Re: Musharraf planning exit: UK paper
- From: PaPaPeng <PaPaPeng@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:26:05 GMT
On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:29:45 -0800 (PST), rst0wxyz
<rst0wxyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Musharraf planning exit: UK paper
http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/25/top5.htm
By M. Ziauddin
LONDON, Feb 24: Pervez Musharraf is considering stepping down as
president of Pakistan rather than waiting to be forced out by his
victorious opponents, a report in The Sunday Telegraph said quoting
his close aides.
This Musharraf guy is a lot smarter than anyone gives him credit for.
Without his army connections and strong hand there is no one to
control the military. None of the elected parties have a military
power bloc to rely on. What this means is the military will stand
aside while the Pakistani Parliament self destructs. The political
factions will fight amongst themselves and there will be total chaos.
The end result is they will either beg Musharraf to come back or beg
the army take over. Or the army will take over anyway to restore
order as it had done many times in the past. For this I blame the
Americans who pressured Pakistan to democratize and interfered in the
delicate balance of power in forcing Benizir Bhutto into the scene.
Whatever. Should Musharraf step down he removes himself from the
scene and removes himself as the lightning rod for and escapes being
blamed for the mess that will happen to Pakistan anyway.
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From WIKI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Pakistan
Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan.
Pakistan has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no
one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must
work with each other to form coalition governments.
Parties active in national and provincial politics
Major parties and coalitions
1.Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), the parliamentary
wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded in 1967, on
November 30 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who became its first chairman and
later Prime Minister of Pakistan. This party has been active in
Pakistani Politics after the separation of East Wing from the rest of
Pakistan. The party gained much popularity and support from masses in
in era of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The party won the 1971 elections on
socialist mandate of "Roti, Kapra, Makan" (Bread, Clothes & Shelter).
PPP took control of the country after the Indian supported Civil War
of 1971. After the first parliamentary term, PPP secured a landslide
victory in 1977 elections to rule for further five years.
Opposition parties claimed that the election was heavily rigged by
PPP. Tensions mounted and despite the agreement was reached between
opposition and PPP, martial law was imposed in the country by Gen. Zia
ul Haq. Bhutto was hanged in 1977 after a very controversial trial in
which he was found guilty of murder of a political opponent. His
daughter Benazir Bhutto was elected twice as the prime minister but
her government was dismissed both times on corruption charges, none of
them proven in the court despite many years of proceedings.
PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) was a socialist nationalist party when
formed by Zalfikar Ali Bhutto, but moved toward the right under
Benazir Bhutto. Zalfikar Ali Bhutto wanted closer ties with China and
more attention to the lower classes. Benazir Bhutto adopted
conservative privatization policies in order to secure funding from
the United States and the World Bank. Although twice elected Prime
Minister, Benazir Bhutto was criticized for corruptions and
extra-judicial killings.
The PPP currently holds 81 seats in the national assembly and 11 seats
in the senate. It forms the provincial government in Sindh is the
official opposition in Punjab. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of
22-December-2007, it was in first place, with about 30% of the vote.
It is strong in the rural areas of Sindh and Punjab.
2. Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML "Nawaz group")is a centrist
conservative party that has been led from Saudi Arabia by Nawaz
Sharif. It currently holds 19 seats in the national assembly and 4
seats in the senate. Although twice elected as Prime Minister, Nawaz
Sharif was criticized for wide-spread corruption and extra-judicial
killings. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December, the
PML/N was in second place, with about 25% of the vote. It is strong in
Punjab province.
3. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML "Quaid-i-Azam group"), the party
supporting current president, Pervez Musharraf), and officially called
Pakistan Muslim League. PML/Q is a centrist conservative party that
forms the current national government. It currently holds 142 seats in
the national assembly and 43 seats in the senate. The PML/Q formed
from the split of the PML following the arrest and exile of PML leader
and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The PML/Q absorbed some minor parties
through power-sharing agreements.
Although initially popular, Musharraf has been criticized for
supporting the US invasion of Afghanistan and suspension of legal
rights. In the Angus-Reid pre-election polls of 22-December-2007, the
PML/Q was in third place, with about 23% of the vote. It is strong in
urban areas of the two large provinces (Punjab and Sindh). It forms
the provincial government in Punjab.
4. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), previously known as Mohajir Qaumi
Movement. The party was formed firstly as student's organization in
University of Karachi as the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization
(APMSO) in 11 June 1978. This student organization was founded when
the thousands of Mohajir students (Urdu-speaking immigrants from India
after partition) were deprived of their rights and jobs in both
private & government organizations. The students were faced with harsh
quotas introduced by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto which deprived Mohajir
students of their seats in Universities and higher educational
institutions. That led to the formation of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement
in 1984. The name was changed to Mutthaida Qaumi Movement in 1997 in
order to fight for the rights of 98% oppressed people in Pakistan.
Altaf Hussain is the head of this political organiztion. MQM currently
holds 17 seats in the national assembly and 7 seats in the senate. It
is the official opposition in Sindh province. In the Angus Reid poll
of 22-December, the MQM was in sixth place, with 2% of the vote
5. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, a coalition of six religious parties
consisting of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
(Assembly of Islamic Clergy, Fazl-ur-Rahman Group), Jamiat
Ulema-e-Islam (S) (Assembly of Islamic Clergy, Sami-ul-Haq Group)
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Assembly of Pakistani Clergy),
Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith and a few more. The religious alliance forms the
government in Northwest Frontier Province. It leads the coalition
government in Balochistan with PML Quaid-e-Azam.
6. United Alliance Party, (PUA) - is a political party in Pakistan.
The party was created after the 2008 election in order to achieve what
every Pakistani, and every muslim desires, which is peace and
progress. PUA is created by a small like minded people in the United
States, and its members are those who live all over the globe., After
sitting back and watching our beloved country come apart we took an
alligience to promote that all Islamic states need to come together
and create an alliance which would surpass any competition through
economic, social, and military power. We will create a nation where
terrorism, prejudice, and poverty is a thing from the past, where a
state is never left out because of its' size or monetary value, we are
one, we are the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
MMA is de-centrist. It is the official opposition nationally. It is
strong in the two small provinces. It is legally ultra-conservative
and economically socialist. It strongly opposes US military presence
in Pakistan. It currently holds 63 seats in the national assembly and
21 seats in the senate. In the Angus-Reid pre-election pollsof
22-December, the MMA was in fifth place, with 4% of the vote.
7. Twelve other parties hold a total of 20 seats in the national
assembly and 18 seats in the senate. The PTI party led by Imran Khan
is boycotting the elections, but was in fourth place in the Angus-Reid
poll of 22-December, with 6% of the vote. The PTI is strong in NWFP,
where it forms the official opposition.
Minor parties
Awami National Party
Awami Tehreek
Balochistan National Party
Balochistan National Movement
Communist Party of Pakistan
Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party
Federal National Movement
Green Party of Pakistan
Hazara Qumi Mahaz (HQM)
Jamhoori Wattan Party
Jamiat Ahlehadith Pakistan
Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mehaz
Khaksar Tehrik
Millat Party
National People's Party (NPP)
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Pakistan Awami Tehrik
Pakistan Democratic Party
Pakistan Muslim League (F) (also known as Functional Muslim League or
PML Pagaro Group)
Pakistan People's Party (S)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan
Pakistan Progressive Party
Pasban (Voice Against Injustice) (Altaf Shakoor)
Sindh Democratic Alliance
Sindh National Front
Sindh National Party
Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
Tehrik-e-Istiqlal
.
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