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Let me explain economic challenge faced by Pakistani policy makers. Assume Pakistan is a large island with stable population of 10mn people with birth cancelling deaths. Assume Pakistan produces surplus food but is dependent on imports for energy needs. Assume Pakistan trade is in equilibrium...

Western backers have not helped Pakistan because that would defeat the purpose of RCO. Goal is to weaken Pakistan and not to help it stand on its feet. The bigger screw up is lack of support provided by GCC and by Chinese. I think word has gone around that Pak is supplying weapons to Ukraine...

Allow me to get slightly technical here. Debt is the reality of international financial system. Pretty much every single country in the world relies on debt to finance a part of its expenditure. This includes rich countries like Saudi and Qatar and poor countries like Pakistan. Countries borrow...

Ah yes the Economist: Meanwhile reality and what could have been. Generals were warned but its hard to resist the allure of might greenback https://tribune.com.pk/story/2276396/the-remarkable-recovery ... In 2013, when Nawaz Sharif came to power, Pakistan’s imports of goods and services...

I am not a sentimental person by any means in fact on the contrary. But this video does make me emotional. We lucked out in 1999. This time, haath paaon phul rahay hain...squeeky bum time.

Many more people attended the funeral of Zia and Mumtaz Qadri compared to that of Musharraf or another patriot in his mold namely Salman Taseer who has also been disowned by his political party. This in a nutshell shows why Pakistan is fully deserving of its fate.

Ah yes the Sharifs...the biggest beneficiaries of military rule in Pak but yet keynote speakers in Asma Jehangir fan club convention. Eager participants in Gulf War 1 coalition and yet would have acted like Salahuddin when Americans invaded Afghanistan. Mayfair properties yet darlings of...

So I wanted to relive my formative days and started going through Steve Colls book, Ghost Wars, which has something to say on the events leading up to coup. Apparently, without the knowledge of Pak army chief, CIA had helped the head of ISI to set up an armed unit that was to go and take out...

Lets put things in context. 1. Islamisation was started by ZAB who passed the second amendment, imposed prohibition and made Friday the day of sabbath 2. Primary channel for US influence in Afghanistan was Iran. Situation changed with overthrow of the Shah and assumption of power by Khomeni...

Sorry but primary blame lies with Afghani elites for: 1. Being dumasses and not recognising Durand line 2. Thinking they could implement communism in a country where vast majority of people could not read or write. 3. For being intolerant morons and not giving space to people with different...

I am against drone strikes because they are ineffective, cause extensive death of innocent people and create unnecessary enemies. You had to put boots on the ground to tackle tribal jihadism which is what Pak army did eventually. Pak army would had done this a lot sooner had politicians like...

So whats the problem now? Sharifs back in power? Check Country in financial distress? Check Taliban back in power check? Check Afghanistan based militants killing Pakistanis ? Check Opposition being persecuted? Check IK being irrelevant? Check IK asking for army intervention? Check Awam...

So let me get this straight, army is bad for supporting Nawaz and army is bad for for removing him. Our genius awam wants to give unfettered powers to ghadaars like Diesel, Zardari, Bilawal and Sharifs and then they cry about Nargis' beybasee. The fact that Jinnah's dream is about to be undone...

No doubt there was initial local support to jihadist-types partly because of religious sympathies and because of search for alternative after failure of local government to provide a modicum of service needed for modern societies to function. In some ways, behaviour of locals is similar to that...

Other than surrendering to militant sectarian terrorists, IK has no solution to the problem. Even worse, he continues to sing praises of Afghan Taliban, who, as it has been mentioned in this thread, are another face of jahil Pakhtun nationalist difference being daRhee rather than surkhi topee...

Lets go by what we know: 1. Paltu kutta of goras, Hamid Mir, "penned" an oped in Washington Post arguing IK must be removed otherwise IK will appoint Faiz as the next COAS. It was claimed in the oped that Faiz held pro-taliban/anti American views and his appointment therefore would be a threat...

I am not willing to awam or army leadership or even IK a free pass. Everyone must be held accountable. Don't complain, when voting is done on zaath, biraadari or ethnic lines. Don't complain when likes of Raja Riaz, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Raja Rentals get elected time after time even when...

Yes, IK did have a plan which if given time, will bear fruit. Facts and figures clearly demonstrate progress made under IK. Anyone who claims otherwise is no different from a mullah that preaches that world is flat. First: the problem. Growth requires energy. This is a basic equation for all...

First, anything appearing in Pak press should be taken with a grain of salt especially news relating to economics and finance. Second, I find it interesting that news of rollover of Saudi deposit came right after Mir Bajwa's retirement. We have also learnt that the new chief spent three years...

Never thought I would see the day but I have to agree with Dollar Dar on his comments on IMF as well as on Moody's hostile actions. Given the challenges faced by Pakistan due to floods, IMF should be showing more flexibility when dealing with Pakistan. Government, clearly, cannot deliver on...