The memo gate is turning out to be a game changer in Pakistan with its Supreme Court serving the elected Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani a notice for contempt for not initiating graft cases against the President. Reports emanating from the country point out that there is palpable tension in the air.
Deeply upset with the order, the prime minister has even offered to resign. But till the filing of the story nothing like this has happened with politicians of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party huddled together to avoid any confrontation with the judiciary that until the time of General Pervez Musharraf was forced to play a subservient role to the army.
However, things started changing with the elected government came into existence. The judiciary asserted itself. In case the situation worsens and the PM resigns then the coalition partners will have no other options to find his replacement. But it is not known that this would help the elected government to ease tension between the army and judiciary over the memo gate.
The country that is going through hard times with sectarian violence taking place on and off and terror attacks on civilians, a confrontation with the army would be not good for the elected government.
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