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Budget is here!!!!

Well, the budget is finally here. I purposefully avoided listening to the budget speech because I know that there is nothing for ordinary people in Pakistan in this budget. In fact, there has never been any relief for ordinary people in any budget in Pakistan’s history, except of course empty promises and useless rhetoric. So, […]

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Strike in Pakistan

One of the leading anti Taliban cleric was the target of suicide bombing yesterday and today, there is a general strike in the country. Karachi, the biggest and the most important business hub of Pakistan is completely closed today. Punjab is also closed because the government has announced that today is a holiday due to […]

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Peshawar Bombing

Pakistan is awful awful awful. The bombing at PC Peshawar was a reminder, yet again, that Pakistan is actually the front line in the global struggle against the nihilist movement. Those who accuse Pakistan of not doing ‘enough’ must realize that Pakistan has done more then any other country in the world and as a […]

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