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Tag: Economy

  • Who is the TARGET: Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons or President?

    Guest Post by Silence from Islamabad Observer We have not forgotten the debate which centered on the Saddam Husain’s weapons of mass destruction, his quest to destroy the world and duties of ‘civilized world’ to act before the dooms day takes place. The ‘civilized world” acted with unprecedented might and fire power, leaving 500,000 Iraqi’s…

  • A speech Zardari did not make

    By Dr Muzaffar Iqbal The News, September 12, 2008 Bismi’Llahi-Rahmani-Rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent.) My fellow citizens, assalamu alaykum. First of all, I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me the honour of serving a great nation as its president. It has become somewhat clichéd to say…

  • US agression and ‘Honorable existence’!

    Guest Post by Silence from Islamabad Observer United States-led NATO forces killed 15 tribesmen, including women and children, in it’s first-ever ground attack inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday. The US forces landed by 3 choppers inside Pakistani village of Musa Neeke in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). The soldiers started indiscriminate firing with their automatic assault…

  • Living with Corruption

    Guest Post by Silence Corruption and governance goes together in developing countries, especially the third world where democratic process is influenced by bloodline, money politics, feudalism, intervention of imperialist powers through military and religious exploitations. The process becomes more painful when the society is trying to develop from under develop, while profiled as ‘high risk…

  • The Great Game –The Count Down Begins !

    In its December issues Global Research of Canada in a series of articles by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky outlined the American design for the break up of Pakistan. I give below the gist of his remarkably till now accurate analysis(with a few comments of my own),in the hopes that it serves as an eye opener for…

  • Shedding Crocodile Tears over Inflation

    The News Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Aqil Sajjad The PPP and its supporters argue that the “common man” cares more about inflation than the restoration of the judiciary. They insist that forcing the present government’s hand on the judges’ issue would create political instability, threaten the democratic process and make it difficult for the…

  • Safe Passage for Musharraf – for What?

    There are strong reports coming in from Islamabad that General Musharraf may truly [finally] be unseated and sent home packing. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held an extremely important meeting with President Pervez Musharraf at the Army House Rawalpindi late on Wednesday. The meeting continued till after midnight lasting more…

  • Where is our parliament in all this?

    Guest Blog by Amjad Malik Economy is nose diving in Pakistan and people with load shedding, wheat and oil crisis are forced to take law in their own hands and we saw people burning the robbers in Karachi and indecisiveness is breeding law and order crisis, apathy and decline where any thing can happen as…

  • Bt cotton is “welcomed” in Pakistan

    Published in Financial Post on May 12 2008 by Najma Sadeque Previous discussions on BT Cotton can also be found here ‘Monsanto – Genetically modified BT Cotton ‘terminator’ seeds being introduced in Pakistan‘ No other fabric can compare with cotton, especially for warm weather wear. It will always be worn; it will always have a…

  • Economic Terrorism – by Zaid Hamid

    I share with you a five-part series of the talk show Brass Tacks televised on TV One, the interview is of Mr. Zaid Hamid who shares his opinions on the global banking problems in light of historical understanding. He has some strong arguments, definitely worth a listen. Your views would be interesting to read in…

  • The Package is out !!!

    by Afzal Khan Islamabad May 24 The Constitution Package proposed by the PPP is partly out. It is comprehensive and probably first attempt to cover a broad spectrum of changes and correct distortions made by military rulers since the original document was approved in 1973. It also tries to enshrine most part of the Charter…

  • Cui Bono: Is This Constitutional Amendment a Ploy?

    Guest blog by Temporal from Baithak The media is speculating about a 62 point draft of a constitutional amendment that would ostensibly cleanse the 1973 constitution of the changes made by Pervez Musharraf. “Pakistan’s main ruling party has drafted a set of constitutional amendments that would erase the legacy of President Pervez Musharraf, its leader…

  • Khuda Khair Karay

    Guest Blog by Temporal from Baithak The KSE 100 index has fallen below 13000 to an eight month low. There are rumors of three members who may default. The contributing factors have been: The Rabbani government’s inability to provide economic leadership SBP’s unprecedented pre market opening rate hike Co chairman of the hand written will’s…

  • Is the Judges Issue a Distraction to the Economic Crisis?

    The most common argument that I get asked day in and day out, is “Judicial issue is diverting the governments attention from the core issue of the economical crisis”, in response I have endlessly argued against the rhetoric, since I have long since believed that the economical problem though valid and very important is more…

  • Soomro’s royal pilgrimage cost Pakistan $2.8m

    The Nation published a news item highlighting the lavish spending done by the caretaker Prime Minster Muhammadmian Soomro when he took a few day sojourn to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. The state visit damaged our national exchequer to the tune of over $2.8 Million / equivalent to Rs 196 Million, since a Boeing 777…