Comments on: The job facing Pakistan's new president http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/ Hear from CNN reporters across the globe Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:09:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: baldtree http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-8174 baldtree Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:02:01 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-8174 It is obvious that neither the new President nor the PM are in control of Pakistan. It is just a matter of time when the Military will have to step in again, perhaps after a year or less. Meanwhile, Zardari has to immeditely reconsider his war in the Tribal areas. Imran Khan is right, it is only driving the tribals away and antoganising them. It must stop to avoid further bloodshed of the innocent. However, it is also an opportunity for the civilian govt to clip the wings of the military by reducing their budget by half . It is necessary to reduce the army and save money. Food for thought. It is obvious that neither the new President nor the PM are in control of Pakistan. It is just a matter of time when the Military will have to step in again, perhaps after a year or less. Meanwhile, Zardari has to immeditely reconsider his war in the Tribal areas. Imran Khan is right, it is only driving the tribals away and antoganising them. It must stop to avoid further bloodshed of the innocent.

However, it is also an opportunity for the civilian govt to clip the wings of the military by reducing their budget by half . It is necessary to reduce the army and save money. Food for thought.

]]> By: salman sheikh http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-8019 salman sheikh Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:57:29 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-8019 Pakistan has a lot of problems ahead. The solution one feels has to come from a minority. Yes, i am referring to the educated class of Pakistan. It is time that the educated class of Pakistan understand what is that they want this state to become. Personally i am someone who has always been a strong supporter of the concept of democracy. Today, finally, we have acheived that feat. How much of the credit should go to the Ex-president, the lawers, or the media is now a thing of the past. We have bigger problems in the present and the upcoming future. I am writing from islamabad. Today a bomb blasted at the only five star hotel placed at one of the safest places of this city. The explosion was so intense that my house, which is about 8 kms away completely shook. The entire city was horrified and felt "TERROR." The point I am trying to make is that weather or not we support the president,(personally i do not) this is the time to stand behind an electred representative and raise our voices. That goes for all insitutions. One also hopes, that international champions of democracies(like the US and UK) understand the delicate situation this new government is going through, and gives them the time and space (BY atleast not attacking in the region without warning) required to get the important institutions behind then, and negotiate a manner in which these senseless terrorists are supposed to be dealt with. Salman Sheikh Pakistan has a lot of problems ahead. The solution one feels has to come from a minority. Yes, i am referring to the educated class of Pakistan. It is time that the educated class of Pakistan understand what is that they want this state to become. Personally i am someone who has always been a strong supporter of the concept of democracy. Today, finally, we have acheived that feat. How much of the credit should go to the Ex-president, the lawers, or the media is now a thing of the past. We have bigger problems in the present and the upcoming future.

I am writing from islamabad. Today a bomb blasted at the only five star hotel placed at one of the safest places of this city. The explosion was so intense that my house, which is about 8 kms away completely shook. The entire city was horrified and felt "TERROR."

The point I am trying to make is that weather or not we support the president,(personally i do not) this is the time to stand behind an electred representative and raise our voices. That goes for all insitutions.

One also hopes, that international champions of democracies(like the US and UK) understand the delicate situation this new government is going through, and gives them the time and space (BY atleast not attacking in the region without warning) required to get the important institutions behind then, and negotiate a manner in which these senseless terrorists are supposed to be dealt with.

Salman Sheikh

]]> By: Raja Khan http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7922 Raja Khan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:14:02 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7922 Its same old story big them up use them and then say how bad there were.USA likes to create and destroy look at history all the time same and the world just sets back and blames others when its USA double standards thats is the problem!!!!!! Pakistan has no leaders that think pakistan first only pocket first and friends so no change same old thing.If we all want peace then we old need to be fair to all. Its same old story big them up use them and then say how bad there were.USA likes to create and destroy look at history all the time same and the world just sets back and blames others when its USA double standards thats is the problem!!!!!!

