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Agreed. The challenge is balancing the tax exemption rule with, ultimately, corporate requests for public support. The latter will inevitably happen. It occurs all the time in other parts of the world. Maybe figure out a way to tax only at the point of breaking even with any public subsidy or...

The music makes more sense when you think about this clip when it's playing

At some point, the people have to hit the streets and shout "enough is enough." The system is by its nature corrupt. Sure, it might sound correct to say, "the system is fine, but the people running it is corrupt." Yet, the corrupt people are able to create laws and "special courts" that work...

1. Taxes aren't just a revenue collection tool, but a means to discourage economic activity in certain sectors. So, if you're going to impose a tax, you shouldn't do it across every industry. Rather, you should tax the inefficient areas that benefit the wealthy the absolute most -- i.e., land...

Wait, didn't MQM ally with the same corrupt establishment a bunch of times? Wait, didn't PPP ally with the same corrupt establishment a bunch of times? Wait, didn't PML ally with the same corrupt establishment a bunch of times? Wait, didn't PTI ally with the same corrupt establishment a bunch...

@Zarvan Good news, they're adding Picatinny rails to the G3.

Ishaq Dar's economic policy. In a nutshell.

If the PN gets Mk41 or ExLS, then I think we can safely say U.S. nor India care what the PN gets, conventionally speaking.

I wonder if the VLS is SYLVER or MDAS.

There was even an exodus of PAF engineers in the early-to-mid-1990s due to some culture issues within the organization. Those same engineers went on to pick up jobs at Boeing, LM, Northrop, etc by the mid-2000s. That'd be malicious policy from one angle (foreign sabotage/conspiracy) or another...

Exactly. While our defence planners didn't help the situation, the fault here does rest with our politicians -- specifically, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He killed our private industrial sector just at the moment when it was bearing real fruits. I'm sure had this sector been allowed to operate...

Look bro, actions speak louder than words. We write songs. So, what does this say about us?

I was referring more to "why would Pakistan need/get arms if Kashmir's no longer an issue." Well, 'just because.' Ultimately, arms sales are a way to drive commercial and personal interests. It's an opaque area with little-to-no accountability in our parts of the world. So, if you wanted to...

Same reason why Egypt gets arms, even though it recognized Israel.

No fighter project creates or develops an industry. It's the other way around. The industry develops the fighter. So, the JF-17 is more of an outcome of the Chinese industry. However, in Pakistan, we built a capacity to support fighter production towards the end of the chain, e.g...

I don't think Kashmir is a lost cause. Rather, our leaders think Kashmir -- and Pakistan as a whole -- is a lost cause. I'm not talking about superficial slogans (those will continue), but action. Do our top leaders really have their fates tied to Pakistan? No. So, I don't expect them to...

Personally, I'd rather we be the next China. Even if we get isolated, sanctioned, etc, I genuinely believe that with sincere and adept policymakers at the helm, we'll carve our own way and succeed. However, as an observer, I can see Pakistan conceding Kashmir and China, and being content with...

Exactly. Aren't those the KPIs our leaders generally care about? Are we honestly past the stage of ignoring a slick PAF video with F-16V and KF-21s sung by Sahir Ali Bhaga?

One strategically valuable area of collaboration is naval development. Ironically, this is the one "big" area the U.S. seems to like seeing us develop and India doesn't care about. Namely, no matter what the PN does at this point will affect the capability of the IN. The IN is ahead in the...

I can see the KAI KF-21 becoming an option. It's certainly a bit more out there, but in actuality, the U.S. had cleared KAI and LM to co-market the T-50 and F/A-50 to the PAF back in 2018. In such scenarios, the general idea is that the U.S. can still exert control over weapons supply (via...