I really don’t see how you’re civil rights have been damaged…why all the crazy talk?

By the way, today while coming to the expo, in the subway I noticed a newspaper with a BIG front page news item on Pakistan. An interview with the ex-PM who says the conditions are very chaotic in Pakistan and it’s very critical etc…

@zakintosh, you can have your constitution but may I ask your suggestions to what should we answer when our customers, potential customers ask about conditions in Pakistan (practically EVERYONE!)?

As to the emergency and it’s impact on the tech business, the latter half is all I care about:

http://techlahore.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/the-emergency-a-non-event/

Oh .. and, yes. I need freedom of speech. So may I have the liberty of asking for it … it was guaranteed by the constitution, I think.

Looking at all the events in the country for past few months from outside the country I have a few thoughts (I am just thinking out loud and trying to think a different perspective, don’t mean to offend anyone):

1. If there are 30 suicide attacks in the country, isn’t emergency justified?

2. In recent times, the “extremists” arrested by the law enforcing agencies have been released on the orders of the judiciary; so isn’t that quite an interference in the affairs? I mean yes there should be law of the land, but sometimes under extra ordinary circumstances, extra-ordinary measures need to be taken, no?

Just a thought, Pakistan isn’t going through a regular period in time. I mean looking back, if Muasharaf hadn’t been an ally with US war on terrorism, we’d be worst off, and now being an ally we are targets of the so-called extremists; so either way we were in for trouble. Isn’t that so?

Regarding media freedom, if the media promotes unrest in the population, isn’t it better to just put them off-air. Okay, free speech should be there, but at what cost?

Come to think of it, what does Muasharaf gain by all of this? Power? Money? Doesn’t he already have it? IS he afraid to lose it? With so many suicide attacks on his life, wouldn’t it be better to leave the seat anyway? So why is he doing all of this? Is there a better way out? Can (or will) our politicians fight extremists in a different way? Will there be any fewer suicide attacks? With them in power or with Musharaf out of power, will the american’s war on terror be over?

Do we really need freedom of speech amongst all other things?

I say we need more foreign exchange, more economic development, more firms like iScrybe, more forums like greenwhite, and more people like Osama and Jawwad and others comming back to Pakistan so that we can progress economically.

So tell me why should I think differently?