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Please move this thread to pakistan Infrastructure and development thread.

This is pretty funny as the US is trying to instill their own media through the grassroots of Pakistan. The US have done this all the time. During the period of WWII and the Cold War they have used these so called media tools to change the mindsets of little children. An example would be "Looney...

‘NHA to get Rs1bn for construction of roads’ Sunday, April 10, 2011 ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division informed the Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Saturday that Rs1 billion would be released to the National Highway Authority (NHA) for the construction of roads in...

Didnt you guys do the same thing for the punjab regions in India. When the sikhs were calling for their own country. You made them into separate states, for strategical and economic reasons. Therefore we have the same right to do w/e with our state for strategic and economic reasons.

iIndia is actually doing pretty good compared to the huge population they have. My respect for u guys have gone from here_ to - :)

The only prblem is that many poor peole say that taxing them affects them :(

hopefully this will dwindle down as the world economy recovers :angel:

FBR and its importance express news By Farooq Tirmizi If the Federal Board of Revenue is to be successful in its drive against tax evasion, it must understand one simple fact: its job is not to be the business community’s friend. The FBR must be a businessman’s worst nightmare. It is a...

Imran i think is the only person that can unite and save this country

Yes we do have experience in building dams thats not the problem, the problem is that we have no money to fund the dam thus we have to resort to international funders or loans and pay them back later Yet no bank or country wants to give us loans because they have no confidence in us ( Rightly...

The reason why the US wants to come over is to make sure that there is NO CORRUPTION something that Pakistan is notorious for. And i know that the US and Pakistan dont have such a great relationship, but these loans are needed for infrastructure development - tarbela dam is about to rot because...

The problem with Balochistan and many other places with vital resources in them ex. (Thar coal) is that there is no infrastructure linking it with the rst of the country. I think there is a problem with pakistanis always dreaming to big, but forgetting to take the basic steps. 1. You have to...

Actually we built the Tarbela dam, so there is no question in construction quality. Yea shortage of funds is the biggest problem, but this dam will basically replace tarbela, or decrease the amount of water in tarbela, because Tarbela dam is desilting. I actually want to commend the US IF...

Karachi Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road to be completed by April 2012: Qaim our correspondent Thursday, March 31, 2011 Karachi The Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has said that roads play a vital role in the development and prosperity of any country, while the government is paying...

From Jang news Monday, March 28, 2011 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has completed a feasibility report of the Chaman-Qandahar railway track and it has now requested the World Bank to assist in the feasibility of the Peshawar-Jalalabad route. Director Planning Ministry of Railways...

This is from Jang News ! KARACHI: Gwadar Port plans to handle 125,000 tons of fertiliser during the current year, but the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is creating hurdles for the port, an official said on Thursday. “The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is creating problems for the...

Wow that was a dumb statement, i live in the US and the Afghan War has affected me and my fellow Americans bad. Why are we spending our tax money in a war we'll never win when we can invest it in our own economy and create jobs:hitwall:

Yes he was secular, and his idol was ataturk (secular). If only Jinnah lived for a couple of years more post independence, than Pakistan would have been at a better path than being taken over by these corrupt politicians.

@Muse Yes i also agree that its tragic what the US has made of its self On the issue of Afghanistan i really dont think there is a way of solving the solution, once the US leaves it is true that it might go back to its roots the taliban, because no one like someone to invade their country...

@ Muse I wasnt saying what the US is doing is morally right, but I'm saying in a business perspective that what the US is doing is good. We can and have said all the bad things of what the US is doing, and i will agree with a lot of them, but I'm just trying to state the positive aspect of...