Musharraf an enemy of the people, says Saad Rafique
August 05, 2017
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique lashed out at General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, calling the former president an enemy of the people.
In a series of tweets around 1pm, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader said Musharraf's dictatorial policies shook the foundations of the country.
"Musharraf was saved and sent out of the country but in the court of history, he cannot save himself from being termed a national criminal and usurper," said Rafique.
He said dictators have joined the waste bin of history and that no one will cry on their grave.
"The performance of the elected representatives was more than their shortcomings hence they have been remembered," claimed Rafique.
He argued that dictators bring forth artificial change and fake development, and in order to legitimise their rule, make deals on the nation’s sovereignty.
"Pakistan’s dictators show the people their fists and lick the boots of the enemies," he said further.
In an interview to BBC a few days ago, Gen (retd) Musharraf said in Pakistan, military rulers put the country on the correct track while the civilian governments derail it from the right path.
The former president went on to say, “If we compare the past records of civilian and military governments, Pakistan always progressed during dictatorship regimes.”
To a question, the former military ruler said: “Ousting the government is only the right of the masses, however, the situation in Pakistan is absolutely different. This right is exercised when there are a check and balance in the Constitution. People themselves come to the military to get rid of the civilian governments. People also came to me to do so — and I took over the civilian government on their demand.”
“While protecting the Constitution, we can’t destroy the nation, however, the Constitution can be slightly ignored for protecting the nation.”
Musharraf said the case against him under Article 6 is inappropriate.
To another question pertaining to the assistance in his exit from Pakistan, Musharraf said, “I remained the army chief and I believe the army will always consider my welfare.”
