The government is under very heavy pressure for the ‘good deeds’ it has done and claiming former President Pervez Musharraf responsible for Benazir Bhutto murder case is nothing but a diversionary tactics to keep the people busy and to sidetrack the main issues.
Benazir Bhutto’s security was the responsibility of the provincial government and not of president of Pakistan. If at all questions are to be asked they should be asked from the provincial administration.
To put the record straight Gen Musharraf had advised Benazir Bhutto to return Pakistan after general elections for security reasons, and it was also part of NRO deal. However, she changed her plans and the result is before us. Had she taken the advice of General (Retd) Musharraf she would have been ruling the country but it is a sad chapter of the history now.
The interior minister is advised not to make the country a laughing stock by making such statements as this is not going to help him or the government. He must answer questions posed by the media about the security of Benazir Bhutto instead of accusing the former president who took oath to the ministers after the general elections. Who was giving him the protocol of head of state for a long time? If we start issuing red warrants on such murders, then no head of state will be safe.
The fact of the matter is time is running short and these gimmicks instead of helping would further aggravate the matters. The country is passing through the most critical moments in its history and demands better sense of proportion and sense of responsibility instead of repeating old rhetoric.
Why are we so ignorant about the changed environment? You cannot avert dangers by shutting your eyes. We are very vulnerable, we are at war within our own country. The situation is getting worse day by day.
Recent damage to railway tracks by planting IEDs at different places in Sindh should be taken seriously. If not controlled immediately, it could end up in a disaster beyond imagination.
It appears that our politicians are taking everything lightly and think that by issuing statements they can affect the change. Clouds of uncertainty are getting deeper and deeper endangering the safety of common man who is otherwise hard pressed. This situation soon will be out of control and it is feared there will be total breakdown of law and order that would ultimately result in total anarchy and that is what our enemies want.
LT COL (Retd) MUKHTAR AHMED BUTT
Karachi
