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Musharraf on Frontline with Kamran Shahid and related controversy
Jan 27th
Interview given on 13th September 2009 A particular section of this interview by General Musharraf, was misquoted and misinterpreted by the international, Indian and Pakistani media. Indians including the Indian Minister for external affairs Shahsi Tharoor , accused General Musharraf and Pakistan of misusing the US aid, and cited these media reports as proof of Pakistan’s mala-fide intentions in its [...]
Musharraf interviewed by SPIEGEL
Jan 27th
7 June 2009 – In a SPIEGEL interview, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, 65, discusses the dramatic situation in Pakistan, where army troops are fighting Islamist extremists in the Swat Valley, his people’s ambivalent relationship with the United States and his country’s failures in combating the Taliban. SPIEGEL: Mr. Musharraf, there’s a bon mot that states [...]
Musharraf Era performance: Pakistan Flourishes
Jun 18th
Compiled By: Mirza Rohail B ©Our leader – Musharraf All this is all the more amazing when one considers that just six years ago, Pakistan was on the verge of bankruptcy, with only a little more than $1bn in foreign exchange reserves and its stock market teetering at 1,000 points (worth $5 billion only) and [...]
Electricity: Solutions and Ongoing Projects
Jun 17th
In 1999, our installed capacity was merely 15,860 MW. (With Hydel 4826 + Thermal 10,897 + Nuclear 137)
In 2005-06, our installed capacity increased to become 20,495 MW. (With Hydel 6499 + Thermal 13,534 + Nuclear 462)
International Regional Conspiracy and Pakistan’s standing
Jun 15th
Written By: Afreen Baig When President Musharraf took over, Pakistan was on the verge of default and bankruptcy, with less than a billion dollars in its foreign reserves and 65% of the revenues being spend on debt servicing. The external debt had grown from $ 18 billion in 1988 to become $ 38 billion [...]
Mumbai Mystery: American Designs on Pakistan and India
May 1st
We removed the lid on the American designs on Pakistan and India. Equally disturbing is the reality that Central Asia, China and Russia are also in the crosshairs of the United States. What we have found is sheer in scope, mind-boggling and frightening. Bifurcate Pakistan.
