Sir,
While Pakistan was supporting US & the Whitehouse in war on terror, what is the urgency to bring back the corrupt parties of Bhutto & Nawab Sharif. I am not sure, what are all the reasons our country pushed to bring Ms Bhutto in the first place.
Musharraf showed strength and uprightness in leading his country during this difficult time. He also did not seek his own fortune, but attempted to do what is right for Pakistan. He did many things to support the War on terror, including going against Taliban & Kashmir rebels. His Loss from power meant nothing good for US, it is a miscalculation on US foreign policy.
More over his life is in danger even more if he continues to stay in Pakistan

Ok, if you look at the history of this country, there has been mismanagement on a huge scale. Corrupt people always find their way into the national assembly one way or another… But never has this country been a victim to so many suicide attacks, such back breaking inflation and such devastating power shortage even in winter when the domestic power consumption is much lower then summer.
Musharraf heartlessly killed people at Lal Masjid… Little boys and girls. Innocent minors blown away by phosphorus bombs just to achieve laurels from the US when they wanted to have a dialogue and come out of the Masjid safe. Before Musharraf, A Pakistani was safe in Pakistan of all the places in the world.But thats not true now… We need to get rid of him and all the Army generals who wish to seize power in the future… Army generals are always slaves to the US and are cruel to their own people… If the army can only bring us pain and suffering, we dont want an army… We have the numbers and skills to defend ourselves on our own… But we reject being terrorised by a dumb and heartless army which is a slave to foreign powers

I doubt it very much that even with a successful coalition between Benazir party and Nawz Sharif party Pakistan will return to a civil society enjoying peace , stability and tranquility. Pakistan created a monster to destabilize Afghanistan, however, now this monster turned in to a much dangerous one and daunted Pakistan itself. The unrest in the tribal area and operation of Al-Quaida cells in the lawless areas of frontier can not be quelled that easily and that soon. Pakistan is yielding what she sewed for Afghanistan.

it happened earlier just before the separation of east pakistan. it happened again after zia ul huq.’s death. the society needs insttict and trait for democracy to succeed. it takes centuries to acquire it.

Musharaf is a dictator who overthrew a democratically elected government and put on trial the legitimate prime minister in show trial. Musharaf should be impeached and put on tiral for treason.

If the US is sincere in its proclamations of democracy and wants the same rights for the people of all the countries in the world then it should rejoice in the loss of power of the dictator Musharaf ans celebrate the election. However, all the news reports indicate that the US is, rather hypocritically, more concerned about the potential oss of its friend, the dictator Musharaf,than happy about the progress of democracy.

Here is what I really have to say about Reporters
WHY do they take such intrest in Pakistan Election’s I mean did any Pakistani reporter came to US for the elections being held?Then why US is so concerned about what happens in Pakistan.
Strange as It may seem I am sure maybe my post will be deleted but the fact remains that we can manage on our own then having outsiders come in and review and observer us we are no Genuia Pigs now are we?

PAKISTAN CAN’T NOT BE ABLE STABALISED UNTILL AND UNLEES PAKISTAN WILL GET RID OF MUSHARRAF AND AMERICAN INFLUIENCE..MUSHARRAF HAS DISTROYED THE PAKISTAN IN EVERY PART OF LIFE ,WHETHER IT IS ECONOMY OR LAW AND ORDER .KASHMIR OR NUCULER STATUS OR EDUCATION OR FOOD, THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN SUFFRING AND SUFFRING.

I would just like to correct Zein, despite the impression he may have formed from the people he spoke to - democracy and justice were very much on the agenda this time. Hence the higher turnout than the previous election, and the strong anti-Musharraf mandate. While PPP’s victories were expected, PML (N) clearly benefited from the clear stand they took against Musharraf’s dictatorship and for the restoration of the judiciary.

Bread, safety and quality of life are key, but we Pakistanis understand that a democratic, accountable government and access to justice give us a much better chance at actually having the amenities we need.

