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Can Pakistan Stay Afloat?

Already reeling from suicide bombers and an angry public, the Zardari government is now dealing with an economy in freefall

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  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 10/13/2008 2:48:16 AM

    Description of reality made you emotional,
    pls take a turn,see back and identify, who is standing in the
    way,
    he is a founder of insergency,father of incertainty in the region,
    and war imposing figure in the world.

    ,
    on the name ''weapons of mass destruction''invaded Iraq
    on the name terrorism,Afghanistan was also invaded,
    they recovered the weapons ,as abovementioned,no thoning,
    now talking of democracy and peace,
    there were many option bringing democracy in Iraq,
    the way adopted for democracy was absolutely wrong.


    Have you seen Afghanistan ,now a days?
    there is bloodshde,
    smoke dusty gory land,
    all walls the poor and innocent people houses are smeared with blood,
    they lost large number of their beloveds.


    Now, look at the face Pakistan,
    misfigured,economy of the country destroyed,
    their is no stability,
    some time i fee,the whole Pakistan has converted into lawless trible area,
    some parts of it being invaded by predator drons and part of it being targeted by
    matchless unacceptable policies by force.


    It is compelled by the super powers to do he do not want to do,
    there is difference in point of between institutions,
    we are facing insurgency inside,
    evey day loses good number of expensive lives,
    sky high prices are beyond the poor people control,
    government is failed to keep control verything due to busy in the war of terrore
    as front line ally of the states.


    there is no justice,
    there are job opportunities,
    high qualified id kobless,
    bombblasting, suicide attacks are common due to friendship with the states,
    financially zero matter Pakistan,who is responsible for that?
    due to hungry,many people are committing suicide and many others inclind to
    crimes,heinous crimes..

    Pakistan is not in position to pay lone received,
    all the leaders are wondering country to country ,
    for the charity of ecnomic assistance ,
    having Kishkol in hand.


    Who is responsible for that?
    The United States of America.

    • Posted By: tonylee1973 @ 07/16/2009 4:19:59 PM

      you are causing the whole world a lot of problems.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 10/14/2008 3:24:26 PM

      Hehe...Oh, look what we MADE you do.

      Nobody forced anyone to strap on a bomb vest. You are a human, you can make your own choices.

      Quit looking for excuses.

  • Posted By: mdshams00 @ 10/10/2008 6:20:35 PM

    Newsweek!! Oil your own machine!! Do not worry about pakistan. We know what is in your mind?? Just backoff from pakistan! Pakistan was darling and now failed state!! Now India is your darling even though they are killing a few colored christians!!Just oil your own machine!! You killed mosaadek and Bhutto!!

    • Posted By: HOMIRUSTOM @ 10/13/2008 8:24:24 AM

      mdshamsoo you eat & *** on the same plate. Your country ( pakistan ) takes billions of $ from America and you critize America. Don't blame you it is in your Muslim blood you Muslims *** your MOTHERS & SISTERS and Salute your FATHERS. ( this is true statement can be proved there are not one or two cases but thousands of cases any thing to incerise their population of their DEVILESH religion.)

      • Posted By: dmb12345 @ 03/16/2009 8:31:59 PM

        Calm down and take a valium, sir. We know you hate pakistan. You do not have to beat a horse to death - you sound like a fool after that. Use a liitle critcal assessment in your agrument as to why Pakistan is a failure.

    • Posted By: HOMIRUSTOM @ 10/12/2008 3:07:44 PM

      Blame the americans Blame the british Blame the Indians pakistanies are saints. All you Muslims are Terrorists you convert people in muslims you rob land history has proved that by the way you sit on Aryan and Sindhi land. The World is now seeing the true color of pakistan and the muslim world. God is Great and there is HELL wating for you Muslims.

      • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 10/14/2008 3:26:48 PM

        No, not all Muslims are terrorists. Grow up.

        • Posted By: morugamax @ 10/15/2008 4:59:29 PM

          why you got to be so crude Homirustom ,I am sure all muslims are not bad.I have lots of muslim friends and they are great people.calm down.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 10/14/2008 3:26:15 PM

      "Oh, look what me MADE us do."

