A Common Man’s Take on the Budget

Posted on June 7, 2010
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Owais Mughal

This photo is recently been making rounds on the internet. The text, though a bit out of ‘qaafia’ and ‘wazan’ is self-explanatory.

Budget Announced for a “War Economy”

Posted on June 6, 2010
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Adil Najam

The newly minted Minister of Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, presented the national budget for 2010-11 in the parliament. In his speech the Minister set high targets for tax revenue and justified this in the current economic context of the country as a “war economy.” The first may well prove to be too ambitious. The latter is probably a fair assessment.

While the “war economy” descriptor is apt, the implications of just what that means in how the economy is managed seems not to have hit home just as yet.

When Giants Meet: Mehdi Hassan and Fateh Ali

Posted on June 5, 2010
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Adil Najam

I got this picture in my email recently. And it made me feel all good inside.

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