{"id":7447,"date":"2023-09-24T19:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pml-ns-mushahid-advises-nawaz-to-adopt-forward-looking-approach-on-accountability-of-former-generals\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T19:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:02:06","slug":"pml-ns-mushahid-advises-nawaz-to-adopt-forward-looking-approach-on-accountability-of-former-generals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pml-ns-mushahid-advises-nawaz-to-adopt-forward-looking-approach-on-accountability-of-former-generals\/","title":{"rendered":"PML-N\u2019s Mushahid advises Nawaz to adopt \u2018forward-looking approach\u2019 on accountability of former generals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>PML-N Senator Mushahid Hussain on Sunday advised party supremo Nawaz Sharif to exhibit \u201cgenerosity\u201d and pursue a \u201cforward-looking approach\u201d of \u201cforgive, forget and move on\u201d regarding accountability of former army generals.<\/p>\n<p>After four years in London, Nawaz is set to return to Pakistan on October 21. With a month left before his arrival, the PML-N supremo does not seem in any mood to abandon his long-standing demand for the \u2018strict accountability\u2019 of generals and judges \u2014 former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, ex-spymaster Faiz Hamid, and former chief justices Asif Khosa and Saqib Nisar \u2014 for their alleged involvement in a \u2018conspiracy\u2019 to oust him from power in 2017.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1777489\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1776664\">abrupt change<\/a> in Nawaz\u2019s stance towards former army generals and retired judges is causing unease among party ranks, with many leaders fearing that such a bold engagement could invite the wrath of the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Questioned about the matter today during an interview on <em>Dawn News<\/em> show \u2018Doosra Rukh\u2019, Hussain recalled that the late Nelson Mandela had told him that the biggest quality of a statesman was generosity. He said Hazrat Ali had also espoused generosity when it came to justice and revenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForgive, forget [and] move on. There should be a forward-looking approach. If you get stuck in the past, yes there should be accountability, Nawaz\u2019s anger is justified,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he advised the PML-N chief against opting for what was a \u201ctried, tested and failed formula\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hussain also questioned the outcome of PML-N government\u2019s accountability proceedings against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf. \u201cHe was protected by the military establishment, provided security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1246225\">given a safe exit<\/a> during our own government and you were helpless,\u201d the senator recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military establishment in Pakistan will protect its chief, no matter how controversial he is \u2026 he will be given full military honours. They will not allow \u2014 till now this situation has not come about, I cannot say about tomorrow \u2014 that they allow some outsider \u2014 a civilian \u2014 to try their soldier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senator said there were \u201cups and downs\u201d in life and a politician should look at what was in the national and public interest. \u201cIf you get trapped in this [process of vengeance] then you won\u2019t be able to govern,\u201d Hussain said, warning that if affairs continued the same way, then \u201cthere will be a military coup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only PML-N leaders, but some former allies have also been asking the elder Sharif to have a change of heart in his stance.<\/p>\n<p>Both the PPP and the Istehkham-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) have dropped a word of caution to the Sharifs in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>PPP senior leader Khursheed Shah on Saturday had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1777459\/khursheed-shah-advises-pml-n-not-to-seek-action-against-bajwa-faiz\">advised<\/a> the elder Sharif against seeking action against Gen Bajwa and Gen Hamid. In an interview on <em>DawnNewsTV<\/em>, Shah said the PML-N\u2019s plan to go after the two former military leaders seemed \u201cvery difficult\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid anyone touch the man who was sentenced under Article 6 of the Constitution? He was later hospitalised, and subsequently transferred to Dubai,\u201d Shah had remarked, referring to late military dictator Musharraf. \u201cLet\u2019s refrain from engaging in such conflicts,\u201d he had said.<\/p>\n<p>IPP Patron Jahangir Tareen also wants the elder Sharif to let go of his feud with ex-generals. \u201cNawaz Sharif shouldn\u2019t name personalities, especially Gen Bajwa and an incumbent SC judge who is going to be the future chief justice of Pakistan for his politics,\u201d Tareen had advised.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PML-N Senator Mushahid Hussain on Sunday advised party supremo Nawaz Sharif to exhibit \u201cgenerosity\u201d and pursue a \u201cforward-looking approach\u201d of \u201cforgive, forget and move on\u201d regarding accountability of former army generals. After four years in London, Nawaz is set to return to Pakistan on October 21. 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