Who cares a crook and a liar, a weasel and a wastrel, Zardari has to say. Only 26 percent of Pakistanis supported Zardari in a recent poll by Gallup Pakistan. He doesn't speak for Pakistani people.
This is what democracy brings in a messed up country like Pakistan
Like I have always said, Pakistan is too messed up to be run by a democracy, we need a Hitler/Stalin type dictator to get this country straight
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I’ll do the deed this time, but please follow guidelines in the future. Thanks
Gulfnews: Pakistan president says militant groups in Indian Kashmir terrorists
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unsurprisingly this story/headline was made up. the ppp has, thankfully, denied the alleged remarks attributed to pres. zardari.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | No consent given to US for strikes inside Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Monday that President Asif Ali Zardari had not given any form of consent to the United States or allied forces to carry out strikes inside Pakistan.
“The president has been saying consistently that if the coalition forces see any evidence of cross-border activity then that actionable intelligence should be shared with Pakistan immediately so we can take action on the ground. At all forums the president has clearly asked all allies and forces to respect Pakistan’s territorial integrity. At no point will the president or this government compromise on Pakistan’s sovereignty,” Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman said in a statement.
**The remarks came after Zardari’s interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) raised many eyebrows. **
**The WSJ reported that Zardari acknowledged that the US was carrying out predator missile strikes on Pakistani soil with the consent of his government. **
“We have an understanding, in the sense that we are going after an enemy together”, he was quoted as saying.
He was also reported to have said that India had never been a threat to Pakistan and termed the militant groups operating in occupied Kashmir as terrorists.
Sherry Rehamn said President Zardari’s visit to the US was a major success as the president effectively communicated to the global community Pakistan’s position on the war on terror as well as respect for its own territorial integrity.
**She said that President Zardari took the international community on board on issues pertaining to the scourge of militancy and extremism in Pakistan and on the significance of supporting Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism. **
**She said it should be noted that when the strategic forum of Friends of Pakistan was floated, the US Secretary of State, Rice was emphatic in asserting that they were supporting the Friends of a democratic Pakistan, making it clear that all the countries represented there had full confidence in the country’s new leadership. **
**Sherry said the president strongly conveyed to the international community the need for a joint counter-terrorism strategy, and for Pakistan’s allies to respond to its military and strategic requirements for fighting terrorism. **
**“Unilateral actions by the US often serve as a setback to our joint efforts against terrorism,” she said. **
**“Rather, as the president has said, they create a negative impact on Pakistan’s position on terrorism and turn the tide in favour of militancy.” **
**She said the President made it very clear that the just cause of Kashmir and its struggle for self-determination had been a consistent central position of the PPP for the last forty years. **
**“There has been no change in this policy,” said Ms Rehman. **
**“The President has never called the legitimate struggle of Kashmiris an expression of terrorism, nor has he downplayed the sufferings of the Kashmiris. All his statements on India should be viewed in the context of Pakistan’s current bilateral relations with that country.” **
The minister pointed to the ongoing Pakistan-India composite peace dialogue and several confidence-building measures as an example of better bilateral relations between the two countries. “However,” she said, “our efforts for peace with India will not be traded off with our principled stand on Kashmir.”
Agent Smith bhaijan. Great Zardari is the elected Pakistani leader, and does speak for and represents the Pakistani nation.
Are you saying that you do not accept the democratically elected PPP led government which came into power in Feb 2008, and that Great Zardari did not get 2/3 majority in the Presidential elections? 
Spin doctors at work … even Sherry Rehman has not made a statement on the militants fighting in Kashmir … are they terrorist or freedom fighters.
As for what he said
He speaks of the militant Islamic groups operating in Kashmir as “terrorists” – former President Musharraf would more likely have called them “freedom fighters”
Details in full
The Weekend Interview - WSJ.com
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Looking at this thread , Zardi is soon going to be most loved President of Pakistan all over the world. He has resolved many of the long standing issues using few words. I hope he gains similar popularity inside the country by resolving the problems faced by Pakistani nation for years and make their misries go away overnight.
People supported PPP not Zardari. Like I mentioned according to Gallop poll only 26% Pakistanis support that scumbag.
No, great Musharraf gifted us Zardari, in hopes that he will retain his kursi, but we all know what happened to Musharraf. He played with snakes and asked them to do his dirty work, and in the end he got what he deserved, but left us with Zardari.
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look guys. i'd be the last person to defend zardari, but all this talk of moral support means diddly squat. pakistan's objective should be effective support. not imprudent rowing against the currents. It that means telling american audiences that we dont support militants, so be it. I would really get annoyed if Pakistan actually stops supporting them materially, and through propaganda. Meanwhile Zardari can tell Americans he was actually a love-child of gandhi and barbara bush for all i care, especially if that helps Pakistan in any way.
