Imran criticises Morsi death sentence: 'Egypt should learn from Pakistan'
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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has criticised an Egypt court's decision to sentence to death deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, saying it "bodes ill" for the Egyptian people and democracy in Egypt.
In a tweet posted Sunday, Khan said:
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In a second tweet, Khan correlated the death sentence awarded to Morsi with the controversial execution of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) founder and former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged in 1979 for the murder of a political opponent.
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A press release issued by the PTI quoted Khan as saying, "Pakistan had suffered tremendously as a result of the hanging of its democratic leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto by a military dictator".
"The Pakistani nation and democracy in Pakistan continue to suffer the fallout from Bhutto's hanging as the Pakistani polity stands polarised and militarised even today," the press release added.
The statement added said that Khan had called on Egypt to learn from "Pakistan's bitter experience".
Ideas that bring leaders to power through the ballot box cannot be obliterated through deposing them undemocratically and then sentencing them to death, it further quoted Khan.
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted Islamist president Morsi and more than 100 other defendants to death on Saturday over jail breaks during the 2011 uprising.
Read: Egypt sentences deposed president Morsi to death
Morsi, sitting in a caged dock, raised his fists in defiance when the judge read his verdict.
Many of those sentenced were tried in absentia, including prominent Islamic cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi who resides in Qatar.
US 'deeply concerned' by Morsi death sentence
The United States expressed “deep concern” Sunday after an Egyptian court sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others to death for their role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.
“We have consistently spoken out against the practice of mass trials and sentences, which are conducted in a manner that is inconsistent with Egypt's international obligations and the rule of law,” a State Department official said.
Noting that they were preliminary sentences, the official added: “We continue to stress the need for due process and individualised judicial processes for all Egyptians in the interests of justice.”
Hours after the ruling, gunmen shot dead two judges, a prosecutor and their driver in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, in the first such attack on the judiciary in the region.
The US State Department official said they had been “senselessly murdered.”
“We reiterate our steadfast commitment to Egypt's security,” the official added.
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May 17, 2015 01:22pm
This response should have be given by our foreign office to egypt but Robots are sitting in our foreign office who only respond when a signal is given by GHQ or Federal Govt.
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May 17, 2015 01:24pm
Now I can feel this statement comes from "Intellectual" Imran and not from "politician" Imran.
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May 17, 2015 01:26pm
First General Sisi illegally snatched power from the elected President Morsi and now the Egyptian court under General Sisi has awarded the death sentence to the First ever elected President of Egypt; Morsi. Egyptian authorities should be ashamed of what they have done and continue to do. IK has rightly condemned the court decision. The people of Egypt deserve better. Morsi should be released with full honor
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May 17, 2015 01:26pm
IK is spot on here. A democratically elected President thrown out of the office by the Army and sent to death by its Kangaroo courts. Not just that, the Army is responsible for the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of Morsi supporters who came out to protest. An absolute travesty of justice. What happened to the Arab spring in this case, that the west was touting so much for rest of the Arab world. Why not the same model for Egypt!
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May 17, 2015 01:36pm
Excellent response from Khan on the international forum. Country leadership and prime office holders should learn from it...
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May 17, 2015 01:37pm
Cuptaan Ji your comments are well taken but please focus on fixing problems at home. There are many. Egypt is way ahead of Pakistan in many respects. At least it has a mass transit system in Cairo!
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May 17, 2015 01:42pm
IK is right. I am glad someone from Pak spoke on this issue.
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May 17, 2015 02:13pm
@AW Abdel Fateh Al Sisi was promoted to General of Egyptian Army, by Mohammad Morsi, and in return, took away power from him, becomes self styled President, now faces death.
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May 17, 2015 02:19pm
Death sentence to Morsi is certainly not justified. Having visited Egypt after Morsi's overthrow, it was quite clear that the majority of Egyptians were not in favour of strict application of Muslim Brothers' policies. Egyptians should give democracy a chance. The clash in the Middle East, and the Muslim world, is between ideologies. The majority want moderation in running the affairs of the state.
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May 17, 2015 02:21pm
Egypt should reverse the decision of sentencing of Mohammad Morsi to death. It would not be good for Egypt and its people.
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May 17, 2015 02:25pm
My heart sank when I heard this news, why SISI is so senseless? Egypt will pay the price. Morsi is the only real leader and just for few dollars SISI is crapping the whole country and pushing into civil war. All the politician must be released and there should be national consensus on current and future Egypt power, But its hard when the general came from the back door he won't allow anything happen.
