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What's funny is that amount being loaned is far less than what was lost in exports & remittances due to removal of Imran Khan. Establishment bets on foreign powers, whereas Imran Khan bets on the people. Clearly, establishment lost out on its bets.

But why shouldn't the generals and political leaders sell themselves and the country, when any average Pakistani would do the same? You and others here are not getting the point I'm trying to make. For too long, the people have been blaming politicians and army for their problems. Yet the...

The problem stems from the zeal of Pakistanis for the visa. As long as that exists, they will sell themselves and everyone else for it for literally nothing. If you were to announce tomorrow that the first person to walk naked in a marketplace will get a US visa & flight next day, you'd find a...

From day 1, I said extending Bajwa will be Imran Khan's biggest mistake. No good army chief or any personnel will or should ever ask for an extension. That's unprofessional and downright disgraceful. It lowers the esteem and perception of the institution and makes it no different from the...

I think he was IG of FC in Balochistan. Weren't poor young men in the FC being slaughtered in Balochistan under his watch? And then he was promoted to DG-ISI.

The irony & twist is that the US doesn't want Pakistan to lose its nuclear weapons. After all, they turned a blind eye to its program in the 1980's. They also did not let the issue come up in IMF negotiations. The same IMF which had Sri Lanka reduce size of its military. Why? While the US...

Pakistan may have its downs that are self-made, but if there is one certainty, it's that it will always be a significant power on the global stage. It's nuclear-armed, has a significantly large and battle-hardened military, and a powerful intelligence network. It has fought multiple wars, alone...

Subsidies are not for money-printing banana republics that routinely beg the IMF for bailouts. This is much needed course correction. Let people understand and feel the consequences of PDM & military rule. This way, they will make better choices when voting in future elections.

@Signalian any idea how long this guy plans to stay? What achievements has he made to warrant this extension?

Even if Imran Khan were to come back and replace the entire government and bureaucracy with good people, the majority of people will still not pay income taxes. The retailers and agricultural wholesalers will do shutter-down strikes or drive up prices to punish the government into submission...

No, joint ventures and technology transfer have been useless for Pakistan. Pakistan instead should fund and assist local startup defense contractors that can engage in R&D towards "low-hanging fruits" or easily achievable goals such as UAV, loitering munitions, Radars, sensors, EW, robotics...

Unfortunately, Imran Khan is paying severely for this, alone in a jail cell. The people he tried to help are still sleeping and wake up only when electricity bill comes.

True. However, even Imran Khan or any other civilian leader will not be able to solve these four critical problems: 1. Documenting & Taxing Real estate 2. Documenting & Taxing Retail 3. Stop power & gas theft 4. Collect unpaid power & gas bills PTI tried to tax retailers, but faced...

If they can crackdown on tax evasion in retail & real estate as well as power theft & non-payment of bills, this would be enough to solve the fiscal problems and Pakistan wouldn't need to beg as much.

Stop making their job easier for them. Stop spreading fire throughout the region.

Too many lawyers in PMLN or PPP camp. That is one method to how both PMLN & PPP corrupt the judiciary and legal system.

Persian delusions of grandeur. Their economy is fried, their people can't wait to get out, but they have billions to spend and tons of non-Persian Shi'ah zombie meat shields to punch above their own weight and interfere far beyond their borders.

These days it be worse than that.

You could even argue that Bangladesh is the real Pakistan and they simply voted to change their name. Being the majority, they had the right.

For a country suffering massive CAD due to imports, it's disturbing to see Pakistan allow the import of cars like this. With a population of over 220 million, Pakistan should be able to force auto manufacturers to localise all production. The same can be done to any foreign companies importing...