By PakistanFirst.com
Saturday, 28 March 2009.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The date is 14 of March around 6 PM Atizaz Ahsan receives a phone call from President House. The man on the other side says few sentences. Atizaz Ahsan, with a sharp smile on his face, says “I will talk to him”.
These few sentences made the day for Atizaz Ahsan. What were these sentences?
We don’t know exactly but after this Atizaz Ahsan calls someone else but the phone was busy or did not answer. He dials another phone number and someone picks up the phone this time. Atizaz Ahsan asks for Nawaz Sharif.
Atizaz Ahsan: They have accepted it. But they insist on not touching NRO.
Nawaz Sharif: What? No, this is another trick.
Atizaz Ahsan: Gilani Sahab asked for guarantee.
Nawaz Sharif: Talk to Chief Sahab
Atizaz Ahsan: I will, but what do you think?
Nawaz Sharif: Why don’t you talk to him first and I will get back to you.
Two hours later Nawaz Sharif calls Atizaz Ahsan and tells him to stop at a trusted friend’s house where he will come and join him in some time. Nawaz Sharif leads his caravan to the house of former nazim of Gujranwala instead of its destination, Islamabad.
Before we tell you our side of ‘story’, let us plead that our information is confirmed from different sources.
Few days before 14 of March we heard that Army Chief and Prime Minister met with Zardari and told him that he needs to make ‘the call’. Otherwise if something happens during the long march in Islamabad then no one can guarantee the government’s stability.
The deal mostly brokered by Atizaz Ahsan and Dr. Asim, a close friend of president, supported by international and national forces, were supposed to be win-win for everyone. The deal was initially that CJ will be restored via executive order from Prime Minister. The NRO will not be touched and even if for some reason it is brought to the court it will be dealt as past and closed transaction. NRO might be struck down but those decisions which were already taken will stay intact. Nawaz Sharif will be given his government back in return he will provide support for the federal government and will call off Long March.
Well, it all sounds great but President Zardari was defeated on his own turf and what really happened is this. After Atizaz Ahsan and Nawaz Sharif met at a friends house, a former Nazim of Gujranwala, with thousands of supporters out side. The real deal was struck then and there.
At this time Ali Ahmed Kurd, the supposed head of the long march, didn’t knew any thing. We think Kurd should resign after losing his control of the lawyers’ movement; well, when was this movement under lawyer’s control? Any way, Nawaz Sharif who was supposedly only supporting the Lawyers Movement was now in full control of the movement.
Nawaz Sharif asks Atizaz Ahsan to finalize the deal. He asks for executive order, Punjab Government, all of his perks back and demands that he needs a new issue sustain his politics on. This new issue is Pervez Musharraf.
Meanwhile when President Zardari is informed about the demands of Nawaz Sharif he loses his temper and says he won’t accept this. Prime Minister claims the president is down and asks opposition leader Ch. Nisar, who he had called earlier to inform about the decision, to talk to Nawaz Sharif. Ch. Nisar and Shahbaz Sharif ask Nawaz to accept it for now and will discuss other details later.
Atizaz Ahsan meanwhile talks to the ‘main person’ if he was willing to accept the deal. The response is clear and straightforward, as long as it is through an executive order. All guarantees are given about different issues including the NRO and the reinstatement of Punjab government.
That was March 16. Fast forward to March 29. Everything has worked according to the new deal between the politicians.
Nawaz has almost all of his demands met. For the new issue you will find Pervez Musharraf. Nawaz and the other parties to the deal will use the same blueprint for this new issue as they did in the chief justice case: use the media to build political momentum and charge people’s emotions, pay some television anchors to do the best they can. Once the atmosphere is sufficiently charged, they will strike with more and more demands leading to the instability of the country.
Nawaz Sharif used the lawyers’ movement for all of his personal gains. Our question is: In what capacity did Mr. Nawaz Sharif call off the lawyer’s long March? Wasn’t Ali Ahmed Kurd President of the lawyers’ SCBA and leader of the long march? No one discussed the restoration of the judges with thim.
WHERE IS THE EXECUTIVE ORDER?
The ‘Judge’ reinstatement is just game of words being played out in the media. How can we say? Let us give you a simple proof:
How does a new judge of a supreme court or a new chief justice is appointed? In simple words, the law ministry in consultation with current CJ makes a list of names that is sent to the Prime minister. The Prime Minister approves it and forwards it to the President. President approves this summary of names and send it back to the law ministry to be issued in the name of the President of Pakistan. This is how the name of the new Chief Justice is announced.
The question is: How was the Chief Justice Iftikhar ‘reinstated’? This is how GEO News released the story of the ‘reinstatement’ of the chief judge:
“Speaking to Geo News here in the law ministry, he said that Prime Minister’s announcement about restoration of deposed judges is adequate and nobody should have any doubt about it.
Rafiq said that the law ministry would forward the draft to Prime Minister who will give an advice to the President for the approval.
Following the President’s approval, notification will be sent back to law ministry for official issuance.
He further told that the notification might be issued tonight if the process completes today.”
This news story is posted here: http://www.geo.tv/3-16-2009/37514.htm
So, if you think the Chief Justice was reinstated via an executive order, then sorry, no executive order was ever issued. He was appointed the normal way and his previous ‘Oath of Office’ will stay intact.
Nawaz Sharif played with emotions of the people of Pakistan for his own self and for his own perks. Zardari compromised the hope and future of people of Pakistan to save his government. Iftikhar did whatever he could to keep his job until 2013. Now wait for another game coming to the people of Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif that will keep his name at the top of medial headlines, a game that will also allow him to take revenge from the military that deposed him ten years ago.
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