Is Imran’s New Pakistan failing the middle class? on January 4, 2019No wonder it’s a nightmare for governments to communicate with the grass roots, especially when the chips are down. It doesn’t help, at least in Pakistan’s particular setting, that the ruling PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) promised the moon – that too in the first 100 days – yet the only quantifiables so far are highest inflation […]
It’s time Pakistan MPs cared for the masses on December 10, 2018From the common man’s point of view, at least, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political dilemma mirrors his economic problems. Let’s start with the latest needless storm he’s managed to kick up. The opposition is all corrupt, naturally, so there’s no point in indulging in any sort of law-making in parliament. Why? Because that would […]
Kartarpur can help open borders of hearts, minds on December 1, 2018This Kartarpur breakthrough took everybody by surprise, didn’t it? Nobody, not even Imran Khan, expected any headway, in any manner. But the local press is treating it as more than a small victory for Islamabad; even a soft coup of sorts. Much credit must go to the Pakistani army chief. Sure, it’s political governments that […]
Big deals on the cards as Pakistan PM Imran Khan visits UAE on November 21, 2018Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to clinch wide-ranging trade and investment deals during his meetings with the UAE leadership today, but all eyes will be on the crucial $3-6 billion bailout package that he expects to take home at the end of the day. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, the prime minister will […]