Tough question though as all his actions have an imprint of 9/11.
In the beginning, I was happy a commando general leading us. Who can be more loyal than a commando? How wrong I was! His actions were totally opposite to that. Right after he got power, he visited Turkey and paid homage to Mustafa Kamal Ataturk.
Then I realized that he has the same thinking that Kamal had, to modernize his country. (Although Kamal's opinion about religion was which most of us wont like).
So far ok.
But then he did the same thing as was done by Zia, breaking of the parties, winning loyalties of lotas, making a new muslim league and so on.
Then he gathered those people around himself that can be easily called dregs of politics in our country i.e. Shujaat, Sheikh Rashid, MQM. All those who worship the rising sun. This lot did not care about the general public but cared about themselves. And they took great care of themselves. Pakistan did not do good on any human development index but actually more went below the poverty line. I am telling you the ground facts. I dont have the resources to go to all villages, cities of Pakistan, but I know Lahore and my small town where my poor fellow country men were same or worst level as pre Mush era.
All euphoria that I had when he came in power as I hated NS, evaporated gradually. He is one big reason that I started to lose hope in Pakistan's future. (Although I restored it somehow.)
Generals should live within the barracks. Democratically elected representatives should rule the lot.
Posted 2 years ago on 09 Oct 2009 3:01
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