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![]() Anjum IbrahimBusiness Recorder |
“War is not a joke.” “Indeed not but…” “There is no but here – I want it to stop.” “What you said yesterday — Ye Men.”...
“Ye Men.” “Oh, for Pete’s sake! With India getting ever more belligerent, this is no time for such feminist remarks!” “What?” “OK, I...
“Why wasn’t the Greedy for Portfolios Samdhi (GPS) at the airport to welcome the Iranian Foreign Minister – a country which has good relations...
The Liberation Day “reciprocal” tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump were stayed for 90 days on 9 April for all countries except China....
“There is no proportionality.” “Right, Israel’s attacks in Gaza…” “That’s not what I was referring to.” “I thought there was...
“I can unhesitatingly say the country is finally united.” “War or the threat of war unites even a very divided nation.” “I remember the...
“I do think that the presence of all national leaders, not only regional, be ensured in the assembly…” “Nawaz Sharif has not yet...
“Just wondering about war strategies.” “Yes, daily exchange of fire across our borders with India after the Pahalgam attack…” “I am...
The history of Pakistan’s rating by all three international agencies — Standard and Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s and Fitch — is disturbing as the...
“Thank you, thank you and then again thank you.” “I am not sure who you are thanking and for what, but I hope that Indo-Pak tensions do not...
“Deception is part of state craft, isn’t it?” “Right Machiavelli wrote everyone admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep his word,...
“I have it on very good authority….” “Your authority reminds me of that funny proverb – when in doubt, blame someone else. That’s the...
“It indicated a lack of…of….good manners” “If you are referring to the Cholistan project and the canals that Sindh, across the board now,...
“It disproved your theory.” “What theory?” “That what GPS wants he gets.” “OK so the power that be decided that the economy could not...
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has categorically stated that Pakistan has no intention of retaliating against the 29 percent tariffs imposed by...
“So the visitors were placed in the jail van and….” “Visitors really! The Hungarian Foreign Minister was a visitor, you can’t define those...
“Who did not perform?” “I am not sure what you are referring to! Oh wait did you mean outside Pakistan?” “No within Pakistan.” “Well...
“I am not sure President Zardari is well enough to revisit his focus on occupation of constitutional offices as opposed to heading ministries...
“Shakespeare said it right: much ado about nothing.” “Well, the Gazans are being massacred and…” “Right, but there is a new paradigm in...
“Barbie brand recently released Le Bron James Ken doll.” “Yes I know he is the first athlete to have a Ken doll, he is a basketball player, and...
The overarching economic strategy of the incumbent government is not quite focused on achieving macroeconomic stability, though that is certainly a...
“So what’s up?” “The party founded by The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless is hostage to internecine conflict…. Why are you...
“You heard of Cerberus?” “The three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards the entrance to the underworld.” “If your reference is to any...
“See, infighting between the underlings, however overlings they may think they are, is common all over the world.” “I don’t think overlings...
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif commended the government’s economic team for its tireless efforts to not only secure the 1.3 billion dollar 28-month...
“The Man, Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless, has reportedly agreed to Gandapur negotiating on his behalf.” “Negotiating really?” “Yes,...
“The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless, during recent meetings with his loyalists, reportedly held his Third Wife’s hand, to tell his...
“Peace through strength.” “Doesn’t always work. We have used strength to bring peace in Balochistan, but decades have come and gone and peace...
“The Brown Pope’s disappearance mirrors that of the Pope.” “The Pope was very ill, sepsis or so it was reported, and this week he left...
“So from Nameless to Faceless to now what? Voiceless?” “Technically the voice was also not his for some time now.” “Ah that’s right and...
“So, what do you reckon is the lesson learned?” “It’s human to err, right?” “I am not sure what kind of errs you are talking of. I mean,...
“One question: why didn’t Nawaz Sharif go to Saudi Arabia for the last ten days of Ramazan, as has been his practice?” “I guess he didn’t...
Inflation has come down dramatically – from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 1.5 percent in February 2025. The question remains: why isn’t there a...
“How can you tell the man with the power from others?” “Power?” “You know the real decision maker rather than someone who may have the...
“Trump declared the South African Ambassador persona non grata, with instructions that he leave the country by this Friday.” “The guy...
“There is much criticism about intelligence failures….” “Hey the criticism does not take account of the attacks forestalled but only about...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), met under the chairmanship of the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on 10 March 2025, and decided to keep the...
“Our political elite has been a trailblazer in so many ways, I think for once they can be the follower of a trailblazer.” “How have the elite...
“Narrative is not always the same as ground reality, and sadly it is the narrative that prompts actions.” “If you are referring to Jaffar...
“So what do you reckon? Between a rock and a hard place?” “Well you don’t challenge a much stronger adversary especially when your, shall we...
Uraan Pakistan, an initiative by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)-led government, was launched amidst much fanfare in the presence of...
“All are equal, but some are more equal than others.” “Yep that’s a much quoted line from the book Animal Farm by George Orwell but if you...
“Was it a coincidence or did Trump addressed Congress and itemized his achievements since his inauguration on 20 January, the day after Shehbaz...
“I find it amazing that people just don’t know how much leverage they have.” “Does Muhammad Aurangzeb…” “Oh, that reminds me there have...
The consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations data for fiscal year 2024-25 assumes nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 124,150 million...
“So The Rana refused to take responsibility for the conference by opposition leaders…” “Yes”! “There is no need to be sarcastic about...
“So the narrative is…?” “That the party of the Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless has no street power, that it is not a threat to the...
“Do you think if instead of the Brown Pope the man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless had been at the Dubai stadium to prep up our team…” ...
“You have to give the Brown Pope credit where it’s due.” “OK so the International Cricket Council (ICC) championship is being held in...
Conventional economic theory argues that pursuit of privatisation is to enhance service quality, attract private investment, reduce government...