http://pitafi.com/2008/05/15/salman-taseer-new-punjab-governor-a-welcome-development/ Weblog featuring high-quality editorial commentary, research and analysis Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://pitafi.com/2008/05/15/salman-taseer-new-punjab-governor-a-welcome-development/#comment-530 Riaz Haq Thu, 15 May 2008 17:44:52 +0000 http://pitafi.com/?p=393#comment-530 I agree that Salman Taseer is a good pick for the reasons you mention. Distrust and disarray among moderate, democratic forces will only benefit the enemies of democracy who wish to impose their own interpretation of Shariah laws. The biggest threat that Pakistan faces today is not from India or the military. Nuclear deterrent puts Pakistan at parity with India and the Pakistani military wants to stay on the sidelines for now. The biggest threat comes from Talebanization and the violent extreme on the right that will try and roll back any gains Pakistanis have made in media growth and freedom, economic growth, revival of the civil society and the return of the Arts and Culture. Pakistanis have shown in elections time and again that they detest the right-wing demagogues who stand for dictatorship of the Mullahs in the name of Islam and the the Shariah laws. I agree that Salman Taseer is a good pick for the reasons you mention. Distrust and disarray among moderate, democratic forces will only benefit the enemies of democracy who wish to impose their own interpretation of Shariah laws. The biggest threat that Pakistan faces today is not from India or the military. Nuclear deterrent puts Pakistan at parity with India and the Pakistani military wants to stay on the sidelines for now. The biggest threat comes from Talebanization and the violent extreme on the right that will try and roll back any gains Pakistanis have made in media growth and freedom, economic growth, revival of the civil society and the return of the Arts and Culture. Pakistanis have shown in elections time and again that they detest the right-wing demagogues who stand for dictatorship of the Mullahs in the name of Islam and the the Shariah laws.

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