| Submit your comments on this article |
| India-Pakistan |
| Deja vu |
| 2014-08-22 |
| [DAWN] By now, it is a well-known script. In the evolution of virtually every political crisis, there comes a point where the military leadership issues a carefully worded statement that is designed to come across as well-meaning and generous, but is in fact ill-advised and unnecessary. On Tuesday, after watching silently from the sidelines as the latest political crisis to hit the country ebbed and flowed over several days, the army leadership decided to wade deep into the crisis and offer some political advice to the politicianship. To some, the ISPR statement will simply reflect an obvious reality: there is a political impasse in the country and the politicianship needs to demonstrate "patience, wisdom and sagacity". Note though that the ISPR had nary a word to say on constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law. Instead, there was the usual martial language about sacred symbols of the state and the need to protect the national interest. |
| Posted by:Fred |