On Apr 24, 10:17 am, MohaMad Ashghar <MS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Paki javediqbalkaleem wrote:
>
> [The US government has expressed its displeasure over release of old
TNSM
> leader, Soofi Muhammad, after many years of imprisonment. Firstly it is
no=
ne of
> America's business whom we imprision and who we set free. Secondly it
does=
not
> make any sense as to why US hates so much a weak and fragile old man in
hi=
s
> seventies.]
>
Javed Iqbal Kaleem is merely posturing. Beggars cannot be choosers.
Pakistan's ruling elite is now so dependent on foreign aid to live up,
that it has to be perpetually in kowtow. It is quite meaningless of
Javed Iqbal Kaleem to pretend otherwise and complain about "Unwanted
and Unacceptable US intervention in Pakistani Affairs".
Pakistan is among nations that have a significantly high foreign aid
to GDP ratio:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_aid_as_of_gdp-economy-aid-as-of-gdp
According to figures at above website, Pakistan receives foreign aid
that is a whopping 1.1% of its GDP.
The rot started from the 1950s when it joined CENTO and SEATO in the
hope of brown-nosing its way into more aid. Pretty soon, like a drug
addict, Pakistan got hooked to foreign aid just to survive. Be it
"Field Marshal" Ayub Khan or Generals Yahya Kha, Zia ul Huq or Pervez
Musharraf, they were all into craftily ingratiating themselves to rich
nations for the purpose of extracting foreign aid. And needless to
say, the bulk of the aid flowed into the coffers of military and the
fauji organizations.
In fact, Pakistan's ruling elite has now become extremely crafty for
the purpose of extracting foreign aid. On one hand, it promises
cooperation against war on terror to aid donors. On the other hand,
they maintain relations with terrorist outfits on the sly.
Beggars cannot be choosers. Pakistan's ruling elite is now so
dependent on foreign aid to live up, that it has to be perpetually in
kowtow. It is quite meaningless of Javed Iqbal Kaleem to pretend
otherwise.
>
> Comment: The answer to the first question is: stop begging for alms
[khair=
at]
> from the United States and then you can ask it not to interfere in the
dir=
ty
> affairs of your [napak] country. Can you do it? If you can't, then stop
wh=
ining
> against the very country that has been keeping you alive with its alms!
>
> The answer to the second question is: the demon of Islam continues to
live=
till
> the death of its victims. In many cases, it continues to live even after
t=
he
> death of its carriers. We can find this in case of MuhaMad; though he
died=
a
> long time ago, yet it continues to afflict over 1.5 billion souls on
earth=
..
>
> Therefore, even an old Muslim man of seventy can be a danger to the
peace =
of the
> world. That is why the US and all the sensible people of the world are
war=
y of
> the known Islamists, including this man called Soofi!
>
> Regards,
> MohaMad Ashghar
>
> > Pakistan is being offered alms by USA and in return USA is asking it
> > to become a peaceful, democratic nation. Beggars can't be choosers. As
> > the alms-giver, USA does have the right to dictate terms, especially
> > if it will advance the war against terrorism:
>
>
>http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-02/2008-02-19-voa32.cfm?C...
>
> > Voice Of America
> > 19 February 2008
>
> > US Senator Proposes Massive Increase in Foreign Aid to Pakistan
> > By Meredith Buel
> > Islamabad
>
> > An influential member of the U.S. Congress, Senator Joseph Biden, is
> > proposing a massive increase in non-military financial aid to
> > Pakistan. =A0Senator Biden made the proposal during a news conference
in=
> > Islamabad and VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details.
>
> > Senator Biden, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
> > Committee, says he believes Pakistan has taken an im****tant step on
> > the road to democracy with this week's parliamentary elections.
>
> > Senator Biden called the election, which resulted in a major defeat
> > for parties sup****ting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, credible
> > and reflecting the will of the country's moderate majority.
>
> > Biden said the new government of Pakistan should enjoy what he called
> > "a democracy dividend."
>
> > "I believe, I am speaking only for myself now, that we should be
> > tripling our non-military assistance," he said. =A0"We should sustain
> > that commitment for a 10-year period. =A0We should be focused on
helping=
> > you build schools and roads and health care centers and dealing with
> > the infrastructure of the entire country."
>
> > Currently the United States gives Pakistan $500 million in non-
> > military aid per year. =A0So under Senator Biden's proposal that
figure
> > would jump to $1.5 billion.
>
> > This would be in addition to the billions of dollars in American aid
> > given to Pakistan's army to fight al-Qaida and Taliban-linked
> > militants on the country's border with Afghanistan.
>
> > Before the election, Senator Biden said the United States should cut
> > military aid to Pakistan if the polls were rigged.
>
> > Senator Biden traveled to Pakistan to observe the election with two
> > other members of the Senate, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel.
>
> > The three met with President Musharraf and Senator Kerry described Mr.
> > Musharraf's reaction to the election results.
>
> > "He made it clear to us that he looks forward to working with the
> > other parties," he said. =A0"He expects the new prime minister and the
> > new government to govern. =A0He said he would respect the power of
that
> > prime minister in the new government."
>
> > President Musharraf has been a key U.S. ally in the war on terror, but
> > Senator Biden suggested it is time to broaden American foreign
> > policy.
>
> > "This is an op****tunity for us to move from a policy that has been
> > focused on a personality to one based upon an entire people and a move
> > to a genuine Pakistani policy," he added.
>
> > Senator Biden says it is time for Pakistani leaders to focus on the
> > future, restore constitutional order, insure a free media and an
> > independent judiciary.
>
Javed Iqbal Kaleem wrote:
>
> I write for my nation. The people of Islam wherever they live. Indian
> Hindus or the lackeys of colonialism have no business with my
> writings. But they are in the habit of poking their dirty nose in our
> internal affairs. Indian Prime Ministers =A0MM Singh, Bajpai, Narsimha
> Rao and their predecessors have been licking the toes of USA for
> aids and Grants. Pakistan has unlimited resources and efficient
> manpower. So our youth can earn =A0virtually unlimited amount from open
> world markets. Plus we are given a priority in the Oil rich middle
> east. Only this year =A0expatriate Pakistanis remitted over =A06 Billion
> US dollars. Our garment and textile ex****ts can earn over 10 Billion
> US $ and we can get Oil at special price or we can barter oil for our
> unlimited agriculture produce. Unlike India we are NOT required to
> beg. So let us be on our own and reject American peanuts right away
> and =A0bring peace and tranquility back to beautiful Swat valley and
> rest of the country.
>
> Javed Iqbal Kaleem
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