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My concern is that - what industry Libya managed to develop despite Oil wealth? Did they become hub of science and technology? Did they become a manufacturing powerhouse? Did they built good and world class universities? Did they produced magnificent patents? No, all they did was using Oil wealth, that's all. That can't be the standard of development.There are other things like free electricity and free water delivered by the world's largest irrigation system called The Great Man Made River which had thousands of kilometers of concrete pipelines delivering ancient fresh water from under the desert sands to the cities.
You see the Libyan wealth was a direct result of Oil export and only Oil exports, what else did they exported other than oil? There's not much to be replicated or followed by a non-oil rich country. Supporting revolutions is a old and continuing technique to solidify international support, even Israel supports Kurds against Turks, Iraqis, Azerbaijani against Iran etc. That says nothing about your own country's model.And Libya's wealth and influence was not only supporting Libyans but was also supporting liberation movements across the world, like the FARC of Columbia and IRA in Britain. Libya, actually Gaddafi, had the idea of creating a United States of Africa. There was some progress towards creating a common fund bank for Africa and a new currency called Gold Dinar for all Muslim-majority countries.
That's a farce, Gaddafi was effectively the head of state, he had all the control over economic, diplomatic and military resources of Libya. He killed dissidents with his orders.The Libyan Jamahiriya was a Direct Democracy Socialism system in which there was no President or Prime Minister
The reasons maybe political like not aligning with US, supporting rebels in ally countries but Jamhirriya had nothing for non-oil exporting countries, Heck even oil rich gulf is doing fine, even they don't need Jamhiriya after all.There are a quite a few reasons why NATO wanted Gaddafi removed and the Jamahiriya destroyed. Oil is not the main issue.
@Nilgiri I did not understand your cryptic warning/caution. by any chance is this what you meant?
Hi guys.
I have a question regarding a corrupt branch of Pakistan Army and its officer in it. I believe its called MLC, i could be wrong. But its where they acquire land for the officer housings and for other purposes.
My mother bought a plot along with two of my aunts near Gulistan-e- Jauhar, Karachi (near a railway line) some time ago. Now the army is claiming the land belongs to them which isn't true.
They did the same thing with both of my aunts in order to get some "rishwat" out of them but they took it to the court and won. They both have houses built over there now.
Our plot is in the same street and we have a case in court for the last three and a half years now. One of their lawyers doesn't show up each time and the case gets stalled. Our courts are also corrupt that instead of just making a decision based on constant "no show" they keep adding more dates. We don't live in Pakistan so we have to ask our uncle to go each time.
One of my cousin's colleague knows someone higher up in the army, he talked to them and guess what their response was...."if you brings us a large sum of money that we can also distribute it to higher ups, we will provide you with NOC." They also said that we would have to close the court case and basically accept defeat!
I don't give a **** about money, i sent 5 lakh for zakat in the neighborhood we used to live in (landhi) just now. Us overseas pakistani feed these haram khors and this is how they treat us. I will not give them a fucking cent.
Does anyone know where i can file a formal complaint agaisnt them?
Thanks in advance.
same shit happened to my land lord he had 10 acres land in outskirts of karachi and then retired army major occupied the land but that guy was financially strong he went to the court and after fighting the case for 3-4 years courts ordered army guy to give him back the land or give him land of same value in karachi and court will supervise all the procedure of land transfer and few months back he finally go 10 acres in same area!@newb3e can probably help you maybe.
same shit happened to my land lord he had 10 acres land in outskirts of karachi and then retired army major occupied the land but that guy was financially strong he went to the court and after fighting the case for 3-4 years courts ordered army guy to give him back the land or give him land of same value in karachi and court will supervise all the procedure of land transfer and few months back he finally go 10 acres in same area!
our army has this issue and because of this corruption they protect ahole politicians and then the whole system gets fked up!
many such cases i know of thats the sad reality of Karachi it has become a mafia paradise be it armed forces or political backed mafias! and they are all connected! not the whole army is corrupt but there are some and to protect few the whole system is raped!I just know you were in the know too, because you got whole bunch negative ratings bringing it up.
Thats what Democracy is. Opposition forced PMLN to take the issue to the parliament. Our Liberal Brigade was highly against such act. Tow Major sects Shia and Barelvis were against such decision too.Nawaz Sharif owns (and should own) every decision made during his government, just like Imran Khan owns (and should own) every decision made during his government.
I know it sounds simplistic, but that is how I view it. If you're going to run for, and win, the highest elected office in the land, have the courage and values to take responsibility for what happens under your watch .... or just resign.