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Conclusion of the memogate conspiracy

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By Tariq M. Siddiqui and Ali S.J. Khan

ISLAMABAD - Memogate scandal has been perhaps the most violent and maddening scenes of late 2011 and early 2012. But at its conclusion, we wait for an even more interesting turn of events yet to be seen; the quite climax.

The spectacular display of balancing factor in Pakistan, the army has defended the country from foreign invaders and terrorists to the best of its abilities and has proven to be the most well organized and coordinated institution of Pakistan. But when the lid was blown off the memogate conspiracy against the army in the memo written to Adm. Mike Mullen of the United States Armed Forces, the army summoned its power after a long time to get resignation of Hussain Haqqani and to close the chapter. Nawaz Sharif sensing political mileage, four days before lapse of his self announced seven day deadline, had the matter in the courts hoping for early elections.

However, the Peoples Party led government of Pakistan had yet another card to play: a closing deal with the army to put the memo case behind and make it seem like a thing of the past. The army accepted the closed doors proposition, but the effects of this scandal may work in favor of the country as the government has made preparations to quit with a graceful exit as early as late August or early September of 2012.

PML-N also played its role brilliantly as a third party petitioner to have this scandal investigated but at the suggestions of some power circles has kept its desires out of the way of any further proceedings in the matter.

The court realizing the deal has also decided not to pursue the case seriously. But, instead, out of the blue opened a decade old Mehran Bank Case with similar plaintiffs and defendants not necessarily in the same order. However, if any substantial evidence is provided by Mr. Mansoor Ejaz in the court, then that could mean a violent end to a five year long despotic regime. The main issue has now turned into a political one as the PPP and other parties in power in Pakistan feel that their vote bank is being emptied at the whim of a blossoming politician and chair of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan. The government sensing its troubles decided to not to wait too long for elections and tried to have them as early as possible as to not to hurt their vote bank, but it may be too late, as most of the people in Pakistan who are from other vote banks now see PTI as their personal favorite.

Writers are members of core team at Pak1stan first group.

Email: Tariq Siddiqui - tariq@pak1stanfirst.com, Ali Khan - editor@pak1stanfirst.com