A majority of the parliamentarians on Monday opposed safe passage for former president Pervez Musharraf and demanded his trial under Article 6 of the constitution. In a National Assembly session dominated by fiery speeches, members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) harshly criticised Musharraf, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) faintly defended the former president. Read more....

Also:
PTI demands trial of Musharraf F.P. Report 
Musharraf must not be given safe passage: Shabab 

Amid intense speculation about his future after stepping down, former President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that he would leave his "first love" Pakistan and settle in another country, saying his resignation did not reflect a "defeat". Read more....

 Remember Musharraf denial of planning to do anything that he later actually did, including his denial of tendering resignation up to the last minute.

A leading international human rights watchdog on Tuesday urged Pakistan’s democratic government to roll back measures that General (r) Pervez Musharraf “unlawfully imposed”, including constitutional changes and the dismissal of superior judges during the emergency rule imposed in November 2007. Read more....

 HRW is not naive but it plays its role and does what it is supposed to do. Otherwise, everyone knows that the new stooges in power were allowed to proceed with the impeachment after giving assurances that they will not roll back the unlawful measures put in process by Musharraf. The thugs in power can renege on the false promises they make to the nation. But they can’t move an inch from their commitments to their masters in Washington. Remember how badly Zardari wanted Nawaz Sharif to join him for a visit to Washington to convince the 21st century colonists of their loyalty?

US says will consider any asylum bid by Musharraf
The first ever tyrant, who is welcomed in the US even after he is dethroned at home. It shows he is still expected to play a role in undoing Pakistan or presiding over a part of it after the planned balkanization of the country.

How will things change with no Musharraf to pillory anymore? To begin with, let no one be under any illusion regarding any dignified distancing from the US. That the US, in its traditional casting off of third world leaders when they become politically costly and expendable, has found even more loyal partners in the Zardari-led PPP and the Haqqani-Durrani-Malik troika is rooted in the linkages all three have had with the US Establishment for many years now. Mr Haqqani already had an information-sharing relationship with the US when he was our High Commissioner in Sri Lanka and Ms Teresita Schaffer was the US ambassador in Colombo. Pakistan paid a heavy cost for this linkage at the time also. General Durrani's links go back to the days when he was working for Shirin Tahir-Kheli of the US Establishment and this linkage continued with the formation of the Balusa Group ostensibly as a track-2 path between Pakistan and India. According to published data on the internet, Mr Malik had a security set up in the UK which worked closely with British Intelligence. So the US moved away from Musharraf only after it had its other surrogates in place as well as the NRO sealed.

 See dictatorship Watch pointing to the dubious past of the stooges put in place in Pakistan in the new political set up: Rehman Malik: The Jadoogar of London (aka London Detective) ; Rehman Malik is not what he seems; Rehman Malik: The London Detective speaks.; Rehman Malik: The London Thug is worried. ; Rehman Malik: Why is any one shocked? ; and Exposing Hussain Ahmed Haqqani - a Zionists' stooge

After happily pocketing the credit for getting Musharraf out of its way, the PPP has tied the restoration of the judges with indemnity to Musharraf on all charges that he might face in future—-violation of the Constitution as well as criminal, source told The News on Tuesday.

This sudden change of stance by the PPP is the second violation of two separate written agreements which the top leaders signed in Murree and Islamabad, placing the coalition teetering on a cliff edge.

 Who in his right sense will still consider this thug a credible person? The credit for bringing him back and exonerating him from all the charges against him goes to General Musharraf. Now Musharraf says, he will sit and watch the Rome burning. According to a report:

According to one of the visitors, Musharraf told him: “You know some PML-Q leaders suggested to me to cancel the National Reconciliation Ordinance and restore the deposed judges before tendering resignation as they were sure that deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will become a big problem for Zardari.”

“I decided not to do that. I know Zardari will not restore Justice Iftikhar and Nawaz Sharif will fight him on this issue. Even if Iftikhar is restored he will not spare Zardari. Let the enemies fight with each other.”

So Musharraf preferred to watch "enemies" fight each other rather than doing what was just and right. It also shows that Musharraf also knew all along what was right to do for the country, but he preferred to do what was right for him. Even when he was departing, he didn't chose to restore the Chief justice and cancel the NRO, that has given indemnity the top criminals in Pakistan. At the most, a restored Supreme Court would have thrown him out, which he was going to do any way with his resignation. But his sickness didn't let him do that. Undoubtedly, Musharraf is sick. He would rather see Rome burning than doing something to save it.