Mushraf has reapedly told that he will quit if he thinks he is unpopler.His party has lost badly and hence he should quit now.But he will never quit bacause he has come to power through the back door and has held the bogus refrendum in the past.This actual refrendum shows that he has ruined the country and he should go now.
But every one in pakistan now say that go musharf go! go musharf go !

musharaff has done alot for the country and its people. But absolute power corrupts absolutely and the last one year of his rule has seen him make decisions that were detrimental for the country. he has fullfilled on his election promise and with 40 million people participating in the elections credit should be given to his government as credit is due. unfortunately for pakistan the PPP and PML N have both proven themselves to be anti pakistan and corrupt it remains to be seen if they can tackle the real issues of the country.

Today there is a great chance for pakistani political parties that they should avail this opprtunity for the freedom of judiciary,media,restoration of constitution.
if Pakistan Peoples Party accepts Musharraf or give soft hand to Musharraf ,then People Party will be ruined for ever because now every pakistani is aware ,they want independence of justice,media,constitution,democracy where decision are made by seeing the desires of Nation not by a single Man.
Any Party that will close eyes on these matters ,will be badly defeated in Next Election forever like PML(Q),MMA
so please Mr Zardari, dont show soft hand to Musharraf ,other wise country has already reached at the verge of disaster.

Musharaff has certainly done alot for the country, And he continues to do so. Now its time to see which of the elected politicians do what they promised to do for the country and its people. The sad part is that when it comes to blaming someone these politicians are quick at pointing there fingers at President Musharraf, but now that it is time to appreciate someone’s honestly of holding fair elections, these politicans are avoiding the topic. Just goes to show is there for the fame and fortune.

Does anyone in the west know what the literacy rate is in Pakistan? No, okay, well here’s a news flash for all those who want democracy and cry about it. 36% of 150 million Pakistanis are educated. The standard of estimating literate people in Pakistan, is one who can sign on the dotted line and is allowed to vote. If you take out that percentage and keep the proper graduates intact, then this statistic goes down further, to 23%.

We do not need democracy in a country where votes are bought by money. We do not need democracy which empowers corrupt bureaucrats, who have no other desire other than to plunder the country’s wealth.

And if you still think that democracy is what is right for Pakistan, then here this, the person chairing the PPP is infact a crook, on whome there are lawsuits on fraud, abduction and extortion. Give people a bundle load of free money in a poverty stricken society, guess what happens? Anyone, anytakers?? They vote for the corrupt guy!

You in America want democracy in Pakistan, then do us Pakistanis a favor, how about sitting with us and working along side us to provide financial, logistical and planning support in building our educational system which provides the children of Pakistan the tools with which they would build a better future for themselves, not be bribed, not be duped into voting for a corrupt man or woman and best of all eliminate unemployment, erradicate poverty, wipeout illiteracy and combat terrorists who’re preying on innocent poor Pakistanis.

SAD SAD SAD…..ITS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.THINGS KEEP GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN.SO WORSE THAT THEY ARE HAPPY JUST TO GO BACK TO THE BAD STATE.ARMY HAS DESTRYED OUR COUNTRY .THEY DESTROY THE VERY FABRIC OF DEMOCRACY BY PLACING MILITARY OFFICIALS IN ALL CIVILIAN POSITIONS INSTEAD OF SEIZING THIS OPPORTUNTIY TO REPLACE CORRUPT WITH HONEST OFFICALS (civilian) WHO CAN START BUILDING STRONGER FOUNDATIONS. ….AND THEN THEY LEAVE AND EVERYTHING FALLS APART AND STARTS ANEW……SAD SAD SAD………

you have to look into the history of this election.
The power will be with those who are liked by USA. That is
PMLQ, PPP, and MQM. Rest is a drama.

I may be wrong in my opinion.

Lets look at Musharraf’s record:

- He negotiated the lifting of Economic sanctionsbrought on from Nuclear Testing
- Brought in aid and economic assistance ($3billion for Pakistan’s textile industry in 2007 just one to mention)
- Built a strong momentum for peace with India
- Most importantly maintained Pakistan’s sovereignty by not allowing foreign troops inside Pakistan (Bhutto was for allowing foreign troops inside Pakistan)

He is the best option for Pakistan.

Now that the parlimentary elections are over and clearly the winners are Sharif and Zardari (certainly not the people of Pakistan), this once again, proves that it is always the choosing of the lesser evil when electing politicians. However that choice comes with a certain twist…….that being two highly corrupt and ruthless individuals that realistically should be hung by their very corrupt testicles, were somehow allowed back into the country to contest the elections!