      Bhutto was killed by her own people, in her own country. Do not try to pawn off the responsibility for your lawlessness onto us.

    • Posted By: HOMIRUSTOM @ 10/12/2008 2:37:30 PM

      mdshamsoo you big mouth instead of doing something for your country you just want to put the blame on another country. Pakistan receives billons of $ from America instead of thanking them you critize them you ungrateful bum ( like all muslim )

  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 10/14/2008 6:58:35 AM

    Unvulnerable,
    they are saying unvernalable,
    lawless triable area,
    in between the borders of Pakistan and Afghjanistan,
    who will approach there?
    Americans?
    Nato forces?
    no


    American with all its allies have comppelled
    dragging feet before brave Pakistani armed forces,
    for doing more,
    presenting millions of dollars,
    as a gratification, you know?


    The whole world critizing American policies,
    based on bloodsheld,
    resulting in million innocent were killed,
    what is the definition of freedom fighter
    and terrorist..

    To do justice,
    is better than the worship of hundred years,
    bu there is unbridgeable distance between
    justice and the American.

    Vide the file of 17 chines ,
    they remained in illegal confinement for seven years,
    what have rulled the Fedral court in this matter/
    now the Bush adminitration is preparing to file appeal in the apex court,
    shame.


    • Posted By: Ron Paul For Pope @ 03/13/2009 8:40:07 PM

      "Unvulnerable"? "Unvernalable"? How about illiterate.

      Once you stop typing with your forehead, your headache might clear up. Then you can go about fixing your collapsing country. Hurry, you only have a few months!

  • Posted By: rashidyasmin @ 03/12/2009 9:09:26 PM

    pakistan is a terrorist state we should not support these terrost with one lousy penny.hey pakistan you wanna solve your country financial problems well do what the jews do get powerful jews like the the jewish senators congressman
    posts in the US government and whole bunch of other powerfull government jobs then force the good old US tax payers money to support israel financially damn i like the jews what a great racet they got i wish i had a racet like theirs.

  • Posted By: rashidyasmin @ 03/12/2009 9:01:24 PM

    i waqs in pakistan in 1971 one thing i found out about these pakistanis are they are rude and very currupt people
    they will steal from you if you dont watch your back.we in USA are duped in giving them billions of dollars to supporttheir so called war on terrorists what ajoke .these pakis want them maggots al qaiedas around to protect their hienies from india they wont let us destroy their ace in the hole. we should not give these countries a dime and also should stop importing their textile products you will see how fast that will change their behaviour like i said what they need is a good whack with a two by four across their face to see the light .i am also a muslim but im not afraid to critisize a fellow muslim if he happens to be a slime ball like a pakistani.

  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 03/08/2009 5:32:05 AM

    there is going to be a popular revolution in the iranian mode soon in pakistan and USA and its intervention are the singular cause for that as the zardari govt.is seen as an aMERICAN TOUT working against the common man

  • Posted By: mfida1952 @ 10/25/2008 4:07:21 PM

    International influences over Pak can not be denied and that is what cause 1999 coup in Islamabad when an overthrown general retruned to take over the entire state machinary for himself. Then Pervez Musharaff raised the slogan to be repaying the outstanding international loans which his did in the earlier years of his rule via accountablity of the so called corrupt leaders etc. However the paced of fisco-political developments in the region changed abruptedly and after the 9/11 USA was omnipresnt in the region. Now the issue of terrorism became a hot manouvered task which again needed monies and thus all Pak resoruces and development got a bad turn. Now with the USA's more than half a decade presence in the region next door to Pakistan has vitually bank rupted Pakistan. The false mass media tactics to keep market courage and hopes can not run longer. Sooner Pakistan will surrender financially because the government after privatization and liberalization of its system is virtually empty-handed. The poor masses with no access to social securities and or other benefits have revolted and the society is fastly moving backward.

