Re: Only 15 percent of people approve of Musharraf's job performance
A statesman should not need a translator for English! Major politicians around the world from many countries speak impeccable English. This is inexcusable. French, Chinese, and German are not used as frequently in international diplomatic talks. However, almost everyone has good control over their English and therefore have their talks and international meetings in English.
Now, I don't see any reason why a Pakistani statesman shouldn't know some proper Italian and Chinese and French, etc as well. Heck, throw in some Arabic too.
In many countries (successful ones), the politicians were trained in multiple languages growing up - its considered an indispensible political asset.
Really, I thought this was common sense to everyone.