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Shahid Mehmood

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Economics! Op Eds+Cafe Iqtisaad. Ex U-19 cricket. Tweets personal opinion. Jet fighters, Gemstones, Cricket and History. RTs NOT endorsements!

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1 year

This figure about India's intended infrastructure expense is being quoted assiduously since yesterday, by Pakistanis, just to shame Pakistan. It again brings us to the point of making fallacious, spurious comparisons that I've pointed out many times. The problem with these 1/2

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Husain Haqqani

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India is adding 10,000km of highway a year. The length of the rural road network has increased from 381,000km in 2014, when Modi was elected, to 729,000km this year. Over the same period the number of Indian airports has doubled.... @TheEconomist

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10 months

India landed its space probe on the moon. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, our space agency..🤷

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My mother spent the whole day today in terrible pain. She is a cancer patient requiring urgent care. But all roads in Pindi blocked due to TLP. My brother spent hours to take her to hospital but all roads blocked, and was turned back. What is this country coming to?

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Folks, met a 'Member' of Govt entity,grade-21 babu. The guy has 5 vehicles at his disposal, besides 3 plots in ISB.2 land cruisers serving him personally, while 3 others parked in city from where he commutes, at Begum Sb's and kids' disposal. Meanwhile, I received notice for 1/2

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1 year

Imagine that the country has reached such a pathetic juncture that a retired General, the owner of a pet leopard in DHA that escaped and put lives at risk, cannot be named in a Police FIR b/c they are too afraid of the consequences. Tamasha Riyasat

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Just returned from a gathering; a 'civil' serpent Babucrat complaining Ye Mulk rehne ke qaabil nahi! Happens to be Member Board of most heavily indebted Govt Dept, sarkari car dropped him off, another one picked him up, 3 more in his hometown at begum Sb's and kids' disposal 1/2

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paying 'advance' tax by FBR, courtesy of me being a regular filer of my taxes. Convince me now that I should pay my taxes to cater to Babus and Govt's ayashis. Should I? @D_AMERZ @nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_ @motasim @Speedman2016 @ZeeAhmed10 @AliKhizar @NajamAli2020 @ricetex 2/3

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Shahid Mehmood

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9 months

Just took this picture, of Assistant Attorney General, Govt of Pakistan, waltzing around for free on tax payer money in Isloo. There are thousands of such green plated cars that guzzle billions of rupees of free patrol every day. We are merely born to pay for these ayashis

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تھریڈ- پاکستانی معیشیت کی تیز رفتار ترقّی سے ملک کے دیوالیہ ھونے کا خطرہ کیسے پیدا ھوجاتا ھے؟ پچھلے دِنوں محکمئہ شماریات کیجانب سے مجموعی قومی اۤمدن کے کھاتوں یعنی NIA میں جب ردوبدل کیا گیا تو اس مالی سال (22-2021) میں مجموعی قومی پیداوار (جی ڈی پی) کا تخمینہ تقریباَ 6 فیصد اۤیا

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Shahid Mehmood

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8 months

CSS candidates are being asked questions like how many times was Kaaba attacked,what was the name of Gandhi's kids,etc.What the eff has these got to do with public service and picking candidates? FPSC,like many other public org's,is another dumping ground for retired,farigh babas

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2 years

THREAD- WHERE IS PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY HEADED IN COMING DAYS- Given the political uncertainties, and the recent end of PTI Govt., it would be convenient (and needed) to get a sense of where the economy is headed 1/n

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Shahid Mehmood

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9 months

Ladies and gentlemen, don't let this McKinzey consultant fool you with his nonsense tweets like these. Pick up the record of postings in KP, and you'd realize that these guys were surrounded by PAS/DMG in their 10 year rule. Abb dikhawe ke drame aur rona dhona. Sit down....

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Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra

9 months

Only in Pakistan... A few screenshots that show what is really wrong with this country. Today's DMGs spend their days signing 3MPO orders for illegal arrests, while posting about their shiny new official vehicles (we learn that a similar one in white has been handed over to the

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Now that the @WorldBank has downgraded us to 'poor', here's a small peak at one of its favorite 'anti-poverty' program I've been calling out this fraud for a decade now, during which I went to investigation agencies and courts to stop this utter waste 1/

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Rs19bn in BISP funds illegally disbursed among 143,000 govt officials

Unauthorised beneficiaries include 2,500 working in BS-17 and above, PAC told.

