We have had periods in our history when leaders have done us proud. There was the great Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, whose lofty ideals and principles did not allow for pulao politics. We have also had Liaquat Ali Khan, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, whose intellect, erudition, sophistication and genius elevated Pakistani politics to a standard of excellence. It was the advent of Zia-ul-Haq with which politics really nosedived into pulao politics, which is at its slimiest today.
Hallelujah! We have Asif Zardari as president of Pakistan. But what are his credentials? None, except his marriage to Benazir Bhutto. What are his achievements? Jiyalas insist he has saved Pakistan by saying "Pakistan khape" in answer to the slogan "Pakistan na khape." Is it so easy to save, or to break, Pakistan?
What is his reputation? The record contains four murder cases and 13 corruption cases against him, in which he could not prove his innocence in 11 years and feigned illness to avoid appearance in court, thereby prolonging the proceedings. He has now escaped conviction through the unconstitutional and immoral NRO, which has turned out to have been an instant cure for all his illnesses. However the Surrey Palace case stands proven, together with the Swiss money-laundering cases, in which 60 million dollars have been unearthed. His assets abroad are estimated at least two billion dollars, without any visible source of income.
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