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Ayesha Siddiqa’s MILITARY INC: A Deflective and Derogatory Book
Oct 23rd
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa’s ‘The Military Inc.’ is a book deflective of reality, highly derogatory and against the very notion of sovereignty. The publication of Dr Ayesha Siddiqa’s own book ‘Military Inc’ in 2007, in President Musharraf’s era, repudiates her claims to term the military rule as manipulative and suppressive. Dr Ayesha Siddiqa wrote a whole book, to malign a system (MILBUS) whose worth does not exceed 0.8% of Pakistan’s free market economy.
Overall Vision of Our leader – Musharraf
Jul 1st
Compiled by: Afreen Baig 1. Pakistan economy was the 3rd fastest growing economy after China & India in 2006. [Source] 2. Pakistan in 1999 was an economy of $75 billion and now in 2007 it is a $160 billion economy. [Source] 3. Under Musharraf’s vision: 9 world class Engineering universities being developed. [Source. Project halted [...]
War on Terrorism in Pakistan’s National Interest
Jun 23rd
Written by: Afreen Baig War on Terrorism (WoT) did not start with the advent of 9/11, rather it started in 1980’s when Russia was defeated in Afghanistan, and the USA pulled out abandoning the hundreds of thousands of equipped and trained guerillas. Those guerillas and militants integrated in small pockets in various regions of Afghanistan [...]
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 [...]
Pakistan’s Economic success: Mercy of 9/11 or Macro-Economic Policies?
Jun 17th
Written By: Afreen Baig The 1990’s was a lost decade for Pakistan, mismanagement at its helm and corruption rampant. Formation of failed policies, coupled with sheer incompetence and lack of commitment, kept deteriorating the economy of the fragile Country. Benazir’s era was further characterized by ungoverned manipulation and personal extravagance of her husband Zardari. By [...]
