The curse of NRO
The greatest harm that came to the cause of
democracy at the hands of Musharraf who had -promised to herald the dawn of
true democracy, was the promulgation of National Reconciliation ordinance of
2007. It was enforced to perpetuate his personal rule. He slavishly toed American
line that required the support of the upcoming Pakistan Peoples Party to fight
against terror in collusion with him. The PPP could not have cooperated unless
scores of cases of high corruption instituted against its. leadership, at home
and abroad, were done away with. Musharraf agreed to do that hut in the bargain
he compromised country’s sovereignty, morality, honour, respect, justice, rule
of law and made a mockery of nation’s self esteem. There was no more depth to
which he could make the country to sink farther. The provisions of the
Ordinance have to be seen to believe.
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