Enigma of the Defence Budget

#33 Posted by shishapa on June 30, 2005 10:18:17 am

Re # 30

sadike,

Tere Baap ki amanat hai kya Chowk? Faltu dadagiri nahi chalegi, yeh Pakistan nahi hai.
Tameez say baat karna seekh.

#32 Posted by Netizen on June 30, 2005 9:54:25 am

Reading various posts, it seems normally a country has an army, whereas in Pakistan the army has a country.

#30 Posted by faisaluno on June 30, 2005 8:11:51 am

hey mohar, this is pakistan issue...retarded, ill-bred indians are not welcome here...kindly get the hell out.

#38 Posted by cayenne on June 30, 2005 11:57:17 am

Re: # 30

We`re poifectly matched then, you in-bred and devious, we ill-bred and retarded.Cousin??.

#31 Posted by mohar11 on June 30, 2005 9:42:02 am

Re: # 30 fais

Nah - I will stay. Democracy in pakiland will be good for people all around. The criminal enterprise called Paki Army have to be defanged .....

Also - by being a snake-pit of international terrorism - you pakis have partly lost your claim to sovereignity and your excuse for ``internal matters``. So now everybody should have a say in what goes on inside land of pure. You can blow your fuse - but there is nothing you can do about it now.

#29 Posted by mohar11 on June 30, 2005 7:43:37 am

This is why pakis are the way they are - ruled by tinpots. The lady wrote a good article on Paki Army`s shenanigans which is no secret. She may have got some numbers wrong - but her point is still valid. But look at how other pakis react - some accuse her as PPP stooge, some say she is didn`t do ``research`` ... some guy wants her to return ill-gotten divoce alimony.

May be all these allegations against her are true, that shouldn`t matter - pakis should overlook each other faults and be united for a greater cause and fight a greater evil, which is paki army. But no - instead, pakis just behave as pakis and shred each other. None of Ms Rehman did could be as damaging as what Paki Army has been doing all this time.

#27 Posted by cayenne on June 30, 2005 6:44:24 am

I`m a little antsy over the Indo-US defence pact.

India and US sign defence accord

Mr Mukherjee and Mr Rumsfeld signed the agreement
India and US have signed a 10-year agreement to strengthen defence ties between the two countries.
The landmark agreement will help facilitate joint weapons production, co-operation on missile defence and the transfer of technology.

Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signed the agreement.

Or maybe, india is the success story of the subcontinent and we`re the only ones who have the size, clout and resources to stand up to anybody in the region.So, the US wants to get in on the action and get a piece of the indian pie.How times are a changing?

#26 Posted by arjun_m on June 30, 2005 6:25:10 am

#15 by khamkhwa. on June 29, 2005 9:25pm PT

what was the rank you retired as.

His rank is captain...captain clueless...

He retired as the grand poohbah of everything under the sun.

#25 Posted by Zakkk on June 30, 2005 6:18:16 am

kudos to Ms Rehman on this article..she is an excellent writer and turned into an excellent MNA...if she focuses more effort into democratising her own party she`d win even more praise ..let (s)he without sin cast the first stone etc..anyway I believe the total net worth of the Fauji assets is at the level of $1.5 billion dollars!

#24 Posted by vagabond78 on June 30, 2005 1:53:37 am

#3 by HP

In India defence spending is handled by Defence Accounts Dept which falls under the Ministry of Defence. DAD is solely responsible for disbursing funds, salaries and pensions, maintaining accounts and conducting audits. Officers are completely civilian though they can avail benefits of military canteens for subsidised goods. Resident officers are also provided with army quarters within cantonment or military base. I wont say that there`s no corruption or financial misappropriation within DAD but the nature of the game is entirely unlike Pakistan`s.

#23 Posted by fnahmad on June 30, 2005 1:29:54 am

I totally agree with the writer. Pakistan army has destroyed every institution in the country. It has also hijacked the nation by taking self declared duty of scavenging every institution from corruption. No doubt it has taken shape of a mafia controlling not only almost all of the government institution but also many commercial ventures, while keeping itself immune from any kind of accountability or competition. In this way it is not only destroying the working structure of government sector but also depriving people of healthy competitive environment in the private commercial sector too. Every new move of the government is taking people further away from the dream of a free democratic culture. I will like to add some links that highlight the money-making activities of the army.

www.satribune.com/archives/oct7_13_02/LATIMES_story.htm
www.satribune.com/archives/sep23_29_02/P1_armylist.htm
www.msnbc.com/modules/new_battlefield/pakistan.asp
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4491541.stm
www.bm.com.np/bm/news/international.php?newsid=1838

#21 Posted by rumpus on June 30, 2005 12:42:23 am

i couldnt agree with Ms. Rehman more! However, it`s interesting to point out two facts here:
1) Ms. Rehman wouldnt be a parliamentarian had it not been for the Mush government`s ``womens` quota``.
2) Ms. Rehman`s ex-husband Bari Mian made a fortune on the submarine deal. Ms. Rehman`s divorce settlement was financed by her ex-husbands` fortune made on defence deals. If Ms. Rehman feels so strongly about shady defence deals maybe she should have returned that money to the public exchequer and put her money where her mouth is.

R.

#22 Posted by cayenne on June 30, 2005 1:03:27 am

Re: # 21

Oh!!.She`s that kind of pak woman.Well, at least she maintains her figure.Ever take a look at what we got in our parliament in India??.Frump would be a compliment, i say.The likes of Margaret Alva, Najma Heptullah,Mamta Banerjee,Sonia Gandhi,Renuka Choudhary...I rest my case.God bless them though, they`re real MP`s having won their seats through blood , sweat and tears.The only fairly decent looking woman MP in the 14th Lok Sabha is Ingrid Mcleod from Chattisgarh state.

#20 Posted by cayenne on June 30, 2005 12:29:07 am

She`s got nice legs.Pak has a parliament???.I`ll be darned.

#19 Posted by MantoLives on June 30, 2005 12:06:59 am

Sherry Rehman

Welcome to Chowk.

The rest...

... While I agree with the points raised by Godot... I must disagree with the ``conclusion`` drawn by others... PPP as a political force is not opposed to several of Musharraf`s initiatives... including the women`s seats... It is opposed to Musharraf`s backtracking on several issues including the uniform issue... I don`t see a contradiction between Sherry`s criticism of Musharraf and her membership of the parliament. An objection on this count is akin to saying South Asians shouldn`t have joined the legislatures under the British rule....

The real contradiction is in MMA`s stance which is opposed to women`s seats but still occupies them.

-YLH