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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 4 — The Pakistani leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency on Saturday night, suspending the country’s Constitution, firing the chief justice of the Supreme Court and filling the streets of this capital city with police officers.
-- David Rohde for The New York Times
Ah, it sounds like another day in Pakistan!
When I first heard this, I was wondering what were the chances of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto surviving this power play. She has just arranged to get back into the country and survived a massive bombing. But it looks like she is still playing strong, even taunting Musharraf:
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 4 — The Pakistani leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency on Saturday night, suspending the country’s Constitution, firing the chief justice of the Supreme Court and filling the streets of this capital city with police officers.
-- David Rohde for The New York Times
Ah, it sounds like another day in Pakistan!
When I first heard this, I was wondering what were the chances of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto surviving this power play. She has just arranged to get back into the country and survived a massive bombing. But it looks like she is still playing strong, even taunting Musharraf:
After landing in Karachi, she mocked General Musharraf and accused him of using the specter of terrorism to prolong his hold on power. “This is not emergency,” she said. “This is martial law.”What really makes this fun is that Pakistan has nuclear weapons. Imagine if Iran could play, too!
