Can Musharraf be content with the usual presidential powers?
It has been often contended that the civil society of Pakistan is far ahead in thinking compared to civil-military establishment and the politicians. This proposition seems truer now than ever before. Yet, in complete disregard for the wishes of the people, new alliances are being made. It is as if the old order is not ready to accept the new realities. Despite inheriting distrust of the politicians, General Musharraf has had to deal with them all. The role of MMA finished when the seventeenth amendment to the constitution was passed and General Musharraf got a new lease of life. PML-Q has served till late but its poor performance in bailing out Musharraf both out of judicial as well as the red mosque crisis has left a bad taste in the mouth. If there was a period of doubts, it is over now. PPP is a different case. It is against rowdies, who are bent on destroying the peace of the country. It is enlightened and moderate, and in a situation in which Pakistan finds itself, it is a party
