DEPORTATION OF NAWAZ SHARIF REVEALS LAWLESSNESS OF MUSHARRAF
Daya Varma
Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minsiter of Pakistan who was ousted by the current President General Pervez Musharraf in a coup in 1998 and exiled, returned, as promised, to Pakistan on September 10. But he could not come out of the airport and was put on a plane along with his associates for Saudi Arabia.
This move is unprecedented in modern history. Sharif is a Pakistani citizen. He was born in Pakistan. He could be tried under Pakistani law, could be imprisoned, could be hanged or whatever. All these have happened elsewhere and in Pakistan. It is brutal but it is legal. But how can a government deport someone who is a citizen by birth? Musharraf was not even born in Pakistan. Surprisingly there is no strong voice in Pakistan against this illegal move of the military dictator.
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