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By Enum Naseer The country is passing through a decisive period in history and this time,it’s not a false alarm- it’s a make or break situation. What is trifling in the current context is that the economy (according to Gallup Pakistan) gets only 6% of on-air time in talk shows. It is generally posited . . . →Read More:100 billion dollars in a wink!  Leave a comment  Social Issues  100 billion dollars in a wink!,ADB,Asian Development Bank,Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty between Pakistan and Switzerland,economy,FBR,Gallup Pakistan,IMF,IMF Extended Facility Fund,Pakistan,Pakistan economy,Pakistani citizen,Return of Illicit Assets Act 2010,Swiss parliament bill I admit I was wrong in my pre-poll projections. Like most of my colleagues in the media,I had expected the PPP to get a good drubbing in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). But very few of us had expected it to be wiped out almost completely from these two provinces. On the other hand,none . . . →Read More:Media overestimated the role of social media? Pakistan Steel Mills will receive Rs11 billion on May 16 as part of a bailout package to purchase raw materials to increase output to 60%,Federal Minister for Production and Industries Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh said on Thursday. He was speaking to gathering organised by the chairman of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) Muhammad . . . →Read More:Pak Steel to increase output by 60% Leave a comment Social Issues Area 14/8,difficult business atmosphere in the country,economy,Energy crisis and security problems,Export Processing Zones Authority,increase the pace of industrialisation,national and multinational organisations,Pak Steel to increase output by 60%,Pakistan Steel Mills will receive Rs11 billion on May 16,purchase raw materials to increase output to 60%,security issues By Enum Naseer Feelings of doom and gloom continue to overshadow Pakistan’s success with democracy. With the country just days away from its moment of truth- the elections,enthusiastic political advertisements continue to consume much of the space on print,electronic and social media to promise peace and prosperity. Yet,the economy of Pakistan stands in . . . →Read More:Mirage Revisited Much is happening in Pakistan—not all of it is good. While a lot is said and written about all that is wrong the good – little as it is – is mostly ignored. . . . →Read More:The Glass Half Full Leave a comment Law &Order continued economic decline,damaged route from Karachi to Torkham and Chaman,economy,elections,energy,extremists,human security,Much is happening in Pakistan,Pakistan faces international isolation,Salala incident,Taliban,US policy towards Pakistan,US-India-Afghanistan collusion in its internal destabilization,US-Pakistan relationship By Nida Afaque Pakistan at present suffers from the worst energy crisis history has ever recorded. The economy is becoming increasingly dependent on imported petroleum products with an alarming 86% reliance on imported oil. With gas shortages to power plants,insufficient hydro-electricity generation plants and bureaucratic red tape to thermal power projects,currently . . . →Read More:Repeat Telecast Leave a comment Social Issues All Pakistan CNG Association,bureaucratic red tape to thermal power projects,Diamer-Bhasha dam,economy,electricity,hydro-electricity generation plants,imported petroleum products,Jhelum Dam,Loadshedding in Pakistan,Pakistan,power savings,Repeat Telecast,supply of electricity,turbines at Tarbela For all the grim news about the economy and jobs over the last few years,one indicator of the quality of life in the United States has stubbornly continued to improve. The latest Federal Bureau of Investigation data suggests crime rates went on falling through the first half of 2011,recession be damned. In 1991,the overall . . . →Read More:Are violent movies the cure for real life bloodshed? Just last year,Transparency International rated Pakistan as the 34th most corrupt nation in the world. Corruption has spread like a wild fire across the country consuming all public and private sectors. Recently,a corruption case against Nawaz Sharif was dismissed where it was alleged that he allotted land to his friends. Supreme Court asked . . . →Read More:State Owned Enterprises:Can we pull them out of the black hole? Leave a comment Corruption corruption,corruption case against Nawaz Sharif,Economic Coordination Committee,economy,Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited,FIA,NATIONAL FERTILIZER CORPORATION,Pakistan,Pakistan International Airlines,Pakistan Railway,Pakistan Steel Mills,PIA,politics,RAILWAYS,State Owned Enterprises:Can we pull them out of the black hole?,Transparency International,Transparency International rated Pakistan as the 34th most corrupt nation I hate to be honest and factual about certain issues and subjects…Unfortunately Pakistan’s future happens to be one such subject. It’s like discussing future medical treatment for a 100% certified terminally ill patient whose chances of recovery are worse than none. While the doctors discuss with family of the patient what . . . →Read More:Pakistan –Its broke and you can’t fix it! USS REAGAN Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective…ENORMOUS! USS Reagan –US NAVY Battle Ship
When the Bridge pipes ‘Man the Rail’there is a lot of rail to man on this monster:shoulder to shoulder,around 4.5 . . . →Read More:Three New US Navy Battle Ships: | |||
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