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The Hamid Mir Email, And The Explosive Charges Surrounding It (Updated With Asian Tigers’ Denial Of Conversation)
May 16th
Over the last couple of days, I have been trying to wrap my head around the Hamid Mir/Khalid Khawaja/ISI/Taliban issue. I have many, many more questions than answers. In fact, I’m not even going to pretend that this post is any way, shape of form, even…
SHAHBAZ SAYS NO TO TASEERS MERCEDES
May 13th
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has rejected a summary for purchasing new bullet-proof Mercedes Benz car for Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, forwarded by Additional Chief Secretary and Punjab Finance Ministry.
According to government spokesman, CM rejected the proposal citing austerity reasons adopted by the provincial government to reduce expending.
Punjab, from being a surplus province is now in deficit and borrowing heavily from the State Bank to make ends meet. But it is being made to pay Rs25 million for the purchase of a special bullet-proof Mercedes Benz for Governor Salmaan Taseer. Much to the chagrin of the chief minister, a special supplementary grant has been created through relaxation of rules to make the funds available for the purchase.
Reacting strongly to the refusal Salman Taseer offered for exchanging his official vehicle with that of CM Shahbaz”s and proposed that he (CM Punjab) should sell out bullet proof cars worth billions of rupees under his use.
PPP, A Word
Apr 29th
Dear Pakistan People’s Party, Feeling in the doldrums lately? Things not quite going your way? Try as you might everyone’s still hating on you on nebulous issues like “good governance”, “energy crisis”, and “bringing the people who killed your leader to justice”? Have no fear PPP, I have some recommendations that are bound to improve [...]
Ayesha Siddiqa’s MILITARY INC: A Deflective and Derogatory Book
Oct 23rd
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa’s ‘The Military Inc.’ is a book deflective of reality, highly derogatory and against the very notion of sovereignty. The publication of Dr Ayesha Siddiqa’s own book ‘Military Inc’ in 2007, in President Musharraf’s era, repudiates her claims to term the military rule as manipulative and suppressive. Dr Ayesha Siddiqa wrote a whole book, to malign a system (MILBUS) whose worth does not exceed 0.8% of Pakistan’s free market economy.
