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<p>"The Transition in Pakistan and its impact on the war against terrorism</p>
<p>Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear students,</p>
<p>It is a pleasure to come to Princeton, one of the finest seats of learning in the world and address this gathering. Princeton is among the crucibles in which great American minds and personalities have been forged to lead and guide the United States on its path to greatness and world leadership. There is an ever growing array of US Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senators and Congressmen, Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, CEOs of US companies, jurists and judges that have benefited from Princeton’s unique culture of bringing out the best in anyone fortunate enough to come to it. </p>
<p>Ladies and Gentlemen,
Pakistan has under gone a transition from an authoritarian government to a democratic dispensation since the general elections of February 2008. You are aware of the series of debacles that hit Pakistan in the run-up to the elections. President Musharraf about whose legitimacy the public had serious questions, declared emergency on 3 November 2007 to worldwide condemnation. Half of the judiciary was sacked. In December 2007 prior to vacating the office of the Army Chief he enacted a series of debilitating amendments to the Constitution granting himself immunity from his own unconstitutional measures.—"</p>
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