Unacceptable cynicism
In a democratic system, heads of government and ruling parties are invariably subjected to critical appraisal from the opposition, media and intelligentsia who collectively play the role of a watchdog.…
The acceptance factor
To resolve any problem, it is first necessary to accept that it exists. Pakistan has failed at this numerous times, denying we confront massive development challenges, rarely discussing on any…
Denying the acceptance of forces that shape growth and investment
By growth we mean economic expansion as measured by any of a number of indicators such as GDP. Economic growth is an increase in the production and consumption of goods…
Naya Kaptaan
Karachi…Lahore…Multan. The PTI road show is going places. The adepts of tsunami, tabdeeli, azadi and naya Pakistan might just be beginning to see the proverbial ball they seemed to have…
The Kaptaan’s popcorn theatre
Another deadline issued. Another ultimatum from the container – of a cataclysmic reformation in the offing. We hang from the lip of the crevice of political uncertainty, as November 30…
Who is behind the Captain’s march?
Imran Khan is a national obsession. The man keeps Pakistanis engaged with whatever new idea he chooses to focus upon. The nation’s good spirits have been with him since he…
Spotlight: Are we in for more of the same for another half decade?: ‘Muk Muka’ at its crudest: the Captain is right!
Hobnobbing with new found mutual admiration between the outing de facto ruler of the country for five long years and the newly elected ruler hopefully for the term of another…
FTAs and PTAs
World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries establish free trade areas to achieve market access through reciprocal exchanges of trade concessions. Entering a PTA/FTA is partly motivated by the desire to…
Giving in to temptation
Being human and fallible, we are all prey to temptation, and in this, I rather tend to be with Oscar Wilde when he said: “I can resist everything except temptation.”…
PTA and the Naik Perveen
Ok here is what I call a major LOL sequence of events. And if you don’t know what LOL is then you probably won’t get the joke either. But here…
