Will he make a good president? Public opinion tips in Zardari’s favour
Will he make a good president? Public opinion tips in Zardari’s favour
By Atif Khan and Aamir Yasin
ISLAMABAD: Intellectuals, civil society and lawyers showed a mix reaction to election of Asif Ali Zardari as the president with most of them terming the presidential election best example of democracy.“The smooth election process with tolerance and no use of force, no horse trading, is the best example of democracy which is unprecedented,” Mukhtar Ahmed Ali, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives executive director, told Daily Times.He said Zardari’s was the first transparent presidential election in the country. He said there were three major challenges in front of the new president - supremacy of constitution, balance of power between prime minister, the president and provinces and law and order with a view of religious militancy. He said if Zardari took all allied and opposition parties in confidence, the challenge of militancy could be tackled.General (r) Hameed Gul said Zardari’s election came as a surprise to the nation. He said the process was more or less transparent and that Zardari. Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, QAU Department of Physics Chairman, said Zardari’s election was bad news for Pakistan. “Ethnicity and the expediency appear to have triumphed over demands of leadership competence and personal honesty. Nevertheless, even if we disagree, we must abide by this verdict of our elected representatives. Zardari is of course a fast learner,” he said.Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said the new leadership would put Pakistan on the path of development and progress. Islamabad High Court Bar Association President Sardar Asmatullah Khan said legal fraternity was happy on election of a civilian and democratic president. Rawalpindi: People have pinned high hopes on President Elect Asif Ali Zardari that he will make sincere efforts to arrest skyrocketing inflation and to curb terrorism.Naeem Qureshi, a resident of Chaklala Scheme-III, said Zardari it was good that the president and prime minister were from the same party. Muhammad Salman said Zardari’s election proved that the people liked democracy instead of dictatorship. He said the people were feeling insecure due to wrong policies of the previous government and dictators and they would welcome a new legal president. Jamil Minhas, a trader, said the presidential election was held in a peaceful manner and hoped Zardari would improve socio-economic conditions of the masses. Saleem Khan said Zardari’s election with a majority vote was an outcome of sacrifices of the PPP, especially Benazir Bhutto who had been assassinated for the sake of democracy.Nazir Khan, a resident of Satellite Town, expressed concern over Zarbari’s ability to tackle the issues of skyrocketing inflation and terrorism. Sohail Khan said the PPP had to bring PML-N back in the coalition and avoid PML-Q for betterment of the people.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C09%5C07%5Cstory_7-9-2008_pg11_9
By Atif Khan and Aamir Yasin
ISLAMABAD: Intellectuals, civil society and lawyers showed a mix reaction to election of Asif Ali Zardari as the president with most of them terming the presidential election best example of democracy.“The smooth election process with tolerance and no use of force, no horse trading, is the best example of democracy which is unprecedented,” Mukhtar Ahmed Ali, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives executive director, told Daily Times.He said Zardari’s was the first transparent presidential election in the country. He said there were three major challenges in front of the new president - supremacy of constitution, balance of power between prime minister, the president and provinces and law and order with a view of religious militancy. He said if Zardari took all allied and opposition parties in confidence, the challenge of militancy could be tackled.General (r) Hameed Gul said Zardari’s election came as a surprise to the nation. He said the process was more or less transparent and that Zardari. Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy, QAU Department of Physics Chairman, said Zardari’s election was bad news for Pakistan. “Ethnicity and the expediency appear to have triumphed over demands of leadership competence and personal honesty. Nevertheless, even if we disagree, we must abide by this verdict of our elected representatives. Zardari is of course a fast learner,” he said.Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said the new leadership would put Pakistan on the path of development and progress. Islamabad High Court Bar Association President Sardar Asmatullah Khan said legal fraternity was happy on election of a civilian and democratic president. Rawalpindi: People have pinned high hopes on President Elect Asif Ali Zardari that he will make sincere efforts to arrest skyrocketing inflation and to curb terrorism.Naeem Qureshi, a resident of Chaklala Scheme-III, said Zardari it was good that the president and prime minister were from the same party. Muhammad Salman said Zardari’s election proved that the people liked democracy instead of dictatorship. He said the people were feeling insecure due to wrong policies of the previous government and dictators and they would welcome a new legal president. Jamil Minhas, a trader, said the presidential election was held in a peaceful manner and hoped Zardari would improve socio-economic conditions of the masses. Saleem Khan said Zardari’s election with a majority vote was an outcome of sacrifices of the PPP, especially Benazir Bhutto who had been assassinated for the sake of democracy.Nazir Khan, a resident of Satellite Town, expressed concern over Zarbari’s ability to tackle the issues of skyrocketing inflation and terrorism. Sohail Khan said the PPP had to bring PML-N back in the coalition and avoid PML-Q for betterment of the people.
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