Thanks IK to bring this issue and strongly condemned it.
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May 17, 2015 02:28pm
A statesman in making!
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May 17, 2015 02:34pm
@Blue Saffron : It is sacred duty and responsibility of every person to speak against injustice done any where in the world, so that's what Imran Khan has done. Thank you Khan Sahab.
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May 17, 2015 02:41pm
The Egyptian army deposed Morsi after a huge sit-in in the capital. Something similar was about to happen here if General Raheel had ousted NS as a result of 'dharna'. Had this happened, would Imran highlight the same lesson from history to Egyptians ?
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May 17, 2015 02:48pm
Sentencing the deposed president Morsi to death is a part of the shufflung geopolitical theatre in th region and nothing to do with the balance of justice.
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May 17, 2015 03:14pm
Imran Khan --- the champion of world Democracy !
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May 17, 2015 03:14pm
"Imran criticises Morsi death sentence: 'Egypt should learn from Pakistan'"
When PTI trolls come here beating the drums that IK is 'highly educated', what exactly do they mean. Getting a piece of paper from some university? May be that's good for some specific job in certain circumstances but when you are going to play politics, you need a lot more than that. Immaturity of this guy is flowing all over. I just have one question and that is what has Morsi's sentencing got to do with the plight of day to day Pakistanis. A school was attacked in KPK and those who attacked it are no where to be found but Pakistan government went on a rampage of hanging prisoners. What did he learn from that incident or what did he do for those families? He got married next day. We all know that. Arrogance and ignorance is a lethal combination for people of Pakistan.
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May 17, 2015 03:19pm
Will we ever learn to mind our own business?
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May 17, 2015 03:37pm
@Syed Ganga Din Your argument is totally flawed..not anybody gets a piece of paper from Oxford let me tell you that much. If he had wanted, he could have easily entered working life in England yet he chose not to. I think the arrogance is from your end, and perhaps a little jealousy as well that one man has done so much. What has his personal marriage got to do with you? Did he make it a flamboyant and big affair, hardly. I think its you who is showing immaturity or do you disagree?
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May 17, 2015 03:38pm
@Blue Saffron ..Leaders has only to Guide & direct, and the let the municipalities and Local bodies to plan & monitor and functional department of the Govt to Execute...
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May 17, 2015 03:44pm
@syed Ganga Din
So you believe, it is wrong for a political leader to express his views on something unjust around globe. That proves your depth of human sense and in the same token, you are totally blind that regarding Peshawar School, it was Army Svhool and not a Covilian School. Additionally what you think he should have done? Do you have any idea what KPK govt did for those families? Have you ever tried to talk to any one if the parents to confirm or just making empty statements against the only sane head among whole corrupt political brass here?
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May 17, 2015 03:44pm
To successfully hit IS below the belt state imposed death penalty would have to be abolished throughout the Muslim World but for that to be permitted it would have to first be abolished in the US.
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May 17, 2015 04:01pm
Imran Khan is right. He speaks in a free democratic ( yes not perfect) Pakistan. He speaks on behalf of PTI as it leader. It's not about minding ones own business but recognising right from wrong.
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May 17, 2015 04:02pm
Read SISI from right to left, and that uncovers why Egypt is having mass death sentences.
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May 17, 2015 04:05pm
At least some one from Pakistan takes a stand against the injustice. Thanks to IK for supporting democracy.
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May 17, 2015 04:09pm
IK Saheb, your comments are valid for Morsi, but please do not compare it with Bhutto. Bhutto destroyed all the economic development achieved during Ayub - he was a dictator in civilian clothese. Similarly the last PPP's five year destroyed all the development achieved during Musharaf time.
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May 17, 2015 04:19pm
Why US is supporting Egyptian dictator? US announced more than 2 billion USD aid to Sisi government, what a double standard.
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May 17, 2015 04:26pm
@Ahmed - There is no foreign office, its Raiwind where all foreign & domestic decisions are taken. MNS is foreign minister as well as PM.
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May 17, 2015 04:30pm
@Asad Ever heard of 'Foreign Affairs'?
Do you know who heads the Foreign Ministry in Pakistan these days?
Every leader of a nation needs experience in foreign policy to build successful international relations.
