Saturday, June 01, 2024

Dubai or weddings.

"The Dubai Property Leaks have exposed a significant number of prominent Pakistanis who own high-end properties in Dubai." Among them are "President Asif Ali Zardari's children, Hussain Nawaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's wife, Sharjeel Memon, Senator Faisal Vawda," and also "late Gen Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, retired generals, a police chief, an ambassador and a scientist." TOI. In Pakistan, politicians may be named but not serving generals, only dead and retired ones. In India, it would be the opposite. In Pakistan the army controls the police while in India politicians do. So, despite directions by the Supreme Court in Prakash Singh vs Union of India 2006, there has been no reform of the police. TOI. "What is worse? Police flouting all mandatory procedures while arresting and gathering evidence, or the government lawyer, an officer of the court, asking judges to overlook the conduct? What is worse? Policemen accompanying a lynch mob, or their seniors entrusting these very policemen with the investigation of lynching? They prove, if at all further proof was required, that our police is beyond the pale," wrote Jyoti Punwani.  "The biggest winner in South Africa's election this week may be former President Jacob Zuma whose newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has exceeded expectations and emerged as a major factor in the African National Congress' sharp drop in support." Reuters. "Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1961 to 1993. Founded by Nelson Mandela and others," it "carried out waves of sabotage and guerrilla attacks against South Africa's apartheid government." Britannica. Zuma just nicked the brand. In 2013, "A senior South African diplomat has been suspended over use of a military airport by wealthy Indian supporters of President Jacob Zuma," when "A large chartered plane landed at Waterkloof Air Force base...carrying 200 guests who received a full police escort to the Sun City resort for the four-day wedding of 23-year-old Vega Gupta." NDTV. In India, "In a rare case, the Narendra Modi government has given the international tag to the sensitive defence airport at Gujarat's Jamnagar town for just 10 days so that guests invited to the wedding of Mukesh Ambani's son can land close to the venue. The international tag to the Indian Air Force airport close to the Pakistan border was given for February 25 to March 5 (2024)." The Wire. "South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, who spent only two months of a 15-month in prison in 2021, was granted remission approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa." Reuters. In India, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, convicted of rape and murder, has been out on parole 9 times, for a total of 91 days, in two years, including for cutting a birthday cake with a large sword. NDTV. Immunity for the elite, third degree (dictionary) for the rest. That's why we are the third world (wikipedia).

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