:) on Kanwal's commets ... Shoaib, the right dua is maybe like may Allah send us a Good, effcicent, loyal and faithful PRESIDENT ... please do not pray for the leader... every body is a leader here in Pakistan we are leader rich country :)
may Allah Bestow his blessings... Regards, ZH On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Shoaib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > let us all pray in this holy month that asif zardari turns out to be a > good leader and that our country can progress and be a land of peace, ameen. > he has got a chance so let us all wait and see and bear with patience and > prayer. > > > ------------------------------ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ankahi:716] Re: ASIF ZARDARI > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:16:27 +0000 > > > ASTAGHFIRULLAHHHH > > Ramzan main kis ka naam subject main likh diya :S > > > > ------------------------------ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ankahi:713] ASIF ZARDARI > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:35:43 +0000 > > > > Mr. Asif Zardari, the co-chairman of the Peoples Party (PPP), is eyeing the > top slot of President. With the numbers game is still on, we believe he will > be elected as president of the country with the support of small parties in > center and provinces. If elected, he will be one of the powerful leaders in > the history of Pakistan having majority in both upper and lower house of the > parliament. Mr. Zardari will be lynchpin behind key economic decision > making. Previously, he enjoyed nearly a whiz-kid style role during late > Benazir Bhutto led PPP administration in mid nineties which was marred by > misrule and financial crisis. That government was later on sacked by PPP's > own appointed president given erosion in foreign exchange reserves and > ailing state owned financial sector. > > The only problem one can see would be his soaring relationship with PML (N) > leader Mr. Nawaz Sharif, who is controlling all powerful Punjab provincial > government. But we also expect Mr. Sharif to forget decade old differences > and collectively work for a common goal to bring the country out of the > present economic meltdown. > > Zardari – emerging as a king maker > > With the sad demise of Benazir Bhutto, Mr. Zardari has made a political > comeback and now we see him to be an all powerful leader who could easily > remove bottlenecks such as bureaucratic hurdles to bring economy back on > track. With his election on September 6, 2008, all political upheavals would > nearly die down thus lending him an opportunity to perform with ease. > > Mr. Zardari is becoming president at a time when, Pakistan Army has > conducted successful operations in the tribal belt and nearly thwarted > unwanted militants. We see this to be a good omen since army is backing > democratic led set in up holding writ of the state in some of the turbulent > areas adjacent to restive Afghanistan which is vital for Mr. Zardari's > success as an economic deliverer for Pakistan. > > Mr. Zardari is also mending fences with battling lawyers' community by > reappointing judges and we predict judicial crisis to come to a logical end. > > > > > A cursory look at the past record > > Some of the finer points of the previous PPP led era were opening up of > Pakistan market for foreign investors especially FDI flows in the power > sector. The era coincided with President Clinton led US administration who's > energy secretary Ms. Hazel O' Leary played a pivotal role in launching many > heating oil fired power projects. Overall we saw Independent Power Producers > (IPP's) added 4,000 MW to the national grid. Moreover, a hydro power based > Ghazi Barotha project was also started having a generation capacity of 3,000 > MW. We see these projects were part of the major supply side program to > enhance productivity. However, that government could not come out of fiscal > constraints and also marred by serious allegations of financial misrule. > > Relationship with US is vital > > We see Mr. Zardari to be fortunate given strong chances of Democrats coming > back in the White House in November 2008 presidential elections. Recently, > presidential nominee Mr. Barak Obama supported bill to double Pakistan's > economic assistance whereas vice presidential nominee Mr. Joseph Biden is an > expert on foreign relations and close to Pakistanis. Moreover, we expect > secretary of state in waiting Mr. John Kerry has toured Pakistan during Feb > 2008 elections and praised Pakistan's transitional democracy. Mr. Zardari > and his rusty economic advisors would be looking towards Democrats led US > administration for supply side bale out plans especially investments in > energy sector such coal, oil and gas and electricity generation. > > Challenges – economy needs strong political leadership > > Mr. Zardari's success would depend on visionary advisors who could provide > long term solutions to Pakistan's sagging economy rather resorting to > deficit finance. We see growth in agriculture is faltering (y-o-y 1.5% > growth whereas crops are showing negative growth of 1% which we feel is the > chief reason besides rise in global commodity prices behind Pakistan's > runaway inflation (July CPI: 24%). > > Pakistan's twin deficit is almost 15% of GDP whereas Rupee is loosing its > luster against greenback almost every day given lack of foreign inflows. > Pakistan's capital markets have lost more than 50% of the market > capitalization wherein foreign portfolio investors are jittery on Pakistan's > future outlook. We see Mr. Zardari's present economic team is incapacitated > to deal with these surmounting problems. However, now country seems to have > prospects of stable political future after September 6, 2008 presidential > elections given strong chances of Mr. Zardari elevating power. We see unity > of command in Zardari's hand thus giving him chance to really perform and > implement at least his touted pro-poor agenda. > > Given this prognosis, we see Mr. Zardari to play pivotal role in dispelling > foreign portfolio investors fear of some sort of economic meltdown in the > making. > > > ------------------------------ > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces. It's easy! Try > it!<http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us> > </html > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Loose Ends Pakistan" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/looseendspakistan?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
