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| Analysis: Zardari's frontal attack |
| 2015-06-19 |
| [DAWN] THE tension between the Sindh government and the security forces has been building up for some time, and it was just a matter of time that the situation would blow up. Asif Ali Zardari's outburst on Tuesday against the generals has now brought the confrontation to a head -- with the federal government standing clearly by the military. The former president seems to have thrown down the gauntlet. Whatever happens next, the survival of the Sindh government is now at stake. Political observers describe the last-minute cancellation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... 's meeting with Mr Zardari as ominous. What made Mr Zardari launch a frontal attack on the military leadership? Most observers and even some PPP leaders agree that it was a reaction to the raid early this week by the Rangers on the Sindh Building Control Authority office. "The links lead to senior PPP leaders," says a source familiar with the investigation. Earlier, Rangers had released a report about the crime situation in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , accusing political parties of being directly involved in land-grabbing, extortion and smuggling -- swindling billions of rupees every year. This the Sindh government saw as a deliberate move to undermine the civilian administration. "The Rangers have for a long time been transgressing the force's mandate to embarrass the provincial government," says PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar. |
| Posted by:Fred |