There was a strong rumour in political circles that Nawaz Sharif recieved a serious message from establishment to expunge some sections of his speech a few hours before the scheduled television appearance.
An extampore speech was finally delivered.
Hardly A few days on and something like a national security council similar to one he rejected in 1999 seemed almost in action in no time at all.
Mr.Shaheen Sehbai then wrote in a paper today that PM has been made aware by military that statements pertaining to talks with Taliban and else war , ie. of both types deserve due caution. Putting it in simpler words both PM's statement and of Nisar Khan's statement that time has come for choice for both parties , i.e the state and the Taliban , to chose between talks or else total war has come , is being vetoed by outgoing Kiani Sahib.
Then suddenly two more contradictory statements came in , first that Gwadar can be given Hongkong status by PM which can mean only two things that either China will run it under special treaty or more likely that like Pak Iran pipeline for India the China Pakistan corridor to Gwadar which is also to be China India corridor is now being challenged by USA afresh .
Then we are told that Kerry has rang PM to assure that we we together in war on terror , meaning talks with taliban are to be discouraged or guided but then War option stated so openly according to Sehbai, is being edited by the military means that we are being ordered to linger on between life and death.
Net result of this is that PM Nawaz is being "dictated again" and those who make sure he is unpopular a few terrorist incidents have been arranged in Islamabad .
Now the future political career of both Nawaz and Imran Khan and even for Jamaat's last strongholds depend on restoration of peace and certainly not on medium grade insurgency so it is natural that unlike ANP , they are going to all gang up against "dictation".
A PMLN -PTI-Jamaat peace lobby and a PPP-ANP-military (K-group) war lobby should be a natural outcome of this struggle. MQM might stay neutral.
Nawaz is playing very cool and laid back , Nisar is on political front , Dar on economic front and shehbaz on Punjab front are playing the main game. Reportedly No:2 on seniority list is their favourite choice in establishment and that needs no effort as No: 1 has to become ceremonial chaiman joint chiefs as that post is falling vacant earlier.
My view is that PM will lie low but not for long , a failure to prop up growth rate and law and order affects both imran and Nawaz's future , both are fighting cocks and Military will not have too many options in disciplining them if it can at all ! .
Had a more eloquent person or more robust young person would have been army's head the army's threat would have been serious as running state requires eloquence! not paper reader types.
It is far more convenient for establishment to fight a foreign master's war with Zardari type in the seat to to take the blame than by themselves heading a government.
Incidently Pray our new president sees the president house and stays for his term.
Offcourse who can blame anyone that says that low grade insurgency is liked by those who get Aid in its name and that enemies of islam and country laugh at us as to how we imagined that such adversial bloody atmosphere will not take Pakistan down the drain and somehow this would only result would be perpetual flow of arms , kudos , courses and medals plus aid all the time .
PM Nawaz will resign and not take "Dictation". Imran will do like wise sooner or later!. A person cannot work against his own nature for long esp when he more right than others.
Establishment will have to bow down unless they get an eloquent thinking leader with more intelligent plan than keep country in state of war all the time .
PM would not be able to keep even a semblance of being PM unless cooperation of establishment is mostly unconditional and current ugly judicial storm is contained by amendments in the clauses of supreme judicial council and some corrupt judges are sent packing , as they too are adding confusion by raising up parallel power structures with the aid of media .
Three provinces are seeing towards the centre to help in insurgency and law and order , parallel power structures in centre be it judicial or agency in origin and more provincial autonomy or creating more provinces means anarchy and end of Pakistan.
A serious criris is in the offing it seems !.
An extampore speech was finally delivered.
Hardly A few days on and something like a national security council similar to one he rejected in 1999 seemed almost in action in no time at all.
Mr.Shaheen Sehbai then wrote in a paper today that PM has been made aware by military that statements pertaining to talks with Taliban and else war , ie. of both types deserve due caution. Putting it in simpler words both PM's statement and of Nisar Khan's statement that time has come for choice for both parties , i.e the state and the Taliban , to chose between talks or else total war has come , is being vetoed by outgoing Kiani Sahib.
Then suddenly two more contradictory statements came in , first that Gwadar can be given Hongkong status by PM which can mean only two things that either China will run it under special treaty or more likely that like Pak Iran pipeline for India the China Pakistan corridor to Gwadar which is also to be China India corridor is now being challenged by USA afresh .
Then we are told that Kerry has rang PM to assure that we we together in war on terror , meaning talks with taliban are to be discouraged or guided but then War option stated so openly according to Sehbai, is being edited by the military means that we are being ordered to linger on between life and death.
Net result of this is that PM Nawaz is being "dictated again" and those who make sure he is unpopular a few terrorist incidents have been arranged in Islamabad .
Now the future political career of both Nawaz and Imran Khan and even for Jamaat's last strongholds depend on restoration of peace and certainly not on medium grade insurgency so it is natural that unlike ANP , they are going to all gang up against "dictation".
A PMLN -PTI-Jamaat peace lobby and a PPP-ANP-military (K-group) war lobby should be a natural outcome of this struggle. MQM might stay neutral.
Nawaz is playing very cool and laid back , Nisar is on political front , Dar on economic front and shehbaz on Punjab front are playing the main game. Reportedly No:2 on seniority list is their favourite choice in establishment and that needs no effort as No: 1 has to become ceremonial chaiman joint chiefs as that post is falling vacant earlier.
My view is that PM will lie low but not for long , a failure to prop up growth rate and law and order affects both imran and Nawaz's future , both are fighting cocks and Military will not have too many options in disciplining them if it can at all ! .
Had a more eloquent person or more robust young person would have been army's head the army's threat would have been serious as running state requires eloquence! not paper reader types.
It is far more convenient for establishment to fight a foreign master's war with Zardari type in the seat to to take the blame than by themselves heading a government.
Incidently Pray our new president sees the president house and stays for his term.
Offcourse who can blame anyone that says that low grade insurgency is liked by those who get Aid in its name and that enemies of islam and country laugh at us as to how we imagined that such adversial bloody atmosphere will not take Pakistan down the drain and somehow this would only result would be perpetual flow of arms , kudos , courses and medals plus aid all the time .
PM Nawaz will resign and not take "Dictation". Imran will do like wise sooner or later!. A person cannot work against his own nature for long esp when he more right than others.
Establishment will have to bow down unless they get an eloquent thinking leader with more intelligent plan than keep country in state of war all the time .
PM would not be able to keep even a semblance of being PM unless cooperation of establishment is mostly unconditional and current ugly judicial storm is contained by amendments in the clauses of supreme judicial council and some corrupt judges are sent packing , as they too are adding confusion by raising up parallel power structures with the aid of media .
Three provinces are seeing towards the centre to help in insurgency and law and order , parallel power structures in centre be it judicial or agency in origin and more provincial autonomy or creating more provinces means anarchy and end of Pakistan.
A serious criris is in the offing it seems !.