The Pakistani Spectator

Necklace - A thought provoking tale

Headache increased while hearing the media statements of our bellowed Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf there would be no load shedding after December 31, 2009. Not going into details that how may times his pert chart revised, the Prime Minister Mr Gilani told the media that this time plan is of Mr Raja Perviaz Ashraf and [...]

in my opinion there is no single restriction in constitution and oath which curtails military, to use its power and nuisance, if they have legitimate and rightful intentions to save nation and its people from being raped and put on risk.

Some months ago, I had asked a friend (who’s father is working in an Intelligence service) that why don’t your father gives his contact number to any one. He replied due to nature of assignment people of my father alike don’t give away their contact numbers. I understood his point of view, but I was [...]

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 [...]

In 2002, politicians were barred to contest election without possessing a bachelor degree. This condition was good but was used to oust many politicians who are ‘Juddi Pushti’ land lords having thousands of acres of land, some production units (textile, sugar etc) and many other tangible assets. These are the people who don’t need to [...]

When it comes to reply to a foreign statement or a statement based on any event with in and for Pakistan, our relevant elected / chosen representatives do not come on the scene to tell the nation. Frequently un-relevant persons come on media and give policy statement. 
For example, US force crossed our western border to [...]

Security advisor to the Prime Minister, Mr Rehman Malik said yesterday, after the suicide attacks on Pakistan Ordinance Factories Wah (Main Gate), that we have two options to combat terrorism:
 i)                 Give in to Terrorism
ii)                  Fight Terrorism
Mr Malik cannot feel the grief, sorrow, future problems, social issues ahead, for families of 120 innocent people killed in [...]

In an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament (Russia), Putin was confirmed as prime minister by 392 votes against 56 (Geo News).
He has the experience under his belt being the President of Russia, now he is going to be the premier of his country. This assignment shall add more points to his bio-data.
As [...]

Research, development and Production has been a policy of armed force throughout the world. To produce cost effective weapon it goes side by side of weapons import.
Such projects due to their nature of national interests are not open to everyone’s knowledge. Imported Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Aziz many a times had never visited such institutions [...]