That said, I’m curious how either Sharif and/or Zardari as leaders are going to handle the very basic needs of the people. Housing, education, jobs, security, the seemingly unstoppable spread of The Taliban, etc. etc. But most of all how are either of these two corrupt individuals, one with his slick back Mafioso looks and the other (could easily be in a Jenny Craig commercial for fat cheeks) with his corrupt ways will ever overturn the enslavement and disenfranchisement of millions that live on lands owned by them ! These are people that have inhabited these lands for years, never to be educated, set free or have even a ray of hope in life. Benazir and her father before her did not want to end this form of enslavement !
Given the overt lack of leadership in Pakistan, since 1948, Pakistan, even with this recent charade of an election is no where near any kind of a democratic state, mostly because the overwhelming majority in Pakistan continue to uneducated and impoverished ! Good Luck !

PAKISTAN CANNOT BE STABALIZED UNTILL AND UNLEES PAKISTAN WILL GET RID OF ARMY INFLUIENCE..THE ARMY HAS DISTROYED THE PAKISTAN IN EVERY PART OF LIFE ,WHETHER IT IS ECONOMY OR LAW AND ORDER .KASHMIR OR NUCULER STATUS OR EDUCATION OR FOOD, THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN SUFFRING AND SUFFRING. IT HAS DESTROYED EVERY OTHER INSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY. THE ARMY IS ALSO THE MOST CORRUPT INSTITUTION IN PAKISTAN

In Mushraff’s people ’s life became living hell. The proces of every day commodites went sky high and were / still are beyong the reach of nearly 70 % of people. The 70 % of people are living from hand to mounth and dont have any liesures such as power and clean running waters in their home as they can not afford it.

While the rich have become super rich and it is this tiny elit [ less than 5 %] which support this ruthless dictator.

Mushraff had absulote power for 10 years , yet he did nothing for the common man.

If you ask him he will just give you some rubbish and say “I am the most popular leader ever and only I know when to pack up”

The power has got into him and he has lost his mind.

A Mussulini type humilation awaits for him

that just shows how even so called educated ppl of pakistan are so UNEDUCATED…Musharraf might’ve made some bad choices, but come on , give him a break, so far he has been the best leader pakistan has seen…..if it wasnt for him, pakistan would,ve been another Afghanistan, which i do see it happing in near future, unless Musharraf stays in power…Musharraf made some of the best choices when he was put on spotlight, everyone is crying about him being a US puppet, in reality he is just a very good politician, at this point no one can mess with US, so why not be their freinds and at the same time benift your own country…only he had the guts to keep the soverghty of the country and that is because is a militry Man, all of you bashing the Militry..SHAME on you, these are the ppl who risk thier lives for country and the ppl of the country and if you honestly analyze, the best time country has seen is when it was run by Military, as the saying goes in urdu ” yehi hamaare owqaat hay”….the heck with so called democracy, do wats best for the country, these so called pillars of democracy will once again corrupt the country, abuse the ppl of pakistan, and once again we will look for a Military man like Musharaf to come to our rescue…………………

1- The people of Pakistan have SPOKEN and spoken out loud- We do not want a military dictator
2- I dont know if someone else has noted this or not, but there has not been a single suicide bombing in the last 10 days in Pakistan.Is this a coincidence or is my imagination just running wild?
3-Hats off to General Kayani - the new chief of Pakistan army-who made sure that the army and ISI stayed out of the elections-It has been reported that he personally ensured -through the Military Intelligence- that no results would be tampered. Otherwise, our ‘Dear President’ was all set to give a “thumping’ majority to his cronies.So please dont congratulate Mr. Musharraf. he deserves no credit.Pass on the credit where it belongs.
4- It is very unfair to say that corrupt people are back to rule Pakistan.Democracy is a process.Let it run.The so-called corrupt will be filtered out eventually.Just like Musharraf’s cronies have been this time around? If this government doesnot work and fullfill promises, they will be voted out next time.Be patient. BUT military takeover is not a solution
5- The WORST FORM OF DEMOCRACY IS BETTER THAT THE MOST EFFICIENT DICTATORSHIP- alas this one was worse than the worst….
6-LASTLY for Mr. Musharraf - please please please leave …we dont want you…even the so-called SILENT MAJORITY has spoken now…we have been on the streets against you, we have protested against you, we have requested you to leave, we have VOTED against your cronies, we have sacrificed leaders, we have sacrificed with our fellow Pakistanis,we have sacrificed with our lives, JUST GO AWAY SIR. You had your chance , you blew it.