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May 17, 2015 04:33pm
Turkish President and Imran Khan are only two leaders who have protested the barbaric treatment of the West and Israeli supported Egyptian tyrant Sisi - against the truly and freely elected President of Egypt, Morsi. The so called champions of democracy and human rights have even refused to recognize the revolt of General Sisi and his barbaric army, as such. In fact millions of dollars have flown to this modern Pharaoh from the U.S., the Europeans and some Gulf rulers. Those who brand the fighters in Yemen as "rebels" supported the rebellious paid thugs of the Egyptian "Deep State", when they came out on the streets against the freely elected President.
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May 17, 2015 04:52pm
While there is similarity between Morsi's sentence and Bhutto's hanging, there is a major difference too.
In case of Pakistan a secular leader Bhutto was hanged by an islamist leader Zia, in case of Egypt it is the islamist Morsi who is being sentenced to death by a secular leader like Sisi.
The first one was a disaster for Pakistan and the country is still paying the price for it and will continue to pay the price for a foreseeable future due to the ensuing islamization of the society by the islamist dictator Zia, the latter, the sentencing of Morsi, may in fact be harbinger of hope for the Egyptian society, as these regressive fanatics must be defeated.
Recall that while Morsi was in power for the brief period, the minorities in Egypt, particularly the Coptic christians were killed by the fanatics on a regular basis.
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May 17, 2015 05:00pm
Impact of Zia's policy can still be seen in every part of Pakistan. From extremist groups in kpk and Punjab to violence in Karachi. That's what dictatorship does to you. Bhutto was a revolutionary and Zia destroyed everything he built. Starting from our constitution. It's taken us so many years to clean the mess of dictatorship. Egypt should learn from us.
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May 17, 2015 05:04pm
@M.Malik Ha ha Malik Sahib I think someone needs to tell Asad there is a difference between minding your own business and being a coward..Imran Khan and people like him (which there are very few of) are not cowards.
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May 17, 2015 05:06pm
A democratically elected leader is 1000 times better than a dictator because democratic leaders build institutions, checks and transparency. Dictators dictate and don't have to answer anyone. Nothing is built in a day. Western societies have reached this point in centuries
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May 17, 2015 05:07pm
@Syed Ganga Din - "what has Morsi's sentencing got to do with the plight of day to day Pakistanis". When Bhutto was sentenced to death, almost all world leaders condemned it. So, know your facts first to be able to talk some sense and don't push "our plight" down our throats on such news!!!
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May 17, 2015 05:11pm
Why can't we bring President Morsi to Pakistan the way KSA did to Nawaz.
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May 17, 2015 05:14pm
Let us not forget that like in Pakistan in Egypt also America is the pupeteer.
Cuptaan Ji should know well and I say this with respect to him for his achievements.
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May 17, 2015 05:15pm
@Blue Saffron we are proud to say that if that really is the case.
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May 17, 2015 05:16pm
@Shahid - Exactly right, well said!
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May 17, 2015 05:25pm
A very good statement by IK.
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May 17, 2015 06:20pm
A timely and state-manly response. The PTI leader correctly correlated the event of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's hanging with the Morsi's death sentence, the popular first elected political leader of Egypt. Pakistan can send its top diplomatic envoy to express its view. Pakistan, despite under martial law during late 1950's when field marshal Ayub Khan sent Bhutto as a special envoy to Turkey to stop the execution of death sentence of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.
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May 17, 2015 06:20pm
What else would one expect from Imran Khan beside criticizing. For once he should of praised General Musharraf for not hanging his opponent like General Zia did, instead he said, "Egypt should learn from Pakistan". Look at our corrupted so called " democratic leaders of Pakistan", would any country like to learn from them?, I don't think so.
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May 17, 2015 06:25pm
@AsR there is nothing intelletual about imran... feelings can be wrong.. asuch as yours;
the analogy drawn is ridiculous and irrelevant.
this guy knows NOTHING
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May 17, 2015 06:26pm
A very correct and relevant analogy/advice.
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May 17, 2015 06:31pm
Interesting. Anybody knows relationships between Egypt ad Pakistan. Whats the point of this criticism. Be realistic.
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May 17, 2015 06:38pm
Well spoken Bravo IK. Where is our foreign ministery.
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May 17, 2015 06:46pm
We fully support imran khan for such a brave statement. we are with u mr khan keep it up for heart wining tweets.
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May 17, 2015 06:58pm
MR.Imran trying to run world affairs, can't even take care of his province!!
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May 17, 2015 07:00pm
Morsi should not be punished so harshly but he did not deserve to continue as president and thats my view. Been to Egypt twice. You can in no manner compare Egypt to Pakistan,its some sort of a secular & broadminded society.Morsi wanted to do what Zia did in Pakistan.
