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Previous question: In his speech, President Pervez Musharraf has announced a
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Best speech ever made by General Musharraf.
Whatever he said was absolutely true.
Sarosh Hamid
USA
President
Musharraf’s speech had its on internal dimensions but it is very clear that it
was aimed to cool down Indian aggression. A successful diplomatic speech and off
course a rare happening from the Pakistani side.
Mushtaque Rajpar
Karachi, Pakistan
No doubt, Pakistan really needs what President Musharraf had described.
Shakeel Mughal
Brasil
Well-done Mr. President. It was the best ever
decisions made by a true leader.
M. Nadeem Jadoon, Virginia
USA
This is the best speech ever. General Musharraf has
made the best decisions.
Khan Munir
Holland
I strongly believe that President Musharraf has
shown a great degree of courage in his speech. I believe that if all that he has
said is implemented in its true spirit.
Kanwal Jit Singh
Detroit, Michigan, USA
I strongly support President Musharraf for this
brave action. At last, we got what we always wanted.
Mehdi H. Amersy
London
President Musharraf has done the best for the
Pakistani nation at the moment.
Zakia
Karachi
President Musharraf is the only one who is sincere
to Pakistan and Pakistanis.
Salman Mahmood
Surrey, UK
Yes, he did the right thing.
Naveed Azam
New Jersey, USA
President Musharraf has made all the decisions in
the favour of Pakistan and to bring peace in South Asia.
Munawar Zavery
Toronto, Canada
President Gen. Musharraf has absolutely done
the right thing.
Muhammad Shabir Ejaz Magray
Abu Dhabi
General Musharraf took the very right and correct
step in the best interests of Pakistan.
Saleem Bin Shakoor
Michigan
President Musharraf’s speech was full of wisdom.
Our nation needs to rebuild itself.
Kashif Hussain Dar
Hong Kong
President has made the right decisions.
Rizwana Javed
North York Ontario Canada
President has done a great job.
Aman ullah
Boston MA
USA
A remarkable speech! It covers, Pakistan's past, present
and sets a vision for the future.
Haroon Riaz
Guangzhou, China
In my opinion, Mr Pervez Musharraf has delivered a great and
sincere message to the whole world.
Abid
Chaudhry
London
It was a good speech by President Musharraf.
Tanveer Alam
Toronto, Canada
I am very impressed by the steps taken by General
Musharraf.
Muhammad Omer Cheema
Lahore
Let us all support President Musharraf in making Pakistan a modern state.
M. A. Jami
Toronto, Canada
President’s speech was good and he took the right decisions.
Rehan Ahmed
Karachi, Pakistan
Very good decisions made by General Musharraf.
Shahid Ahmed Khan
Sharjah, UAE
Great speech by a man with foresight and courage!
Saleem Taj
USA
Well Done General Pervez Musharraf!
Malik Naveed Akram
Munich, Germany
In my opinion, this was a very foresighted and courageous speech.
Mehtab Khan
Montreal, Canada
President Musharraf has shown the best future for the people of Pakistan.
Muhammad
Shams-uz-Zaman
Jeddah-Saudi Arabia
Great job done by General Musharraf!
Zulfiqar
Hyderabad, India
I congratulate General Pervez Musharraf for a very
thoughtful, calculated and fully discussed action plan. The decisions are in the
best interest of Islam and Pakistan.
Sajid Sayed
London, England
Mr.
President is doing a great job for the betterment of his homeland as well as his
countrymen. I fully agree with him and wish him success in future.
M. Ayaz Iqbal
Karachi
President Musharraf has taken bold steps to eliminate religious terrorism. I
strongly support his policies. Time has come that Pakistan should re-construct
its internal and foreign policies keeping in mind that Islam is the source of
enormous strength for all of us.
Kamran Khan Yousufzai
Canada
President Musharraf is really a true Leader.
Shazia David
United Arab Emirates
I would like to welcome the decisions announced General Musharraf. God
bless Pakistan!
Shoaib Ahmed
Toronto
The President has indicated that our nation must follow a path of dignity,
self-esteem and virtuous behaviour as demanded by Allah and true
interpretation of Islam; it is evident from the speech that he is man of tremendous
insight and a great patriotic leader who cherishes the dream of a great and
powerful Pakistan at all levels.
Abdul
Wahid Iqnbal
Wales, UK
I agree President Musharraf said the right thing that we have enemies
among us, who are harming Pakistan more than any outsider.
Sami
USA
The best speech
ever!
Zulfi
USA
I appreciate President Musharraf's speech and ban on
the extremist groups. These groups had created a terrible situation in the
country. Heavily armed men collecting money in front of mosques and on
streets was the most horrible thing I have ever seen in my country.
Hamid
Singapore
General Musharraf has done the right by banning the extremist groups. We needed
this leader long ago. All our prayers are with him and his team.