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has 3 plots in Islamabad, built his own home within 5 years of joining 'service (DMG/PAS group), bought new 50 lakh car in January. Phir bhi complaints...shouldn't these kinds of namak harams be made example of @nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_ @motasim @DrAhsanRAJPUT @Speedman2016

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This is one of the biggest myths that people easily fall for, i.e, that fundamentalism and 'Islamization' started with Zia. Pakistan was like that from the start! In the early 50s,Lahore had to be put under curfew to prevent violence against Ahamdis. Z.A Bhutto further

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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sparked an internationally supported process of militarization and Islamization in Pakistan that cemented the military’s power.

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9 months

In terms of behavior, the bureaucrats of KP and Baluchistan are usually friendly and don't have that much ego. Sindh babucracy is almost same, but not quite.But Punjab's babucracy...phew...the arrogance, the ego...my word. I wonder what perpetuates these behavioral differences?

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9 months

Machiavelli's advice to Pakistan's economic managers (babus and Matric/F.A pass adventurers)- Machiavelli, in a letter to his friend Francisco Vettori confessed that "Fortune has decreed that,as I do not know how to reason,either about the art of silk, or about the art of wool 1/

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2 years

THREAD- ARE WE ENTERING AN ERA WHERE OIL WILL BE BOUGHT AND SOLD WITHOUT DOLLARS? Many analysts believes that given recent events, especially the Russo-Ukraine war, the world economy will enter a new phase 1/n

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1 year

Whenever PPP is in power or a major partner in coalition, you can bet that merit would be the last thing on their minds! All they want to do is to stuff individuals in useless, unproductive Govt. departments without any regard for qualification

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Thousands of employees regularized, NA told

Special Committee for Affected Employees submits report to lower house

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Shahid Mehmood

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10 months

Congratulations Pakistan, we've contracted yet another highly expensive loan of $300 million for 'improving tax compliance'. FBR babus would already be dreaming of new cars, foreign trips and other perks plus privilidges..while taxation will remain as shitty as it is.

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The interim government on Thursday approved four development schemes costing Rs126 billion and also gave the go-ahead for a highly expensive loan of $300 million for improving tax compliance, an objective that does not need any money but a strong will and an efficient tax

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9 months

WHY IS PAKISTANs POWER SECTOR SUCH A MESS? What led to the present state? Please see my open access note on this issue and do give it a read to understand this quagmire Just a few quick pointers of what's in the document- There is a lot of information 1/

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@ak_niaazi Nope. PAS/DMG Babu, corrupt to the core, caught red handed early in career taking bribes from a whole district in KP as people closed down the road against his excesses (NAB 'cleared him of any wrongdoing). Since then, emboldened even more, he doubled his 'efforts' @Speedman2016

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اسد عمر کے والد بھٹّو صاحب سے معافی مانگتے ھوئے، کے اۤئندہ وہ پاکستان سے وفادار رھے گیں!۔۔۔ لیکن یہ بندہ اور اس کا سر پھرا 'لیڈر' اوروں کو غدّاری کے طعنے دیتے ھوئے نہیں تھکتے @murtazasolangi @motasim @zahida_rahim @ZeeAhmed10 @ZZaibwatto @Speedman2016 @kaft

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When a person attains a position that he couldn't have even dreamed of in his wildest imagination...and then tries to act a philosopher! Banda rakh ke chamaat mare iss tout ku. Itni aqal nahi iss mae ke what are checks and balances on state's monopoly on violence?

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Faisal Amin Khan

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"The monopoly of violence belongs to the State" Caretaker PM explains his govt's policy of ongoing violence against women, children & political parties (specifically against @PTIofficial ) May Allah Help #Pakistan People with IQ below freezing point are ruling this poor Nation.

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2 years

DARONIMCS- Folks, I wrote a thread on why Dar wouldn't be able to do anything some time ago, before Dar landed in Pakistan. Everything bearing out exactly as I predicted. I also did a Twitter space on the same topic. Will put that up too, later. Please take some time out to read

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Shahid Mehmood

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5 years

Dear PM @ImranKhanPTI here's a 'fixed' match for you, an Ad tailor made for hiring a retired or recently retiring bureaucrat. This has been happening frequently, and you need to put a stop to it. This has almost become a plague @navift @nadeemhaque @nadeemkhurshid @mosharrafzaidi

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Do you want to understand why Pakistan's economy is so fucked up? Or why the Sharif's are so bad at governance? Here's a short reflection-the SS Govt. just appointed a 'Committee' for 'Home Grown' economic development agenda. And guess what: not a single person from PIDE 1/2

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11 months

Pak's debt+liabilities cross Rs. 72 trillion,Electricity per unit price up by Rs. 7,Energy sector debt Rs. 5 trillion+..meanwhile,Fed and provin bureaucracy needs new vehicles, 'boys' need more seats, more authority and more toys...never a dull moment in this exciting country

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@2paisay @ZZaibwatto @FahdSheikh3 @CMShehbaz @ImranKhanPTI @Paracha247 @NadeemfParacha @MiftahIsmail @zuhair_abbasi @Wabbasi007 @AbbasMoosvi @saddameconomist @mosharrafzaidi @Shehzad89 @murtazasolangi

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Shahid Mehmood

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9 months

Another typical day in the Islami Jamhooria. Some 'sarkari' kutta billa with an inflated ego on his way, blocking traffic to let people know about his importance

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@DogarASZ An utter waste of space and time; that you are MBBS and ended up administering districts tells the whole story. As for your sermon of 'transparency', been through the whole process and can give you multiple e.g's of corruption and nepotism. Let me know and I'll forward you

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1 year

So why sell to bureaucrats only? Why not sell these in the market? The results will be similar to the exercise in 2011 whereby babus bought cars at throwaway prices..and then managed to keep a few more at public expense @Speedman2016

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خیبرپختونخوا حکومت کا سرکاری گاڑیاں افسران کو فروخت کرنے کا فیصلہ

خیبرپختونخوا حکومت نے سرکاری گاڑیوں کی مونیٹائزیشن اور نئی گاڑیوں کی خریداری پر پابندی لگانے کا فیصلہ کر لیا۔

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1 year

Thread- WILL PAKISTAN DEFAULT OR NOT? Apparently, the biggest topic in Pakistan’s economy, to which everyone seems to have taken a liking, is the specter of Pakistan’s economic default. To be honest, it’s getting a bit boring by now, especially given that this issue has been 1/n

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2 years

Back in 2015, when I wrote a blog questioning this guy's understanding of economics, and then also in 2018, a lot of people couldn't get why I was saying that? That he got booted out as FM within 10 months, and this tweet should put any doubts to rest @motasim @UzairYounus

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Asad Umar

2 years

In just 4 weeks after the no confidence resolution was filed, Pakistan foreign exchange reserves fell by more than $5 billion. Nearly one fourth of total reserves gone in just 4 weeks!!! The longer this artificial govt continues the deeper economic crises. #امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور

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@malikramzan651 Exposing persons is not my job, but exposing the system is! Naming a single person doesn't change anything. Try naming a few of your colleagues for a start. Understand the difference or otherwise 'keep silent' 🙏 @motasim

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2 years

THREAD- Analysis of PM Shehbaz Sharif’s (SS) initial announcements, and whether these would be helpful to the economy? As soon as he took oath of PM, SS announced a slew of measures that include Sasta Bazaars (cheap markets) 1/n

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10 months

Well, pretty much sums up the IQ of the whole institution, doesn't it? How do such low IQ deuchbags make it through to levels of Generals?

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An ambitious BJP initiated space program with 2024 elections in view while poverty in India stands at 24.85% ?

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1 year

Dear @CMShehbaz can you please spare this country your theatrics like muft ata?People are dying needlessly. Have you learned nothing from your failed ventures like sasti roti? In all these 3 decades, what exactly have you learned about governance except for these cheap theatrics

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These dumb babas need to be banished for good! This useless dream of Kashmir, from Jinnah till today, has cost Pakistan a fortune (both physically and financially). We already have our part of Kashmir. Baqi ki kya tharak hae when holding onto existing Pakistan is a challenge?

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Abdul Basit

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Pakistan needs to reflect seriously before taking any decision vis a vis India lest it regret again some years down the road. Kashmir is too important to be sacrificed for greed of a few Pakistani traders/industrialists. We also had serious economic problems before 5 August 2019.