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May 17, 2015 07:00pm
@Dr. Farooq Hasnat
I think there is a typo as you wanted to say Saudi supported ( they provided billions of dollars to Sisi) as Saudis are now trying to restore legitimate ruler of Yemen.
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May 17, 2015 07:03pm
@asheikh -- you may be true about Bhutto and its your right to have your opinion -- but the fact remains that he was the leader of a democratic party and was killed for political reasons --- that made him even more popular and look what we got because of that --- zardari --- and the rest of the looters in PPP.
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May 17, 2015 07:06pm
All sitting in government are enjoying on Tax money. Opposition leader Imran Khan is the voice of Pakistan.
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May 17, 2015 07:19pm
It's I presume our national pastime to poke our nose in other's affairs and forget to see our house is on fire.
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May 17, 2015 07:31pm
@Ahmed Foreign office isn't there to meddle in the affairs of another nations internal matter.
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May 17, 2015 07:36pm
Imran is right here. Our government should also give its views on this unfortunate decision.
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May 17, 2015 08:02pm
IK is a TRUE leader after ZAB
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May 17, 2015 08:03pm
Only a TRUE leader can speak like IK does. Spot on!
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May 17, 2015 08:09pm
The Turkish President was the first one to comment on this injustice and IK followed his lead.
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May 17, 2015 08:14pm
While US abolishing the death penalty, they are just watching the continuation of death sentences in Egypt. Showing mere concern doesn't bring the International Standard of justice in Egypt. Morsi trail was a charade and everyone expecting the same end results.
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May 17, 2015 08:22pm
@Syed Ganga Din what are you objecting on? Imran's education or his crticising of Morsi's sentensing? Or his marriage which is a halal thing and did not disrespect anyone. His marriage ceremony was a very modest event. His comment on Morsi's sentence shows his popolitical maturity and his education is
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May 17, 2015 08:28pm
Ezypt is correctly cleaning up the fundamentalist. Once Morsi govt was formed the entire tourism came to halt. This cleaning is good for the country.
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May 17, 2015 08:31pm
@Blue Saffron mass transit does not make Egypt superior to us. Egypt is far behind us in numerous fields.Secondly Khan is a well wisher of Egypt an I think no man of senses would call Sisi policies as the right ones.
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May 17, 2015 08:52pm
First time IK has said something sensible.
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May 17, 2015 08:56pm
Does anyone remember how Saudi Arabia opposed the democratically elected government of President Morsi and how Saudi Arabia encouraged and supported General Sisi to overthrow the Morsi government. Saudi Arabia is playing the same game in Syria and Yemen.
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May 17, 2015 09:04pm
Why are we commenting on Egypt affairs.
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May 17, 2015 09:08pm
America is troubled by the sentence? Seriously? How long can a military puppet anywhere in the world last without daily props from Uncle Sam and his managers in England.
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May 17, 2015 09:09pm
Well said King Khan.
We don't expect any such sane statement from our government though.
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May 17, 2015 09:10pm
Though I agree with IK on behalf of humanity, I have no clue as to why people forget that just recently IK led his team in months of dharna to try to overthrow an elected government; the hope was that 'someone' would jump in and fill the gap (all admiration goes to that 'someone' who did not take the bait - an honorable Pakistani) ; I am not a supporter of any party just a common man on the street minding my own business.
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May 17, 2015 09:33pm
@Blue Saffron we should not be selfish. He must raise our voice against injustice where ever it happened.
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May 17, 2015 09:52pm
If Imran isn't elected prime minister, he can be appointed foreign minister.
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May 17, 2015 09:57pm
@Ahmed
Pakistan has very little to do with Egypt, an no influence there.
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May 17, 2015 09:59pm
@zafar
Egypt did not fall apart, and the Arab Spring will be back now.
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May 17, 2015 10:02pm
Very well said, Imran Khan.
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May 17, 2015 10:03pm
This statement is absurd. There is nothing to be learned from Pakistan's experience. Moreover Pakistan's current mess has absolutely no connection to Bhutto's execution.
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May 17, 2015 10:08pm
@Sunil
No, not al Sisi. Morsi was removed by the Internal Security Ministry - the real power in Egypt. Al Sisi becoming president was a compromise with the Egyptian people who trust the Army, but not the police.
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May 17, 2015 10:10pm
The egyptians deserve everything they get for supporting and condoning this crime against an elected government and supporting the tyrant sissy.
