Lahore, Jan 28 : Former President Pervez Musharraf has branded South Asia as "one of the most volatile regions in the world," and called on US President Barack Obama to address the root causes of problems in the region and force Pakistan and India to resolve their political differences.
A report by the Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Musharraf as saying at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute that Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are "the focal point in the world today."
Islamabad, Jan 27 : Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf's camp office spent Rs. 161.41 million from September 2, 2002 till his resignation in 2008, said the minister in charge of the President's Secretariat.
Musharraf was using a building adjacent to the Army House in Rawalpindi for the purpose, the Daily Times reported.
The former president is still using the Army House as his residence, the minister told the National Assembly in writing on Monday during the Question Hour.
Philadelphia, Jan 27 : Former President Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to pressurize India and Pakistan to resolve all longstanding issues including the Kashmir dispute.
Speaking at the Franklin Institute, Musharraf was of the view that Kashmir and other disputes between both archrivals were the root cause of extremism in the region.
"Radicalism can never be abolished from the region until the resolution of Kashmir dispute and other differences between India and Pakistan," he said.
Washington, Jan. 24: After long deniying that terrorist camps in Pakistan exists, the former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan does have areas which provide safe havens to militants.
According to the News, Musharraf said that the Al-Qaeda is operating from remote areas in Pakistan, and due to the difficult geographical conditions in the region it is very difficult for the security forces to dismantle the camps.
Islamabad, Jan 21 : A hefty amount of Rs 281 million from the funds of district governments was spent on former president Pervez Musharraf's 32 visits to Pakistan's Punjab province during his last three years 2005-07 in office.
During this period, the then Punjab Chief Minister's visits cost the public exchequer Rs 36.78 million.
However, a sum of just Rs 1.277 million was spent on the trips of the then Prime Minister. Being a technocrat and least interested in politics, he was not keen to pay too many visits to the state.
Islamabad, Jan 16 : The PPP-led government may have publicly criticized former President Musharraf for the present financial mess, but in its official documents, it has reportedly appreciated the economic policies of the previous regime as they served as a strong base for seeking loans from multilateral donors and friends of Pakistan.
To public, the PPP-led coalition partners have been blaming the Musharraf regime in public speeches for fudging economic figures to paint a rosy picture.
Lahore, Jan 28 : Former President Pervez Musharraf has branded South Asia as "one of the most volatile regions in the world," and called on US President Barack Obama to address the root causes of problems in the region and force Pakistan and India to resolve their political differences.
Islamabad, Jan 27 : Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf's camp office spent Rs. 161.41 million from September 2, 2002 till his resignation in 2008, said the minister in charge of the President's Secretariat.
Washington, Jan. 24: After long deniying that terrorist camps in Pakistan exists, the former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan does have areas which provide safe havens to militants.
Islamabad, Jan 16 : The PPP-led government may have publicly criticized former President Musharraf for the present financial mess, but in its official documents, it has reportedly appreciated the economic policies of the previous regime as they served as a strong base for seeking loans from multilateral donors and friends of Pakistan.
