1. According to the Economic
Survey 2005, poverty in Pakistan in 2001 was 34.46%. And now, after 7-8 years of
Musharraf, poverty in 2005 was 23.9%. Thus, poverty DECREASED by 10.56%.
Overall, 12 million people have been pushed out of Poverty in 2001 – 2005!
2. Literacy rate in Pakistan has increased from 45% (in 2002) to 53% (in 2005).
Education now receives 4% of GDP and English has been introduced as a compulsory
subject from grade 1.
3. Nov 2006: President Musharraf said that Pakistan will set up Nine Engineering
World Class Science and Technology Federal Universities by 2008 with foreign
assistance. He said the institutions of higher learning would be established in
collaboration with Italy, South Korea, Japan, France, Sweden, Netherlands,
Germany, Austria and China. The Cost of building these Universities will be over
Rs 96.5 billion.
The Vice Chancellors, Heads of department, Professors and Faculty of the planned
university will be from these foreign Universities, while the examination
system, the quality assurance followed, as well as the Degree awarded will also
be from these foreign Universities.
4. In 1999-2000 there were 31 Public Universities. Now 2005-2006 there are
49Public Universities.
Air University (established 2002); Institute of Space technology, ISB
(established 2002); Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta (established
2004); University of Science & Technology, Bannu (established 2005); University
of Hazara (founded 2002); Malakand university, Chakdara (established 2002);
Karakurum International university, Gilgit (established 2002); University of
Gujrat (established 2004); Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore (established
2002); Sarhad University of IT, Peshawar (established 2001); etc.
5. 6-member delegation of Australian Department of Education, Science &
Technology and AusAID, visited Pakistan on the request of PM Shaukat Aziz in
order to help Pakistan in its efforts to realign its TVET (Technical and
Vocational Education and Training) according to the market needs. Chairman
NAVTEC, Altaf Saleem, informed the delegation about NAVTEC plans to increase the
capacity to train one million people annually by 2010 from the present annual
capacity of 320,000.
6. President Musharraf inaugurated an 18 Mega Watt Naltar hydro power project,
of over Rs. 1.36 billion. The project was completed in four years at Naltar near
Gilgit.
7. GILGIT: President Musharraf inaugurated the dry port in the border town of
Sust, 200 km north of Gilgit. The Dry port, a Pakistan-China joint venture, was
built in 2004 at a cost of Rs90 million, on a height of 10,000-foot.
8. Dec 2006: President Musharraf said that many canals, including the Thal and
Raini canals, were being constructed for better utilization of the available
water. He said Rs66 billion was being spent on the brick-lining of 87,000 canals
in the country, adding that 6,000 new canals would be brick-lined next year.
9. President Musharraf recently inaugurated the Mirani Dam. Mirani Dam in Kech
area of Mekran district, with a catchment area of 12,000 square kilometer, has
been built in four years at a cost of Rs6 billion which includes Rs1.5 billion
in compensation to the affected people. It will have a storage capacity of over
300,000 million acre feet of water.
10. The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector of Pakistan has attracted over Rs 70
billion investments during the last five years as a result of liberal and
encouraging policies of the government. Presently, some 1,765 CNG stations are
operating in the country, in 85 cities and towns, and 1000 more would be set-up
in the next three years. It has provided employment for 30,000 people in the
country.
11. Former corrupt and incompetent Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, made only one
motorway – M2 (Lahore – Islamabad). Under Musharraf 6 motorways are either
completed or under construction:
•M1 (Islamabad to Peshawar) – (Rs.13 bn) – [155 km] – (started 2003 – Completed
Oct 2007)
•M3 (Pindi to Faisalabad) – (Rs.5.6 bn) – [53 km] – (started 2002 – Completed
2004)
•M8 (Gwadar to Ratodero) – [1072 km] – (started 2004 – will complete 2009)
•M9 (Karachi to Hyderabad) – (Rs.6.3 bn) – [136 km]
•M10 (Karachi Northern bypass) – (Rs 3.5 bn) – [56 km] – (completed 2007)
•M11 (Lahore to Sialkot) – (Rs.23 bn) –[101 km] – (started 2006 – under
construction)
12. Under Musharraf various highways under construction throughout the country.
Including N5, N-25, N-35, N-45, N-50, N-55, N-65, N-70, N-75, N-80, S-1, etc.
13. General Pervez Musharraf inaugurated the Makran Coastal Highway (N-10)
project in August 2001, consisting of Karachi-Gwadar, Pasni-Gwadar, and
Ormara-Liari (Balochistan) Highways. The cost of the Liari-Ormara Highway was
Rs3.9 billion and that of Pasni-Gwadar Highway, Rs2.8 billion respectively. The
total length of Makran Coastal Highway is 533 kilometers.
14. Major Industrial estates are being developed under Musharraf’s vision: M3
industrial, Sundar industrial estate, Chakri industrial, etc.
15. The Karachi city government’s rehabilitation of Industrial zones and
improvement plan for all four industrial zones of the city needs to be completed
in 7-8 months. The projects are worth Rs 2.5 billion whereas the
‘beautification’ project worth Rs 4.5 billion.
16. 29-12-07: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal said the construction work of a
47-storeyIT Tower in the vicinity of Civic Centre at a cost of $200m would start
soon. Around40,000 youth would get employment in the IT Tower. It will have
10,000 call centres, out of which 6,000 have already been booked so far.
17. President Musharraf inaugurated a 50-bed state-of-the-art Workers Welfare
Fund Kidney Centre. The first-ever kidney centre in Baluchistan, constructed
on7.5 acres, at a cost of Rs385 million, and having the diagnostic, dialysis,
surgical and lab facilities, will help the people of this area.
18. CM Pervaiz Elahi inaugurated Pakistan’s first Software technology park (STP)
on Ferozpur Road, to be implemented by Punjab IT Board (PITB). The Rs 1.5
billion project is set over an area of 32 kanals; will be completed in 12 months
and is expected to directly create 10,000 jobs and generate economic activity of
Rs 9 billion per year.