Inkeshafaat Ka Lamha – Daikhain Kya Zahoor Mein Aata Hay!
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Here is the link to the original conversation: https://pakpoliticaleconomy.com/?p=1774 As Jayant Bhandari and I conversed, a few others joined. Since they commented publicly, below are copied, though anonymously, what did they add. Anonymous 1: “state fulfilling its constitutional role/responsibilities”, “Form a political party to work as an institution”. ??? How much longer can grown-ups believe […]
Jayant Bhandari is an Indian who left India and settled in Canada. I never met him. He’s a Facebook friend. His posts generate thoughtful discussions and that’s how we both found each other in a good friendly relation. I did try to leave Pakistan during my teen years, and failed. Later I abandoned the idea […]
Historically, the governments in Pakistan use utility companies (gas and electricity) and petroleum products (since they are the backbone of modern survival) as gold mines to extract as much revenue as they want to raise. So under the circumstances, what should be the policy recommendations? And what should we be demanding? Policy recommendations: Citizens’ demands: […]
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In the midst of dust and destruction unleashed by the politicians, The Express Tribune of today, August 28, has the following story to exalt our
In 2004, the Pakistani government placed an order for a luxurious Mercedes Cardiac ambulance at a cost of more than 13 million rupees (about $225,000).
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This picture is worth a thousand words! Published in The Express Tribune of August 26, 2013, it’s a sharp comment on the hidden face of
For nearly three decades, an earnest man named Narendra Dabholkar traveled from village to village in India, waging a personal war against the spirit world.
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It’s possible that after more than half a century of animosity, India and Pakistan could be on the path to lasting friendship. That path is
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The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, is one of the greatest documents human history has produced. The more one reads it, the more
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Communist Party cadres have filled meeting halls around China to hear a somber, secretive warning issued by senior leaders. Power could escape their grip, they
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Matiullah Turab is nearly illiterate. He is a metal smith by day and poet by night. He relies on his mind to retain his poems.
The so-called nationalists maintain Drone attacks are damaging the sovereignty of Pakistan! These nationalists include Rightists of various hues such as Jamat-e-Islami to Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam (F),
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Taxes for whatBy Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The government’s yearning for “more and more taxes” has become a point of irritation for the citizens
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Today, on Pakistan’s independence day, www.google.com – how beautifully used the image of Urial and its horns! Fantastic! See the last year’s Google.com presentation!
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“Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.” [Warren E. Burger (1907-1995),
“Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.” [Warren E. Burger (1907-1995),
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In another article, Deadly debt trap, Huzaima Bukhari and Dr. Ikramul Haq talk of Riyasati Ashrafiya’s plundering and monopolization of wealth and resources of Pakistan.
My Filipino friend, Nonoy Oplas, runs a blog, Government and Taxes, hitting hard at the tax exacting governments. It provides a discussion venue about the
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A larger section of the sovereignty lobby tries to evade the real issue of institutional sovereignty facing Pakistan; rather it appears that their crying over
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Morality and fundamental rights are the first principles which must take precedence over everything, be it ideologies, religions, systems of government, on the one hand,
The term of Riyasati Ashrafiya is slowly gaining currency in Pakistan. It’s not merely a term; it connotes a phenomenon, a malady, a dilemma the
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It is the rule of law alone which hinders the rulers from turning themselves into the worst gangsters. [Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist, 1881-1973] He
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Mostly it’s like a rule that the issue a government and its functionaries spend a lot of time on is no issue at all. Drone
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These days a Pushto couplet is circulating. Here is its English translation: Your eyes are like a DroneI was martyred like a Talib
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Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. [Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826] American people create abundant wealth. So, they are prosperous and
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Pakistan is in the grip of a deadly crisis. Whether it is political or economic domain, social or religious life, private or public sphere, the
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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is reminiscent of the treacherous and callous murderings rampant under erstwhile monarchies where capturing and holding the throne was the