The presidency of Musharraf featured the arrival of liberal forces in national power for the first time in the history of Pakistan.[159] Early initiatives were taken towards the continuation of economic liberalisation, privatisation and freedom of the media in 1999.[160] The Citibank executive, Shaukat Aziz, returned to the country to take control of the economy.[161] In 2000 the government issued a nationwide amnesty to the political workers of liberal parties, sidelining the conservatives and leftists in the country.[162][163] Intending the policy to create a counter-cultural attack on India, Musharraf personally signed and issued hundreds of licenses to the private sector to open new media outlets, free from government influence. On 12 May 2000 the Supreme Court ordered the Government to hold general elections by 12 October 2002. Ties with the United States were renewed by Musharraf who endorsed the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.[164] Confrontation with India continued over Kashmir, which led to a serious military standoff in 2002 after India alleged Pakistan-backed Kashmiri insurgents carried out the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.[165]
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