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Ignoring all the craziness going on in this thread, let's look at the fundamental reasons for Altaf Hussain's comments. This in no way means that I support what he said. In fact, what I believe is that his comments were a populist means to rile up his support base and put the PPP under pressure...

Without true economic reforms, our economy is doomed The government is pursuing an expansionary fiscal policy that is wreaking havoc. The money supply from 2012 to 2014 is going up by ~30% and much of it has been printed to clear the circular debt. Also, this circular debt is reemerging...

Well we all know why the Saudi FM is suddenly coming for a visit. In a TV interview Mr. Musharraf said that he hopes that "foreign powers" aka Saudis are looking at the case against him and will do something about it. So here they are, coming to remind Nawaz Sharif that they saved him and helped...

The money is already drying up in Afghanistan. Read this report U.S. needs millions more to complete Afghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’ - The Washington Post This is the beginning of the end-game in Afghanistan. As money dries up from NATO and US, the Afghans need to figure out for themselves how to...

The nuclear debate in Pakistan is completely ignoring the nuclear safety issues. We are planning on building more nuclear plants when the rest of the developed world is moving away from this technology. Look at what happened in Fukushima, Japan! The Japanese, with all their technology, were...

Ignoring the angry discussions going on here, let's get back to the issue at hand. With the US keen to pivot into Asia, the Saudis are feeling that they have to play a more important role in securing the region. They are clearly feeling the heat from the civil war in Syria and feel that the...

The reasons for the ideology are multi-dimensional, with the biggest reason being the fact that our country has failed to provide decent education and public welfare to the majority of the population. This has given operational space to extremists who have promoted their ideology for decades...

Fact of the matter is that China has indeed witnessed a slowdown in GDP growth. All indicators, from export numbers to energy consumption (a figure used to measure industry activity) are declining over the last few months. Many attribute this to the consistent slowdown in Europe as well as the...

The policy seems a rinse and repeat of the old policy, just new fancier words are being used. To begin with, NACTA is a dysfunctional organization and is not all that relevant. The new policy puts it at the center without detailing how NACTA will be equipped to play a leading role. Who will be...

To understand a post-US scenario in Afghanistan, you must understand the history of that country. And by history, I do not mean the history from 1980 onwards. I am talking about the history of that country from the first colonial invasion by the British in the 19th century. Afghanistan is a...

The fact of the matter is that our national security establishment was fast asleep and not following OBL at all. This has been mentioned in the commission report. They closed all files on OBL in 2005. Also, the complacency on display should not surprise anyone. After all, in the last 10 years...