PPP advice to Nawaz Sharif over action against former COAS and former DG ISI
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Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, a prominent figure within the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has advised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) against pursuing actions against the former army chief, Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, and the retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid, who served as the ex-spymaster. Shah urged his political counterparts not to engage in confrontations related to these individuals.
These remarks from Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah come in response to the recent strong statement made by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. In this statement, Nawaz Sharif held Gen Bajwa and Lt-Gen Faiz Hamid responsible for his removal from power in 2017 and the ongoing crises within the country. Nawaz Sharif did not mince words, comparing the actions of former chief justices Saqib Nisar and Asif Saeed Khosa to tools manipulated by the former army chief and his spy chief. He emphasized that their alleged wrongdoing was more significant than a murder offense, and he vowed to seek accountability.
Adding to the chorus, PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah also condemned former generals Bajwa and Hamid, branding them as "national criminals" and demanding punitive measures against them. Drawing a parallel to the party's previous efforts in bringing Gen Pervez Musharraf to justice, Sanaullah asserted that the PML-N would adopt a similar approach for both individuals. He called for a strict form of accountability for former generals and judges, underscoring that this stance represented the party's official policy.
In this charged political atmosphere, the contrasting perspectives of PPP's Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah and PML-N's Nawaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah highlight the divisive nature of the discussions surrounding accountability and alleged wrongdoings involving prominent military and judicial figures in Pakistan.
As Pakistan continues to grapple with these issues, it remains to be seen how these differing viewpoints will shape the country's political landscape and its quest for accountability and justice. The clash of opinions between political parties underscores the complexity of addressing historical grievances and ensuring a fair and transparent process for accountability in the nation's corridors of power.
