Islamabad June 7, 2008: The Pakistan Peoples Party has rejected criticism of the political leadership of the country by the de facto President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf as unwarranted, uncalled for and not commensurate with his status diminished by the massive February 18 vote against him.

The PPP spokesperson former Senator Farhatullah Babar said this reacting to the de facto President's remarks at the convocation of the National Defence University in Islamabad the other day that 'lack of capable leadership' had weakened the country.

"The present leaders have been voted by people of Pakistan and the remarks reflected an unwillingness to accept mandate of the people and an arrogant disdain towards the people".

The remarks reflect an inability to come to terms with the changed political reality, amounts to turning a deaf ear to the voice of the people and betrays a yearning for the past when absolute power was held in the hands of one individual at the expense of the Parliament and state institutions.

"The country is not weakened by the political leadership but by those self styled saviors who subverted the Constitution, destroyed the institutions and compromised national security by pitting the armed forces against the people of Pakistan".

The de facto President should have looked inwardly before pointing an accusing finger at the representatives of the people, he said.

All dictators and bonaparts have illusions of personal grandiose and providing strong personal leadership until they were exposed to have feet of clay. Strange indeed are the illusions by which small men often seek to sustain themselves.

He said that the leadership thrown up by the people of Pakistan is strong enough to lead the country and undo the grave damage done to it in the past by self seeking adventurers. The political leaders voted into power by the people do not need any certificate from self seeking adventurers to prove their competence or commitment to strengthen the country.

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