The last "laugh" is not yet over

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Those who are laughing at the ouster of Parvez Musharraf with joy both in and outside Pakistan must be living in fool's paradise. The episode is not yet over. There are other mighty dictators in the "metamorphism" of democracy in that country who are vying for power and only waiting for the opportunity to come out with their original form. There are already signs of discord in the rank and file of the coalition Government. One faction is vying for installation of a family dynasty in the country which is bound to be opposed tooth and nail by the other parties. The coalition government could not yet decide on selection of the next President and the judges of the supreme court and a serious rift over the choices would likely to emerge any time now. Therefore, it is too premature to celebrate at the exit of one "dictator" while other aspirant "dictators" are waiting in the queue !

Mohammad Ataul Hoque

Dhaka