Some of Pakistan’s dire economic situation can be blamed on the economic downtown in the world because of the Russian Ukraine War and some on motivated perception. While the tax collection doubled under the Imran Khan regime we remained far short of meeting our expenditures, the current account deficit is growing. Our foreign exchange remittances have increased…
Dear Readers, Following weeks of high political drama and constitutional chaos, former cricket star Imran Khan was ousted as Prime Minister of Pakistan after it ended up in the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister lost his position after losing the no-confidence motion in Parliament. Truth be told, this was in actual fact the combined…
The emotions in the streets is clearly with the aggrieved party, tending to side quite heavily with Imran Khan. For remaining “neutral” the Army has come in for a fair share of approbation. Because of a lot of motivated fake news being bandied about by those who hate both the Army and the PTI, it…
Thursday’s judgement by a 5 member Breach of the SC rejected the ruling of the Deputy Speaker last Sunday that resulted in the dissolution of the National Assembly before the vote of no-confidence could take place. Sticking strictly to the letter of the law and the Constitution, were the SC holier than thou when they…
Dear Readers, Most Pakistanis of any consequence are rank hypocrites, what does one expect from their wealth and/ or influence if the children live in an environment where their elders blatantly do not conform to their expressed moral rules and principles? The British perfected hypocrisy in South Asia to strengthen their hold over India, ironically…
One of the greatest blunders of recent Pakistani history, the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), universally believed to be the initiative of Gen Musharraf, was actually the brainchild (and drafted by) his most trusted military aide. This man’s brother was already doing business in Dubai with Zardari’s half-brother Muzaffar Tappi. This Ordinance extended blank amnesty to…
The corruption of the political process making democracy a farce is not new to Pakistan, or for that matter confined to Pakistan alone, Asif Zardari excels in it, even held in awe as a “corruptor extraordinary” having mastered the art of buying and selling conscience. Despite his sordid reputation he became President of the country…
The icy wind blowing into the faces of Pakistanis for all the wrong reasons is because of the crass personal motives of corrupt politicians trying to avoid jail. Certainly, the economic situation is dire and inflation is on the rise, but this is a fact across the world, can this government be blamed for the…
Dear Readers, Water is arguably one of the most important commodities in this world, as important as crops, metals and energy are to this Earth, none of would them matter without water. Water is the basis of all life and it, more than anything else, is a vital element for human survival. It is rather ironic…
Dear Readers, The government’s announcement on January 14, 2022 and the officially launching of the abridged 48 pages of the National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-2026 generated a great deal of public debate. It has been criticized for not having been inclusive in its formulation, many alleged that the document was prepared without any consultative or interactive…
