Govt under pressure from establishment

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2011-12-14T01:18:59+05:00 Ahmed Jamal Nizami
LAHORE The establishment is pressing the government hard to change foreign policy of the country, it is reliably learnt. The government under pressure from the establishment has taken strong stance against the US. According to the sources, pressure of the establishment was behind-the-scene factor of President Zardaris ailment. The establishment was pressing the government for last six months to change foreign policy. Resignation of Shah Mehmood Qureshi as foreign minister in Raymond Davis case and rhetoric of Zulfikar Ali Mirza were perhaps tools of the establishment to pressurise President Zardari. 26 Nov Nato attack made the situation unbelievable. President Zardari n this tough situation left for Dubai and on the advice of PM Gilani tried to launch Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in politics. The sources said that the establishment is no mood to cooperate with the US as its front line ally as it has strong reservations after Raymond Davis episode and growing influence of Blackwater in the county.
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