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Archive for December 2011
Dec 29, 2011
Want the economy to improve? Defend democracy.
As political season gets into full swing, one of the top issues is certainly the weak economic growth that the country has been suffering. Obviously there are many reasons why the economy has sputtered instead of taking off, but one important reason in particular is being overlooked. Arif Habib Group Chairman and CEO Arif Habib [...]
Dec 27, 2011
Bilawal: On the fourth death anniversary of my mother
by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari To the world, she was an icon. To me, she was my mother. On the fourth anniversary of that dark day, indelible in the history of Pakistan, when our greatest leader and our best hope was ripped from our lives and our future, I am flooded with emotion. She accomplished so much, but [...]
Dec 26, 2011
We’re no angels
Imran Khan has done it again. His 25th December rally in Karachi drew crowds of people and added more evidence that those of us who easily dismissed his party as a one-man-show may have spoken too soon. The unexpected rise of Imran Khan, though, actually raises some important questions. Imran’s rising popularity is largely attributable [...]
Dec 23, 2011
Quaid-e-Azam Address to Officers of the Staff College, Quetta
14th June, 1948 I thank you, gentlemen, for the honour you have done me and Miss Fatima Jinnah by inviting us to meet you all. You, along with other Forces of Pakistan; are the custodians of the life, property and honour of the people of Pakistan. The Defence Forces are the most vital of all [...]
Dec 22, 2011
An Iron Fist in Velvet Robes
Late Wednesday night, the Ministry of Defense submitted to the Supreme Court that the Army and ISI are operating outside the control of the federal government. The following day, a military spokesman told an international news agency that the armed forces want the democratically-elected president to be removed. In an exclusive report, Reuters news agency [...]
Dec 22, 2011
Maasi-Gate
Guy 1: Yaar I heard you got that maasi pregnant! Guy 2: What? Hell no! Who told you this? Guy 1: Her boyfriend. Guy 2: Well, he’s lying. Maybe he got her pregnant. Guy 1: I asked him. He said it was you. Guy 2: Well, I didn’t have anything to do with it. Guy [...]
Dec 21, 2011
Foreign Ministers and Change
Imran Khan has been making quite a splash in the headlines lately as ‘electables’ pour into PTI. This has caused some smirking as people ask if these ex-officials are so ‘electable’ how come none of them are actually elected to anything? But one of the more interesting traits of this group of recruits is what [...]
Dec 19, 2011
Strange outcome of ECP’s dual standard
ECP has barred dual nationality holders from contesting elections, it was reported today. ECP has also declared that it is re-considering a proposal expanding the right to vote to people who aren’t Pakistani nationals. The strange outcome of ECP’s dual standard, obviously, will be that people who don’t live in Pakistan and have no intention [...]