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2008-01-18 India-Pakistan

Goods cheaper, wages higher in Pakistan than in India: Musharraf

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Posted by john frum 2008-01-18 05:32|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 what goods? bullets or bomb making components.

Posted by sinse 2008-01-18 11:16|| 2008-01-18 11:16|| Front Page Top

#2 This wouldn't actually surprise me. India has a tiny sliver of its economy devoted to IT outsourcing which employs maybe hundreds of thousands of people. Pakistan has a big chunk of its economy devoted to textiles - probably tens of millions, based on the amount of Pakistani-made clothing I see in stores. You hear a lot about Bangladeshi illegal immigrants in India, but not much about Pakistani ones. The fact is that Pakistan really doesn't have to do much to outpace India in economic growth - all it has to is free up its economy a little more than India.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-01-18 11:43|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-01-18 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 He said that mutton was available in Pakistan at Rs.260 per kg,

Who gives a rat's ass? How much for an AK-47?

Posted by Raj 2008-01-18 19:21|| 2008-01-18 19:21|| Front Page Top

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