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Anjum IbrahimBusiness Recorder |
“Speaking of the negotiating team…” “Which one - the government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf one which is now redundant or the...
“So misinformation will be punishable…” “Just one question: what constitutes misinformation?” “Misinformation is fake news, I guess.” ...
“Trump has generated a lot of concern all over the world during his first day in office, but what he said in his inaugural address made me think...
“So the lesson learned is…” “Anyone facing charges or convicted can be elected to the highest office in a democracy.” “Hey, we in the...
“It’s amazing what a political victory can do.” “Indeed, the 14-year jail sentence against The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…”...
This is the second of a two-part series on Pakistani administration’s focus on domestic factors while ignoring external factors which have a much...
“So the meeting between Barrister Gohar, Gandapur and the Chief of Army Staff…” “Before you run at the mouth, the only topic discussed was...
“I heard Genocide Joe’s farewell speech.” “To be fair, he did wait to deliver the legacy speech till the Israeli Hamas peace deal was...
“I have been to the Qadir University….” “Stop. Isn’t the subject sub judice?” “Well, I don’t think what I want tosay comes in that...
“I heard one Pakistani and one Pakistani alone has been invited to the Trump inauguration!” “Fake news.” “Aren’t you going to ask me...
“So who gave in?” “Gave into what?” “Well on the 2nd of this month, the Nawalas, led by Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GSP), promised that...
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the symbiotic relationship between politics and economics, with existing literature focusing more...
“I hear The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless has refused the Nawaz Sharif formula.” “Negotiations appear to be stalled but…”...
“The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless has defended The Third Wife, nee spiritual guide, saying that she is working on his behalf.”...
“So now what?” “Trump says he is going to annex Greenland and the Panama canal.” “What about Ukraine? Why are you laughing?” “I guess...
“So what kind of a system is this!” “Well, it’s now a multipolar world and I don’t think the US is willing to acknowledge…” “Good...
“What is your source of news these days?” “I used to watch Western news channels but a few weeks ago a Western channel’s second or third lead...
In Pakistan administration after administration errs on the side of data manipulation to show better performance than is in fact the case, which...
“The Opposition government talks…” “Stop right there. Let me correct you on two counts. First the opposition is limited to the party of The...
“What’s the difference between Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif?” “Why would it matter to you? They are a package deal and…” “It matters...
“We never learn lessons, do we?” “Nawaz Sharif is still trying to challenge the great physicist Albert Einstein, who said it is insanity to do...
“If Nawaz Sharif is the twelfth man in the field of cricket, then where does that leave Zardari sahib?” “Night watchman?” “But he is still...
I never ever dwelt on his incisive reports, nor on his interactive approach on matters pertaining to journalism but on our debates which invariably...
“Bibi files…” “Yes they detail Netanyahu’s corruption ranging from accepting very expensive gifts and…” “But the gifts were liquid...
Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has consistently pledged implementation of all agreed reforms in the twenty fourth (7 billion dollars...
“Battles, battles everywhere and ne’er a war to win.” “Isn’t Coleridge’s quote; water, water everywhere and ne’er a drop to drink!”...
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” “I believe this much quoted sentence, delivered by US...
“To be or not to be an elite.” “You crazy! We aren’t Sufis!” “That’s some reference! Sufism requires a way of life that few can afford...
Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PTI) — are vying...
“Whatever we are subjected to in childhood, we bestow on our children.” “A blanket statement from someone with little knowledge of child...
“To talk or not to talk, that is the question!” “Much less of a dire narrative than Shakespeare’s to be or not to be, that is the question.”...
“So one US media giant is facing criticism for being duped by a man who claimed to be an inmate of the notorious Damascus prison who was actually...
“When you defend your performance against mounting criticism, what is the best approach?” “Hmmm go on the social media; cause no one is...
“There is the concept of flow and then there is the concept of stock.” “Yes, I know – the stock of energy sector circular debt is 2.7 to 2.8...
Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted expenditure and an influence...
“Do we have an award with the title of Person of the Year?” “Well, we have other much coveted titles.” “For example?” “The title of...
“So I don’t get it - who lost his source of power.” “If you mean The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…” “Nope I don’t.”...
“It’s not easy to let power go.” “Not relevant in the Land of the Pure. Here it is essential to first understand and define whether holding...
“It depends on the epithets you use.” “What?” “See you could be a rebel for some, terrorist for some and extremists for still others.”...
The monthly Economic Update and Outlook was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 28 November 2024 with the tax collection data for the month...
“A milestone was achieved.” “Indeed, inflation is the lowest in years…” “True, though economists reckon some skimming…” “I resent...
“Greedy for Portfolios, Samdhi (GPS) invited diplomats to inform them of the government’s narrative. My question is: is he unaware that the terms...
“Sometimes a word has different meanings in a different language.” “Okayyyyy.” “There is no need to take that attitude – I am actually...
“So there is no room for complacency, right?” “Right, the Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…” “The Third Wife’s entry into the...
“So Biden pardoned his son.” “We need a constitutional amendment that would allow the President to pardon those convicted.” “Really! You...
This is the second of a two-part series detailing the 2020 National Security Policy’s (NSP) ill-advised focus on economic diplomacy – ill-advised...
“So one woman against the entire party.” “That’s the narrative.” “As the only one whose arrest warrants have been issued, doesn’t it...
“I propose that Gandapur be appointed as Chief Linguist with the status of a full federal minister.” “What?” “Ah, I see I will have to...
“I am a firm believer in balance – without balance, things are a challenge.” “I am not sure which aspect of life you are referring to, but if...
“Two facts are patently evident…” “If you are talking about politics in the Land of the Pure, then I wouldn’t agree more.” “What in the...