Selecting a good driver on July 12, 2019If you are over 50 and have been living in a major city like Karachi or Lahore for many years, it’s only natural for your heart to have been affected. Particularly if you have spent most of your time seated the whole day, and you are one of the millions of Pakistanis who think exercising […]
It’s the magic, stupid! on July 7, 2019Science Minister spoke about magic, something no scientist or someone with a scientific background believes in. One striking thing about this government is that almost all PTI ministers frequently talk about things with which they should not be concerned. The Science and Technology Minister, for instance, has suddenly reverted to his old job of giving […]
‘Defected’ or ‘Defective’? on July 2, 2019I am a great admirer of that lady doctor, you know the one, the special assistant to the Dear Leader for information and broadcasting. She replaced that popular chap who was made minister of science and technology, even though he is a lawyer who I doubt would be able to explain the Theory of Relativity […]
Should I declare my donkey cart? on June 30, 2019Being a taxpayer for more than 50 years, until two days back I did not care at all if the tax amnesty scheme was extended or not. I have not been able to accumulate much and I have lived a blameless life, never having indulged in any of those activities which are forbidden, and not […]
High inflation = low corruption on June 27, 2019In the 10 months that the Dear Leader has skillfully governed the country, I’ve come to the realization that inflation is actually a good thing. In fact, I don’t think we should worry at all when prices rise steeply. This government has increased the minimum wage by Rs 2,500 per month, so the common man […]
Everybody does it on June 24, 2019In over fifty years of interacting with government officers and people in the private sector, I have come to the conclusion that corruption is in our genes. This is why when a few years earlier, a politician from South Punjab said, “Corruption is our right,” very few people were shocked. He meant that after spending […]
Demonetisation of 5,000 rupee notes on June 18, 2019It has been many months since demonetisation of Rs 5,000 currency note was discussed. The main reason for opposing the move is, of course, that demonetisation failed in India (It failed there because it was done in a hurry and without proper planning). Another reason is that those who take bribes are well-connected and strenuously […]
Are you in the right profession? on June 11, 2019You know that feeling you get when you meet a very successful person and realise that you are in the wrong profession? I know many people who gave up their chosen careers and switched over to other fields, like that once-popular religious scholar and TV anchor who used to be a doctor and is also […]
Good news and bad news on June 8, 2019There is so much good news that no one should mind if I talk about the bad news first. The very bad news is that the present spell of rampant inflation is not going to end soon. Millions have been rendered jobless, another ten million will be added to the already sixty million hungry Pakistanis, […]
Thank you, Mr Jinnah on May 31, 2019The results of the recent elections in India prove that the so-called Indian secularism is dead, if it ever existed. The BJP and Narendra Modi won after months of demonising Muslims. Make no mistake: Modi did not deliver what he had promised in the 2014 elections. Joblessness increased massively, farmers continued killing themselves, and the […]