Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
Divide and rule tactics. Make Mohajirs and Sindhis fight each other so that Punjab can keep on stealing water.
Re: Sindh water woes: “Time to take the right step”
This is what happens when you surround yourself with chaudries and other opportunists. I guess the insurgencies in Balochistan and Waziristan are not providing enough entertainment for Musharraf’s daily intelligence briefs. He wants something to start in Sindh as well. Khair, army does need some water to keep its golf courses green. Meanwhile, let the FC soldiers ride around in pickups.
http://www.dawn.com/2006/04/23/top4.htm
Kalabagh dam at all costs: President
ISLAMABAD, April 22: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Kalabagh dam would be constructed at all costs because of the acute shortage of water in the country.
“About 75 to 80 per cent of the people support construction of Kalabagh dam,” the president told the Students’ Convention 2006 at the Jinnah Convention Centre here.
(Was this anything like the 99% support for Musharraf from referndum?)
President Musharraf said he was committed to addressing issues such as the construction of water reservoirs, including Kalabagh dam, and problems regarding development at the grass root level in Balochistan.
“I want to address these issues in the interest of continued development of Pakistan.”
The president said he had put national interest above all other considerations. “I shall address these issues as I want to do something for Pakistan,” he said.
Speaking on Balochistan, he said an overwhelming majority of people in the province wanted socio-economic progress and observed that “only a handful of anti-development elements” were creating hurdles in the way of the common man’s progress.
“They do not want to see the people progress and prosper as they want to perpetuate their rule over them,” he said.
The government, he said, will establish the rule of the law all over the province and provide economic opportunities to the common man.
“Pukhtuns want peace and development in the province but Bugtis, Marris and Mengals are creating hurdles in the way of development.” These people, he said, are involved in bomb blasts, rocket attacks on oil and gas installations and killing of government officials.
(Pitting Pashtuns against Balochis, nice bit of divide and rule)
“These sardars are getting money and weapons from abroad and they have their private militias comprising 6,000 personnel,” he added.
Gen Musharraf said that Rs125 billion was being spent on the development of Balochistan. He dispelled the impression that an “East Pakistan-like situation” was again emerging in the country. He also said a constabulary was being formed in Balochistan.
The president said that Rs10 billion was being allocated every year for the uplift of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
In his more than three-hour interaction with the students, the president spoke about a host of challenges facing the country and vowed to gear all efforts for its socio-economic progress.
HIGHER EDUCATION: “The budget for higher education has been increased from a mere Rs500 million in 1999-2000 to Rs11.2 billion this financial year,” the president said amid a round of applause from students representing universities from across the country.
Similarly, he said, the overall annual budgetary allocations for education have seen an unparalleled rise during this period.
The government has accorded high priority to advancement in the field of science and technology.
He said six engineering universities would be established with the help of advanced countries and each of these would contribute significantly to preparing Pakistani youth in meeting the challenges of the times.
STRATEGY: President Musharraf said the government was pursuing a far-reaching human resource development strategy aimed at befitting utilisation of power potential of the nation.
According to him, the strategy revolved around poverty reduction, realisation of better health facilities and improved standards of education at all levels.
“Our objective is to blend higher education with requirements of industrial progress - at the same time, we are setting up technical institutes under a separate department to raise a skilled workforce - these steps will certainly bring more foreign investment and lead to continued development,” he stated.
TERRORISM: The president reiterated his pledge to isolate extremists and wipe out terrorism saying there was no room for either terrorism or extremism in the country.
He called upon students to stand against the tide of extremism and terrorism which posed a threat to the country’s existence.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: In response to a query, he said the government had introduced “systemic changes” to provide equal opportunities of development to both men and women. “We are taking steps to make women economically strong,” he said.
He said the country could not make progress without merit. “In the past, corruption and nepotism was on the rise but now we are eliminating such a culture,” he said. He said he would encourage an era of competition which would allow virtually anybody to come forward and attain a high position.—Agencies
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
Go back to the top of this thread and see who is using Divide and Rule tactic? This is what I tell my Urdu People (UP) community. Do not harp on Punjab-Sindh conflict. The more you do this nefarious thing, the worst the things become for UP community. Plain and simple!
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
^ LOL!
The saying in Urdu fits here......Murghay Ki Ek taang!
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
The saying in Urdu fits here......Murghay Ki Ek taang!
What happened to the other taang (leg)? Must be a Punjabi reason there! This is the hall mark of my UP community. Blame it on Punjabis, Sindhis, Pushtoons etc. UP community used to blame Bengalis as well, until they sent them packing to the camps.
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
I am amazed why antiobl is not being warned for diverting the discussion from the original issue?
antiobl you can very well open a new thread to vent out your feelings on "Why Muhajirs should not take up the cause of Sindh?" You should begin by expressing your wishful desireto keep Sindhis out of Sindh which is what I foresee your utmost desire is. Sindhis now and Muhajirs later when they are done finishing your agenda, right?
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
Before you shout "warnings", "diverting discussion" slogans, go check this thread in entirety.
People want to creat Sindhi-Punjabi fasad so they don't care what stats were posted to challenge the "what-ter stealing" anti-Pakistani messages.
Total what-ter flows for Pakistan water system were posted with quotas allocated for each province. Not one "instigator" came through. Not one anti-Pakistani posted the %ages of Sindh "What-ter" being consumed by anyone else.
So don't run to the mods when you run out of steam. Just learn from Queer and eat a lot of Urda daal.
Re: Sindh water woes: “Time to take the right step”
A whole article on policies for distribution and percentages of water flow is nothing for you? Ever heard of “Fool’s Paradise”? You live in it. Keep playing with races, regions and cultures within the same country. Lets see how long can this work for you.
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
LOL........
I did not know that you did not know this Mahaavra.
You seem to enjoy and wish people living in camps!!
Re: Sindh water woes: "Time to take the right step"
................ anti-Pakistani messages.
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Hey i was waiting for that anti- bad punjabi = anti-Pakistani slogan. Now we have it right here!!
If we go few threads back we can see who really began the so called 'fasad' trying to lead conflict among people living in Sind.
Not a single answer from this anti-dude from points raised against him.
He just could not stand people talking in ONE VOICE to stop injustice.
No new numbers except from 1991!!!!!!
Go see Sind land and if real patriotic then say something about it!!
he even brought irrelevant person into topic like queer to make a point.....but still avoided the real issue!