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Pakistan’s former Chief Executive and President, General Pervez Musharraf (born on 11 August 1943)

A reluctant general, who was to be sacked while on a flight back home from Sri Lanka, took charge of Pakistan on October, 12, 1999.

It was alleged that when the Kargil war happened, there were documents which claimed

Pervez Musharraf’s unremitting energy, his diligent work and his appointment of capable people made him an outstanding leader.

Economic growth was possible from 2002 to 2008 because a strong government mobilized domestic resources and ensured that they were utilized productively.

Though a military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf brought in reforms that many a civilian ruler could not even think of.

For once Pakistan had a military ruler who was urbane and sophisticated and devoid of avarice as well as feudal and rural mores.

Pakistan has been able, sporadically, to infuse a momentary impact and presence in the American consciousness of the great treasure of the Pakistani cultural heritage and its vibrant contemporary reality.

Pakistan’s relations with the United States are changing in the new global environment.

Pakistan is a lost friend for the U.S., which must now move beyond a merely transactional relationship for future peace in the region.

It is time Pakistan and its leaders looked at themselves more closely before blaming other nations for their shortcomings.

Pakistan has all the potential to climb out of its worsening economic situation. What it needs is better governance.

Can Pakistan escape Sri Lanka’s fate? This is a question that is asked frequently these days. If Pakistan restructures its economy in a prudent manner, there will not be any kind of going the Sri Lanka way.

Pakistan must rationalise its economic policies now if it wishes to avoid the situation as Sri Lanka.

There is a threat of an economic meltdown in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The article analyses the external accounts of both countries.

Pakistan may eventually move towards some sanity in its politics.

Is Pakistan headed towards further chaos? The coming times are pregnant with possibilities.

The time has come about a deep re-think about which way Pakistan is headed.

Imran Khan should some flexibility and accommodation as an Opposition politician.

Come next general elections, Pakistan is headed towards another era of confusion.

The corrupt opposition got the better of an honest Imran Khan.

The USA has a long history of interventions and regime changes. Perhaps this is the secret of its success as a superpower.

Instead of chronicling events, efforts must be focused on knowing the underlying factors as well as recognising principal perpetrators who led to many foreign interventions in Pakistan.