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May 17, 2015 10:27pm
@Ahsan Ali Syed
Egypt is the Middle East's best example of a middle ground between democracy and dictatorship. Egyptian banks cannot afford to mismanage Saudi, Kuwaiti and Emirates money, wire transfers and real estate accounts. Egypt can't dole out other people's money to the masses.
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May 17, 2015 10:34pm
@ziqbal
The Army did not depose Morsi. The chief judges and Internal Security Services deposed Morsi. Sisi did not appoint himself president.
The army is 400,000 strong. Internal Security is 350,000 strong. Internally security works for the judges. These two entities consult each other and work together. Sisi's was the only appointment the Egyptian people would accept.
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May 17, 2015 10:45pm
@Blue Saffron: People should in general keep up with world affairs. Unlike our government who only think and work for themselves!
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May 17, 2015 10:46pm
Well, I do not see any point of comparing Pakistan with Egypt - But yes Pakistan has suffered because of Dictatorship and incessant military rule.
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May 17, 2015 11:03pm
@KM - Just like you do here?
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May 17, 2015 11:11pm
Being a prominent Pakistan political leader Imran Khan has done that what is expected of a mature public figure. The analogy with Mr Bhutto's assassination is also spot on. With leaders such as IK Pakistan has a positive future...
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May 17, 2015 11:18pm
@Syed Ganga Din Who told you that he got married the next day first of all. Secondly try to get an Oxford degree then we will talk about it. It is not just a piece of paper, be a piece paper in India. When Imran was in his prime majority of your women folks were crazy over him, he enjoyed the gum and then spat them out on the streets. Your own Blloywood offered him lead roles in movies and said no thank you. I live abroad and mingle with Hindus Jews and of course muslims. What I have noticed is that it is not about religion at all it's all about the mindset we are brought up with. No matter what, our mentality will always remain the same, and that is hypocrisy which is in our blood since the beginning. It is all about the culture/traditions we grow up with.
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May 17, 2015 11:20pm
@Asad
Why? It is free world. Everyone should have the freedom to his or hers opinion.
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May 17, 2015 11:49pm
@Sunil similar to the events in Pakistan. Bhutto appointed kaki clad general Zia and Sharif appointed another kaki clad General Musharraf and the rest is histor
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May 17, 2015 11:56pm
@Blue Saffron this mass transit system was built under colonialism era. The have more poverty, corruption, illiteracy than Pakistan.
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May 18, 2015 12:10am
Without commenting on the political situation in Egypt because we do not really understand, nobody should be given death penalty. Every regime has rivals that it fears. We all know the case of Anwar Ibrahim in Malaysia. But the point is he wasn't murdered by a banana court. Egypt I feel is still a very backward nation where judiciary is subservient to the powers that be. Good sense should prevail and Morsi should be either deported or given a sentence in jail !!
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May 18, 2015 12:26am
@ziqbal Morsi didnt rig elections !!!
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May 18, 2015 12:34am
@Blue Saffron So a country is only considered as progressive if it has a Mass Transit system? despite the fact that more than half of the population does not have access to drinking water.
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May 18, 2015 12:36am
@ziqbal I really don't understand what you're trying highlight?
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May 18, 2015 01:22am
@Rashid agree with you
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May 18, 2015 01:43am
'US deeply concerned by Morsi death sentence'. Yeah, right. Give me a break.
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May 18, 2015 04:39am
The comparison to Bhutto is not fair. Bhutto was a patriot who was as close to Nehru Pakistan ever got. He was sentenced to death by a religious fanatic (Zia) who was a stooge of the west. Morsi and his company of clerics are handed this sentence for being a puppet of the mullahs. This will make Egypt secular and democratic in the years to come.
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May 18, 2015 05:53am
@asheikh IK did not compare Bhutto with Morsi, rather he compared the way things are happening. I agree with your comments about Bhutto, though, but we also must realize the facts. IK is correct.
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May 18, 2015 06:12am
@Dr. Farooq Hasnat Yemenis are not rebel, the President lost legitimacy long time when he stayed for more then 2 years. In Yemen its people revolution against puppet government. Why you never see any support of ousted President.
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May 18, 2015 06:25am
@Rashid Egypt and all Arab countries and its people are still not ready to have democracy in their countries. Arab spring was western inspired but not having Arab roots, Egyptian preferred hard line religious party over progressive real democratic parties and democratic system. It was still wrong to remove elected party.
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