This might help the kashmiries by getting more aid to Pakistan, which Pakistan can then funnel to our brethren across the LOC.
Link to what !!!!!! ...... as for newspaper / weblinks ...... go back & read all the posts and you will find it .... if not i can help you look for it ..... cheers
Read the rules, before ranting. Its the thread starters job to post links. Also, I have still yet to find a source which states what exactly Zardari said directly.
look guys. i'd be the last person to defend zardari, but all this talk of moral support means diddly squat. pakistan's objective should be effective support. not imprudent rowing against the currents. It that means telling american audiences that we dont support militants, so be it. I would really get annoyed if Pakistan actually stops supporting them materially, and through propaganda. Meanwhile Zardari can tell Americans he was actually a love-child of gandhi and barbara bush for all i care, especially if that helps Pakistan in any way.
This might help the kashmiries by getting more aid to Pakistan, which Pakistan can then funnel to our brethren across the LOC.
Honestly, the reaction from the Kashmiri leaders suggests that this 'material' aid is a thing of the past.
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true. and that is what we should be concerned about.
Mr 10% has gone a step further than his late wife by calling Kashmiri freedom fighters as terrorists.
Do people remember when Rajiv Gandhi visited Pakistan during BB's first term in office - banners relating to Kashmir were removed from public places in Rawalalpindi?
She wanted to please the Indians than and now her 'choor' husband wants to do the same.
It is a pity and '*badqismatey' *of Pakistan if guys like Jardari and other '*choors' *are / were elected as it's president's.
Doesn't his advisers advise him what to stay or not to say. He is behaving like if he owns Pakistan and can say what ever he likes.
If he continues like this than his fate may be worse the Busharaf's.
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^ PPP is denying he said that, and honestly I have yet to see a link that actually quotes what he said. Perhaps a video interview will do the trick.
^ PPP is denying he said that, and honestly I have yet to see a link that actually quotes what he said. Perhaps a video interview will do the trick.
So PPP speaks for the president of Pakistan !!!!!! If the interview is not correct the President of Pakistan should have clarified .... he is the president of a country not PPP.
All PPP has clarifed is that they support the cause of Kashmiri's ... they did not make a statement about the militants operating in Kashmir.
As for the interview ....you cannot believe your eyes does not mean it is not true. Vulcans are supposed to live by reason and logic ... you seem to be miles away from both ... better change your name
So PPP speaks for the president of Pakistan !!!!!! If the interview is not correct the President of Pakistan should have clarified .... he is the president of a country not PPP.
All PPP has clarifed is that they support the cause of Kashmiri's ... they did not make a statement about the militants operating in Kashmir.
When Manmohan Singh has a brain fart at 12, his party or spokesman will clarify, and same goes with Zardari, got that?
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As for the interview ....you cannot believe your eyes does not mean it is not true. Vulcans are supposed to live by reason and logic ... you seem to be miles away from both ... better change your name
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Do I look like a Vulcan to you Vijay? I couldnt care less about what you think.
So PPP speaks for the president of Pakistan !!!!!! If the interview is not correct the President of Pakistan should have clarified .... he is the president of a country not PPP.
Great Zardari is indeed the President of Pakistan and chairman of the the PPP (the party that is leading the government. Great Zardari has made the Pakistani position clear in his interview to Wall Street Journal with regards to Kashmir, and whether India is a threat or not a threat to Pakistan.
India praises Zardari for policy shift on Kashmir ‘terrorists’](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6b08a4e-9407-11dd-b277-0000779fd18c.html)
Great Zardari is indeed the President of Pakistan and chairman of the the PPP (the party that is leading the government.** Great Zardari has made the Pakistani position clear in his interview to Wall Street Journal with regards to Kashmir, and** whether India is a threat or not a threat to Pakistan.
if wsj report was true i'd be fuming right now. i'd have flames coming out my ears and zardari would not be president for much longer. the people of pakistan would throw him out. accept sherry rehmans denial, posted by myself earlier, as the truth
btw pakistan is a nuclear weapons state, will remain so and will retain minimum deterence against ALL threats
if wsj report was true i'd be fuming right now. i'd have flames coming out my ears and zardari would not be president for much longer. the people of pakistan would throw him out. accept sherry rehmans denial, posted by myself earlier, as the truth
btw pakistan is a nuclear weapons state, will remain so and will retain minimum deterence against ALL threats
Remove the blindfold and see the truth .......... or you can continue being a mushroom