Darul Uloom Haqqania grant: bribe or blessing on March 11, 2018The PTI-led KP government recently granted funds to Darul Uloom Haqqania on the pretext of development and mainstreaming of madrassa students. The move was met with extreme public obloquy with political opponents calling it a bribery to in return for the political consolidation and wellbeing of the party. The PTI-led government has also been accused […]
Is it freedom of speech or the freedom to speak freely? on August 6, 2016I recently had lunch with one of my friends who is a prominent politician in another country. I was shocked when he told me that he wanted to quit politics. A promising young man doing very well as a prominent member of his local parliament had lost the motivation to represent and serve his people. […]
Growth strategy in budget for Punjab, Sindh on July 3, 2016The respective budgets of Punjab and Sindh for (2016-17) have been talked about recently. Both provinces posted deficit budgets. Punjab posted budget with an outlay of Rs 1.68 trillion whereas Sindh posted Rs 869 billion, which is 17.9 per cent from the last year. The receipts from the federal division pool reflected a 17 per […]
Whats in store for UK after Brexit? on June 26, 2016 The unexpected pro-Brexit vote is the biggest failure of polling forecasts in the history of journalism. This came as a surprise as all surveys predicted a majority vote preferring to stay in the European Union. Till the end, the betting markets gave ‘remain’ a guess of around 96 per cent and the opposite side […]