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Report urges US not to attempt to control Pakistan politics
WASHINGTON: The United States should work with — not attempt to control — Pakistan’s internal political processes, says a new US report released on Wednesday.The — “Previewing Pakistan’s 2013 Elections” — also warns that whoever wins the next elections should try to resolve the problems the country faces or be prepared to face accountability.
“Only Pakistanis themselves are capable of establishing a more stable, democratic system capable of balancing diverse interest groups and effectively addressing the country’s challenges,” says author Colin Cookman who wrote this report for a Washington think tank, Centre for American Progress. The report points out that as Pakistan’s political and economic structures shift to lower the barriers for entry, multiple political actors compete to establish the rules of the game.
While “a powerful military with a history of interventionism still waits in the wings, the future course of Pakistan’s political system is highly uncertain,” it warns.
The report notes that US efforts in past decades to advance its interests in Pakistan “through direct contact with favoured military or political elite partners have proven unsustainable, and attempts to repeat such practices are likely to become more unworkable as the system shifts towards greater multi-polarity, at least for the near term.”
Reviewing the last five years of democratic rule, the author notes that Pakistan’s more decentralised post-2008 political system has forced the prioritisation of consensus policies on many issues, and may prove more democratic in its ability to accommodate diverse elected and unelected interest groups. The author also argues that the system has been slow to respond to militant separatism, terrorist violence and economic stagnation and failed system also failed to ease tense relations with regional neighbours and international partners. “Whichever coalition of political leaders finds itself in power after elections this summer will face accountability for inaction on these issues, which cannot be deferred indefinitely,” the report warns.
It encourages the US to make efforts to support Pakistan’s democratic evolution and the success of its upcoming elections. Such efforts should include a public commitment to neutrality and respect for the electoral processes, coupled with support for an international observation mission.
It also urges US diplomatic and military officials to continue to engage with a broad array of Pakistani civilian leaders and military officials, while making it clear that the United States “does not favour any specific electoral outcome and strongly opposes any disruption of the constitutional process or intervention during the caretaker period”.
Musharraf to announce about return to
Pakistan today
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is expected
to announce his plan to return to Pakistan or otherwise today , Geo News reported.Musharraf who was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umra will reach Dubai today, where he would address a press conference to announce his plan.
Sources said that the former military dictator held meetings with the members of Saudi ruling family during his stay in the kingdom.
The sources said that a Saudi diplomat advised Musharraf not to return to Pakistan.
The sources further claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has also been asked to shun harsh behavior towards the former president.
Musharraf had announced a few days ago that he would land in Pakistan on March 24. A spokesman for his party also said on Thursday that the former president would return to Pakistan as per schedule.
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EXCHANGE FOR CURRENCY NOTES:
U.S.A 98.18
S.Arabia 26.45
U.K 150.00
Japan 1.0336
Euro 128.42
U.A.E 27.00
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Karachi Stock Exchange makes
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Asian markets mixed after Cyprus
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Oil recovers as ECB backs Cyprus
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