General Musharraf - Classic case of Foot in the Mouth
If it were not for the cruel facts President Musharraf's PR efforts to put a lid on increasing number of reports about rape victims and lack of rights of Pakistani women would have been funny. Yasmeen Hassan's open letter to President Musharraf in today's Washington Post will only make things more unpleasant for General Musharraf. He is still reeling from his infamous statement during an interview on September 12th.
"You must understand the environment in Pakistan. This has become a money-making concern. A lot of people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped."
The General tried to deny saying it but he was being recorded. The audio transcript can be heard on the Post's web site.
Yaa Habibi !
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Over the time our politically socially diverse Newpapers have created a Equity at time when with US Pak Industrialism Western Advertisers moved in loud but dissapointedly most could not hit target creativity or performance in social scene. It is the Human Right Groups which have no authentic moral connection with IHR and newspaper media and photojournalism that is using this for publivc provocation too while the photojournalism betrays and pampers many press scientists who are involved in The Detraction . The recentest occasions have incredible picture performance of victim ladies and the writeuops have been 'soft porn'and on covers of major urdu press. JUST AS TERRORIST BOMBS ARE SERVING PROXIES TO INCOMPREHENSION AND INTERNATIONAL ERRORS. THE SEX VICTIMISATION IS SERVING PROXIES TO WAR AGAINST POVERTY.
Hopefully Musharaf's going to tear through the Media Dictatorship of Masses to reach real credit before his 2007 announcement of General Elections in midst of a growlingly of new confidence in Judiciary .The credits Pakistan has gotten from Democratisation is already requiring answers for neigbouring economies.
Shahzada Sher Saddozai.
GraphicCommunicationTechnologist .World Statesmen.
your position but it seems that you
are in disagreement with recent reports in the world press about Pakistani women and that you support
General Musharraf. I don't believe that the creator intended women to be second class citizens without the rights and privileges enjoyed by men. Women all over the world are demanding equal rights. They deserve it and will eventually gain them. In Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan it might take a while but the handwriting is on the wall---women on the march
cannot be stopped. In today's world, the hudood laws have no place in a civilized society. They are disgraceful.
Shahzada Sher Saddozai.
GraphicCommunicationTechnologist .World Statesmen.
Quote Proof of zina or zina-bil-jabr liable to hadd shall be in one of the following forms, namely:--
* (a) the accused makes before a Court of competent jurisdiction a confession of the commission of the offence; or
* (b) at least four Muslim adult male witnesses, about whom the Court is satisfied, having regard to the requirements of tazkiyah al-shuhood [credibility of witnesses], that they are truthful persons and abstain from major sins (kaba’ir), give evidence as eye-witnesses of the act of penetration necessary to the offence (P.L.D. 1979, 53; Bokhary 1979, 182; Major Acts 1992, 12).3
Talk about a classic Catch 22---this is the mother of them all! Hard to believe that such barbaric laws and practices exist in the 21st century but they are real.
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If majority of Muslim women accept
the laws then they will remain in force. But if they don't then the
laws will not stand regardless of how the scripture was interpreted by those who framed the laws.
Pseodo Secularists! Feminists! Same people who come and shout in front of Courts of Law when Courts reward a Capital punishment to diverse offenders . Asian offenders must ask inquire women if Rape/Murder are a Capital crime? But they must tell the world how far are they with all the pedophiles in Pakistan who are thrown into acid and infact WHY?.
As there are Shariat Courts {regulatory law} confession or 'the four witnesses' is only a convenience! why feel awkward. This is a scientifically advanced and very modren world ,a world with Kashi a Forsenic Evidence Pshycologists ,and photofinsh is available with such crimes as Rape . It is the media that buxom submissive village girls who improved socially economically but still live below the remote Punjabi 'small land tenents [muzairas] and are being flanked Internationally by NGO's of HRC's and Rape of minors and pedos goes unoticed the next day!
comments for ever without reaching an agreement.
If you give your e-mail address I shall be glad to seek your learned opinion about future posts related to Pakistan and women's role in Islamic nations.
In the meantime, I express my sorrow for the victims of the earthquake. No doubt you are involved in the relief efforts in some form or other. Stay well.