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No 12, Oct 07-13, 2002 | ISSN:1684-2075 | satribune.com
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By Mohammad Shehzad
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By M. Malkham MANGLA: As President
Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the |
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ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON:
Every body in Islamabad is now ready to reveal some scandal about
the present military government as the psychological barrier was
broken by the Motorway Scandal involving the "Mr Two Percent"
of the Musharraf Government. New scams have now been revealed
including one involving the so-called "Nephew" who forced
the honest chief of Accountability Bureau, Lt Gen Amjad, out of
office and gave a lucrative contract to the Canadians, thanks
to the Big Boss. There is also some talk of a Voodoo Video of
U NO HOO.
Pakistan Navy, Admiral Fasih Bokhari suddenly resign on Oct 5,
1999, just a week before the Musharraf Coup against an elected
Prime Minister? The retired Admiral has given the answer himself.
He knew about the Coup Plans and did not want to be a part of
these "Dirty Games", he disclosed to South Asia Tribune
last week.
project
of raising the height of Mangla Dam last week, hundreds of people
were protesting in the streets of Mirpur City against the decision.
Streets were cordoned off, tyres were burning, police lathi charged
several times and several persons were injured. But the Pakistani
media ignored these protests as if nothing happened, or was not
important. SA Tribune has an eye-witness report and some pictures.
son
Bilal had started criticizing Nawaz Sharif weeks before his Dad
took over in 1999. This talented son has all the ingredients of
becoming another Gohar Ayub Khan, Ejaz ul Haq and Humayun Akhtar,
with all the money left by the Dads, with nothing to worry about
and with politics as their new profession. And he has views which
will send shivers down many spines.
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.
This is a story of how double standards are followed, when counting losses and writing them off, without accountability. Pakistan Ordnance Factory imports defective artillery shells, to help someone, worth millions. When caught the losses are simply written off. The importers and exporters enjoy their loot and no one asks them any question. It is not like this when civilians are involved.
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 manfacturing. In fact these companies provide a big cover for imports, which are otherwise banned. Now thesegreedy car makers have been joined by the military government to rip the people off their money. A huge scandal in the making.
People pick up courage to expose
Dear Readers:
The promised transition to civilian rule is just round the corner and as the D-Day gets closer, the suppressed anger among many who are opposed to military rule is seeking avenues of expression. So are those getting restless who have seen a lot of wrong doing in the three years of General Pervez Musharraf. They are now gathering the strength to come out and speak. As result of these transitions, more and more scandals are coming to light. We have already talked about the Rs 25 billion Golf Course, the Rs 7 billion Motorway involving a Mr 2 Per Cent, the Rs 1 billion EOBI scam which took Omar Asghar Khan’s life, the nepotism and favoritism shown in privatization of key assets. Now we are hearing how NAB, the engine of Accountability which turned into the vehicle of persecution, was itself ripped apart as result of another Rs 4 billion Telephone Contracts scandal, officially brushed under the carpet on Presidential orders. These are not good signs, but in a way, they are. People should speak out and they are.
On the Investigative side the debate
just beginning about whether the Oct 12, 1999 coup was sudden and spontaneous
and how it was planned well in advance. This debate is going to add
a lot of substance to the political discussion after the elections.
The evidence given by former Navy Chief Admiral Fasih Bokhari is damning.
Signs are also visible in the writings of Bilal Musharraf that something
was cooking much ahead of the coup date. It is rare that any son of
the Army Chief would publicly criticize the Prime Minister, who is the
appointing and dismissing authority of his father. So exciting times
are ahead. Enjoy.
Shaheen Sehbai
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