On Supreme Courts suo motu notice, the FIA has arrested retired Major Habibullah Waraich for defrauding a public sector organisation to the tune of a cool billion and half rupees.
As usual, Waraich called it political victimisation. His son, Mohsin Warraich, once a great buddy of Moonis Elahi, is absconding from the country, believably living in sunny Spain. We are not much concerned about Mohsin or Moonis; it is Waraichs next move we wish to speculate. He will get away as always. He is a typical Don of the Indian movies
May be Warraich is out of the jug before this letter appears, but he was at least locked up, which is a great solace for the ordinary mortals. People like Warraich dont operate alone, there are many to save them. Already a few of the parliamentarians have come to his rescue. And why not? Today it is he, tomorrow it could be them. Even Musharraf, who himself is wanted by law of the land, has offered legal help to his former buddy, Warraich.
What surprises many, though, is how could Warraich, with an intellectual level of a lowly patwari, be among Musharrafs inner circle? Perhaps, Warraich has a golden touch.
DR A P SANGDIL
Oslo, Norway
