Ansar Abbasi at his best, yet again- by Ali Asad
A low IQ, desperate journalist!
This is the latest from from Ansar Abbasi’s bag. His report titled “Benazir, Musharraf joined hands to keep Nawaz out” was published in The News on October 17, 2010. He has referred Shaikh Rashid for this revelation. These ten points are so ridiculous that I have serious doubts about his IQ. There is no doubt that BB wanted to get FABRICATED cases against her dropped and I think it was her RIGHT. All points from 1 to 6 are of common cause except of course the withdrawal of cases specifically pertaining to BB.
Point No. 7 pertains both for BB and NS. Both had been PM twice. How could continuity of “BAR ON THIRD TIME” block PML-N and not the PPP from making the next government as it applied to both BB and NS. Ansar Abbasi does not tell the nation what magic the PML-N-MMA could do to gain seats for formation of next government but PPP-PML-Q could not if the bar would have been removed before elections. The 2002 assembly position was that PPP+PML-Q+MQM+ANP was far ahead of PML-N+MMA combine)
Also note that even after the elimination of BB, PML-N which had full opportunities could not get a single seat from two provinces. I shudder to think what may have happened had elections taken place on the original date of January 8, 2008. Because of the postponement by 40 days, we saw Nawaz Sharif traveling from one city to another, doing corner meetings and even speaking from the sun roof of his vehicles. Had the elections taken place as planned on the original date, PML-N may not have won even 50% of the seats won.
Point No. 8 relates to amendment President Powers which all parties wanted.
Point No. 9 says” As per existing agreement, BB will return to Pakistan by the end of the year, however, if NS makes an early return, she too will be welcomed “.
This points threatens the IQ of Ansar Abbasi, read carefully BB’s return was made conditional i.e “if NS returns”. It means BB would
After having campaigned to ensure Sheikh Rashid loses elections, Ansar Abbasi misuses him for a story!
return after NS. This point makes the so called agreement as between Musharraf and NS instead of between Musharraf and BB.
The alliance between PPP and PML-Q could not reach during the whole tenure of 2002 elections so this point is as ridiculous as all others.
Even otherwise the actual facts and turn of the events negate this agreement, BB returned before the elections and was assassinated. The wave of sympathy was neutralized by “the powers that be” through loadshedding of electricity and shortfall of flour in the Punjab and thus bringing PML-Q in direct confrontation with PML-N and the results of Punjab were manipulated to block PPP Govt. in the Punjab.
Benazir, Musharraf joined hands to keep Nawaz out
The News, October 17, 2010
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By Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Once the blue-eyed boy of General (R) Musharraf, Rawalpindi’s Shaikh Rashid Ahmad has shared with The News an unsigned 10-point agreement, which he claims was reached between the former dictator and Benazir Bhutto in July 2007 and led to the promulgation of the controversial NRO.
The document reveals far more than what is in the public knowledge and says that the Mush-BB deal was meant to keep Nawaz Sharif out of power and pave the way for a future PPP-PML-Q coalition government.
The Shaikh’s secret, which he insists is true, shows BB and Musharraf felt threatened by a possible alliance between Nawaz League and the religious alliance MMA.
The document talks of withdrawal of cases against Benazir Bhutto, assurance of the PPP to get Musharraf re-elected as president without uniform, fair and free elections, removal of third-term restriction after the elections to block Nawaz Sharif from coming into power and many other conditions.
Later, however, things changed. Shaikh Rashid said that the unsigned document he possessed was titled “Understanding between President and BB”, and contained the following 10 points:
1) Cases related to BB will be withdrawn around 30th August 2007.
2) The PPP will support the government for legislation/constitutional amendments to remove difficulties, if any, for the president’s election without uniform for the second term in September/October, 2007.
3) The president will remove the uniform before this election subject to a firm commitment by the PPP to vote for him or abstain.
4) Government will ensure free and fair elections through a neutral Election Commission. Voters list is being rectified to the satisfaction of all parties.
5) An interim government in consultation with the political parties will be formed before the general elections to ensure neutrality.
6) All the cases of the NAB against the politicians to be frozen till elections are held. The NAB Act will be reviewed by a commission to make the law balanced.
7) Third term restriction on election of prime ministers will be removed after the elections. It needs to continue for the time being to block possibility of formation of PML-N-MMA alliance government headed by NS (Nawaz Sharif).
8) BB desires that Article 58 2(b) of the constitution, which allows the president to dissolve the assemblies, should be amended.
9) As per existing agreement, BB will return to Pakistan by the end of the year, however, if NS makes an early return, she too will be welcomed.
10) PPP and PML-Q will form an alliance after the elections.
