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What should be the agenda of President Pervez Musharraf's visit to America?
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I
think that General Musharraf should talk on formation of some kind of
Anti-Terrorist Act/Joint Union. Both countries should work on eliminating the
root-cause of Islamic fundamentalism in the country. On that front, I believe,
US should provide Pakistan with enough funds to upgrade its present police/ law
& order authorities. Pakistani Police should be dissolved and reorganized
according to modern needs using modern scientific/professional
skills/facilities. This would virtually wipe out not only terrorism but would
also help Pakistan establish a better law & order situation.
A.N Paul
Maryland, USA
President
Musharraf should listen to the world opinion on terrorism. Hence, his agenda
should be to get help from America and other countries in fighting a true fight
against terrorism. If Pakistan gets $ 2 billion or some trade agreements in it's
favor, it won't help unless it cleans itself internally. It may be just a stop
gap situation. I am Indian and I do not have anything against Pakistan. With
this in my mind I believe President Musharraf should not be asking any favor
other than the money spent on logistic support for the war.
Karishma
Delhi
President Musharraf should convince and must make it clear to the American
government and people that the Kashmiris are not terrorists and they are freedom
fighters and there is state terrorism going in held Kashmir. Furthermore, the
Kashmir issue should be solved by the UN resolutions.
America must return our money for F-16 fighter
planes and the remaining sanctions against Pakistan should be lifted.
Ruf Abubaker Siddiq
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
President Musharraf should:
1.
Ask US for assistance, aid, and help in Education, Medicine, infrastructure, and
Technological development. Process and information technology is a must.
2.
Ask the US government to arrest and repatriate the corrupt politicians, civil
and military elite because they know about the assets of these people in USA and
Europe.
Dr. Zafar A. Bokhari
Chicago, USA
Pakistan
should ask America to solve the Kashmir issue, ask for economical AID and give
us F-16 fighter planes.
Salim Sadruddin
Amsterdam, Holland
How US can help Mr. Musharraf wipe out Jihadi terrorism, and help Pakistan
Army leave governing business to freely elected politicians.
Nasah
USA
The agenda should include:
Syed R Ghani
Chicago, USA
In
my view, President Musharraf should discuss the following three issues:
1 - Terrorism
2
- Kashmir
3
- Economy
President should ask for trade rather than aid.
Although, EU has already granted more quotas and duty free access to Pakistani
textile goods into its territories, the US is yet to announce such initiatives
of allowing better market access. Such moves will bring in fresh investment in
the economy and create more job opportunities for the masses.
Sanaullah Abdullah
Karachi, Pakistan
President Musharraf's agenda should include:
Syed Ahmad Najaf
Holland
President Musharraf should talk on:
1. The issue of held Kashmir
2. The atrocities and human rights violations
in held Kashmir by India
3. The geographical and political importance of
Pakistan to USA
Syed Abdulhaq
East Amherst, NY
In my opinion, General Pervez Musharraf must have
two points in his agenda on the top of the list:
1. Kashmir issue
2. Improvement of our economical and business conditions
Rehana Hussain
President
Musharraf should try to convince America that the Mujahideen fighting are
freedom fighters and are not terrorists regardless whatever India say. He should
also bring a point about the current situation of Pakistan.
Barki
Buffalo, USA
President of Pakistan must get support/write off on:
1-Resolution of the Kashmir issue with India
2-Get all loans write off
3-Support in economic trade with the US
4-Delivary of F-16 fighter planes
5-Resolution of peace in the middle east
especially withdrawing of US forces from Saudi Arabia
6-Technology transfer to Pakistan
7-Investment in high-tech Industries in Pakistan
Mohammad Manzar Husain
USA
General
Musharraf needs to concentrate on educating existing political leaderships in
the country, which is the only way to progress for Pakistan.
Brijesh Patel
UK
Security of Pakistan should be at the top of agenda.
Masud Anwar
United Kingdom
President Musharraf should:
1. Convince the USA that
Pakistan will be free of all terrorists - both external and internal.
2. Seek help from America to make Pakistan a truly
democratic, secular and prosperous state.
3. Seek the presence of US personnel in Pakistan for
medium term to give him the strength and support to control the elements
that tend to subvert the peace in South East Asia.
Amal Mukhopadhyay
Germany
There are number of points
which can be included in the agenda:
1. If US want peace in the South Asian Region, then US mediation along with its
allies on the flashing point is a must.
2.
Due to the US Customs policies, Pakistani exporters are facing great
difficulties in clearing the goods within specified period of time. This
has not only let down Pakistani exporters, who had suffered heavy losses, but on
the other hand Pakistan also lost the foreign exchange, which was suppose to
receive after the sale proceeds.
3. There is a need to
enhance trade relations between the two countries and this can be done when both
the countries would exchange frequent trade delegations.
4. Issuance of US visa
from Consulate General of Karachi had been discontinued from March 1995. America
do not want to resume its visa service from Karachi, as generally it is believed
that this is due to "security reasons". After the September 11th
attacks on WTC and Pentagon, the security risk of issuing US visas from Karachi
seems to an irrelevant term. Thus, America should commence issuing visas from
its Consulate Office in Karachi, which will also boost US trade in Pakistan.
5. President Musharraf
should also take up the matter of detained Pakistanis, who are detained in
various US jails after the September 11th attacks.
Syed A. Mateen
Karachi, Pakistan
President Musharraf’s agenda should be:
Support US in resolving 53-year old Kashmir issue
War against Islam and humiliation of Palestine's people should stop
Take active role in finding a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
N. M. Abbasi
Lusaka, Zambia
During his visit to USA, President Musharraf should:
1.
Extensively give interview on TV and explain to the American public the true
nature of Kashmir struggle i.e. it is not a religious war, but a freedom
struggle by oppressed people, not unlike the America's freedom struggle against
the British;
2.
Appeal to the sense of justice and fair-play of the Americans
3.
Explain the brutalities and violation of rights of the Kashmiris by the Indians
4. Show
the geo-strategic and political importance of Pakistan to USA
All
Pakistanis and friends of Pakistan welcome the President and wish him success on
his tour!
Syed
Abdulhaq Kashmiri
NY, USA
President Musharraf should focus on:
1. US mediation on the Kashmir issue without which this issue will never be
resolved
2. Highly sophisticated defence supplies in view of
the recently made promises to India by the US
3. Economic packages instead of begging for
financial help
Moosa
Pervez
Mississauga, Canada
President Musharraf must focus on the Kashmir issue
and ask for America’s help like Pakistan helped America for taking stand
against terrorism.
Waqar Majoka
Toronto, Canada
During his visit, General Musharraf should:
1) force the US to withdraw its military and intelligence personnel from the
country because Pakistan is on its way to becoming another Saudi Arabia soon if
these people stay in our country
President
General Musharraf must concentrate on the following:
Mareea C
Detroit
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