Aitezaz Ahsan: Frustration and Hyperbole

The judiciary is entirely hand-picked. State resources are being spent on preselected candidates. There is a deafening uproar even though the independent news med in Pakistan are completely gagged. Can there evenbe an election in this environment? Aitezaz Ahsan in NYT's Op Ed

The judiciary is entirely hand-picked.

Not a true picture. Former CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry also took an oath under a PCO. And had enough time from that moment till March 09 to redress the situation.

And, not all current judges are puppets. He knows it and we know it.

State resources are being spent on preselected candidates.

The State is also aiding and supporting PeePeePee’s chairperson for life and his Party. And he is well informed of the back channels shenanighans between bhutto and musharraf. Why does he not call it publicly? Does he have other motives?

There is a deafening uproar even though the independent news media in Pakistan are completely gagged.

Completely gagged? Even sitting in TO I can see this is not true. Yes Geo is gagged and Ary has toned down – but completely is erroneous and misleading specially coming from him

Can there even be an election in this environment?

He should ask his party leader