President's Address and Conference

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As many had been hoping the president would hold a conference or address the nation after Bush’s departure, Gen Musharraf had a much welcome meeting with key media personalities yesterday in a very relaxed and confident mood.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\03\07\story_7-3-2006_pg1_1

He was strong in his views about the Afghan mibehaviour recently and was sarcastic about their outdated so called list of terrorists operating in Pakistan.
Something which Abdullah Abdullah has today admitted :smiley:

http://dawn.com/2006/03/07/top1.htm

He is confident we can acquire the F-16s anytime, but wants to focus more on development, I hope this will make many of those who oppose any military spending at all happy. They should now also keep in mind that India has increased its military budget by some 9%

Overall he was clear that the Bush trip had been very successful and there was no need to worry or have butterflies.

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And like analysts had been saying, the president assured there was nothing to be anxious about and that Pakistan has various option open when it comes to energy needs as well as arms reqs. Speaking of course of China, our friend who’s always there to support. And also invest :k:
http://dawn.com/2006/03/07/top18.htm

And as Mush said, Gen Abizaid has landed at Islamabad and was received by the CGS.
Meanwhile, again like he had mentioned that the US was contemplating our energy prospects in nuclear arena etc Kasuri today had a talk on the phone with the US energy secy who’s planning a visit soon.