Don’t Hang Sarabjeet

The real reason for all this niceness is a 2600Km long Metallic Garland which Pakistan wants to put around its neck - which will give it some money and maybe trade as well.

Oh, BTW Ahmadinejad is visiting delhi soon.

This is called blackmail is everyday parlance. Let us see what happens next?

apparently the guy is going to live a for a few days more

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7372536.stm
06:48 GMT, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 07:48 UK

Hanging of Indian 'spy' deferred

#82 by sachasaint

The case has been proven.

Abay if Sarabjit indeed planted those bombs, what was the need for keeping him in prison for 18 years? And even if he is indeed guilty, 18 years is punishment enough. That's what we're saying, and even Nawaz Sharif seems to have joined in the chorus along with Burney to get the man released, even if as a quid pro quo.

The man has killed innocent Pakistanis. Every court from the sessions court to the supreme court found the man guilty of murder and terrorism against Pakistanis on our homeland.
This man was using these means to instigate war against Pakistan.
The case has been proven. Hang him!

This is the law of the Land.

majumdar,

as a panjabi i agree! we r zinda dill alright! ;-)

i had assumed zardari was a feudal buffoon but i heard this interview with him on bbc world service yesterday and, like him or loathe him, the man is extremely eloquent and has a certain charm. His arrogance was breathtaking: his public attempt at charming Jemima Khan's panties off was incredible for its audacity and speaks of a man used to getting his own way. Listen to it here: (Interview by Owen Bennet Jones):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/the_interview.shtml

#78 Posted by majumdar,

Yes of-course. Thanks for the correction :)

Zee sahib,

Btw Ms. Alam's first hubby is a FORMER CM of Punjab, not the current incumbent. The said gentleman is the current Maharaja of Patiala and his ancestors (particularly one Maharja Bhupinder Singh) were much famed for their rangeela characters.

Regards

#76 Posted by majumdar,

You bet they do. The lady in question is a hot number, still!

Zee sahib,

You have to give credit to the Punjoos where they deserve it. They know how to live life.

Regards

... I watched the interview live.

#72 Posted by HP,

HP, seriously I think Zardari has become a mad megalomaniac very fast. He expressed his contempt for Judiciary, Lawyers, Army, ALL political parties except his own whom he believes he has successfully manipulated and they're all dependent on him and him alone and he on no one, and seems to believe fate has put him in an all-powerful position where he can get back at everyone for jailing him. Politics of revenge. Same thing as his wife, with the only difference that Benazir was taking revenge of her father, and Zardari believes he will take revenge for his wife' murder and his own imprisonment.

#932 Posted by tahir Re: # 918 (carried over):

"Gen Yhaya’s friend was Gen. Rani. She is the grandmother Adnan Sami"

... and the mother (Rani's daughter) is Uroosa Alam, the great English language journalist, and second (occasional?) wife of the Indian Punjab's Chief Minister. Can you believe how far the reach of kanjarpana is?

Zeemax, Tahmed,

I watched Zardari interview and I understand what he is saying.
I don't think it really matter whether the judges are restored in 30 or the 60 days.

What surprises me is that the lawyers, who get paid for negotiations and arguing their cases, never asked to see Zardari or the PM or even Nawaz at one place to present the CJ case or to help remove his doubts abt the judiciary.

It is one thing to fight an army general but using the same tactics against the civilians that are willing to talk or negotiate, is not entirely a good way to resolve the issues.

I don't know whether you actually watched the interview or not and I see in the papers that no one reported the most important thing that he said in the interview. He said it quickly but he may be right that there are some elements from the establishment that are trying to create a rift between the PPP, MLn, and the lawyers.

He clearly said what the hurdles are and it is important for him to approach the lawyers to resolve the issue.

I think in the long run lawyers taking the streets would be good. They can really intensify the conflict and might be able to bring out other sections of the population on the streets. A little anarchy may actually be helpful.

Oh Yes! Forgot about the main topic.

Yes, hang the terrorist bastard.

treetop #69 {"salim sahib
You have questioned the questionable intellect of the pakistani populace by elevating the status of Zardari to that of a statesman"}

Mr.Top Branch,
I defer to the Theory of Relativity which states that all qualities and vices are relative. In Paki politics, Zardari appears as a statesman. Heck, if Mushy can be President, Zardari can be Mother Teresa.

BTW, Mr. Branch, I do like your style - guerilla warfare at its best. Good luck to you, sir.