Normal versus speed up mode on August 1, 2019Every country have normal and speed up or accelerated modes of delivery. Unfortunately in Pakistan the normal mode has become non-functional. In the absence of time deadlines and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) nothing moved unless wheels of currency are attached to it. To stall any personal initiatives then there are audits, NAB and ACE (Anti […]
March towards freedom on July 31, 2019For his efforts in the freedom movement my father was bestowed with the Tehreek-e-Pakistan gold medal on August 14, 1990. Today, as the Youm-e-Azadi (Independence Day) approaches, I write this article looking at his ‘Medal of Freedom’. Looking back at the struggle he had to endure for an honest living in the new land, I […]
Nudge Economy on July 26, 2019I was inspired to write this article after reading my friend Dr. Kamal Monoo’s writing titled “A tale of two budgets”. According to Dr. Monnoo the economist while the Indian’s have adopted the approach of ‘Nudge’ we have not. Dr. Richard Thaler of Chicago Booth School of Business won the 2017 Nobel Prize in economics […]
Punishment for un-committed sins on July 20, 2019According to my friend Dr. Kamal Monnoo the economist, the common man is not responsible for the debt nor is a stakeholder in the loot, misuse of nations treasury. In Persian it is termed as ‘Na Karda Gunahki Saza’ (Punishment for un-committed sins). Today the people of Pakistan find themselves in an unbearable grind. Basic […]
Powering Pakistan on July 13, 2019Pakistan is finally on the world Coal Map. On July 08, 2019 power generated from Thar Coal entered the national grid, electricity is now being produced by combustion of the local Lignite. At 175 billion tons this is one of the largest coal deposits of the world. The coalfield is spread over 9,000 square kilometers. […]
When common good become uncommon on June 19, 2019Pakistan started off well; common good was on everyone’s agenda. However, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor-general, died on September 11, 1948, and the first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated on October 16, 1951. Khwaja Nazimuddin, a prominent politician from the eastern wing replaced Jinnah, and served as governor-general until 1951, and as […]
Cleansing the politics on June 14, 2019Political cleansing has finally started. The dirt is being removed from the arena. It is better late than never. Finally, the process of generating inept and corrupt leadership started in October 1958 by the first usurper is coming to an end after six decades. There is a long list from the Chaudhry’s of Gujrat, Sharif’s […]
From Anarkali to 11th Street on June 12, 2019This is my own story. On June 02, 1953 I came into this world. As the day coincided with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the ll , the city of Lahore was in a festive mood. We lived in Anarkali right on the intersection of Mall Road and the two Anarkalis. If my coordinates are […]
Human intellect versus human nature on June 4, 2019While human intellect is godly, human nature is worldly. Intellect has no boundaries, but the greed having its origin in human nature has to be controlled. Unfortunately, in our times, even the intellect has been overtaken by lust for power and position. Poet Habib Jalib had warned: Apna fun mat baicho (Don’t sell your talent). […]
I am because we are on May 26, 2019‘UBUNTU’ is a tribal African concept of sharing the bounties of life to contain sadness. “I am because we are.” Humans are interlinked. If rivers are polluted, an entire the country suffers; if the contamination reaches the oceans the entire world suffers. Today, global warming is threatening the planet. Fast melting glaciers are raising the […]