11-19-2008, 12:50 AM
<b>NEWSLINE NOVEMBER 2008 EDITORâS NOTE</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b> Pakistan government is reported to have ordered 10 bullet-proof BMWs, each costing approximately between US$ 80,000 to 90,000.</b>
Does this sound like the government of a country that is on the brink of default, and that is most likely to seek a five to six billion dollar IMF loan facility after being shown the door by âfriends of Pakistan.â <b>, even Pakistanâs best friend China looked the other way when President Zardari pleaded for help.</b> <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Cheers <!--emo&:beer--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cheers.gif' /><!--endemo-->