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"en.19991118.13.4-258"2
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"I too like many colleagues was interested in the response of many people of Pakistani origin and background to this coup – people who are themselves involved in democratic politics and concerned about good democratic practice. They were
appalled. So that reaction adds weight to our awareness of much that was wrong under the previous regime, for example the lack of protection for the rights of religious minorities and the increasing abuse of the blasphemy law which was introduced after the military take-over in 1958. Under the previous regime we also saw a growing abuse of human rights, of people such as the Sindhi. We look at what will be happening to political prisoners under this regime as a clear indicator of its intentions.
I am also concerned at reports that the military were motivated by the feeling that the Sharif government was not doing enough to protect and maintain the Federation of Pakistan. I find that particularly worrying when I remember its developing nuclear capability. We believe that the conduct of the trial of the former prime minister will also be a clear sign as to the military's good intentions to return to, or rather not to return but to introduce good democratic government to Pakistan."@en1
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