Articles > Reference > News Wires, White Papers, and Books > The Hindustan Times news wires > January-March 2008 > Sunday, February 17

Article: It's now or never

Article from:
The Hindustan Times
Article date:
February 17, 2008
Copyright

Amit Baruah

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 17 -- This crisis is not just going to blow over. Today's lacklustre democratic exercise in Pakistan, welcome as it is, can only be part of a larger effort to correct the trajectory of this country of 170 million people.

Pakistan, as pundits and non-pundits never tire of saying, is run by the three 'As' - Allah, Army and America. For my argument, the first 'A' can be left out of the equation. But the other two 'As' are critical to what happens next in Pakistan. Let's begin with the army. As things stand, the army and President Pervez Musharraf, till very recently General, are part of the problem, not the solution. Whether it is Ayub Khan, ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Transcript: PERVEZ MUSHARRAF PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN ...
Washington Transcript Service;  December 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Washington Transcript Service 12-04-2004 PAKISTAN PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF HOLDS MEDIA AVAILABILITY DECEMBER 4, 2004 SPEAKER: GEN. PERVEZ MUSHARRAF PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN [*] (JOINED IN PROGRESS) QUESTION: ... and ...

Pakistan Islamists chant anti-President Pervez ...
Getty Images;  August 10, 2008 ;     271 words ... ... 10-2008 Pakistan Islamists chant anti-President Pervez Musharraf slogans ... photograhs of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the Red ... nationals. Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf was under mounting ...

Article: President Pervez Musharraf's vision for ...
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;  April 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf shared his vision for ... began by contemplating Pakistan's past. During the ... cooperation, he said, Pakistan now receives U.S ... easier to implement. Pakistan is moving steadily ... Trust. Photograph (Pervez Musharraf)

Article: Pakistan's Leader Vows to Establish Democracy.(General ...
Insight on the News;  April 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Gen. Pervez Musharraf recently spoke with ... Muslims," says Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler ... makes you believe that PaKistan can have a functioning ... democracy. Gen. Pervez Musharraf: That is a very loaded ...

Article: President Pervez Musharraf calls upon world ...
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  February 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... President Gen. Pervez Musharraf Wednesday called upon ... investors to invest in Pakistan as investing here would ... state and chairman, Pakistan Export Promotion Bureau ... Humayun Akhtar said Expo Pakistan would be an annual ... every year. President Pervez Musharraf, accompanied ...

Transcript: GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ...
Washington Transcript Service;  November 4, 1999 ;     561 words ... ... SPEAKERS: BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR GENERAL PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PAKISTAN RIZ KHAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT [*] SHAW: Just over three weeks after General Pervez Musharraf ousted Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless ...

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf addresses a ...
Getty Images;  November 11, 2007 ;     228 words ... ... 11-2007 Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf addresses a ... 1934 KB) Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf addresses a ... November 2007. Pakistan should hold ... President Pervez Musharraf announced ...

Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf (L) ...
Getty Images;  August 18, 2008 ;     283 words ... ... CHAI HIN Getty Images 08-18-2008 Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf (L) toasts with Chinese ... Full Size JPG (871 KB) Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf (L) toasts with Chinese President ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives