Sep 22, 2008

Many countries would greatly benefit if Pakistan disintegrates

Many countries would greatly benefit if Pakistan disintegrates. They know it is only a matter of time. These countries may have already worked out contingency plans decades ago. They also know that Pakistanis are their own worst enemies and will lead the disintegration of Pakistan without outside help.
The process of disintegration of Pakistan may have already begun by following events
• Absence of Rule of Law and Accountability of past and present
• Country Assets slowly sold off to outsiders to meet expenses
• Heading back to high debt by borrowing from IMF and other lenders
• Efforts to weaken or break the country’s only most crucial and strongest most disciplined institution called the Pakistan Armed Forces.
• Breaking the most solid long standing relationship with real friend and neighbor China
• Increasing and unchecked cross border intrusions
• Increasing kidnappings for ransom in major cities
• Reducing or shutting down of Basic Education in villages
• Ever increasing number of population joining the hunger line
• Existing Foreign Investors insecure and leaving
• New Foreign Direct Investment now bypassing Pakistan
• All the fundamentals and basics necessary for economic growth missing and never fixed

Aug 5, 2008

Progress in Pakistan 2008

Progress in Pakistan 2008

$17 Billion Foreign reserves now down to $10 Billion

KSE Index Drops from 15,000 to near 9000

Many Established Textile Factories closed

100,000 Rural Primary Schools with 8Million Village Children will be shut down Aug31st, 2008 UNLESS!

135+ Schools Burnt to ground in Tribal Areas

Foreign Investors holding back and turning away

Pak Government run from Dubai and London

Government focused on export of Mangoes to US

Value of Pak Rs per $ down from Rs60 to Rs77

New PTV Chairman Dr Shahid Masood paid Rs 850,000 monthly salary

What else will we see in the coming days?

Jun 12, 2008

Why are we bent upon re-inventing Pakistan over and over again?

Why are we bent upon re-inventing Pakistan over and over again?

Why can’t we take the last 8 years of momentum, fix the weak areas and improve upon it?
Personal vendetta and personal agenda politics continues to take Pakistan backwards. Why can’t all political parties put their positive energy and extensive experience in one direction. FORWARD.

Why we keep showing more and more of our dirty laundry to the whole world? By planting false statements and stories, spreading false rumors and creating suspicions we are our own worst enemies.
Result. KSE index falling, GDP down, foreign investment down, deficit rising

May 23, 2008

What Many Expatriates Like Me Would Want to Know

What Many Expatriates Like Me Would Want to Know

Is the beautiful Swat Valley, a popular vacation destination, part of Pakistan or an independent State or region?
Pakistan Government has now agreed to allow Swat to be Talibanized and be run under Sharia Law.

Does this signal the beginning of the Talibanization of Pakistan and Sharia Law for all of Pakistan?
Many Expatriates like me would want to know

May 1, 2008

United States invasion of Iraq is a failure

The United States invasion of Iraq is a failure and a foreign policy setback. It may take more than a few decades to recover the financial losses and repair America’s image in the world.
It has been argued, and perhaps rightly so, that the war on terror is directly responsible for an increase in terror and suicide bombings in Pakistan. It is difficult to win the war by bombing innocent tribesmen on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Only two decades ago these warriors were recruited as Mujahideen by America and they played a heroic role in winning the war against the Soviet Union.
While elimination of the hard-core terrorists cannot be disputed, there should be a foolproof strategy to spare the innocent and the politically unmotivated.
America cannot win the hearts and minds of the Pakistan Tribes by bombing with one hand and giving aid like creating ROZs with the other hand.