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4 years ago on this day, Abbu left us for his final abode. This is his civil service academy card. On his death bed, his colleague confided that your father was a sight to behold at the academy: that pinkish-red complexion and those deep Emerald green eyes, and a demeanor 1/

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5 years

Why is Justice Qazi Isa under attack? B/c he raised some very serious questions about Faizabad Dharna, questions that go to the heart of what's been wrong with the country. But of course, those hypersensitive to any criticism can't tolerate it. What a shame #JusticeUnderAttack

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This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the genesis of MQM. Arguably the main takeaway is that we have to be mindful of the lesser or non-discussed, non-official facets of the story

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اے پی ایم ایس او: ’داخلوں سے محروم طلبا‘ کراچی کے کنگ میکر کیسے بنے؟ - BBC News اردو

ایک زمانے میں جو طلبا اتنے مجبور تھے کہ اپنے تعلیمی اخراجات تک برداشت نہیں کر سکتے تھے وہ اتنے بااختیار کیسے ہو گئے کہ پاکستان کی وفاقی و صوبائی حکومتیں اُن کی مرضی سے قائم یا گرائی جانے لگیں؟

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10 months

Why the need and pretense for a civilian s**t show when we know who is ordering everything around? Come on boys, get this 'civilian government' tamasha over with, take over everything formally and run the country. Why waste gazillions on a cabinet that has nothing to do?

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Not surprised, not shocked....

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At PIDE Econ Fest. Wonderful topics, good speakers, great atmosphere. Happy to see some familiar faces around

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2 years

THREAD-REKODEK and new Investment Law.Good commentary already.I do feel,though,this all has the making of a classic spy thriller involving greed,utter incompetence,conflict of interest,international competition and Establishment’s dubious footprint. Importantly I bring to fore

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Thread- Pakistan's attempt at barter trade. Will it work? News surfacing recently point to Pakistan’s efforts to conduct Barter trade (exchange of goods for goods rather than exchange of goods for a currency like dollar) with Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.I'll just share a few 1/n

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خُلاصہ- پاکستان کا اقتصادی ڈھانچہ ایسا ھے کہ جب جی ڈی پی بڑھے گی تو تجارتی خسارہ بڑھے گا جس سے ادائیگیوں کا عدم توازن پیدا ھوگا۔ پاکستان میں جدّت، ھنر، ٹیکنالوجی اور بہتر اقتصادی سوچ کا شدید فقدان ھے۔ جب تک ان میں تبدیلی نہیں اۤئے گی، یہ مسئلہ اسی طرح رھے گا!

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One reason why Pakistan is in such a precipitous intellectual decline is that every third rate propagandist and misogynistic becomes a hero overnight! This guy, Mashwani, does nothing but peddle false propaganda, filth and abuse at opponents. But now he's being portrayed as hero

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It has been days & Azhar's whereabouts remain unknown. No charges, no bringing before court of law. He has simply been abducted by the State. His habeas was filed in court but judge did not hear. With an end to democracy fear is the buzzword now. @DrAliceJEdwards @volker_turk

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Thread-CAN #India LIKE DEMONETIZATION EXPERIMENT BE DONE IN PAKISTAN? Some thoughts and consideration-This debate has picked up steam after @rogueonomist interview with @Shehzad89 Yesterday,Ammar wrote an article for NEWS on this issue.However, I do feel that before embarking 1/n

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تھریڈ- پلاٹس، مراعات اورپروٹوکول پاکستان اور اس کی اکانومی کو کیسے نُقصان پہنچاتے ھیں؟ کسی بھی ملک کو چلانے کیلیئے ایک انتظامی ڈھانچے کی ضرُورَت ھوتی ھے۔ اس انتظامی ڈھانچے سے منسلک افراد کو سول سرونٹس کہا جاتا ھے جس میں افواج کے افراد بھی شامل ھوتے ھیں۔ لیکن، جیسا کہ قارئین

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Few years back,an irrationally exuberant @Jhagra was hopping around endlessly,citing average increase in operations/surgeries from around 23 to over 60 per day.Yours truly pointed out that its not something to be joyous..but to be worried about given quality of our healthcare1/2