  • Posted By: MegaDeath @ 10/17/2008 10:48:13 AM

    2008 is only the begining of the "Prophecy of Doom". Nostradamus (1503-1566) was an French apothecary who was 96% accurate in his ability to fore see and predict the future(500 Years ahead of his time). In his last quatrain he predicted that between 2008-2012 would be the start of the end of civilization. He fore seen the down fall of Western countries through various events leading up to World War lll (A Nuclear War) by 2012, which will start in the Middle East. With the problems we are having in the current economic mess, this could be the first sign.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 10/17/2008 3:09:34 PM

      Well, then, you'd best make sure your hat has plenty of tinfoil.

  • Posted By: BokhariTS @ 10/15/2008 8:50:28 PM

    A very realistic analysis indeed, objectively, but it ignores the fact that the Paky society lives in a subjective world of 'Inshaallah, Mashaallah'. Even death by a bomb-blast is termed here to be going to heaven, both for the dead and the living, as the former are hoped to be entertained by 'Hoors' and the latter are paid handsomely from the public
    account.

    Talawat Bokhari

  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 10/15/2008 3:09:16 AM

    Loyality has great oaramount imporance for muslims,
    we are not verbaly supporting American cause,
    praticaly in volved and facing unavoidable circumstances here at home,
    some one talking about maney,should consider how much money and how much expeditures,
    lives are giving free because we are ally against the war of terror.


    What the newly elected government has givfen the people?
    nothing,why,be pleased tell the world which hurdle or snage in the way?
    a supper power, on the name of peace involving whole the world ,
    in to the hell not ready ro change its mind,
    inspite of the fact that days are numbered and gas approached to end..


    Bhutto was assasinated,
    high level investigation is failed
    to trace the real culprit,or terror orgnisation,
    we have given leader and before this
    we had given a best leader named Zukfiqar Ali Butto.


    Indian policies are totaly based on hyporacy,
    it is being used by a super power,
    otherwise Pakistan would never take part ,
    in the on going war of terror.


    We need not money,
    our land is rich in natureal production,
    but international politices,
    power game among the local so called leaders,
    and some powers interests,
    had made us beggar,
    and we are comppelled to wondering street to street
    for charity,having Kishcol in hand.

  • Posted By: lovejusticepeace @ 10/13/2008 1:09:22 PM

    Was Pakistan born to torment the world ?
    Was it craeted by Great Britain as Nostromo (our man) to do odd jobs ?

  • Posted By: Sultan Ahmed @ 10/12/2008 1:16:47 PM

    Economy,and terrorism,
    there is nothing common but
    absolutely different in nature.


    Pakistan,
    this time is facing ecnomic crisis and severnature of terrorism
    both are swiftly coming to the crucial stage.
    govermemnt has been failed to overcome the insurgency
    but it is not too afraid because super power and its allies
    5+1 are still failed to root out insurgence from Iraq and Afghanistan.


    Now a days,
    Pakistan is in irresistable trape,
    what should he do,
    understanding has become misunderstanding,
    in case, he move back,
    then have to face American opposition,
    which is not favoureable,
    and present policies are disliked to Talban,
    as have seen sharpness has come in suicide attackes,
    every day day innocent peole are dying at different parts of the country.


    What we should do/
    every way is leading to destruction,
    in such circumstances pakistan has become a failed state,
    you recognise or refuse but that is true,
    when i see around find American ,facing financial crisis.


    The same condition if going on
    the fight will take huge time
    which is untolrable all the parties
    are involved in the war of terror.


    America, under the leadership of mr Bush,
    made land mark mistake,invading on Iraq
    because there were many other options before them.


    American friendship has always been dengrous,
    history is witness, after completion his mission,
    he,american,discarded his friend,
    there is live example of Mr.Musharrf,former president of Pakistan
    he is enough to get a lession.

