Hi, My two cents :)
Yes there have been many improvements as far as i can see. Nobody is perfect and for sure we have to give him credit , lucky he is yes..
Good policies can also not be ignored. On the other hand, an unbiased analysis would be:
(+) Economy surely improved - no matter how but it did
(+) Media did become free - news media
(-) Media went over board and became unethical, in my opinion.
(+) We are not tora bora
(+) relations with India improved and if not normal are better than before
(-) we lost our strategic depth and a safe western border
(-) Democracy not actually restored
(-) Judiciary's condition deteriorated
(-) Image of the armed forces has deteriorated in the eyes of a common man thats what i have noticed)
(+) Gwadar Port completed
(+) Major mega projects started
(-) Alienation of some in Baluchistan and Waziristan
(-) Inflation
These are the points i can think of.
heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
We have a smart person on-board.(finally)
Beautiful/impartial analysis.
May god save you from secular extremists on GS.
Welcome to GS.
Musharaf is not a leawder in any sense but a dictator - and that too a "do number" he back tracked all the things he said he came for - he joined hands with the most corrupt, unleashed torture in Balauchistan and other parts of country etc. As with a any do number dictator he had to rely on support of the most incompetent and corrupt.. his greed of power has no limits.. he will keep on lying as Zia did.. economy seems always good as was in Zia time when US $ pours for a side kick dictator that USA controls.. but this type of economy favors few and a large majority suffers from high inflation and rising cost of commodities..
Mushraaf till 2002 was very excellent - running his governement with the help of educated and technocrat people. Due to western pressure he had to hold elections and then had to take in the corrupt and duffer people in as well as MQM's terrorists. During last one year, he has gone from good to worst.
He failed to realize that eveyone one day has to leave, so he would have played the things sensibly and have developed his successor who would have taken care of his pre-2003 policies. Alas he proved himself very foolish and callous which we saw on 12 May in Karachi.
The economy situation ( inwards investment etc) is not because of Mush's efforts it is because of 9/11, Muslims staying abroad and Oil Rich Arab Countries have been transfering and Investing there money in India, Pakistan, China, Turkey, Central Asia and North Africa... this is the prime reason of Real-Estate Boom... ( i dont want to deliver a lecture on econmics, for short, i can say Mush is Lucky)
If mush has been sincere to Pakistan and Pakistani people he would have improved the situation of Justice and Crime.
No free media can sustain, no foreign reserves will last, no economy will groom is Justice is not done or delayed, if crime can not be control.
Sorry to say, with the increase of Foriegn reserves and Inward Investment, crimes has increased as well yet they have been doulbled, criminals have no fear of law. infact there is only one law in Pakistan, the POWER... thats it..
The leader who can deliver the justice to the common people of Pakistan will be considered as great leader no matter how he reaches to the CHAIR...
rightly said.. and this is due to the widening gap between rich and poor in the country during this regime.
and POWER is the only rule.. u can see the writ of the governmen F***ed everywhere from a shopkeeper to sugar industry.. rice ..wheat..milk..
they can raise prices at will and nobody would take an action..
On foreigh front..our boders are more secure than before LOL building walls across the borders from aghanistan to iran..
ya after 1971 he is the one who can break pakistan! right ... did u see mqm terrorism in karachi on 12 may
Not only the 12th May, I have been watching terrorism in Pakistan and outside of Pakistan since the 70's.
Is breaking up of Pakistan a bad thing? People in each provinces are treated as foreigners anyway? What do you think? Is Musharaf really the best or only person for that? There have been people that have been trying for ages. East Pakistan has already happend.
God save Pakistan. It is a question of making the best of whoever is available to lead the country. BB, Nawaj or Army.
Take your pick. There are no alternatives in Pakistan. People sitting outside Pakistan still pull all the strings.
Matrubhoomi what are you saying? According to the latest transparency international report this Mush government is even more corrupt than BB and Nawaz
Would like to see such report which can compare previous governments in third world countries, appreciate links if any?
In general in South Asia leaders even top leaders such as Prime Ministers have indulged in corruption in past.
Examples like Rajiv Gandhi and Narsimha Rao from India, as ex-prime ministers, who have corruption records of serious nature during their time.
So far, same is not true for Musharraf as an individual....I am not fully aware about Pakistan's internal political set-up, but can you provide some details when Musharraf indulged in corruption?? So far there is no such report where Musharraf has directly been accused of Corruption.
Talking about Corruption, it is hereditary in beaurocracy in this part of the world, and will take at least two generations to eliminate it.
Btw....Can people provide some alternative names for future Pakistani leadreship, whom they think are better than Musharraf??
At the moment, it seems, every Pakistani leader worth his salt is trying to capitalize on anti-Mushrraf wave which has been sweeping lately.
IMHO, it's called anti-incumbency factor---very much typical in case of people in subcontinent.
mushie is the most disappointing leader ever for me. i never expected anything from BB or Nawaz, but I was so optimistic about Musharraf that I went to Topi from GIKI to vote in the referendum.
haan yaar Topi is an apt place for voting for this topi drama dictator.
lol, rav did i ever tell you about my British born friend who while visiting pakistan, was herded into voting for Musharraf by the police? You can trace Musharrafs power hunger from the days before the referendum.
musharraf will be the only dictator who won't survive a day in pakistan once kicked out of office, may be that is the reason he is clinging to kursee even if he has to make a deal with benazir
Many people believe that Musharaf is the greatest leader Pakistan has had since 1971, if not ever.
It has been said that under his leadership Pakistan has:
progressed economically like it has never before
freedom of the media as never seen before
political parties have been given more freedom than ever before
inward investment like never before
foreign reserves higher than ever before
What do you think?
I think Mushrraf is getting more credit than he deserves. People are forgetting that Pakistan economy is doing good b/c of 911 and the billion of $ that US gave to Pakistan in return for its support for so called war on terror & lefting of western economic sanction after nuclear tests.
Mushrraf does deserves credit for deregulating telecom industry and giving press some freedom. On the other hand, he has destroyed every single national institution. The Parliament & the PM are jokes, and only institution that had some credibility with public, the SC, he has gone after it, just to make sure that there is no obstacle between him and his stay in the power.
