Brother, it is nice that Microsoft not only denied the news, but they are going to take action. Problem is that even though news was lie, some unaware ignorant Pakistanis must have bought it as true. Denial of Microsoft could not washout harm of propagandas easily, just like denial of Lt Gen Shahid Aziz does not mean that propaganda of Liar Ansar Abbasi completely failed, as all could not have read Gen Aziz denial.
It is really sad that political thugs throw bones to low life thugs in media and they start barking lies. Today, Pakistani media has lost all credibility for many, especially when they lie against previous government, as people have seen propaganda full of lies coming out of them throughout last few years. People like Ansar Abbasi, Rauf Klasra, Kashif Abbasi, Shahid Masood, Hamid Mir, Mazhar Abbas, Talat Hussain, Mushtaq Minhas, Nusrat Jawaid, and many others may have earned some money working for thug politicians, but lost all credibility for many.
If these media thugs bring truth to the people than certainly they would have been doing service, as one could work to sort things out and get rid of corrupts from Pakistan. Problem is that these thugs themselves are corrupt and think that by lying they do not lose their credibility but could earn some money from thug politicians. But in reality their lies and propaganda only harm the country and the image of the country, as world knows that they are lying. Only ignorant and completely retards take their propaganda seriously, because rational logic along with facts on ground deny their propagandas full of lies. .
It is really pathetic what thugs of News wrote in above News article, that Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz was asking for personal gains. If they would have thought of personal gain than Shaukat Aziz would never have left top city bank job with seven figures salary in dollars for ****ty government job in Pakistan. On the other hand, if they were doing corruption than Pakistan would not have accumulated $16.5 billion reserve from less than $400 million in 1999, and tax collection reaching Rs 1100 billion from Rs 300 billion in 1999. That is in spite of dollar debt not increasing a single penny (stayed $40 billion in 2007, what it was in 1999) and rupee debt increasing less than inflation (at around 5 percent a year). Before Musharraf period, Pakistan had negligible investment in budget for development, but during Musharraf period, development investment increased to over Rs 700 billion (from almost zero development investment during 1998-99). Dollar debt increased at the rate of around 11 percent a year and rupee debt increased at the rate of around 16 percent a year, throughout from 1988 to 1999. If Pakistani officials were doing corruption and Pakistan was not encouraging foreign investment than just imagine, how it was possible that in 2006-07, last full year of Shaukat Aziz in power, Pakistan received over $8 billion in foreign investment. Obviously, no one can easily detect corruption unless one is inside, but even an idiot can see state of economy and state of finances to realise if corruption was going on or not. Just imagine that Nawaz government gave mobile telephone license free to a foreign country without even auction, but last govenment sold same liscense (plus several more mobile phone liscence) at around $300 million each. So, how that was possible?
Fact is that, microsoft that left Pakistan for India came to Pakistan during Musharraf time and have done quite a bit of investment in Pakistan. Microsoft found the helpful attitude of the government and business environment in Pakistan so conducise that they appreciated it and decided to expand in Pakistan. Here is news about microsoft comments on Pakistani business environment during previous government:
Bink.nu | Microsoft to open 20 training centers in Pakistan - Bink.nu
Microsoft to open 20 training centers in Pakistan
Posted by Steven Bink December 22, 2004 11:15 AM with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Training & Certification
Islamabad, DEC 22, SPA - Computer giant Microsoft will set up 20 training centers in Pakistan, says the Microsoft Middle East Region Chairman Emre Berkin.
He met Pakistan Senate (Upper House of Parliament) Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro and lauded Pakistan government’s investment-friendly policies, according to an official statement.
Berkin, currently visiting Pakistan at the head of a five-member delegation, said these policies had created conducive atmosphere for foreign investors.
He briefed the Senate chairman on his organization’s future plans for investment in Pakistan.
Berkin said the Microsoft Corporation was in contact with various Pakistan government departments to promote information technology in Pakistan.
Soomro appreciated the Microsoft Corporation for taking keen interest for investment in Pakistan’s IT sector and said the setting up of the training centers would motivate people to actively participate in strengthening the national economy.
He assured Berkin that the government would extend full cooperation to the Microsoft for the implementation of its investment plans.
Soomro said the telecommunication sector in Pakistan, especially in the IT sector, had grown at a rapid pace and undergone an impressive transformation during the last five years