Musharraf’s Misery

 

 

The trial of retired president Pervez Musharraf is taking such a nasty turn that it seems necessary to examine the facts.

I shall refer to him as retired president Musharraf, as I believe that a man should be called by the last or highest post he held. In my opinion he seized to be a general as soon as he assumed the office of full-time chief executive or president of Pakistan. If he had obtained approval of Supreme Court of his time under duress for holding two posts, that judgment should be considered null and void and the justices should not be ashamed to admit it.

 

Let us reconstruct history in the light of the public statements of Mr. Musharraf himself.

Since he returned to Pakistan in March, 2013 he has repeatedly said that he is ready to face all legal and constitutional charges against himself. He promptly went to various courts to obtain bails in all the cases registered against him and on the 2^nd January, 2014 he was on the way to the judicial commission when his vehicle suddenly changed course and ended up in the military cardiac institute. The public has not heard from his own mouth that he was sick or is in pain. Is Mr. Musharraf a free man and is he taking his own decisions? Are his lawyers saying what wants to be said?

In August, 1988 when General Zia ul Haq had dismissed the Junejo government and fresh elections were called in which Peoples Party seemed favorite to win, questions were being raised if he could be tried for treason under article 6 of the constitution in spite of the 8^th constitutional amendment. He died in a military transport plane crash on 18^th August the same year and was saved the indignity of a treason trial. Could it be that this time the wolf actually showed up and the detour of his vehicle was actually a hijacking? Only the man himself can tell and a live television interview of retired president Pervez Musharraf has become overdue.

As for the case itself there are many possibilities. In his television speech he had said that he had declared emergency in the country. Did he really believe that the document he had signed was in line with the provisions of the constitution? Later he had admitted that what he did on that day was a mistake? We need to know exactly what had happened on that day, so that if there are any civilians who machinate military dictatorships and bring bad name to the armed forces, they may be exposed.

 

 

Mother's Day

In USA they celebrate the second Sunday of May as Mother’s day. According to Wikipedia “The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. She then began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world. In this tradition, each person offers a gift, card, or remembrance toward their mothers, grandmothers, and/ or maternal figure on mother's day.

In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases "second Sunday in May" and "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day International Association.^[8] She specifically noted that "Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers of the world."^[9] This is also the spelling used by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in his 1914 presidential proclamation, by the U.S. Congress in relevant bills,^[10][11] and by various U.S. presidents in their proclamations concerning Mother's Day.^[12] However, "Mothers' Day" (plural possessive) or "Mothers Day" (plural non-possessive) are also sometimes seen.”

 In UK the story is different as found on the web:

When is Mother's Day 2014?

Mother's Day - or Mothering Sunday - falls on March 30 this year, so you've still got time to plan ahead to the annual celebration.

Why does it change every year?

Mothering Sunday does not have a fixed date and so it can even be in different months sometimes.

It has its roots in the Church and falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Mothering Sunday can fall at the earliest on 1 March and at the latest on 4 April.

What's the history of the celebration?

In the UK, Mothering Sunday is believed to have evolved from the 16th-century practice of visiting one's mother church annually.

Most churchgoers used to worship at their nearest parish, also known as a daughter church, every Sunday.

It was considered important to return to the main church in the area, or mother church, once a year and people would do so in the middle of lent.

This also became a time for families to reunite. It was not unusual for children as young as 10 to leave home for work in those days and they would be given the day off to return to their mother church.

Historians believe the tradition of the children picking flowers along the way to take home led to the tradition of giving presents to mums.

It has now evolved into a day of appreciation where mums are given flowers and other gifts as a sign of thanks.