General Musharraf Must Resign Immediately

Dear Editor,

It is a fundamental and basic right of a people of any country to determine who should govern them.  Also the people have a right to change the Government whenever they wish.  The country belongs to the people and not to an individual or group of individuals "“ whether they may be Generals or Kings.

Sadly peaceful means to bring about a change has been blocked by the Military takeover of Pakistan.  The only option that remains is a violent one where everyone suffers.  Will General Musharraf resign forthwith and let a civil society take root in the country?

After all, Pakistan was formed through the efforts of the people of Pakistan and the country can only be sustained through the will of the people and not through force.

The murder of civilians in Bajaur where students were murdered was too much to stomach.  Pakistani Government falsely justified the attack by saying that they were targeting militants.  Similar explanations are given by US and Zionist state of Israel when they attack civilians in Iraq and Palestine respectively.

It was made clear that as a result of this atrocity that people were in a revengeful mood.  Instead of appointing a Commission of Enquiry, General Musharraf banned the entry of foreign and local journalists to visit the scene giving further proof that there was a crime committed and the Government was intent to cover it up.

In the absence of an enquiry, the matters now have been exacerbated and what we see is the natural outcome of events.  I refer to the dozens of soldiers killed in an explosion at an army camp.  This we understand is a result of a bomb detonated by a person killing himself http://english.aljazeera.net (November 8,2006).  This is exactly what is happening in occupied Iraq and Palestine.

The only thing that can save Pakistan is the immediate resignation of General Musharraf and handing over the country to an interim caretaker government which will rule the country until an election is held within 2-3 months.

Shaikh Mohommad                 

United Kingdom