Former president Pervez Musharraf told visiting friends on Tuesday that PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari would never restore deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry because if he was restored he would not spare Zardari.
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“I decided not to do that. I know Zardari will not restore Justice Iftikhar and Nawaz Sharif will fight him on this issue. Even if Iftikhar is restored he will not spare Zardari. Let the enemies fight with each other.” Read more.....

 Musharraf is right on this count as much he was right about the nature of PPP. He wrote in his book:

Around 22 people, including 14 suspected militants and eight civilians, were killed and several others injured seriously in latest air strikes by the PAF jet fighters and military gunship helicopters on suspected locations of the Taliban in the Bajaur Agency on Tuesday. Read more...

 We all know that this kind of terrorist war from air didn't help Soviet Union win anyhting and this kind of indiscriminate killing from air didn't help the US achieve anything in Afghanistan since 2001. Pakistani regime will only end up losing more hearts and minds with this kind of butchery and help the warlords in Washington win a few more "terrorists" for prolonging the war of terrorism.

There was growing anger on Tuesday over the mysterious way in which an American visitor, whose laptop computer has been linked to the recent blasts in Ahmedabad, was allowed to leave the country before he could be questioned. Police have rounded up mainly Muslim suspects.

Newspapers said Kenneth Haywood left with his family from Mumbai airport for home hours after Indian sleuths probing the blasts said they needed to investigate him.

 This shows that Pakistan allegation that the US is behind terrorist activities in Pakistan has some solid base. The bombings in the region, whether inside India or Afghanistan, are directly blamed on Pakistan. So for implicating Pakistan and put more pressure on its government, it makes perfect sense to carryout terrorist attacks in India and Afghanistan and blame it on the ISI. In this case, India will do well if it continued to trace Kenneth Haywood and the people behind the terrorist attack.

 NEW YORK: An American newspaper has cited Pakistan Peoples Party co-Chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari as saying that he has declined to reinstate deposed Chief Justice Iftekhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

The daily also claimed that on denial of reinstatement of deposed Chief Justice, PML-N Quaed Nawaz Sharif has placed an ultimatum for reinstatement and failing which the PML-N would smash the ruling coalition.

 Crook and liar. Knowing this man does not need one to be an expert psychologist, psychiatrist or a close associate for years. This man has a disgusting criminal record of killing political opponents and judges, running drugs, robbing the nation of millions of dollars and perhaps a partner in assassination of his wife. Now he plans to be the president of Pakistan. Too sad. Thanks to Musharraf and his pardoning criminals for saving his skin. What a crime upon crime from Musharraf.
See:
Who removed a key witness of Benazir's murder? Al-ka-ee-da???
Plot thickens: Khar accuses Zardari of faking Banazir's will. 
'The up-and-coming PPP emperor': By design or by chance ???

And what did we write two months ago: Zardari will not restore the Judges......7

Pakistan's  Political Crisis Deepens
By Peter Symonds
While Musharraf has now stepped down, the political crisis in Islamabad is certain to intensify. The two major coalition parties—the PPP and PML-N—are longstanding and bitter rivals. As a number of commentators have noted, opposition to Musharraf was the main glue holding their alliance together. Even on the immediate issue of Musharraf's future, there is no agreement....

Musharraf Resigns; But Miles To Go
By Beena Sarwar
Pakistan heaved a collective sigh of relief that the drama is finally over. But Musharraf's departure is just one step in the process of democracy, for the continuation of which Pakistan and its allies will need all the patience they can muster....

Pakistan After Musharraf
By Tariq Ali
Over the last fifty years the US has worked mainly with the Pakistan Army. This has been its preferred instrument. Nothing has changed. How long before the military is back at the helm?

Remember How the Core Commanders of the Army stood by Musharraf even after his Nov 03, 2007 move against the Supreme Court.

103rd Core (Chore - thieves) Commanders Conference at the GHQ

Also see: Urdu report by Kamaran Khan in Daily Jang, November 23, 2007. 
Report by Kamran Khan mentions that, according to most reliable recorded minutes of that meeting, coming from most reliable sources, at the end of October and beginning of November, in meeting with core commanders and principal staff officers, President Musharraf showed desire to leave his both offices, so that military and civilian balance can be obtained, but corps commanders rejected this desire of President.