A. Bajwa
Vancouver, Canada
I think
according to the current circumstances, President Musharraf’s decisions were
extremely necessary. I fully agree with him.
Khawaja Naveed Raza
USA
Great speech indeed!
Ahsan Bashir
USA, Chicago
President Musharraf has done and shown what no
other politician has done in recent or past history. The president has shown us
the rational approach to deal with the world and also to practice our values
without causing harm to others.
Mehboob Jafri
Toronto
President Musharraf has taken very brave and courageous steps for the benefit of
the people of Pakistan. I feel that religious schools should only promote
peace & harmony and not hatred.
Shahid Dar
London, UK
I congratulate President
Musharraf for his aims to reform the moral of our Nation and I hope that we will
see Pakistan as a modern and developed country in future.
Tahir Mahmood
Germany
Great speech by General Pervez
Musharraf!
Raza Mahmood Syed
New York
The
speech reflected whatever wrong was going on in our country in the name of
Islam.
Arif Siddiqui
Halifax, Canada
President Musharraf has set a bold national agenda for Pakistan. It may
place Pakistan on the path for becoming a tolerant and enlightened society as
envisioned by its founding leaders.
Ata Khan
USA
It is a step in the right direction.
Azmat Siddiqui
Toronto, Canada
I think these were the best possible decisions one
can make in these circumstances.
Shahzad Kiani
Albay, NY
Excellent speech by President Musharraf!
Ayesha Ali Ch.
Pakistan
It was good to hear President Musharraf’s speech
and he showed that how peaceful nations behave. He proved himself as a great
state leader. We are proud of him and are happy on his decisions.
Asif Ali
London, UK
President Musharraf’s speech is a landmark in Pakistan's history.
S. Amblee
Canada
Bravo, Mr. Musharraf!
Ayaz
Montreal,
Canada
I believe General Musharraf has a moderate, balanced approach which is the
crying
need of these times.
M. Farooq
Toronto, Canada
President Musharraf took the very right and correct step in the best interest of
Pakistan.
Saleem Bin Shakoor
Michigan
President Musharraf's speech shows the determination and sincerity he has for
our volatile country. By banning the so-called religious organizations he has
taken a firm step in the right direction, which no politician would have dared.
Ahmed Raza
United Kingdom
I think it was the great decision by President
Musharraf.
Kashif Rana
Italy
Excellent speech and very courageous decisions!
Farhan
New Jersey, USA
I'm really impressed with the President's speech. It's simply the best.
Ahsan A. Qizilbash
Oklahoma, USA
It is a bold step taken by President Musharraf.
A. H. Nasir
USA
I was very impressed by the speech of President Musharraf.
Syed Nasir Ahmad Gilani
Germany
I salute President Musharraf for taking these decisions.
Fahim Quadar
Toronto, Canada
A step in the right direction!
J. B. Sameer
New York, USA
President
Musharraf’s speech was marvelous speech. It has been the best, most positive,
straight to the point speech that I have ever heard from a fellow
Pakistani.
A. Iqbal
Virginia, USA
Well-done General Musharraf!
Tanvir
Sialkot, Pakistan
President Musharraf has absolutely done the right thing.
Syed Zaigham
Belgium
He is doing absolutely right things.
Imran Aslam
USA
President Musharraf’s speech was real perfect and
best for Pakistan.
Nuzhat
Tirmizi
USA
President Musharraf pointed out the right things and this is the best
decision keeping in view the present situation.
Omer Ahmed
Philadelphia
General Pervez is absolutely correct. I hope we can
realize the importance of
these steps & try to implement them at every level with honesty.
Haroon Awan
Canada
The way President has taken the decisions is really courageous.
Jalil Mughal
London
Very impressive speech! Banning extremist groups is a positive step towards
reforming Pakistani society.
Humaira Awan
Canada
President Musharraf is an excellent statesman and a
realistic leader. I hope and pray that he implements all his decisions.
Shamil Rehman
Oklahoma City, USA
I think it was an excellent speech by President
Musharraf.
Sohail Chughtai
USA
We must
help him out in accomplishing the goals.
Hamid Burney
Dallas, TX, USA
To outlaw a few religious extremist groups is the right decision at the right
time and in the right direction.
Arshad Hayat
London
I think this is the best possible decision one can
make in these circumstances. No doubt, President Musharraf has made the best
decisions in favour of Pakistan and has given the best future framework.
Shahida Azam
Canada, Toronto
The speech of President Pervez Musharraf was quite encouraging.
Hamed Sultan
Faisalabad
I'm sure that our President and his management are
working very hard for the bright future of Pakistan. In my point of view, he is
the first leader of Pakistan who is sincere to his nation after Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah & Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
Nadeem Malik
Helsinki, Finland
His leadership has given broader spectra of Islam and one can be sure of having
Pakistan in safe hands under the leadership of General Pervez Musharraf. May he
succeed to eliminate the sectarian issues in Pakistan!
