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Posts Tagged ‘economy’

Respectible Mr CM these were your problems too

By Rai Azlan • Feb 14th, 2013 • Category: Politics

On Saturday evening, I made a mistake by writing my views about the new gift to humanity - “Lahore Metro Bus Service”. Some of my friends were kind enough to tell me that I was making a mistake and being negative about this huge development.

In addition, those who were not kind enough gave me many [...]



Celebrating the Metro Success

By Rai Azlan • Feb 10th, 2013 • Category: Politics

During the days of rift between two wings of Pakistan - east and west., a delegation from east Pakistan visited Islamabad and there sentiments gave birth  to a true and haunting statement. I am referring to the  famous jute smell from the roads of Islamabad statement.
No matter how much we sob over the conspiracy element [...]



No more privatization of steel mills

By Sobia Raja • Aug 12th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Better late than never, we have been hearing the news of privatization of steel mills for years, but we all were against this privatization. Now unexpectedly Raja Pervez Ashraf canceled this plan of privatization of steel mills and announced 15 bln bailout packages, from which 2 bln cash are on urgent basis for ailing the [...]



Due Respect of Agriculture

By Rai Azlan • Jul 30th, 2011 • Category: Lead Story

To run a country one out of two things is required; it can be either the practice or the constitution of that country. After all the twist and turns, Pakistan still has a constitution that provides independence to the residents of the country in personal and economical aspects. Economy is a race, but for sure, [...]



The Oily Drone Attack by OGRA

By Rai Azlan • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Features

This past Saturday, I was having a day off so I decided to finish some unfinished business and I started it by paying the bill of tailor uncle, getting the engine oil of my bike was the next, the list is bit long so let me come the thing I did last I went to [...]



Resign Mr Tareen

By Farid Masood • May 14th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Government is earning from many heads, petroleum is a major source for enormous and illegitimate earning. Illegitimate in a sense that we import maximum part of daily consumption from other countries, it effect the citizens directly and if the effect is more than it should be then it becomes illegitimate.
We also seek that other [...]



Obama’s Surge in Pakistan/An Indian looks at the Opium trade

By captainjohann • Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Politics

As America is retreating( so called surge is basically asking for fig leaf before the exit as in Iraq) , there is tremendous amount of churning going on in Afghanistan. This was evident to everyone for sometime .When President Karzai desperately wanted Mullah Omar to accept his offer of safe passage was the first sign [...]



Gilani Providing Jobs : But From Where ?

By Ali Yar Khan • Feb 4th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Providing jobs is one of the main responsibility of the government, but before that creating such opportunities is a must. When the economy is at knees and when the private sector has become crippled and the financial markets are crumbling and the deficits are gaping from every nook and when there is shortage of everything, [...]



Economic Might

By Talal Hussain Malik • Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

What describes well the trend in the 21st century should be nothing else than the plain words annunciating the fact that Economic might is the real might. We are living in a world where a strong economy alone can ensure our presence on the world map, for this is a world where economy alone runs [...]



Pakistan’s Economic Crises & “The Short-Cut Tareen” Formula

By Farid Masood • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Mr Shaukat Aziz, Ex-Prime Minster of Pakistan, became Prime Minister through a shortcut route, due to it he was nick named as ‘Short-cut Aziz’. His policies were to snatch hard earned money of the nation through various offers from the banking sector (credit cards, loans etc) and to strengthen the banking sector, coz he was [...]