Tahir Sarwar Mir’s column on Sheikh Rashid and Ansar Abbasi (Express, 18 Oct 2010):
Ansar Abbasi should leave journalism and replace Pervaiz Rasheed as spokesman of the PML-N. After all his talk of “krupshun”, “good governance ka fuqdan” and “gornment kee nakami” are the oft repeated terms by the PML-N leadership
Ansar Abbasi Jamat i Islami Ka Trained Eik AWARA BadChalan LONDA Hai, Es Ki Bakwas Par Goor Karna ” Shah NOOR Studio” Mien BanNey Wali Bayhuda Films Ko Pakistani Culture Samjhna Hai……………..Ansar Abbasi Apni Shakal Ki Terha Hee Eik MAKROOH Kirdar Hai Es Ko Dekh Kar GHIN Atee Hai
Munafiq Ansar Abbasi wants to apply Islamic morality on President Zardari but not on Geo TV and the Jang Group:
میڈیا سے یہ توقع کی جارہی ہے کہ ہم حکمرانوں کے گن گاتے رہیں۔ اعلیٰ عدلیہ کی کھلے عام بے توقیری کی جارہی ہو اور عدالتی فیصلوں کا مذاق اڑایا جاتا ہو مگر ہم سے یہ بھی امید کی جاتی ہے کہ ہم اس ناانصافی پر بھی خاموش رہیں۔ جہانگیر بدر صاحب! معاف کیجئے گا ہم یہ سب کچھ نہیں کرسکتے۔ ہم آپ کی امیدوں پر پورا نہیں اتر سکتے۔ آپ کو ایک فردکی وفاداری مبارک ہو۔ ہماری وفاداری ہمارے دین‘ہمارے ملک‘ ہمارے لوگوں اور پاکستان کے اداروں کے ساتھ ہے
حکمران اور ان کے اردگرد جمع چاپلوس طبقہ جو مرضی کہے، ہمیں ہمارا ”جرم“ اچھی طرح معلوم ہے۔ ہمارا جرم یہ ہے کہ ہم حکمرانوں کو آئینہ دکھاتے ہیں، ان کو ان کے وعدے یاد دلاتے ہیں۔ ہمارا جرم یہ ہے کہ ہم صدر آصف علی زرداری اور دوسرے حکمرانوں کو حضرت محمد کا وہ قول یاد دلاتے ہیں جس میں ہمارے نبی نے فرمایا کہ پچھلی قومیں اس لیے تباہ ہوئی تھیں کہ وہ بڑوں کو قانون سے بالا اور عام لوگوں کو سزا کا مستحق سمجھتے تھے۔ ہمارا جرم یہ ہے کہ ہم نے حکمرانوں کو یاد دلایا کہ حضرت محمد نے اعلان کیا تھا کہ اگر ان کی پیاری بیٹی حضرت فاطمہ بھی چوری کرتیں تو ان پر بھی حد نافذ ہوتی۔ ہمارا جرم یہ ہے کہ ہم نے صدر صاحب کو یہ بتایا کہ اگر حضرت عمر عدالت میں پیش ہوسکتے ہیں تو صدر آصف علی زرداری کیسے احتساب سے بالا ہوسکتے ہیں
ان کو آئینہ دکھایا تو برا مان گئے کس سے منصفی چاہیں…انصار عباسی
http://search.jang.com.pk/details.asp?nid=476373
Now added Tahir Sarwar Mir’s column to the above post.
“Meesaq-e-Pakistan” OK but with whom because it was the Government of Nawaz Sharif in 1992 which Launched Military Operation against MQM: http://www.mqm.org/English-News/Aug-2009/picqaumiakhbar240809.jpg
PML-N, MQM relations warming up Wednesday, September 01, 2010 By Ansar Abbasi http://www.thenews.com.pk/01-09-2010/Top-Story/280.htm MQM must push for a change within the system; Altaf Bhai should leave coalition first; force mid-term polls, not invite a dictator Tuesday, August 24, 2010 By Ansar Abbasi http://www.thenews.com.pk/24-08-2010/Top-Story/126.htm Wednesday, September 01, 2010, Ramzan 21, 1431 A.H http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/sep2010-daily/01-09-2010/main.htm
All want a change, not many know how By Ansar Abbasi Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Shawwal 12, 1431 A.H. http://www.thenews.com.pk/22-09-2010/Top-Story/767.htm
ISLAMABAD: The fall of the Gilani government is in the hands of one man, MQM leader Altaf Hussain, who despite his party’s desperation over the regime’s corruption and bad governance is not willing to take the initiative of any in-house change, it is learnt.
The Monday’s visit of Senator Ishaq Dar, a close associate and relative of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, to Nine-Zero, the MQM headquarters in Karachi, to condole the death of Dr Imran Farooq was meant for sharing MQM’s grief and sorrow, but this public interaction between the two parties has improved their relationship.
