, people like him will find it hard to get OVERSEAS support again after our protests.

3. If we succeed in making these overseas Mafia to be more careful, it will be easy to clean our own house.

4. We cannot sell our honour for cheap oil.

5. If NS is wrong and a criminal, then EVERY criminal in Pakistan should be given the choice to live either in Jail or in Royal Palaces in Saudi. And if he is not a criminal, then he should not have been sent anywhere.

5. Saad Hariri blamed Syria for his father’s murder, got Syrian army out because he held rallies against Syria. Then Israel Attacked. He opposed Hizbollah. He has Labanese nationality, Saudi nationality (gift from Kings) and Green Card (even though he is not a US resident). We should oppose such FRIENDS and they should not feel welcomed.