The Real Cost of NOT paying Taxes : 25 million Children live in Poverty
When 65% of our politicians DO NOT PAY THEIR TAXES it in turn pushes 25 million children to a life of Poverty and Deprivation THE REAL COST OF NOT PAYING TAXES
The Real Cost of NOT Paying Taxes : 55 million People dont have access to Clean Drinking Water
THE REAL COST OF NOT PAYING TAXES 55 million Women & Children DONT have access to CLEAN DRINKING WATER in Pakistan – Thanks mostly to a our politicians who do not pay taxes Shame on 65% of our politicians who dont even bother paying their due share of taxes and yet come to ask for [...]
The Real Cost of NOT paying Taxes : 25 Million Children CANNOT go to School
THE REAL COST OF NOT PAYING TAXES by Sayem Ali http://bit.ly/WXpSeM 25 million children in Pakistan CANNOT go to school This image is a startling reminder of the devastating impact of not paying taxes specially to SHAME 65% of our parliamentarians who refuse to pay taxes
The Real Cost of NOT paying Taxes
THE REAL COST OF NOT PAYING TAXES by Sayem Ali published in the NEWS on Sunday According to the Pakistan Economic Survey FY12, the total population was 180.7 million and crude birth rate was 2.72. Calculating for infant mortality rate of 69 per 1,000 births shows us that in Pakistan today, 932 children die every [...]
When Politicians pay NO Taxes = Overburdened will be the People of Pakistan
Jab TAX Nah Dein Gay Siyasatdaan Bijli Ban Kar barsay gi Mehngai ka Tofaan
PML-N’s financial wizardry – Sayem Ali
Sayem Ali digs into PML-N’s chest thumping rant “most experienced economics team” Sayem has obliged us with a good a holistic factual comparison of the economic performance of PML in the two stints they have been in power – to show that it is dismal even racked against the economic tenures of Zia, Musharraf, BB’s [...]
CNG lines give way to Human Lines for Petrol shortage
You’ve seen the endless mile long CNG lines – welcome to the human lines formed (by taxi & rickshaw walas) to get Petrol in bottles as there is a shortage of petrol. Govt of Pakistan and their ALLIES hang your head in shame – this is the state of Pakistan and its going to get [...]
Nawaz Sharif’s 10% Disaster Economics
Nawaz Sharif is so clueless about solving the economic situation in Pakistan that during an exclusive interview with Hamid Mir a few weeks back he proposes PML’s economic plan to hinge on a flat 10% tax rate. It may honestly look tempting but the gravity of the statement further exposes how clueless PML-N is about [...]
Nawaz Sharif’s Clueless Economic Plan for Pakistan
So utterly clueless is PML’s Economic plan, that it must be embarrassingly exposed. Nawaz Sharif in his interview to Hamid Mir said that he wants to REDUCE TAXES for the existing Tax payers in Pakistan from 35% to a minimum of 10%, with the “hope that it would inspire people” to pay more taxes, Ironic [...]
Mumtaz Bhutto’s Interview with Express News Kamran Shahid
Mumtaz Bhutto leader of SNF talks to Express News host Kamran Shahid on 17th January 2010. I believe this to be a very interesting interview worth sharing on this blog, Mumtaz Bhutto generally an old-cadre PPP supporter shares his political views and is seen to be genuinely begruntled at seeing the PPP and the Bhutto [...]
NRO declared Null and Void – What Now?
After a lapse of over two years, today a full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan came through with a historic judgment declaring the 2007 National Reconciliatory Ordinance null and void. It must be recalled that the NRO was the mastermind of the then President of Pakistan General Pervaiz Musharraf who in October 2007 [...]
The Right to Refuse
Begging, as a profession could well compete with many others considered oldest on the list, with very similar characteristics. The first clink of coins falling in the begging bowl takes away one’s self esteem and any left over reluctance for all times to come. From here on, there is no looking back. One ceases to [...]
K-L Bill – Yes or No?
‘Do you know why these suicide attacks are suddenly one the rise again?’ asked my friend. ‘No, but I guess you have a reason to justify them’ I replied in a cold manner, wondering when did the attacks actually slowed down. ‘Yes I know it is because of the Kerry Lugar bill. You know, these [...]
Geo invesitgates Thar Coal Project
Thar Coal is one of the 5th largest coal reserve in the world having a total reserve of 850 Tillion cubic fee which can possibly enable us to produce enough electricity to power the entire country of Pakistan with for the next 40-50 years if not more. The reserves are so massive that it dwarfs [...]
How we got into the IMF Trap
I was shocked to read a status message of a fellow bloggers on facebook. “IMF approves another $3.2Billion for #Pakistan bringing the total to $11.3Billion > with all the relief we are still no better > I think we are Royally Screwed for life“, it reads. Another fellow claims it as Zardair’s fault! This was [...]
