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Pakistans army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and spymaster Zaheerul Islam are the only two from the country who have made it to a list led by US president, Pope Benedict XVI, Angela Merkel, Facebooks founder and other global leaders on Forbess ranking of the mightiest earthlings.
The American magazine placed Kayani on the 28th spot for controlling nuclear weapons and one of the worlds largest standing armies in an unstable country.
Kayani had earlier given a statement issued by the public relations wing of the Army that caused a stir in the news. He said: As a nation, Pakistan is passing through a critical phase.
Following Kayani is Inter-Services Intelligences (ISI) recently inducted chief, Zaheerul Islam.
The magazines 2012 list of the worlds most powerful people also features those who might raise an eyebrow or two: a Mexican drug baron, and the young leader of North Korea, a hermit state assailed for pursuing a nuclear program at the expense of feeding its very poor people.
Last years No. 2 on the list, Chinese President Hu Jintao, is among those who fell off the rankings altogether this time. In Hus case it is because hes on his way out of office.
The ranking features 71 names, a figure Forbes said it set as a cutoff because there are an estimated 7.1 billion people in the world and thus the ranking works out to one very heavy hitter for every 100 million people.
Kayani, Zaheerul Islam on Forbes Most Powerful People list – The Express Tribune
The American magazine placed Kayani on the 28th spot for controlling nuclear weapons and one of the worlds largest standing armies in an unstable country.
Kayani had earlier given a statement issued by the public relations wing of the Army that caused a stir in the news. He said: As a nation, Pakistan is passing through a critical phase.
Following Kayani is Inter-Services Intelligences (ISI) recently inducted chief, Zaheerul Islam.
The magazines 2012 list of the worlds most powerful people also features those who might raise an eyebrow or two: a Mexican drug baron, and the young leader of North Korea, a hermit state assailed for pursuing a nuclear program at the expense of feeding its very poor people.
Last years No. 2 on the list, Chinese President Hu Jintao, is among those who fell off the rankings altogether this time. In Hus case it is because hes on his way out of office.
The ranking features 71 names, a figure Forbes said it set as a cutoff because there are an estimated 7.1 billion people in the world and thus the ranking works out to one very heavy hitter for every 100 million people.
Kayani, Zaheerul Islam on Forbes Most Powerful People list – The Express Tribune
