02-06-2009, 10:58 AM
<b>Curtail Army chiefâs powers: Hameed Gul</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution in the Defence of Pakistan conference, urging the government to register all cases, including the imposition of emergency, the Lal Masjid and the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti against General (retd) Musharraf and bring him to justice.
<b>Lt Gen (retd) Hameed Gul while presenting the resolution said that all the deposed judges should be reinstated and the judiciary should be restored to its November 2, 2007 position</b>. He also announced full support of ex-servicemen to the lawyersâ long march.
Those who participated in the conference included Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani, Gen (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg, PML-Nâs Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Justice (retd) Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui, Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed, President High Court Bar Association Sardar Asmat Ullah, representatives of civil society, lawyers and others.
Hameed Gul stressed the need for introducing certain changes in the Army set-up and a commission having representation of ex-servicemen and other departments. He said the <b>US should stop drone attacks as these were hitting the nation hard. If the US does not stop these attacks, the drones should be shot down</b>, he added.
He said all the missing persons should be recovered as soon as possible and<b> Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan should be allowed to lead a normal life</b>. He said the government should make strong internal policies to deal with the economic crises or it would become difficult to defend the country.
He said the<b> Kashmir movement should be reinvigorated to win the right of self-determination for the Kashmiris.He said the operation in the NWFP and Balochistan should immediately be ceased and the Army should be called back</b>. The problem over there should be solved through parliament. âWe need unity at this time as we have some serious threats and our enemies are trying to destabilize us so that they may get their ugly goals,â he said and added that parliament should be made strong to grapple with the national and international threats.
He said the natural resources of Europe and the US would come to an end in 50 years therefore, the<b> US was trying to capture the natural resources of Central Asia by using India. He said the US had also designs to obstruct the economic growth of China.</b>
<b>Lt Gen (retd) Hameed Gul said the Army chief had unlimited powers, which needed to be curtailed. Even the other forces chiefs were kept in the dark regarding important decisions and the Kargil example could be quoted in this regard</b>. He urged a strong coordination among the services chiefs on matters of national interest.
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Qazi Hussain Ahmed strongly criticized the poor policies adopted by the previous dictatorial regime. General (retd) Mirza Aslam Baig said, âWe have been thinking that the new government in the US would be helpful for us but <b>Barack Obama has declared Pakistan as a battlefield.</b> Israel and India can create many problems for Pakistan and thatâs why there is a need to get united and work for the country.â
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<b>Lt Gen (retd) Hameed Gul while presenting the resolution said that all the deposed judges should be reinstated and the judiciary should be restored to its November 2, 2007 position</b>. He also announced full support of ex-servicemen to the lawyersâ long march.
Those who participated in the conference included Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani, Gen (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg, PML-Nâs Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Justice (retd) Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui, Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed, President High Court Bar Association Sardar Asmat Ullah, representatives of civil society, lawyers and others.
Hameed Gul stressed the need for introducing certain changes in the Army set-up and a commission having representation of ex-servicemen and other departments. He said the <b>US should stop drone attacks as these were hitting the nation hard. If the US does not stop these attacks, the drones should be shot down</b>, he added.
He said all the missing persons should be recovered as soon as possible and<b> Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan should be allowed to lead a normal life</b>. He said the government should make strong internal policies to deal with the economic crises or it would become difficult to defend the country.
He said the<b> Kashmir movement should be reinvigorated to win the right of self-determination for the Kashmiris.He said the operation in the NWFP and Balochistan should immediately be ceased and the Army should be called back</b>. The problem over there should be solved through parliament. âWe need unity at this time as we have some serious threats and our enemies are trying to destabilize us so that they may get their ugly goals,â he said and added that parliament should be made strong to grapple with the national and international threats.
He said the natural resources of Europe and the US would come to an end in 50 years therefore, the<b> US was trying to capture the natural resources of Central Asia by using India. He said the US had also designs to obstruct the economic growth of China.</b>
<b>Lt Gen (retd) Hameed Gul said the Army chief had unlimited powers, which needed to be curtailed. Even the other forces chiefs were kept in the dark regarding important decisions and the Kargil example could be quoted in this regard</b>. He urged a strong coordination among the services chiefs on matters of national interest.
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Qazi Hussain Ahmed strongly criticized the poor policies adopted by the previous dictatorial regime. General (retd) Mirza Aslam Baig said, âWe have been thinking that the new government in the US would be helpful for us but <b>Barack Obama has declared Pakistan as a battlefield.</b> Israel and India can create many problems for Pakistan and thatâs why there is a need to get united and work for the country.â
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