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@Zafaralmas Agreed. Did not imply all of bureaucracy where there are honest officers. And also agreed that it depends upon the group, position and the links. But more angered at the non-stop misuse of resources and the blindness/helplessness of the system to stop this

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اس حرامخور کی خواھش فوری پوری ھونی چاھیئے۔ پاکستان نے اس جیسے بے کاروں کو عزت دی ھے جو ان کو راس نہیں اۤتی۔ افغانستان میں اس قسم کے للّو پنجوئو کو کوئی چپراسی بھی نہیں رکھے گا۔ اس سارے گند کو اُٹھا کر افغانستان میں پھینک دینا چاھیئے

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موجودہ حکومت کے ساتھ رہنے سے بہتر ہے ہم افغانستان چلے جائیں، محمود خان

محمود خان کا کہنا تھا کہ ملک میں انٹرنیشنل سلیکٹیڈ امپورٹیڈ کی حکومت ہے ان کے پاس آئل کی قیمت کےحوالےسے اختیارات نہیں یہ امریکی احکامات پر عمل کرتے ہیں۔

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کدھر گیا وہ پیاز اور ٹماٹر کی ٹویٹیں کرنے والا بھانڈ @MuzzammilAslam3 اور چیمپئین میراثی 'ڈاکٹر' @SHABAZGIL ؟ پٹرول اور بجلی کی قیمتوں پر بھی ذرا ٹویٹ کر دیں تاکہ جاھل عوام کو پتہ چلے کہ ملک 'ترقّی' میں امریکہ سے بھی اۤگے نکل گیا ھے @motasim @Speedman2016 @murtazasolangi

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Ch.Shujaat"hum PM house muzakrat karne ja rahe the,hamla karne nahee".Can hypocrisy come bigger than this? Besharam log. @KamranShafi46

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kinds of comparisons is that they do not take context into comparison! Merely numbers do not tell the whole story. For a start, IMF believes that Pakistan has better roads when it comes to average speed, implying less time to travel (or time saved) 2/3

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Road transport speed: IMF report ranks India below Pak but...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper published in May ranked Pakistan higher than India in terms of average speed

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1 year

Why is it so difficult for the country's (supposedly) Econ wizards to understand that there's around Rs. 9 trillion cash held by people, plus remittances...and that people are always on the lookout for a bit of leisure to escape everyday issues 🤦‍♂️🤷 and just b/c a person 1/2

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Five top restaurants in Lahore are fully booked for dinner tonight. Interesting dynamics of a country where the government is defaulting and inflation is unprecedented

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F-10 Markaz, Islamabad. CDA anti-enroachment picked up a poor person's cart, but didn't say a word to Jamil Sweets who have put a stall right in the middle of the road. The manager negotiated the charge, giving them what was due,and that's it

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Consider the following stat- London School of Economics (LSE), a world renowned institute, is spread on hardly 2 acres. Compare it to Pakistan's universities (especially public universities), spread over hundreds and thousands of acres. They figure nowhere in global rankings 1/

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پاکستان اور عالمی سطح پر مہنگائی کی وجُوھات پر تھریڈ- بہت سے قارئین نے اس مسئلے پر لکھنے کی سِفارِش کی ھے۔ عرض ھے کہ اس پر میں پہلے بھی اپنی رائے کا اظہار کر چکا ھُوں۔ میری درخواست ھوگی کہ اس کو ایک دفعہ ضرُور پڑھیئے بنیادی طور پر جو ذرائع رسد اور طلب کو

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Pakistan’s inflation puzzle

Why is our aggregate supply inelastic? One factor is government policies.

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For those, especially in governing circles, who still cling to the fancy of foreign aid taking care of our economic woes, they need to come out of this illusion. It is, in fact, worsening our economic ills

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Foreign aid is no panacea

Pakistan has been saddled with external debt which it never required.

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Two of the darkest days of our history - #APSPeshawar and fall of East Pakistan. We have learned absolutely nothing, especially Army, which still remains untouchable and unaccounted for it's deeds in both these incidents. We are well on our way to few more East Pakistans

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One ingredient in our economic growth mix that's rarely given the importance that it deserves is our cultural norms. Here, I argue that these need to change for country's economic transformation

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Cultural change for economy

Pakistani society and our governments must give up their ‘let’s kill the rich’ attitude.

