By Gul Agha, Champaign, Illinois, USA
When it comes to security, war on terrorists, .. nuclear weapons, Defence budget, trial of Musharraf or any general or officer, etc., the PPP has no control or authority. People should not assume that PPP is “in power” as in a normal country, that it can promote an agenda of peace and prosperity, education and welfare, health and development, by refocusing the resources of the state.
Saaiin Zardari apologized to the Baloch not surprisingly, his party govt. is unable to stop the security forces’ operations in Dera Bugti or account for all the disappeared. They will dance to the tune of the military as their only other choice is to “disappear.” The security forces and agencies are allowing the PPP to play because they want to allow some relief to angry Sindhis who almost unanimously declared “… kona khape”… so now they can postpone Kalabagh, Sindh govt. can try to protect more Sindhi villages from being demolished, and do a few things like that..
The fundamentals remain the same. PML’s’ (and other Punjabi politicians and MQM) ideology remains more allied with the military’s. They will be back in power in a bit… the farther PPP pushes, the sooner that will be.