Issue No 19, Nov 25-Dec 1, 2002 | ISSN:1684-2075 | satribune.com
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Special SAT Report
PESHAWAR: This story
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Pakistan
started keeping a tab on every person who used a computer, even
for sending an E-Mail from a Cyber Cafe. It was in July that secret
instructions were passed out to all Cyber Cafes to log and record
all users. They did to a point. 
show the MQM of Altaf Hussain that it was sincere in eliminating
the No-Go-Areas, but actually the agencies were not serious. Altaf
Bhai got the wind of the plan and refused to be part of the new
Jamali Cabinet. The game goes on.
lot more than anyone can imagine. An Air Force Air Vice Marshal
has been retired, just simply retired by the Musharraf Government,
after Rs 320 million were recovered from a bank locker in Multan
and a suspect said the money belonged to the AVM.
James
Bond in Islamabad these days, packed with the power to bring down
the entire House of Sandy Cards, erected by mighty Lotas and uniformed
gunners. But no one will commit suicide, they all know.  |
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The poor, powerless consumers of power, electric power, have to pay ever-increasing rates no matter if the company they are paying is making huge profits or running into losses. This report gives all the documents to show how mismanagement is causing costs to rise which are quietly and without any qualms, passed on to the consumers, who have to pay, through their nose at times.
Has anyone counted how many Pakistani officials and diplomats, civilian and in uniform, refused to return to Pakistan after completing their posting in US? A quick count popped up embarrassing numbers. SA Tribune decided to get a full count with all the names and how these people are doing now.
The present Government claims it has nothing to do with corporate and business corruption. Yet senior most officials have been directly involved in the corruption that was rampant in the past. SA Tribune brings the story of one such high official who gave the sugar lobby much more than it demanded, but at what price to the tax payers.
Car manufacturing in Pakistan is a certified fraud. Influential groups, with the right links and connections, have obtained car making licenses under the garb of manufacturing. In fact these companies provide a big cover for imports, which are otherwise banned. Now these greedy car makers have been joined by the military government to rip the people off their money. A huge scandal in the making.
One Step at a time towards Sanity
Dear Readers:
With great care and hesitation, Pakistan is returning to a civilian polity, passing through a transition which is full of hiccups and handicaps, fears and trepidations. Yet one step at a time both the civil and military leadership is moving on. Civilians are gaining respect, Generals are losing much. But they mutually are building up some trust and confidence, hoping that neither side will jump the gun, praying that they achieve a stable working equation which could see this sensitive phase through and allows the country to restore its image and dignity in the world community.
In the last three years Pakistan has gained a lot, but has also lost a lot more. The world situation forced us to mend our ways. We responded positively. Then we lost our own domestic direction and went on a tangent losing track of our goals. Finally we have got back on the track, conditionally though. We have to keep moving.
From the media perspective we have to watch carefully how the balance is struck between the interests of the military junta and the demands of the civilian set up. In this context the one-on-one meeting between General Musharraf and new Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the Pindi boy, was of crucial importance. Rashid has to do a balancing act for a while, at least. But he has sharp antennae and he can manage.
On our part we are happy over the new set up. They also have to show grace.
Take Care
Shaheen Sehbai
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