Why Arbab Rahim and Sher Afgan were Shoe-Treated?
By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Apr 10th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • 13 CommentsPolitical workers basically a misguided and unguided missiles. The common people who become hapless and frustrated over the day to day life crisis are even more dangerous. When these walking frustrated bombs encounter any of their tormentor they just explode and take the things in their hands and then they show their wrath.
Arbab Ghulam Rahim, the former chief minister of Sindh said many indecent things about the late Benazir Bhutto, and he called her a ”, and he said that Benazir was a security risk, and he said that he would file cases against Asif Zardari of goat theft. Workers of PPP never forgot that and when PPP workers got their chance, they exploited it, and let their wrath loose.
Dr. Sher Afgan Khan Niazi always supported the illegal deeds of President General (r) Pervez Musharraf and whenever the time came he was adept at producing any constitutional clause in the favour of illegal acts of Musharraf. He was very vocal about the operation on Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, in which thousands of girls and boys died. He also weaved many shenanigans to quash the judiciary and always slammed the lawyers movement in very bitter words. Lawyers never forgot that. When Sher Afgan Niazi became available to them, they just let their anger loose on the former minister.
I am not supporting these indecent manhandling of both PML-Q leaders, but we need to find out root causes of these violent acts on our political horizons. Frustration and anger is oozing out of the nation, and they need relief. They are fed up of the long dictatorial rule of Musharraf and they want change. They voted for the change, but they are not seeing anything changing currently or in the near future, and that is why they are angry.
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“Dr. Sher Afgan Khan Niazi always supported the illegal deeds of President General (r) Pervez Musharraf and whenever the time came he was adept at producing any constitutional clause in the favour of illegal acts of Musharraf.”
Retired Brig. Zaman - if their is something constitutional it can not be illegal (these two conditions are mutually exclusive), for God sake finding a constitutional clause in favour of any act is perfectly legitimate and right of every citizen, including you, me, and Dr. Sher Afgan Khan Niazi. Constitution is above personal hatred.
“He was very vocal about the operation on Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa, in which thousands of girls and boys died.”
You and everyone who has any love for Pakistan and cares about the writ of the state must appreciate Dr. Sher Afghan Khan Niazi’s courageous stand on the sad episode. Differences with the state or the legal system can not be changed and must not be encouraged to be challenged the way those poor misinformed, misguided, emmotionalized, manipulated kids were used to do. Indeed it was a tragedy which should have never occurred but it did and the state did what it must.
As far as muckraking on political leadership is concerned - when people decide to go public with their political ambitions and agendas, then they can not expect immunity from crticism and public wrath. It is said, and so rightly, that if one can’t heat he has no business to be in the kitchen.
I am particularly distressed by your attitude on this incident, you seem to be very pleased. Let me just warn - it is not a very good omen.
Aftab S. Alam on April 9th, 2008 :
The Pakistani Spectator on April 9th, 2008 :
The spam comments were sent to TPS by the commentor “IA” from the IP 202.125.143.65. We are trying to provide a space where free comments would thrive but people like IA don’t deserve it. He has pasted garbled messages in the name of Aftab S. Alam and has tried to defame him.
We strongly condemn the actions of IA.
Dear All (Readers, Commentators, Writers and The Pakistan Spectators),
This I write to explain my position on the exchange of communication with this individual identified by “IA” whatever that denotes. It is encouraging to note that the operators / managers / owners of “The Pakistan Spectators” decided to warn and reprimand the abuser of this great facility. I am grateful to the management for their stand. My stand is that all of us who have a point to raise or comment must have the moral courage and strength of their conviction to say so without hiding behind fictitious identities. I sincerely believe that to help our intellectual culture from moral corruption the saner segment of our populace must rethink our values. It is simply not right and must not be accepted as the appropriate course to just keep quiet in response to a vicious and vile attack from those who have little respect for decency and are just not capable to comprehend even the meaning of discerning. I am of the opinion that one must counter such people on their terms and pay them in their own favorite currency; a gesture for gesture, a word for word, and an abuse for an abuse. I know many of you will say that decency must prevail. True, it must. However, I must repeat we have to speak up in any language that would bring message home to such characters and not let few small minds prevent us by challenging and threatening our gentility. However, do forgive me for taking this route to counter the profanity and intellectual bankruptcy of the correspondent referred above.
Having said the above, I must protest for being denied free and un-moderated access to this forum to express my opinion for this amounts to equate the offender and the offended. This can hardly be called fair and just. Of course, this is your party and its your prerogative who you invite and what you offer to drink and I am no gate crasher.
What a beautiful and thought-provoking post.
Great.
The only problem is Mush, if he goes out, then everything will be alright.
Aftab,
You first analyse Mushi actions and his dark rule of 8 yers on Pakistan, then comment on others. Don’t get so biased about PMLN and PPP politicians. Mushi and his regime was not good too. Try to analyse all at same level and then decide. DOnt compare on the basis of finance. try to analyse whole society position now and before 2000. then speak truth. neither Mushi is giving u any thing, nor PPP or PMLN is giving me.
A lawyer has told me that he is working to find the relevant provisions of Constitution under which Dr. S. Afgan was thrashed. He warned that after he would present the constitutional justification of ‘litter-parade’ of PML -Q leaders, then we should not comment that the interpretation of consitution was wrong. It would be the same way as Doctor sahib had been doing in last years i.e SOPHISTRY….(cheating others by giving false arguments)….
Dear writers and commentators, the opening up of the society will yield to some ugly events. It is not very dangerous. The real danger is acts master-minded by presidency and acted upon by MQM.
‘litter-parade’
In a civilized society, such as Pakistanis aspire, a misdeed should be punished when it is committed. The sooner it is punished the better the society will be. Punishment should be commensurate with action. Both the Niazi incident in Lahore and Arbab Rahim one in Sind remain unpunished. The Karachi Violence both of May 9th and the bigger one on post-BB’s death remain unpunished and uninvestigated. To find the root-causes of the anger that boils our blood cannot be used as a diversionary tactic to practice double standards. No one is stopping you to alleviate the root causes. The cycle of violence will continue and is a known character of Muslim societies which are not civilized enough to channel it through an accountability process; this process is what democracy is all about. As an American-Pakistani it is difficult to be proud of my people.( Dr. Zubairi)
Prof Yameen Zubairi, we share your frustration. Just as we shared your disappointment when over a decade ago when you said: “MQM was losing the battle of the brains.” The cycle of violence will continue until we have a change of status quo. Changing of guards and sherwani or topi will not bring us democracy. Most Pakistani-American finds it difficult to be proud of either – it is a double-whammy, if you like. They have sown the seeds for a bitter harvest. This Establishment must be completely dismantled before we can dream about accountability process and democracy.
Johan your comment # 7 above:
Yes, agree with you in pricple. However, humans can learn where as an animal generally can’t. Hands do get dirty but one just can’t let the dirt lie around. I know what you mean with your adbice. It’s not easy for me either to handle this sad and unfortunate situation, but then one must resist such ruthless assaults on decency and polite discourse. Of course, we must not always agree - how monotonous and boring place this world would be without disagreements and debates. Appreciate your point of view, though.
Mr. anonymous # 11.
Thanks for the comment; you have excellent memory.
Again , in a civilized culture change occurs through laws not by hooliganism, bias or opinionated diatribe. If we do not have laws about ruler’s excesses and moneylaundering, make laws and then make everyone accountable, not just the people you dislike . Effective legislation , not speeches and emotional outbursts would civilize us. PM Gilani assures us that all of these incidents would be investigated. Give him some time. In the mean time condemn every act of violence and moneylaundering; every act.