Posts tagged Islamabad

54% wants ‘No Quota System’ in educational institutions: survey

Jul 20th

ISLAMABAD: Quota system for admission to public sector educational institutes was introduced to create opportunities for students from rural areas or other left behind groups to catch up with the rest. However some have accused that quota system is misused by the more influential people of Pakistani society, while others are still supportive of it. [...]

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Broadband Stakeholders Group marks out Future Roadmap

Jul 15th

Islamabad : The second meeting of Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG) constituted by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was held today at PTA Headquarters, Islamabad. Chairman PTA Dr. Mohammed Yaseen chaired the session; participants included senior management of telecom companies, service providers and software association. Broadband is considered as a key enabler for enhancing social and economic [...]

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Achievements of President Pervez Musharraf and his Government

Mar 5th

Pervez Musharraf’s Notes Introduction: This document lists some of the achievements of the former President of Pakistan, General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf. It is, probably the longest single statement of feats of developments, repairs and enhancements in one of the “most difficult countries to govern” (Time Magazine). The Situation on 12th October 1999, when Mr. Musharraf [...]

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Chris Cuomo interviews Musharraf

Jan 27th

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf sat down for an interview with “Good Morning America” co-anchor Chris Cuomo Sept. 23, 2009. The following transcript of their interview has been edited for clarity. CHRIS CUOMO: Mr. Musharraf, let’s start with you and your future. Have you given thought yet to returning to Pakistan, returning to power? PERVEZ [...]

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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 [...]

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Musharraf with Fareed Zakaria CNN

Jan 27th

CNN (Video-1) (Video-2) (YouTube 1) (YouTube 2) (YouTube 3) Read Full interview below: This is a rush copy and may be updated. 17 May 2009 – FAREED ZAKARIA, HOST, GLOBAL PUBLIC SQUARE: This is GPS, the GLOBAL PUBLIC SQUARE. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. I’m Fareed Zakaria. [...]

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General Musharraf’s address at India Today Conclave

Jan 27th

Watch Video of Musharraf’s Speech Bismillah Rehman Ur Rahim. Aroon Puri Sahab, excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is indeed my proud privilege to be speaking to such an august gathering. I would like to express my gratitude first of all to Aroon Purie sahab for having invited me and then giving me this opportunity to [...]

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Musharraf Era: Ushers in Multi-National Corporations

Jun 24th

Compiled By: Mirza Rohail B The right Manager manages his company with whatever resources he has, and manages to set it towards an unprecedented growth and prosperity, utilizing all internal and external factors. Musharraf proved to be the right Manager for Pakistan! MNC’s also provide excellent job opportunities; and with them bring in the [...]

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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 [...]

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Blackmailers and Biased – Our Notorious Journalists!

Jun 17th

(C) Our Leader – Musharraf Our famous manipulators and distorters of truth; who have best abused the freedom of media to achieve their personal agendas and selling themselves off to the highest bidder – Yes, our suited booted prejudiced story tellers – Media anchors & News commentators! These News & Views analysts, who never left [...]