Pakistan has no leaders that think pakistan first only pocket first and friends so no change same old thing.If we all want peace then we old need to be fair to all.

]]> By: Salman http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7728 Salman Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:24:26 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7728 How can a person with a middle school education and NO legal or parliamentary experience become the ruler of a nuclear power? This is one of the WORST things to happen to Pakistan and proves the REAL intentions of the "elected parliamentarians". They chose to elect a president that will let them go about their business of looting the country ... you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. How can a person with a middle school education and NO legal or parliamentary experience become the ruler of a nuclear power?

This is one of the WORST things to happen to Pakistan and proves the REAL intentions of the "elected parliamentarians". They chose to elect a president that will let them go about their business of looting the country ... you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

]]> By: Zeeshan Haider http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7666 Zeeshan Haider Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:52:36 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7666 We, as a Pakistani are facing a lot of challanges currently at every level and almost all parts of the country. but i am hopeful that we will overcome these issues very soon. PPP under the supervision of Zardari sb has been given another chance or i should say a responsibility to help the pakistani people to overcome these challanges. I am sure that we as a nation have this ability to come out of thses crisis but it needs a collective effort from all the political parties mainly PML (N) led by charismatic Mian sb/ ANP/MQM......... We, as a Pakistani are facing a lot of challanges currently at every level and almost all parts of the country. but i am hopeful that we will overcome these issues very soon. PPP under the supervision of Zardari sb has been given another chance or i should say a responsibility to help the pakistani people to overcome these challanges. I am sure that we as a nation have this ability to come out of thses crisis but it needs a collective effort from all the political parties mainly PML (N) led by charismatic Mian sb/ ANP/MQM.........

]]> By: Jami http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7660 Jami Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:21:06 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7660 Nic always covers sensitive areas.Watch Nic and you will find something big is going to happen in that area. Dont you remember Nic in Afghanistan before U.S interference and Nic in Iraq when U.S began prepration for upheavel in Iraq. Now in Pakistan???????? The present power structure in pakistan is carefully planned in U.S and U.S shall look for action by these guys in power. Democracy in Pakistan? is a joke. Courrpt regimes geting power with the blessings of outside masters, ready to obey. The nation which cannot dispense justice to its chief justice ,will have many news in near future for which Nic is already there to report. Nic always covers sensitive areas.Watch Nic and you will find something big is going to happen in that area. Dont you remember Nic in Afghanistan before U.S interference and Nic in Iraq when U.S began prepration for upheavel in Iraq. Now in Pakistan????????
The present power structure in pakistan is carefully planned in U.S
and U.S shall look for action by these guys in power. Democracy in Pakistan? is a joke.
Courrpt regimes geting power with the blessings of outside masters, ready to obey.
The nation which cannot dispense justice to its chief justice ,will have many news in near future for which Nic is already there to report.

]]> By: Z. Hafeez http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7655 Z. Hafeez Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:46:46 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7655 The notion that feudal-controlled Pakistan has ever had true elections in the last few decades resulting in "people's representatives" is a fallacy. Voter suppression and oppression are very real threats in Pakistani villages where landowners coerce peasants into voting for a certain outcome. Until Pakistan has proper land reforms, like India did in the late 1940s under the excellent guidance of Nehru, Pakistan will never be a true democracy as we understand it in the West. Oppressive living conditions in rural Pakistan and lack of education have favored the same old illiterate and morally corrupt landowners to be ushered into power. These so-called people's representatives have then gone on to back demented crooks like Zardari to become president. Read the British press -- the Financial Times, Guardian and Independent for better coverage of events in Pakistan. The notion that feudal-controlled Pakistan has ever had true elections in the last few decades resulting in "people's representatives" is a fallacy. Voter suppression and oppression are very real threats in Pakistani villages where landowners coerce peasants into voting for a certain outcome. Until Pakistan has proper land reforms, like India did in the late 1940s under the excellent guidance of Nehru, Pakistan will never be a true democracy as we understand it in the West. Oppressive living conditions in rural Pakistan and lack of education have favored the same old illiterate and morally corrupt landowners to be ushered into power. These so-called people's representatives have then gone on to back demented crooks like Zardari to become president. Read the British press - the Financial Times, Guardian and Independent for better coverage of events in Pakistan.

