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Emergence of a New Establishment

I connect the dots and emerges the picture. Many of my friends say to me that I usually blindly tow the PPP line, and my honest response to them is, I think of those things long before they become PPP line. And so is the recent unfolding of confrontation between PPP and N. Pervaiz Musharraf and forth military rule has been a cancer for this country that has destroyed every single foundation of this nation state. In last few months, the military has decided to have a strategic retreat from the fore of power struggle to redeem and reconstruct its image and Pervez Musharraf is nothing but a lame duck who is desperately trying to make last ditch efforts to stay clinched to power. This situation has made obvious the fundamental battle for Pakistan. If someone needs a proof of changing paradigm, there is enough to be seen. Just one incidence of release of Akhtar Mengal tells a whole lot about the state of influence of Musharraf, military and establishment. As a result of 40 years of st...