  • Posted By: cimbacimba @ 10/12/2008 12:00:34 AM

    The current events in the mideast are part of a bigger more sinister plan..
    http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
    http://blip.tv/file/306082/

  • Posted By: cimbacimba @ 10/11/2008 11:59:03 PM

    The situation in the mideast is all part of a larger more sinister picture...
    http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
    http://blip.tv/file/306082/

  • Posted By: cani77 @ 10/11/2008 9:30:58 AM

    In a few weeks we will make a choice that will decide our future.
    I follow an economist named Bob Proctor. He has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly.
    Also, he perfectly predicted the current real estate market meltdown and the picture he paints about what will happen in the next couple years
    is terrifying.He thinks it will be worse then the great depression.
    The banks in the U.S. are going under one after the other. Countrywide ,Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch , Fanny and Freddy Mae ,AIG
    The government took them over because they are essentially bankrupt. Even with the goverment nationalizing hundreds of billions of dollars in debt the stock market is crashing
    the credit markets are frozen and all of us may suffer beyond anything in the last 80 years.
    McCain just like Bush " doesn't understand the economy".
    That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it but he does not understand exactly what is broken.
    It is no surprise that he doesn't. The people that make up these securities use complex mathematical models very few people understand.
    Bush and McCain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.
    Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks to take huge risks with all of our future.
    Now, Phil Graham is the head of McCain's economic policy.He is also McCain's choice for the next secretary of the treasury.
    No one in this country can afford for that to happen. The last time Bush met with his economic advisors was in March. He didnt realize that anything was wrong. Phil Graham had the guts to say that we are in a mental recession after he helped create the worst economy meltdown in our lifetime. Check out this link to the truth http://my.barackobama.com/keatingvideo
    It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as Bush has done, McCain would be
    even more destructive because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a surplus like Bush did but a crashing economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 (trillion) dollars deficit. Most of it Bush created and it will take decades to pay it back.
    If you do what you have always done then you will get what you have always got.
    When it comes to policy Bush and McCain are the same 90 percent of the time.
    So why are the polls even close then ?
    Mccains team just said they no longer want to talk about the economy.Instead they would like to spend time talking about obama
    which means running the biggest smear campaign in history.
    They think they can just tell you lies and you wont be smart enough to see through it
    Let's teach him we are smarter than that .
    Elect Obama Biden 2008


    Check out this video of sarah palins interview and ask your self if she understands what she is talking about.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36Xc0GG4iQ

  • Posted By: cani77 @ 10/11/2008 9:30:50 AM

    In a few weeks we will make a choice that will decide our future.
    I follow an economist named Bob Proctor. He has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly.
    Also, he perfectly predicted the current real estate market meltdown and the picture he paints about what will happen in the next couple years
    is terrifying.He thinks it will be worse then the great depression.
    The banks in the U.S. are going under one after the other. Countrywide ,Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch , Fanny and Freddy Mae ,AIG
    The government took them over because they are essentially bankrupt. Even with the goverment nationalizing hundreds of billions of dollars in debt the stock market is crashing
    the credit markets are frozen and all of us may suffer beyond anything in the last 80 years.
    McCain just like Bush " doesn't understand the economy".
    That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it but he does not understand exactly what is broken.
    It is no surprise that he doesn't. The people that make up these securities use complex mathematical models very few people understand.
    Bush and McCain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.
    Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks to take huge risks with all of our future.
    Now, Phil Graham is the head of McCain's economic policy.He is also McCain's choice for the next secretary of the treasury.
    No one in this country can afford for that to happen. The last time Bush met with his economic advisors was in March. He didnt realize that anything was wrong. Phil Graham had the guts to say that we are in a mental recession after he helped create the worst economy meltdown in our lifetime. Check out this link to the truth http://my.barackobama.com/keatingvideo
    It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as Bush has done, McCain would be
    even more destructive because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a surplus like Bush did but a crashing economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 (trillion) dollars deficit. Most of it Bush created and it will take decades to pay it back.
    If you do what you have always done then you will get what you have always got.
    When it comes to policy Bush and McCain are the same 90 percent of the time.
    So why are the polls even close then ?
    Mccains team just said they no longer want to talk about the economy.Instead they would like to spend time talking about obama
    which means running the biggest smear campaign in history.
    They think they can just tell you lies and you wont be smart enough to see through it
    Let's teach him we are smarter than that .
    Elect Obama Biden 2008


    Check out this video of sarah palins interview and ask your self if she understands what she is talking about.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36Xc0GG4iQ

  • Posted By: Luckyman411 @ 10/11/2008 4:40:46 AM

    To prove Muslims are superior to Hindus, they created Pakistan. The world is watching!


    J Lakshmanan
    Tamil Nadu
    India

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