No politics was discussed but it was still a major political development to see a key PML-N member visiting the Nine-Zero after relations between them touched all-time low in 2007 when in an all parties conference, convened by the PML-N in London, the MQM was condemned for the May 12 massacre. After the London APC, which adopted a resolution against the MQM, this is the first significant open interaction between the two parties.
Background interaction with certain key members of both the parties shows the MQM leadership was pleased to see the PML-N sharing its grief and publicly declaring that the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif too sincerely condoled the death of Dr Imran Farooq.
Earlier, Dar and MQM Senator Babar Ghauri had worked hard in their respective parties to subtly kill the adjournment motions, which the two parties had filed with the National Assembly Secretariat against each other. However, they could not stop the otherwise exchange of some harsh speeches by Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Farooq Sattar in the National Assembly.
What would happen in the days and weeks to come is not clear as yet to the two parties. However, at this stage despite their utter disappointment with the performance of the government to which the MQM is a junior partner, none of them is willing to take the initiative of the making a move to remove the Gilani government.
Besides far from being comfortable to talk such issues with each other, both the PML-N and MQM are not sure if an inhouse change would really work. A recent interaction of this correspondent with top-most leadership of both the parties, found both of them really worried but without having any viable strategy to pull the country out of the present quagmire.
“What should we do,” was the question that both the leaders posed to this correspondent. Will they meet together with other political forces to think over the situation and come up with a joint strategy, is a major question that both the parties are pondering.
According to a senior MQM leader, if the PML-N convenes a meeting of all parties, the MQM would be more than willing to attend the same for the sake of the country’s future. When asked why the MQM does not convene such a meeting of different political parties, the MQM source said: “Because we think on our request all parties may not sit under one roof.”
On the other hand, the N-League now really desires to get rid of the present regime but does not know how. A PML-N source claimed that some three months back, an MQM leader offered to some N-League leaders to join hands with the PML-Q and the MQM to oust the Gilani government but the PML-N did not give much attention to this offer. The MQM sources, however, did not confirm to have made any such offer.
Neither the MQM nor the PML-N wants to carry the blame of removing the government alone because of the main reason that these parties are unclear if the present government is replaced, the new one would be stable enough to face the challenges facing the nation today.
Everyone knows that the moment Gilani government falls, Zardari will be a sitting duck because after the 18th Amendment, he has no power. Once his party’s PM is removed, his continuation in the Presidency or resigning will then become immaterial.
Some in the PML-N want from the MQM to withdraw its support to the PPP government, thus leading to its collapse, which would lead to mid-term polls. With the PPP in the opposition, the PML-N would have to sit with the PML-Q, MQM, ANP and others to form an unstable government that in such a scenario would not be able to deliver. After having wasted almost three years by parliament, whatever N-League has to do in case of an in-house change would be too little to pacify the frustrated masses.
According to a political analyst, any government that replaces the current one through an inhouse change will be bound to fail because it would immediately be under attack from all corners, facing monstrous challenges like suicide bombings, target killings, MQM-ANP clashes in Karachi, no money in the treasury, rising food prices leading to suicides, pacifying and rehabilitating 15m flood victims, and doing all this amid national impatience and high expectations stoked by daily barrage of ferocious TV debates, forcing the government to become preoccupied only with firefighting and responding to crises.
AND NOW READ THIS:
REFERENCE: A Riposte to Ansar Abbasi By Mustafa Azizabadi Member – Central Rabita Committee & In charge Central Media cell. MQM http://www.mqm.org/English-News/feb-2009/azizabadi-article07-02-09.htm On Thursday, February 05, 2009; 2:44 AM….In the Urdu daily Jang of February 2, 2009 there was a column titled “Would Altaf Hussain participate in long march ?”, by the famous journalist Mr. Ansar Abbasi known for his research and investigative journalism. This column was a direct response to MQM’s Quaid Mr. Altaf Hussain’s address to MQM’s rabita committee in London on Jan 27, 2009. During the address Mr. Altaf Hussain put a simple question to Mr. Nawaz Shareef vis-à-vis PCO judges. that “what does the Charter of democracy’s article 3, clause (a) & (b) says about those judges who took oath under the PCO and if Mian sahib can answer this question then MQM too would diligently work with them towards the enforcement of Charter of Democracy.”.
It is important for all the journalist community to work for the truth and the real facts, instead of blackmailing the politicians.
Media is supposed to look after the interests of people, but instead it is acting like a corporate entity. Of course this statement doesn’t include each and every media group, but only a few of them. They are purposely maligning the image of the government and other institutions to get their things going.