REALITY CHECK
President Bush came and President Bush left. It was a “pleasant” trip with some good photo opportunities, some shoulder touching, a joint press conference, and a little public disagreement on the definition of democracy. It was a congenial visit in diplomatic-speak, but nothing ground breaking came out of it, nor should anything ground-breaking been expected. ...
RUNNING SCARED
“Ex-PIA Chief Slams International Routes to Private Airlines.” “Auto Industry Considering Blocking Rs. 80 Billion Investment.” “Pakistan Quarantines Indian Potatoes.” Ladies and Gentlemen, these are headlines from a national daily on just one day, and they tell me that something is not quite right in corporate Pakistan. Since the inception of Pakistan, the Government has...
SHOULD WE LAUGH OR SHOULD WE CRY
Over the weekend the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the usual circus went across to neighboring Afghanistan for a usual “building brotherly relations” visit. What was unusual was PM Aziz pledging USD 100 million to our brothers across the border for various “reconstruction” projects. I might add that this money is going from the National...