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Pakistan can do well without Dr Ishrat Hussain's copy-paste economics that have little to offer in terms of insight! Sri Lanka's literacy rate is above 90% but presently in economic peril. At the time of its horrendous breakup, Soviet Union's literacy rate was 98%.

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Had #Pakistan been able to make close to 90% of her population literate, the per capita might have been higher than USD 3000, argues Ishrat Hussain. This is how we impoverish our economy and the people by not investing in #HumanDevelopment .

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This is what's called Badmaashi. Punjab's bureaucracy gangs up against NAB and transparency. They should be fired, these not-for-gooders for nothing

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احد چیمہ کی گرفتاری ، پنجاب بیورو کریسی کے دفاتر میں تالےپڑ گئے

احد چیمہ کی گرفتاری پر پنجاب کی بیورو کریسی میں تشویش کی لہر ، دفتروں میں تالے پڑ گئے ...

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Short Thread on MEDICINE SHORTAGES in PAKISTAN- Please read, share and comment @PIDEpk @nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_ @MazzucatoM @WHO @motasim @Speedman2016 @Razarumi @roheespk @PPMAofficial @PharmaBureauPK @rogueonomist @saihan_io @D_AMERZ @2paisay @UzairYounus @Sajidaminjaved

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This ain't a 'Manifesto'; its cheap politics and theatrics, two traits that have come to define PPP. There is no logic to what they are proposing. Its also a reflection of the intellectual destitution of our political parties(GHQ included). They have nothing to offer!

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PPP’s Manifesto Points 🇱🇾: 1. Double people’s salaries as the top priority. 2. Offer free electricity for up to 300 units. 3. Guarantee access to education for all children. 4. Implement a nationwide free healthcare system. 5. Construct 3 million affordable houses. 6. Strengthen

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either about profits or about losses, it befits me to reason about the state". Translation- he confessed to specializing in the art of statecraft rather than trade and finance because that was as per his passion and abilities! Message: stick to your assigned jobs! 2/

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بجلی کا خرچہ 5300 لیکن بِل 8500!۔ جب سے یہ منحوس اۤۓ ھیں اس مَلک کی شکل بگاڑ کر رکھ دی ہے! ریاستِ مدینہ کی ڈگڈگی بجانے والے نواب اۤف سبز باعؑ سے سوال ھے کہ ریاستِ مدینہ میں لوگوں پر کتنے ٹیکس لگتے تھے؟ کیا ریاستِ مدینہ کا حاکِم بھی 300 کنال کے محل میں رھتا تھا؟

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A few words of advice to the youngsters who want to get counted and make a standing for themselves! Normally I avoid this 'advice' business b/c, honestly, everyone's gotta find find their own way through thick and thin. But I've had so many youngsters (recent graduates, first 1/2

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Have appeared in many interviews. But today's talk with @UzairYounus was best of all these; just wonderful! Thank you Uzair

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Short THREAD-IS ISLAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM SAME AS COMMUNISM? A tweet today by Taimur Rehman as usual an ill-informed tweet when it comes to Econ and Econ history elicited a response from me whereby I asked him to stick to music and his subject. The 1/2

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Dr. Taimur Rahman

10 months

Communism + God = Islam Allama Iqbal thought that the politics and economic system of communism is the same as Islam. The only difference is that communism is not a religion but a secular scientific philosophy. What are your thoughts?

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It's staggering as well as astonishing that none of our mainstream political parties has a dedicated team of economists. All they have is munshis and frauds like Dar! As the late Bush Senior once famously remarked, it's the economy, stupid.

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Been telling folks ke PPP ne privatization nahi hone deni. Their economic management revolves around dumping their party workers and their ilk in Govt run institutions. This has been happening since the Nationalization of the 70s. Why would they limit their vote bank?

