Worst is that democracy has led us into more political instability as the democratic leaders opt for the usual authoritarian approach to governance alongside a feudal mindset that makes them regard the country as their personal fiefdom.
Is there a deliberate death wish the leadership has for Pakistan and its nationals? Otherwise, why would the president [...]
Though this is the 21st century but i see nations like Pakistan threatening to enter stone age unless there is some miracle. At the moment, economic growth seems to be stagnant and we have entered a time and age where there is no water or electric power. There seems to be a shortage of everything [...]
A sense of anxiety and hopelessness seems to spread amongst those who are rich and poor in Pakistan. The so called people’s party has not been able to address the issues of the nation. As the people suffer owing to gas shortages, power outages, hikes in fuel prices and food commodities there seems to be [...]
If oppression of rulers, the corruption of clerics, communal disharmony, religious intolerance, indiscipline, the lack of law and order, moral degeneration and unaccountability of those who commit crime or fraud is not checked, then the cosmetic makeovers that are so often made to win the trust of the citizens of a nation may not work.
It [...]
I came across this story; it was a pleasure to see the achievement of Bengalis. Only if we Pakistanis plan and execute our own economic policies, maybe we can achieve self sufficiency. Begging would not do us any good. We may get something from the Bengalis- inspiration. It is all we need.. . . . [...]
The world has started moving away from the US currency. Though the US has come out of the recession, but the recovery is very weak and things are not taking up. Jobs, businesses and the production sectors are still very fragile and cautious, and the consumer spending in US is very discouraging.
In this scenario, it [...]
“Pronation is an active term where as supination is a passive. These actions express their monarchy under the conceptual feel of; prone for the king and supine for the beggar.”
The October 2008, crack down by FIA against exchange companies, particularly the larger ones, like the Khanani & Kalia International and Sahara Exchange, as per government claims, were primarily aimed to control the increasing price of US Dollar in the domestic market.
Subsequently tall claims were made by the authorities that as a result of these [...]
A popular phrase by a Latin American leader , ‘Fifty years progress in five years’ , can actually be taken as a theoretical approach to solving many of the ‘Third World’ concerns of being dependent and suffering from issues of
grinding poverty.
Visit any TV channel or go through the print media, the hot topic under discussion is Pervez Musharraf’s trial for breaching the Constitution. Most vocal in this campaign is Mian Nawaz Sharif and his coterie. The pertinent question that comes to mind is, that it was not the first time that it has happened, quite [...]
