Anjum Niaz: On Lies, Liars and Gullibility
Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has had a revelation. Hallelujah! CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry asked for a presidential pardon. According to him the chief justice approached Mukhtar: "Go to Asif Zardari and tell him that I want to patch up with him." Question: Why did Mukhtar's conscience (if what he alleges is true) keep the CJ's cry for help confidential until now? Today it's overridden by the law of necessity dictated by the big boss Zardari. Mukhtar's classic one-liners normally cause titters, the latest being that the drones don't take off from Pakistan, but only land here.
Minister Raza Rabbani, plainspoken and honest, has cruelly been put in a double-bind by his boss. Should he admit to being present when Asif Zardari offered a "business deal" to Shahbaz Sharif? The alleged deal, as we well know, was to support Justice Dogar's extension through an act of Parliament and in lieu the Supreme Court would not disqualify the Sharifs. RR has denied knowledge of such a conversation ever having taken place. More recently, The Wall Street Journal reported Zardari hitting Rabbani below the belt. Question: Is Raza Rabbani lying or Shahbaz Sharif? And why is he shielding his boss considering his shabby remarks? He refused a cabinet post earlier because he loathed taking oath from Musharraf. Must Rabbani let go of his principles now?
Law Minister Farooq Naek has been sighted knocking Justice Dogar's front door in the cover of the night. His furtive visits allegedly took on greater urgency a night before the verdict on the Sharifs. Naek has denied this charge. Question: Is Naek lying when he says he has not visited the Dogar household despite being spotted by people who swear that they are telling the truth? If he's a visitor there, then he has no right to be our law minister; nor has Dogar the moral right to head the Supreme Court. Naek's appointment was an eyebrow-raiser, considering that he was the personal lawyer (humble servant?) of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari. It's not his wit but gratuitous services that got him this job.
Minister Raza Rabbani, plainspoken and honest, has cruelly been put in a double-bind by his boss. Should he admit to being present when Asif Zardari offered a "business deal" to Shahbaz Sharif? The alleged deal, as we well know, was to support Justice Dogar's extension through an act of Parliament and in lieu the Supreme Court would not disqualify the Sharifs. RR has denied knowledge of such a conversation ever having taken place. More recently, The Wall Street Journal reported Zardari hitting Rabbani below the belt. Question: Is Raza Rabbani lying or Shahbaz Sharif? And why is he shielding his boss considering his shabby remarks? He refused a cabinet post earlier because he loathed taking oath from Musharraf. Must Rabbani let go of his principles now?
Law Minister Farooq Naek has been sighted knocking Justice Dogar's front door in the cover of the night. His furtive visits allegedly took on greater urgency a night before the verdict on the Sharifs. Naek has denied this charge. Question: Is Naek lying when he says he has not visited the Dogar household despite being spotted by people who swear that they are telling the truth? If he's a visitor there, then he has no right to be our law minister; nor has Dogar the moral right to head the Supreme Court. Naek's appointment was an eyebrow-raiser, considering that he was the personal lawyer (humble servant?) of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari. It's not his wit but gratuitous services that got him this job.
posted by temporal at 3/03/2009
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