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Musharraf's APML launched in Chitral
Chitral - Three leaders of All Pakistan Muslim League
(APML), namely Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, Sher Alam Khattak
and Dr Iftikhar Hussain Zaidi arrived in Chitral by air on Sunday. They
were received amongst others by sitting MNA Shahzada Mohiuddin
who later on hosted a workers meeting at his hotel. Almost all
appointment holders of PML(Q) along with workers were present in
the meeting. speakers lauded the services of Gen Pervez
Musharraf for Chitral and invited him to contest elections from
Chitral. Shahzada Pervez s/o Shahzada Mohiuddin MNA was
nominated interim president of the party while Faizur Rehman of
Booni was nominated interim General Secretary. The team returned
to Islamabad on Monday morning. --(GH
Farooqi, 22 Nov 2010).
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Comment 1
I am a Chitrali living in Kuwait for the last 15 years, I wish
to compliment the people of Chitral for their support of Mr.
Pervez Musharraf, For once I feel that we have taken the right
step, I think its high time we let go of PPP and Nawaz and
waderas and the landlords, I pray that Pervez sahib will not
commit the same mistakes as before. We the people of Chitral are
not forgetters, Musharraf during his period actually did work
for Chitral. We cannot forget the favors he did for us and now
when he needs us we are ready to even sacrifice everything we
have for him ..(Saif ul Omar Khan, Kuwait,
23 Nov 2010)
Comment 2
I really believe that at this point it is time for us to think
and act as Pakistanis and not Chitralis. Musharraf probably did
work for the development of Chitral but have we forgotten the
Laal Masjid episode, the missing persons' case, the pain that
Dr.Afia and her family have suffered and are still suffering
with, the American free hand in Pakistan? Musharraf was openly
referred to, by his collegue on television, as a compulsive liar
and said that he was known among his other colleagues as CNN due
to this habit. It was during his governance that media was set
free to cross all limits and since then all the local channels
have gone to the heights of vulgarity making the youth forget
about their moral values and polluting young minds by promoting
the negative side of the western culture. Mir Zafarullah Khan
Jamali said in an interview that a plane from the US had arrived
in Pakistan during his premiership, to take Dr.A Q Khan, a
national hero, to America with Musharraf's consent, but it was
due to Jamali's argument that the deal did not take place. But
we still want Musharraf back, even after all this! Pakistan is
going through very tough times .If we don't think as a nation
now, only God knows what our future will be. I hope and pray
that we make a decision that is for the benefit of the whole of
Pakistan and not ourselves as individuals...(Zeenat
Khan, Islamabad, 24 Nov 2010)
Comment 3
The writer of comment1 says people should let go of PPP, Nawaz,
waderas and landlords. I say people should let go of cheaters,
liers, exploiters, and incompetent people. Being a member of any
political party should not be a disqualifying factor. Similarly,
being wadera or
landlord should be no disqualification as much as it is no
qualification by itself. Similarly being poor or from a socially
unprivileged family is no disqualification as much as it is not any
qualification by itself to become public representative.
What people should look for is honest and competent people to
lead them. Getting into the controversy of social
classifications (mostly self created) only benefits those
politicians who
thrive on the sentiments of people instead of focusing on merit.
We should do better to get out of these useless clichés and seek
merit where ever we can find it whether it be in the house of a
king or a pauper doesn't matter..--(Faridul
Haq, Chitral, 24 Nov 2010)
Comment 4
We as Chitralis must understand that only two of the entire
leadership in Pakistan's history, gave us the status of being
humans by their words and deeds. The first one obviously
Zulfiqar.Ali Bhutto and the second is Parvez Musharraf.
What Musharraf did on the national level could be a political
mistake and whatever the volume of his mistake was; doesn't make
us ignore his services for the people of Chitral. Not only the
Tunnel project he initiated but projected Chitral and its
inhabitants as the most peaceful people on earth in the national
and international media particularly. I heard him saying this
more than once.
. A particular powerful section of media too is against
Musharraf because it lost billions of rupees as his government
tried to put a stop to the its monopoly . Some of the leaders
say no to Musharraf because they have no idea, agenda or
policies of public interests; so they look for an easy way out,
and the common man is a victim of misperceptions (the black, the
white, the red....) projected by (the) media. I understand only
simple things like the Saudi Riyal (which I earn) remained
without fluctuation at Rs.16 from day one to the end of the
tenure of nine years of Musharraf and today, it is at Rs.23; the
difference is obvious, let aside the price hike, law and order,
corruption, bad governance and........
We simply salute both great men for recognizing us as human
beings and establishing that Chitral is also part of this
country. Chitrali people have paid rich tribute to the late
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto by electing his party men (even not
deserving ones) and I am very much sure that the Chitrali people
will once again, show its sincerity and oblige the second one
(in the line of fire). --Rehmatullah Khan
,Jeddah, KSA, 25 Nov 2010.
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