But then our President seems to be an optimist. Maybe he thinks that the 55 % people of Pakistan who didnt vote in this election are the real “SILENT MAJORITY” - dream on sir..dream on….

Musharraf needs to go, he is a typical dictator who has a hard time leaving his seat. November 3rd was an embarassment in Pakistans history. Musharraf is a self centered, low life typical dictator. I can only hope that the new governement will free the judiciary and then Impeach the nasty dictator. GO MUSH GO.

No doubt military rule is never the answer to any problem.but clearly musharaf’s intentions were not bad.His direction was correct but his approach wasn’t.
About this militancy.some thing had to be done eventually.We couldn’t close our eyes and let this serpent grow silently.but i think it shoudn’t have been dealt with force.Education,reforms and gradual cleansing of those Rugged ares should have been the answer rather than starting a war in our own backyard risking our own stability.Todays attack on our Top Army Doctor is a sad sad example of the consequences.
This Dealing with militancy should be our top agenda rather than Restoration of judges and ousting of Musharraf .

I was reading some of the comments, surprising these are the same people who wanted change. Its in our nature that we get tired of people at the helm of the affairs demand a change and then get tired of replacement. They expect miracle to happen over night, forgetting that the army has same genetic structure as any other politician. They have forgotten Mr. 10% and Mr. Mian brethren. Ms. Bhutto may have tried to rein-in her husband. She never involved him in politics. God only knows who conspired in her assessination. President was the one to lose most by her death. For Mr. Zardari it was like dream come true. Are people of Pakistan so nieve! As for USA , this is not the first time they have used Pakistan.They always used us. After the first Afghan war ,they abandoned Zia, a real smart ediot. Out smarted even bhutto. Lahore became stronghold of Afghanese openly deal in arms and drugs. The more Pakistanis try to please US the more we get exploited.

The results of the elections have shown us two facts about the realities in the sub continent.
a) President Musharaf did not and/or could not rig the elections as was widely expected. Whether this was so because of his inherent political rectitude or whether it was pressure for the United States is for Pakistan watching pundits to comment upon. But whatever the thruth it would behove the U.S not to be see interfering in Pakistani internal politics

b) The people of Pakistan are not basically fundamentalist. They have shown that the vast majority of Pakistan are as ‘pluralistic’ socially and politically as their Hindu counterparts in India.
Whether this pluralism of the subcontinent is a bane or a blessing is altogether a different matter because both countries have a long way to go in eradicating feudalism and gender bias

It is so so sad that Washington has sat on the fence where the isseus in Pakistan have degenerated to this level.Bhutto twice dismissed for corruption, may her soul rest in peace…Sharif, the man whose animus for Gen Musharraf resulted in him ordering that a PIA jet be redirected to land in India knowing fully well that children were on board….Gen Musharraf…welcome to the world of America diplomacy and friendship…remember Sadam and America’s alliance…the Taliban are using U.S stinger missiles in Afghanistan today… onec upon a time they allied with the US to repel the soviets ..they were not always enemies…remember Mobutu, the Shah of iran…Africans and Asians must begin to stand up to the superpowers and ensure that their freewill is not taken from them…how dare Washington criticise elections…remember 2000-did Bush win the election…the war on terror and the need to check the taliban and Osama was the reason for the alliance with the Gen.democracy is subjective, and if Musharraf were not in army al qaeda and bin laden would have levelled pakistan as we speak.

I AM SICK AND UP TO HERE WITH TONY HARRIS’ FLIPPANT WAYS AND THE PASTED ON SMILE. IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS TO FORCIBLY HOLD BACK FROM SMILING WHEN HE IS NOT, NOT MENTIONING THE FACT THAT HE ACTS AS IF HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAPTAIN’S SEAT IN A 747.