Also see, CNN report from 2001 to note that core commanders stood by him from his early days to the bitter end.

He is the chairman of the defence council. And the core commanders that he meets with on a regular basis have generally given him support on a broad range of issues. ...

So General Musharraf still very much respected by the generals from whose ranks he rose to become president in a bloodless coup two years ago. 

Keep in mind that no corps commander can survive in his position if he is not willing to follow US dictates. See this report ignored by the "mainstream" media:

US wants Peshawar corps commander out

9 August 2005: The United States has put pressure on Pakistan to change its Peshawar corps commander, Lieutenant General Safdar Hussein, and some of his subordinate officers, alleging that they were aiding in the regrouping of the Taliban in Afghanistan in the run up to the crucial parliamentary polls in autumn, but General Parvez Musharraf has conveyed it would be difficult to act in this manner, but would try to meet American concerns.

 And Musharraf did follow the orders from his masters: " In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army, President General Pervez Musharraf has changed the corps commanders of Peshawar, Quetta and Bahawalpur.

So, the US approves appointment of the top military generals in Pakistan, including the Chief of Army, and the top commanders, in return, pledge to be faithful to the Chief and commit to carryout the US agenda in Pakistan and within the region. Anyone who disagrees, goes out. Now that Mush is gone, there is little to dance and celebrate as the chain of US-loyal slaves is too long and entrenched.

 
The US stooge, leaving the "presidential palace" in utter humiliation

An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has now uncovered just how much personal data is being collected about individuals by the Government, law enforcement agencies and private companies each day.

In one week, the average person living in Britain has 3,254 pieces of personal information stored about him or her, most of which is kept in databases for years and in some cases indefinitely. Read more...

There's no immunity deal for Pervez Musharraf, though Pakistan's coalition government hasn't decided whether to pursue charges against the former president who resigned rather than face impeachment, the nation's law minister said Tuesday. Read more....

 They better book the retired General quickly keeping in mind that he was not alone and could not do all the damage that has been done all alone. From stooges in the media to the cronies among political leaders and criminals in the law enforcement and intelligence agencies, there is so much to unearth. Without doing that Musharraf dead or alive, in or out of the office is totally irrelevant.

Ultimately Mr Musharraf’s double game may have left Pakistan more precarious than before. The Taleban are now an internal Pakistani problem, as well as one for Afghanistan, with 56 domestic suicide attacks this year. That was not the legacy that Mr Musharraf sought to emphasise yesterday.

“Where was Pakistan in 1999?” he asked in his speech. “No one knew us, no one spoke to us and no one listened to us. Now we have put Pakistan on the map and people take notice.” True, but perhaps not for the right reasons. Read more....

 This is how facts are twisted and presented with a wrong conclusion. Now that Musharraf is gone, he is being blamed for double game. In fact, Musharraf didn't play any double game. He was not recruiting and training "terrorists" and suicide bombers. He was following the US dictates and playing a very straight, single game - obediently and devotedly. He was doing what he was ordered to do by his handlers.

The consequences are exactly what was planned and intended from cordoning off villages and towns in the tribal areas; cutting off their life lines; erecting check posts; harassing locals; arresting their leaders; torturing them; cutting power supplies; shelling their homes on the mere pretext that a “high value target” is hiding there. That was the beginning. Given the nature of the tribal areas, when the locals are pushed against the wall and they see their loved ones humiliated, tortured and butchered, you will definitely have a very strong reaction.

And that is not alone that Musharraf had to do to please his masters. He had to invent stories and events that reflect him in a good light. He had to stage al-qa-ee-da attacks on his life. He had to stage drama of the Lal Masjid, which could have been peacefully resolved long time ago. But he had to bring it to a bloody conclusion with the use of phosphorus grenades. Who in the right mind will not expect the consequences listed above? Was Mush playing a double game? Absolutely not.

He was doing two things. Following dictates from outside and staging bloody dramas to prove himself more loyal, committed and "moderate" Muslims. We never heard Allah Taala from this man in the past nine years because that would damage the secularist image he was portraying. However, if anyone has time, should sit and count the number of times Mush repeated Allah Taala in his resignation speech. This alone is enough to show his energies were focus on self-perpetuation at any cost.