]]> By: Emran http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7642 Emran Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:05:04 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7642 Why, oh why isn't any of the so called commentators prepared to accept politics for what it is? Decades of corrupt military rule has conditioned and brain washed people of some intelligence into condemning anything that politicians do. Zardari has been elected by the people's representatives, so why keep on harping on his alleged and unproven corruption that the miltary and Nawaz Sharif successfully engineered into public consiousness. Only the Punjab prefers Sharif while the rest of the three provinces have overwhelmingly voted Zardari in. The Punjab needs to accept reality and learn to live without power until they produce leadership of the quality that can give them their stranglehold on the country. Although I do not agree with a whole lot of Zardari's politics I am glad the rest of Pakistan has allowed him to win the Presidency and the other losers can now shut up and await their turn. Thank you, Nic for being objective because a particular class of Pakistanis can take a lesson from it and stop being emotionally and politically retarded. Why, oh why isn't any of the so called commentators prepared to accept politics for what it is? Decades of corrupt military rule has conditioned and brain washed people of some intelligence into condemning anything that politicians do. Zardari has been elected by the people's representatives, so why keep on harping on his alleged and unproven corruption that the miltary and Nawaz Sharif successfully engineered into public consiousness. Only the Punjab prefers Sharif while the rest of the three provinces have overwhelmingly voted Zardari in. The Punjab needs to accept reality and learn to live without power until they produce leadership of the quality that can give them their stranglehold on the country.

Although I do not agree with a whole lot of Zardari's politics I am glad the rest of Pakistan has allowed him to win the Presidency and the other losers can now shut up and await their turn. Thank you, Nic for being objective because a particular class of Pakistanis can take a lesson from it and stop being emotionally and politically retarded.

]]> By: Ateeq http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7638 Ateeq Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:16:23 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7638 Best of Luck to Pakistan under rule of Zardari.... :) You must be tough on new team in terms of criticism to get better out of them... Best of Luck to Pakistan under rule of Zardari.... :) You must be tough on new team in terms of criticism to get better out of them...

]]> By: sudheermopperthy http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/07/the-job-facing-pakistans-new-president/#comment-7635 sudheermopperthy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:15:25 +0000 http://cnniinthefield.wordpress.com/?p=597#comment-7635 Nic Robertson, The New President of Paksitan Asif Ali Zardari with the judicial charges and political battles spent 11 years in jail and had no bearing on today's presidential election, and an amnesty last year cleared him of remaining charges. Zardari's life journey has taken him from playboy to villain to political heir of the revered Bhutto, whose image still casts a shadow over daily life here nine months after her assassination. Zardari's colourful past, however, could prove difficult for Pakistan. Zardari becomes one of the most powerful civilian leaders in Pakistan's 61-year history. It remains unclear what stand he will take on lot of hot topics of Pakistan including Taliban. US is keen and watching all the developments very very closely. i agree he has a tough job but not only within the country but also from the external factors. lets wait and watch . Nic Robertson,
The New President of Paksitan Asif Ali Zardari with the judicial charges and political battles spent 11 years in jail and had no bearing on today's presidential election, and an amnesty last year cleared him of remaining charges. Zardari's life journey has taken him from playboy to villain to political heir of the revered Bhutto, whose image still casts a shadow over daily life here nine months after her assassination. Zardari's colourful past, however, could prove difficult for Pakistan.
Zardari becomes one of the most powerful civilian leaders in Pakistan's 61-year history. It remains unclear what stand he will take on lot of hot topics of Pakistan including Taliban. US is keen and watching all the developments very very closely.
i agree he has a tough job but not only within the country but also from the external factors. lets wait and watch .

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