Media Tribe> Pir Pagara's Predictions

Pir Pagara has predicted that ... . * ... a Coup de tat is about to take place and this time Pak Army would rule for 30 to 40 years. * ... all Enemies of Islam and Pakistan, the Mollaas would be shot dead by Pak Army. * ... army would end all kinds of corruption and whole world would applaud that. * ... we are moving towards 'Disciplined Dictatorship' and Foreign Powers would back it up. . FACTS: * Pir Pagara's past predictions do not have a good record of coming true. * Pir Pagara's last prediction was Pres. Musharraf's regime ending in 2002. * When he was asked about being a part of newly formed pro Musharraf Coalition (PML Q) he had said, "Why should we be on the side of a person, who is about to leave?", because he was fed by some Army Officers that they were going to overthrow Gen. Musharraf. * He almost always bases his predictions on what some Army Officers tell him. * Lure of ending corruption is fake because history of Pakistan shows, corruption had increased after first coup de tat in 1958 though Army had taken over the country in the name of ending corruption. * Corruption increase was in full swing during regime of Gen. Ayub in early 1960's. * Corruption had kept increasing during direct Military control and it was Gen. Zia on TV, who had told Pakistanis that if a Government Servant does something for them, they should pay him some money in return (for just doing, what that Government Servant was hired to do and was getting paid a Salary for). * Army had 47 out of 55 last years, when it could have taken action against corruption because it was either ruling Pakistan directly or indirectly through a 'Staged Democracy' wherein, Elected Leaders have no power like it exists even now.  . CONCLUSION: . From what he has predicted we can assume, ... . * ... lure of ending corruption by Army is only for consumption of Pakistanis, who have a short memory. * ... this is a wish of some Army Officers to end Democracy despite that Gen. Keyani has not been permitted to get rid of even Zardari by Obama, when he had sought permission a couple of years ago in Washington. * ... Army hates Zardari, Nawaz Sharif and Musharraf because they had tried to have good relations with India. * ... these Officers hate Mollaas also and think, they would be backed by USA if they killed all of them. * ... these Officers seem to have no knowledge, how Military Dictatorships are hated by the West. * ... these officers do not remember Pakistan had faced UN Sanctions, was kicked out of Commonwealth, all Charity of Aid had stopped and IMF was starving Pakistan for Foreign Exchange by not granting Loans as Pakistan was begging it for after last coup de tat in 1990. * ... though this dream can not be fulfilled but it has made some Politicians a bit nervous and may be this is the main purpose of it to keep Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Ch. Shujat and others obedient to Army Generals. . S U Turkman.