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Geo News Urdu

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پیپلز پارٹی نے پی آئی اے کی نجکاری کو مسترد کر دیا

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Wrong. In fact, completely wrong! Musharraf is underestimating the extent of Govt reach in economic affairs and its perverse spillovers. There's enough research on this. Sad to see this kind of commentary

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Mosharraf Zaidi

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Beware of the “we need to cut govt expenditure” mantra. Pakistan definitely needs to reduce subsidies & divest from white elephant SOEs need—but calls for cutting govt spending are wildly inappropriate. Look where 🇵🇰 is in terms of govt expenditure as a % of GDP ⬇️

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An incredible piece of Pink Topaz! It is the rarest and most valuable in Topaz stones, mined in Katlang, Mardan

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For Pakistan's ego filled intellectuals and single course wonders from Kakool and Walton,these two are Noble Prize winners and globally acknowledged for their work. No protocol,no Land Cruisers,none of 100s of 'staff' and chamchas running around,no chaudhrahat...just pure skill

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Richard H Thaler

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I was so lucky to be able to have Danny Kahneman as a best friend and collaborator for decades. He usually ended our conversations with "to be continued..." but I now have to simulate his part which is impossible. My favorite image of us "working".

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this means we've been wasting a lot of taxpayers' money! As per the economist, few years ago, almost half of the infrastructure in Pakistan lies unutilized, calling Pakistan's investment into infrastructure 'misguided' Yours truly also wrote on this 7/8

Pakistan’s misguided obsession with infrastructure

The government is building more airports, roads and railways, even though the existing ones are underused

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When I assert that we are moving in circles,many refuse to believe me. So here are two instances from 1978,one related to debt relief and other about auctioning plots to get $s (which is in works, as 'innovative' idea) @2paisay @motasim @Speedman2016 @nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_

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I am trying to imagine the lion-hearted courage of this father, who lost all his family to Zionist murderers a day before, but he is back on duty the very next day. They cannot be defeated, will not be defeated....

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Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸

@jacksonhinklle

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Despite the fact that Al Jazeera reporter Wael Al-Dahdouh’s WHOLE FAMILY was murdered by an Israeli air strike — he is continuing to report on the TRUTH of ISRAELI TERRORISM. Follow @stairwayto3dom (source)

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The largest beneficiaries of Federal Govt spending in Pakistan, 2008-2022. Credit: Dr. Arshad Zaman, Social Origins of our Debt Crisis

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Quetta, 1964. This was a time when foreigners, especially hippies, used to throng places like Pakistan without any fear.

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1 year

I just tweeted how 3rd rate propagandists become heroes and 'journalists'. This 'geela teetar', creation of Bajwa and Asif ghafoor's disastrous shenanigans, peddles lies at will. The picture at the bottom is actually from Dec 2021, with farmers queing up subsidized fertilizer

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صرف ایک سال۔۔۔

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Peshawar, 1878, with the Khyber hills in the background. This illustration appeared in the magazine 'The Graphic', in December 1878 #Peshawar

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1 year

We still await answers to the Asad Umar inspired 'Atta scam' of 2019 when wheat exported to Afghanistan caused a dramatic shortage at home. The same wheat was imported back to Pakistan at +double rates! PDM is as incompetent as you guys were. To hell with you all

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Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra

1 year

Within two months, we have a Rs 20 bln atta scam of the like we never saw in 10 years. 5 questions I hope everyone asks of CM Azam Khan, the PM, the Election Commission & PDM, JUI and ANP politicians brazenly owning the humiliation of our public.

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10 months

My standard practice for an article. I first pen down my thoughts. Once it's done, I go over it at least a couple of times (you can see corrections/deletions). Next- type it and then also thoroughly going over the typed version. Sharing this for aspiring writers #writing

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6 months

FBR is on a $400 mil 'capacity building' loan from WB, plus it just signed up for another $300 mil from ADB. Within the organization, though, the organized corruption network is vast and powerful. Read this

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@rahulagg1 Pakistan is an easy place to do that b/c there's no law or procedure to stop them from doing it. Or they've mastered bending the laws and rules as per their whims. Nothing to stop them

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10 months

The notion of dollar smuggling from Pakistan as some sort of a conspiracy against country is utter balderdash. Let's talk on facts

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Our dollar smuggling conundrum

In an environment where dumb policies such as interventions to maintain ‘strong rupee’ are the norm, grey channels provide insurance against losses.

