Opposition’s u-turn on Asad Umaron May 24, 2019Asad Umar as Finance Minister (FM) was anathema to the Opposition. Led by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) they ganged up to orchestrate a vociferous campaign calling for his ouster. Unrelenting in their attacks every single decision by Asad was criticized day in and day out. Since he was neither an economist nor a banker they focused on Asad Umar's apparent … [Read more...] about Opposition’s u-turn on Asad Umar
Terrorist Origins Exposedon May 23, 2019On 8 May 10 people were killed, including five elite police force personnel outside the famous 11th century Sufi shrine of Data Darbar in Lahore while many others were injured. A young boy blew himself up in the vicinity of the shrine. Right after the blast several foreign media outlets started commenting on the attack with a rather malicious intent. For instance, Mr. Ashfaq Ahmad, associate … [Read more...] about Terrorist Origins Exposed
Attempt to criminalise Sindh police againon May 16, 2019Whether it was functioning under Police Act 1861 or the Police Order 2002 the police in Sindh remained highly politicized, used as a tool by successive PPP governments mostly for either giving cover to criminal activity or carrying out criminal activity themselves PPP(and for quite some time doing along with the MQM with respect to Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur). The political parties … [Read more...] about Attempt to criminalise Sindh police again
The fake Pakistani brides storyon May 13, 2019The burgeoning close connection between China and Pakistan through CPEC and other related projects was bound to bring apart from economic opportunities also cultural clashes between two culturally and religiously very different nations. Pakistani people remained unprepared when a stream of Chinese started pouring into our country. With their different language, social customs and practices the … [Read more...] about The fake Pakistani brides story
Telecom licence feeson May 10, 2019The license of Telenor Pakistan and Jazz are due to expire later this month on 25 May 2019. Three days ago Jazz approached the Islamabad High Court asking for "clarity" on the terms of its licence renewal that it says should be done "in an equitable, fair and transparent way." By saying this they mean that in their reading the licence stipulates that the telecom operator is entitled to renew it at … [Read more...] about Telecom licence fees
INDIA’S FALSE-FLAG OPERATIONon May 2, 2019The modus operandi of the devastating terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka confirms that the perpetrators are an organized and trained group. This to be a handiwork of the LTTE, others point to the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh, etc. Even before these suspicions or before any terrorist group had claimed responsibility, the Indian media claimed the involvement of a local Islamist group called the National … [Read more...] about INDIA’S FALSE-FLAG OPERATION
Changing of The Financial Guardon April 25, 2019After weeks of intense speculation over about his possible exit, Asad Umar resigned as the Federal Minister for Finance. Subsequently he refused the offer of joining the Cabinet and becoming the Energy Minister. For the record, Asad deserves kudos for husbanding Pakistan's economy from what was essentially a no-hope economic situation. The irony of it was that Asad Umar faced unrelenting attacks … [Read more...] about Changing of The Financial Guard
It’s now or never!on April 18, 2019Fighting corruption must be the priority in our country if we want to bring this nation back on the right path. The dismal state of our economy, the difficulties that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) faces, the deteriorated state of the institutions including the judiciary are, among other reasons, due to corruption that over the decades has been seeping into the structure with the dismal results … [Read more...] about It’s now or never!
Tectonic changes in Pakistan’s political landscapeon April 12, 2019After 1971 two national parties came into being: PPP and PML (N). With following in all the four provinces of Pakistan they had a certain ethnic touch and different strength in different provinces. The PPP lost its national status after Benazir Bhutto was killed and Asif Ali Zardari played havoc with a genuinely popular national party. PPP has now lost most of its influence in the Punjab and is … [Read more...] about Tectonic changes in Pakistan’s political landscape
India’s proxy hybrid war: sacrificing US and Afghan liveson April 4, 2019Hybrid means of waging war, meaning the use of both conventional and unconventional, kinetic and un-kinetic methods to fight an enemy, has a long history. Indian sources like 'Arthashastra' centuries ago explained how to use the enemy strength against the same enemy or undermine his strength by hidden actions. The 21st century has technology so much more advanced and methods being initiated to … [Read more...] about India’s proxy hybrid war: sacrificing US and Afghan lives
