Question mark hangs on 11 Pakistan lobbying firms

News Type: Other — Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:18 AM EDT

Article Source: The News International

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A report in Pakistan's largest selling newspaper The News International by well-known journalist Shaheen Sehbai raises the curtain on the lobbyists at the Capitol Hill that are being paid millions of dollars from Pakistan taxpayers monies.

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Ahmar Mustikhan

FBI must investigate. It is regretable that in the past, even suspected terrorists from Pakistan found refuge in the U.S.

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#1 - Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:32 AM EDT

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Ezbe

What a shame really. All Pakistan has gotten so far is bad press world wide. It is always in the news for all the wrong reasons. Except for a little while in mid sixties, Pakistan has been shown in negative light whethe is is drugs, terrorism or nuclear affair. I used to think Pakistan never lobbied. But now it seems it has spent a fotune on lobbying. But it seems it has put the money for the wrong reasons and at wrong places or in officals pockets.

Whether it is Europe, America or Middle East Pakistan is reported negatively. Do the Pakistan officials not know what they want and what to expect of PR companies lobbying. I was most surprised to note even the so called Press Attaches who have all the perks in the world just do not know what to do. One such character was Charag Anjum posted in Jeddah as a Press Attache who had said he had no work. While The Indian Consulate in the same city had 7 press attaches and all were too busy.

The result - positive reporting was done for India with excellent damage control and negative reporting was done for Pakistan with no idea of damage control. When people at helm are as what they are what else can you expect? Now they are spending State Funds that is people's money on projecting a positive image of The President Asif Ali Zardari not Pakistan.

And we blame others. All conspiracy theories propounders must think and set their own house in order.

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#2 - Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:43 AM EDT

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