This morning when I open up my inbox to check the salary slip for the current month, I am totally infuriated to see a new type of tax on my monthly salary. I for one somehow missed out the news of newly imposed tax (5%) on the Salary class. Yes there is no doubt in [...]
Archive for the ‘Politcs’ Category
IDP Tax 2009 – salaried class
Posted in IDP, Pakistan, Politcs, Tax, tagged Aid, IDP, Inflation, Pakistan, Politics, Tax on July 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
6th Sep & Presidential Election
Posted in Pakistan, Politcs, tagged Pakistan, Politics on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
6th Sep xx, – A day of commemoration for the armed forces of Pakistan. 6th Sep 08 – Presidential Election in Pakistan, yet another time. Was the date for the later event delibrately selected or is it just a co-incidence. Everyone knows the character of the person who has the most lime light today for [...]
Media in PK – the biggest drama of our time
Posted in leaders, Pakistan, Politcs, tagged Pakistan on August 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Military coups, elections, politics, agencies, blasts, suicide bombers, events like Lal Masjid, buearacracy, president quitting.. Who provides fuel to these matters? Ofcourse our very own media. Yes they are one source of information which the audience requires more than any other medium. But the sense of responsibility that should ooze from such institutions does not [...]
The dilemma
Posted in Pakistan, Politcs on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One cannot clearly comprehend the situation our nation is going through right now. Sitting at gathering last evening, I came to know that the previous military rules had similar instances in their tenure before the downfall. I wonder how much of sacrifice is needed from the common man before some sanity prevails in the country. [...]
The Sheikh’s roadster
Posted in Pakistan, Politcs on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Early morning, 9am- well for a Karachite I’d say so, for Isooite may be the same.. going on the murree road to take an exit road to Airport road via Rawal road, I am suddenly distracted by a siren. My first thought went to some ambulance rushing somebody to the hospital. Finding nothing in my [...]
merger of cricket and politics in the offing
Posted in Pakistan, Politcs on May 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So earlier it was the tustle for the top seat at PCB. Resigning and getting back. Now it seems the players (ex) are jumping into the already dirty and populous pond called Politics. Imran started his own activity under the banner of Tehrik-e-Insaaf to search for justice and bring front whats right for the country. [...]
Jundullah – Army of God
Posted in Pakistan, Politcs, World on April 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yes this is what this persian word translates to as per the entry in wikipedia. The thing that got me distracted to this was an article in yesterday’s dawn. They are yet another jihadi group present on the Pak-Iran border. They are the supposedly hunting down the Iranian soldiers on the Iranian terriorty. But why are [...]
How many more victims?
Posted in Karachi, Life, Pakistan, Politcs on January 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yes.. how many more lives of innocent people shall we forgo before we have some peace around us. How much more time do we require before our children can play around safely in streets, families move around with no fear being robbed, kidnapped, or even shot by a stray bullet not meant for them. Muharram [...]
The Plight of Education in Pakistan & its Federal Minister
Posted in leaders, Pakistan, Politcs, readiness on December 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Recently working on a Pakistan 2030 project we were assigned to find out some key factors that could play a vital role in making Pakistan a developed nation in the next 20 + years. Off all the factors the vital one came out to be with no surprises was “EDUCATION”. The point here is not about [...]
Saddam Hussein – The verdict
Posted in Politcs, US on November 5, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The trial is finally over but its reverbrations may be felt for a long time to come. The verdict has been announced. The man who killed his countrymen, fought the war against US and its allies, found guilty of mass murder, has been finally convicted of all and sentenced for death penalty. The western media [...]
