Emergency In Pakistan

Meanwhile pro-democracy agitators and radical Islamic factions made common cause against Musharaff with the President’s ostensible support of the US (after all officially the Pakistani army was fighting the Taliban and Musharraf was giving hot-air-laden soundbytes against Jihadis for the consumption of the Western media) being taken as a rallying cry to concentrate popular bile against the President rule. In other words, the sham war had now become real. There was an assassination attempt or two but that too played into the hands of the General as he could now turn to the US administration and say “See how anti-Jihadi I am—they are trying to kill me ! Next cheque please.�

Greatbong details the commando general’s troubles.

Pakistan Paindabad posts the full text of General Musharraf’s emergency proclaimation

WHEREAS the Government is committed to the independence of the Taliban and the rule of Pentagon and holds BB in low esteem, it is therefore of paramount importance that the Honourable Begum confine the scope of her activity to Bilawal House and not assume charge of streets;

WHEREAS the humiliating treatment meted to me by some newspaper columnists has demoralized Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and senior government functionaries;