Mohammad Ali Ahmed Siddiqui
Islamabad
No doubt, President Musharraf has made the best
decisions in the favour of Pakistan and the nation so far and it is also true
that some Jehadi Parties role is not good.
Alley, Kazim
Dammam, KSA
I fully agree to the decisions of President Musharraf. He has taken
really bold and positive steps. I hope General Musharraf’s speech should ease
the tensions between India and Pakistan. Secondly, Vajpayee should also react in
the same positive way as a responsible and mature person and start serious
discussions to resolve Kashmir issue.
Muhammed N. Hanif
Canada
I
fully agree to President’s views. I believe that the steps he announced
to
eliminate
sectarians
hatred
among the
Pakistanis
are
the best
options. The whole nation must take the advantage of present leadership and set
up an exemplary role. May Almighty Allah with His mercy protect our country!
Syed Yawar Hussain
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Our President has made the best decisions for the
sake of Pakistan.
Sajid
England
President Musharraf has absolutely done the right
thing.
Salahuddin Gul
Istanbul, Turkey
I think this was one of the best speeches of
President Pervez Musharraf.
Zahid Kareem
Japan
The President has done a marvelous job and I hope this
will continue as he said in his speech. I think these were the best possible
decisions one can make in these circumstances. No doubt, President Musharraf has
made the best decisions in the favor of Pakistan and the nation so far.
Irshad A Saeed
Saudi Arabia
This was by far the best speech ever given by a
Pakistani president. All the new reforms are in the best interest of the nation.
God bless our president and our country Pakistan!
Asad
USA
It was a great speech with a great vision. Extremism
has no place in Islam and should not have any place in Pakistan.
Ahmad Zubairi
MD
President Pervez Musharraf's decision of banning
five Islamic groups is definitely a move in the right direction. Shajia Ahmed
Toronto, Canada
The President has done a great job. He has said everything
right. It is shameful that we ourselves are harming out country. Banning the
religious groups is just right thing we were in need of.
Farah Naqvi
Multan
I thing President has done the right thing. May
Allah Almighty give him strength and courage to implement everything he said!
Shahzad Ahmad
Toronto, Canada
President Pervez Musharraf’s speech has totally
defeated India on the diplomatic front, Pakistan is very lucky to have a dynamic
leader like General Pervez Musharraf.
Iftakhar Latif
Assam, India
We are proud of our President Musharraf. He did the right thing.
Mohsin Raza
Karachi
President Musharraf has made the best decisions in the
favour of Pakistan. It is also very good to ban all Islamic parties who are
involved in any terrorist activities.
Waseem Ahmed Khan
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I
believe that the speech was well-balanced where General Pervez Musharraf has
introduced some stringent measures to curb the militancy in the country.
M. Zafar Iqbal
Doha, Qatar
This was a great speech and it was necessary to ban
such religious extremist groups which are responsible to create violence in the
country.
Erum Taufiq
Karachi, Pakistan
Now the time has come, India should also take steps to normalise the
situation in the South Asia so that both the countries can make breakthrough in
the upcoming era of competition for the generation ahead.
Ahmad Rizwan
Australia
It’s
nice to know the President has come up with his clear views. It’s good that he
is banning the religious terrorists like TJP and SSP.
Omar Akram
London
The
strength and integrity being shown to the world by Pakistan under such extreme
circumstances is incredible. What a profound future Pakistan must have in
the world and how Islam must prosper. Well done! President Musharraf.
Philip Gee
Australia
President Musharraf has made a very prudent, just and courageous decision and I
hope in the long run this will help bring harmony among the people of Pakistan
who were brain washed previously by uneducated so called
"mullahs" of various sects.
Irfan Zaidi
Stanford, CA, USA
President Musharraf has absolutely done the right
thing.
Mayur Navnitlal Ghandhi
India
It was a great speech by a man with foresight and courage. We need to see
this through all the way to make sure words get translated into actions.
Cleaning
our country of extremism is a virtue and a desired goal in itself, with or
without the approval of India or any other state.
Soltann
USA
I think this is the best possible decision one can
make in these circumstances. No doubt, President Musharraf has made the best
decisions in the favour of Pakistan and the nation so far.
Mahmood
President Musharraf has given the best future
framework for people of Pakistan.
Zahid
General Musharraf’s speech is the beginning of an Islamic Reformation as
dreamed originally by Mohammed Iqbal.
Roshan Lal Sharma
Dallas, TX, USA
This is the best speech from any Pakistani head of
the state. Everything what he said was true.
Rafique Rana
President Musharraf has set the ball rolling by banning so-called Jihadi
organizations. Now India must realize that it must also ban its own terrorist
activities in held Kashmir and inside India against the minorities especially
Muslims.
Jaffar
India
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