Panacea for All Ills.

It was really startling to see Gen. Hameed Gul say on a private TV talk show that 70 per cent of Pakistan’s problems will be solved the day Gen. Musharraf is put on trial. What a simple solution and one wonders what is stopping the whiz kids in the government from making use of this sure shot panacea to country’s ills? Imagine, all the sceptres of load shedding, unemployment, price inflation, terrorism and bombings, lawlessness and disorder, corruption, poor governance et al will all suddenly disappear and the milk and honey will start flowing from all rivers and canals of Pakistan. Or, is it that those who matter dismiss the know-all General as someone too fond of hearing his own voice – ever ready to proffer unsolicited advice on any matter under the sun.

Probably the General has good reasons to dislike Musharraf but still it would do him good to recollect:

 “A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren\'t we like that wise old bird?!”

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)