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4 months

Tomorrow, inshallah, DAWN will publish my article on why culture should be an important consideration for Pakistan's economy

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Also, its not as if Pakistan has never been making any investment in roads and other infrastructure. In fact, infrastructure like roads has been the biggest PSDP item, starting from 50s, and Pakistan's infrastructure has never stopped expanding. 3/4

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تقریباََ ایک دھائی پہلے سپریم کورٹ نے میمو گیٹ کے فیصلے میں فوج کے بچگانہ رویّے پر حیرت کا اظہار کیا تھا اور مشورہ دیا تھا کہ اپنے رویّے کو بدلیں! مگر مجال ھے کہ یہ حضرات ٹس سے مس ھوں۔ بچوں سے زیادہ گئے گُزرے ہیں

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جنرل ریٹائرڈ باجوہ کے اثاثے رپورٹ کئے ہیں صحافی @ShahidAslam87 نے کوئی نیوکلئیر کوڈ نہیں ظاہر کئے جو FIA نے اس کے خلاف مقدمہ کرکے اس کو اٹھا لیا ہے #JournalismIsNotACrime

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Bandial is to Judiciary what Qamar Bajwa and Faiz Hamid proved to be for Army. Matlab, apne idare ki reputation bilkul tabah kar di. It would constitute a really worthy research effort just to chart out the rise of these kinds of jokers, how they manage to make it to the top

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Folks, Pakistan football side is playing Saudi Arabia,a team who's already played World Cup couple of times. Win or lose, its the first time our team has managed to reach this high in qualifications.For a nation obsessed with mediocre cricketers, let's back boys in green. Go PAK

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In this country, the way to success and riches beyond imagination is not hard work, industriousness,innovativeness, honesty or any such trait, but to become a faisal vawda, babar awan, fawad ch or a barrister saif! Why then blame those who want to run away from this place?

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اۤج کے دِن، ایک سال پہلے، امی اس دار فانی سے کُوچ کر کے اۤخرت کے سفر پر روانہ ھو گئی۔ مجھ سے وہ حِفاظت چھن گئی جس نے ساری زندگی ھر مصیبت سے مجھے بچایا۔ لیکن ان کی یاد ھر دم میرے ساتھ ھے

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پاکستانیوں کی خوش فہمیوں کی کوئی انتہا نہیں! 10 بلین کی ML-I کیلیئے سالوں سے ھماری حکومتیں سفارشیں کر رہی ھیں اور چینی سرمایہ کار اپنے منافع کیلیئے رو پٹ رھے ھیں لیکن ھمارا خیال ھے کہ چین ھمیں مزید $58 بلین دے گا۔ اینی وی لُٹ نی پئی اجے۔۔۔

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Umar Saif

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So it begins, again … maybe?

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تھا (اسوقت یہ خطرہ ابھی بھی موجُود ھے۔ اگر اۤئی ایم ایف اور 'دوست مُمالک' مدد نہیں کرتے تو پاکستان دیوالیہ ھو سکتا ھے)۔ یہاں پر ایک عام فہم شہری، جس کو معیشیت کی زیادہ سمجھ نہیں، حیران اور پریشان ھو جاتا ھے کہ اگر معیشیت تیز رفتاری سے ترقّی کر رہی تھی تو پھر دیوالیہ ھونے کا خطرہ

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2 years

If anyone has still any doubts about Dr. Hoodbhoy's claim of this clown being Pakistan's Donald Trump, this should finally put it to rest. I mean..he's tweeting based on Fox News, and on speakers whom no one has heard or care about! Utter dope

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Imran Khan

2 years

If anyone had any doubts abt US regime change conspiracy this video should remove all doubts as to why a democratically elected PM & his govt were removed. Clearly the US wants an obedient puppet as PM who will not allow Pak choice of neutrality in a European war;

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Complete threads on Plots and Perks that are undermining Pakistan in several ways Due to paucity of space, later posts are posted as 'replies', lest the reader misses it. Hope you all enjoy the read @motasim @nadeemhaque @durre_nayab_ @iamthedrifter

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Shahid Mehmood

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تھریڈ- پلاٹس، مراعات اورپروٹوکول پاکستان اور اس کی اکانومی کو کیسے نُقصان پہنچاتے ھیں؟ کسی بھی ملک کو چلانے کیلیئے ایک انتظامی ڈھانچے کی ضرُورَت ھوتی ھے۔ اس انتظامی ڈھانچے سے منسلک افراد کو سول سرونٹس کہا جاتا ھے جس میں افواج کے افراد بھی شامل ھوتے ھیں۔ لیکن، جیسا کہ قارئین

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