This is very true indeed, I also learned most about Baluchistans untapped natural resources during Musharrf's regime.
As I remember, Musharraf regime started to explore Baluchistan never done in history.
Although the most visible is Gawadar and Sandak but in between there were always small news kept popping up of discover of gas and oil in main land and deep sea.
Pakistani Saindak Copper Mine Resumes Production
Actually, recently I read an article about Baluchistan's natural resources and was stunned to know of untapped wealth. At the moment I don't have it but I will try to put some thing similar.
I also remember one big discovery of good quality copper expected to be world's second biggest copper reserves.
PAKISTAN: Development plans for proposed $1,000,000,000 copper/gold mine project, TETHYAN COPPER CO. LTD. (TCC) [Australia] - Order #: 051103. | WWP: Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion | Find Articles at BNET.com
Present copper prices are around 7400USD/ton and ever increasing.
As you see gold was also found and as we today gold prices stands at record high price.
The point is all this massive resource potential was previously inaccessible due to the impotency of political regimes against few foreign supported Sardars.
Ayub, Zia and Musharraf all had the same intelligence and tackled this foreign infiltration in their capacity and threat perception.
Now question is why this threat emerged bigger than perception in Musharrafs regime?
where as Musharraf was developing Baluchistan!
All such projects were smoothly running till very recently, till the agitational democrazy movement run by exiled political hypocrites.
We all know how the return of those political bandits were organized.
Sharif, being offered amnesty in UK from where he endorsed all the judicial agitation, incl. rebuffing Pakmilitary for killing of foreign militants in lal Mosque and later Bhagwandas reinstating the CJ who pushed the release of al-qaeeda puppets. Infect CJ was re-instated for a very important job and that was to release the al-qaeeda captives.
Was there some deep-seated catch of low profile among the arrested?
Sharif, who convicted Mrs. 10% during his rule, suddenly recognized her as a guide and she embraced him with no grievances from past and joined in with other religious and nationalist parties, compounding street agitation.
Who cooked such an impossible deal?
Mrs.10% (miss loud mouth, famous for her reprisal remarks about Pakistan) won her return and she predictably led the agitation, even in defiance to security warnings for her life.
What made her so sure that al-qaeeda will be friendly to her?
Same goes with Sharif, who did not heed to his guarantors and went on to destabilize Pakistan despite the bombing series, which commenced with the announcement of foreign observers.
Does it not look like delibirate attempt to undermine forth comming elections?
Media only shooting at Musharraf but never a single live interview of a man who was living in UK or asking BB as to why she did not fight with terrorists when she was premier and why is she so hypocrite. Where as irony remains, she her self was being blamed for orchestring terrorism to victimize her political rivals in Sindh and Punjab.
Who forced Musharraf to bring back those corrupt, convicted and anti state elements?
Musharraf always said that his approach to fight terrorism is multiprong i.e. poverty alivation, reduction in unemployment and empowerment of under cherished segments of society.
He was clearly on the right track to tackle extremism from its bud.
Some how a nexus of media, al-qaeeda, local players, HR organizations and some foreign officials all got together against one man. Taking their shoots periodically, in parallel.
Why this nexus is raise no worries?
Does war on terror has any meaning in presence of such nexuses?
India require Energy to run European industry because polluting European air is not allowed and enslaving Pakistan's human resource by allianating them from the outer world.
So far, I see no reason why to halt attempts to destabalize Pakistan.
Rahul, was only promoted (as seceratary general of congress) when he reassured the masses of his adamant resolve.
Persuade would be more appropirate at this moment?
As of today, I smell changes going on behind the curtain.
Just before Singh's visit to China. Suddenly one of NSG (in a surprise move) denied sales of Uranium to India, next day India accepted Chinas right over Taiwan in a trade off which can be easily vetoed by US.
I guess some thing has happened since the death of BB (US appointed). It seems India made this folly of her assassination under the assumption that it will only help to push Musharraf and Pakistan further towards the cliff.
Apparently, Uncle Sam is not happy and seems it does escalated and some muscle show followed.
I wonder if todays news (training of troops and aid) in favor of Pakistan are also a muscle show off from uncle.
Their belief is based on their experience and analysis.
IMO, At the end it all depends how strong our military grow.
Display of BBs die hard support definitely gives the impression that they will do any thing for her.
I agree, Muslims should have peace with Israel and particularly Pakistanis should only look for their own interests.
True, Indeed.
Ameen..