The missing civilians
This refers to Ameer Bhutto’s article, ‘The
missing general’ (January 17). While it may true that Musharraf’s attempts to
avoid appearing before the special court are bad for democracy, the last PPP
government and its ministers also tried their best to delay the letter for
reopening the 60 million dollar case to the Swiss authorities, despite court
orders. Finally, it was submitted after the case became time-barred. Did this
not amount to hurting the cause of democracy? Moreover, we have observed time
and again that the country prospers economically under military regimes. And
whenever the army has thrown out civil governments, the people have rejoiced.
Whatever his other crimes, at least Musharraf was able to control inflation to
manageable levels. We saw how high the prices soared during the last PPP
government (in fact, in every PPP regime, the rupee has always depreciated
considerably). Finally, if the PML-N is so concerned about the country, it
should also stop transferring or sacking those bureaucrats who are known to be
honest.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
Printed in The News, January 19, 2014
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