Grinding Change, Snappy Hopes
By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Mar 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics • (842 views) • 4 CommentsIf you ask me then after casting my vote on 18th February, I thought that now the things will become rosy and hopeful in a jiffy and the change would be swift and drastic, and the mandate would blossom in split time.
More than one month has passed. President Musharraf is still there on the throne giving interviews and advising the newly elected members. Sixty judges are still deposed and are under house arrest. There is no Prime Minister whatsoever, and though the selection of Premier is just two days ahead, I still do not know who will that be.
Most importantly I don’t know how the next government intend to remove the shortages of food, power, gas, oil and other basic necessities of life. I do not know of any plan about as how the next government intend to move about the war on terror, and how will it tackle with the suicide bombings and bomb blasts. I don’t know for certain as how the jobs will be created and how the prices will be brought down and I don’t know how in the world the new regime would once again restore the will and confidence of the people.
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March 22nd, 2008
If you are so naive then it’s your own fault. It scares the hell out of me to think you were part of that establishment who we are so proud of and depend so much for our security. Like to believe that you were rather an exception than the norm. Have a great day!
March 22nd, 2008
Sir,
“more than one month has passed”. comeon sir you think your problem will be solved in onemonth or one year. NO NO NO.It will take time especially the rice in prices. The politicians have shown their intelligence by winning over MQM and 2/3rd majority.But you want Musharaff to be removed,judges reinstated, prices brought down and FATA stabilised and jehadies removed.Comeon sir none of these is going to happen in a single day.
But yourr poor people have braved the might of establishment and voted for FREEDOM to criticise and CHANGE.
give those elected 5 year time please.Change them if they fail
March 23rd, 2008
Pakistan from 1999 - 2006 under Musharraf.
Musharraf’s vision: 9 world class Engineering universities being developed. [Source. The 9th was not decided at that time. Now it is decided].
Private sector institutions have increased from 36,096 (in 1999) to become 81,103 (in 2006). [Source. Read last paragraph].
Pakistan is the 3rd best in world Banking profitability. [Source].
Pakistan software now values around $2 billion, including $1 billion exports. [Source].
Around 80,000 jobs have been created by the Telecom sector alone. [Source].
Industrial Parks are being setup throughout the country for the very first time. [Source. See also this].
Major Mega projects like the Saindak, Rekodiq, Marble production, Coal production and Mining & Quarrying are being pursued. [Source. (Rekodig)].
GDP growth is now 6%. Earlier it was 3.5%.
Foreign Reserves from $1 billion to $17 billion.
Karachi stock market: rose from 700 points to 13,000 points. [Source].
Literacy rate has improved by 11%. [Source].
Poverty levels have decreased by 10%. [Source].
3 dams have been constructed: Mirani, Subakzai, Gomalzam dams. [See this, this, and this. (Kurram Tangi Dam)].
6 Motorways completed or under construction: M1, M3, M8, M9, M10, M11. [Source].
Six major highways under construction. [Source].
GWADAR advance mega Sea port developed under Musharraf’s vision. [Source].
Historic 100% increase in Tax collection of $11 billion. [Source].
Large scale manufacturing is 30 year high. [Source].
Construction activity is 17 years high.
Newly found World class copper- gold deposits in Chagai will fetch around $600 million per year.
A new Oil refinery with UAE will fetch $5 billion & will process 300,000 oil barrels a day. [Source].
CNG sector has attracted over $70 billion investment in last 5 years. [Source].
Industrial sector registered 26% growth. [Source].
Pakistan in 1999 was an economy of $75 billion and now in 2006 it is a $160 billion economy. [Source].
ONGOING PROJECTS Electricity The Ongoing Power Projects for which allocations have been made in 2007-08 Budget, are Mangla Dam Raising Project (Rs 20 billion), Mirani Dam (Rs 500 million), Sabakzai Dam (Rs 200 million), Kurram Tangi Dam (Rs 2.84 billion), Sadpara Multipurpose Dam Rs (900 million), Gomal Zam Dam (Rs 1.8 billion), the Greater Thal Canal Phase I (Rs 8.5 billion), the Greater Thal Canal Phase II (Rs 2.5 billion), Katchi Canal Phase I (Rs 8.50 billion), Rainee Canal Phase II (Rs 2.50 billion), Lower Indus Right Bank Irrigation and Drainage, Sindh, (Rs 1.9 billion), Balochistan Effluent Disposal into RECD (RECD-III) (Rs 800 million), construction of 20 small dams in NWFP (Rs 870 million), Bhasha/ Diamer Dam (Rs 500 million), Khan-Khawar hydro project (Rs 1.3 billion), Dubir Khawar hydro project (Rs 2.1 billion), transmission arrangements for power dispersal of Ghazi Barotha (Rs 1.67 billion) and Neelam-Jhelum hydro project (Rs 10 billion).
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March 23rd, 2008
Mr. Aashique of Musharraf
Now please compare inflation, crimes, bomb blasts, sucide attacks, utility items prices, army personels deaths in so called war, number of additional ordinances, steel mill crisis, sugar crisis, cement crisis, KSE crisis, judicial crisis, media crisis, Marshal laws, illegal imprisonments, currency exchange rate, extra ordinary charges on bank customers and lot lot more between 1999 to 2008.
I think it would be biased review if you will not address above mentioned things for the so called growth. Please also elaborate that whether CBR has increased his revenue only by indirect taxation or they have increased Direct taxation ration also in his tenure. Also please confirm that whether this GDP growth is achieved through Heating Up Economy or it was industrial growth.
There are lot of points that needs to be addressed before you sends such biased comments n analysis.