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This has been an absolute disaster for IK and his party. Nothing has been achieved, I repeat nothing. He's failed to mobilise his supporters, the nation, he's seeing cracks in the party, has lost a senior politician in Hashmi, and his rigid demand of NS's resignation hasn't been met. He was...

Thanks for the tips mate, all taken on board. Travel is my only concern, not getting ripped off by taxi drivers or tuk tuk drivers. I just want to be able to pay the correct fare, without any headaches, or people trying to pull the fast one. I will be going with the wife and my 2 year old boy...

Excellent pics Gibbs, thanks for sharing! I'm actually travelling to SL in 2 weeks time God willing (can't wait!), and I'd like to check out the floating market. I'm staying in Negombo. Any tips on what is the best things to do in and around Negombo and Colombo in terms of day trips? My first...

A totally despicable move by the PML-N. Some of their actions since taking power beggars belief, it's like they've learnt nothing from the past 5 years of misrule.

The airline is doomed. No suggestions appear to have been put forward to fix the overriding issue - a bloated and unsustainable workforce. "The average age of PIA aircraft is 16 years while total number of its employees stands at about 18,800. The aircraft-to-employee ratio currently...

I'm assuming you're referencing PML-N, and NS specifically. I came across the below on PDF which I found interesting: Motorway is not a single project but a series of projects (M-1 to M-4) that were started & commissioned in different governments. Details are as follows: - M-2 (Lahore -...

Something does seem to be cooking behind the scenes. We've had one lawyer withdraw his complaint this week against the judges detention case which appeared unusual. Given the international guarantors who were keen, and are still keen to avoid a prolonged mess, an excuse may be drawn up. His 95...

I don't see what the big issue is here. A private event (daughter's wedding), held by a media baron, who understandably is very rich (like most media barons). He paid for it from his own pocket, invited who he wanted to, amongst them are Bollywood stars (whose films a large number of...

Well, the dictator of Punjab (Shabhaz Sharif) may have been better advised to relinquish some of his 18 ministries a lot earlier that he was absurdly responsible for. And then, having removed that thirst for total power, what he should've done from the outset was champion change, outline...

And what has the PML-N done to address the problems of massive load-shedding in Punjab? Some areas are seeing 18 hours of load-shedding, but I've not seen them aggressively pursuing solutions over the past 5 years. What I have seen is Shahbaz Sharif claim that he will end load-shedding in 2...

It's not just the election campaign though. Discussion and focus around Kashmir has been missing from the national discourse for around 10 years. There has been an ever increasing move away from Kashmir by the general populace and media. When you have rampant corruption, inflation, water...

To clarify, he lives just behind Edgware Road (I wouldn't call that one of the poshest areas in London), in a three-bedroom apartment, not a four-bedroom house. The value of his apartment is in the £600k - £700k region ($922k - $1m). A four bedroom house in the same area would be costing you...

I very much doubt he'd be stupid enough do that - especially a few weeks after opening his restaurant Splice in Lahore, and inviting Imran Khan as a special guest. Having invited him, what do you think he's telling him: "Imran, thanks for coming and helping with this much-needed publicity...

I've heard of these rumours that NS owns these buildings. Do you have any sources / evidence to substantiate that? I'd be interested to see that.

No, he doesn't think that. That's why he said the below in the same interview: “But then I started thinking to myself that I have been saying that everyone is equal in the eyes of law. So I thought to myself, well, I have been saying this. The law applies to me also. So may be, would be...

I think some context is needed with respect to the whole interview that Musharraf gave on CNN. He did follow on to say: “But then I started thinking to myself that I have been saying that everyone is equal in the eyes of law. So I thought to myself, well, I have been saying this. The...

A nothing article, from a nothing publication, written by a coal miner with little credentials. And you just need the above opening paragraph to determine that. Is it one or the other Archie? Do you know or don't you? All conjecture and a load of nonsense. Throw in the standard 'nukes'...

Just a load of lies, and deception.The questions to all these fanciful promises is "how?"...."how?" and "how?" Where are the funds going to come from to fund all these initiatives? Does Nawaz Sharif think his Rs.5,000 monthly income tax returns will be enough?

I don't understand the fascination with skyscrapers, and why we would need to build this, with so many other areas requiring investment - which would be beneficial in the long run. Even Burj Khalifa in Dubai is struggling with office occupancy, 3 years after being built. If a skyscraper in...

I don't believe this to be true, especially without the hard quotes of Olson to back this up. The US has been strongly opposed to the IP pipeline, and that was made clear on numerous occasions. It's the administrations stated policy. Just 2 weeks ago, Olson made his opposition clear at both...