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“I call it the Great Return.” “Well NMN says she is not hungry for party appointments and it’s about love of the people which is what...
“It’s all about optics.” “I disagree.” “How come? Haven’t you heard that a picture is worth a thousand words? Wait, I have even heard...
“So what is the next folly under consideration?” “Folly as in a garden building or structure designed to enhance and enliven the surrounding...
“The First Daughter Hath Spoken.” “Indeed after silence of around four months…” “But the silence did not mean she was not visible with...
The economically disastrous policy of controlling the interbank rate thereby providing stimulus to the black market, a policy with not a single...
“So where is Dar sahib?” “Let the poor guy be.” “Why? I have it on good authority that he talks to Nawaz Sharif daily and he has...
“The world is round right?” “Duh.” “Yes it’s a cliché but bear with me. I want to make a point!” “Be careful, point scoring is...
“I heard Fawad Chaudhary was arrested yesterday, early morning, and I haven’t seen the First Information Report (FIR) but reportedly he was...
“I have decided to vote for The Khan.” “You have repeatedly told me you are a swing voter but what made you change your mind? Oh wait is it the...
“So what happened during the weekend?” “Prices rose even higher and…and… I had to cut down further on my weekly fruit shopping to get the...
Pakistan’s policy thrust today to get out of the ongoing very serious economic/financial imbroglio is, heads: seek more loans at the least possible...
“The Khan has the energy level of a.…a…a…” “A sloth, the world’s slowest animal or a border collie declared as the fastest animal in the...
“So whose narrative is right do you think?” “Narrative as for a campaign or narrative as in within the party?” “Ah that’s an interesting...
“These bad people.” “Hey we live in the Land of the Pure – you gotta narrow that down for me to know who you are referring to?” “The...
“The Khan says he may return to the national assembly so that RR and Shehbaz Sharif do not appoint a caretaker prime minister…why are you...
“My experience tells me that life is all about leverage. Where you have leverage you get your way, where you don’t…” “That’s cynical. To...
Today all three national parties - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – are...
“So Chaudhary Pervez Elahi delivered to The Khan.” “He didn’t have any other option – the Nawala Leader didn’t want him to start off with...
“How goes it?” “Which year is this?” “2023 why?” “Could someone let the Finance Minister know which year this is?” “Hey he knows...
“So what’s the latest?” “Same-o same-o.” “The coldest temperature this season is just around the corner in the capital.” “Yeah I...
“I would urge all doctorates of law from this University to extend financial assistance as that is the need of the hour.” “Well I am not sure...
“The Khan never mentioned it.” “Hey would you stop already! I mean these audio or video leaks defy the country’s privacy laws…” “I...
The press release, subsequent to the two-day fortieth National Security Council (NSC) meeting, noted that “national security revolves around...
“Its location, location, location.” “What? In real estate? Because I don’t agree – a fancy location at one moment in time can become...
“What is with these guys – they try the same remedy again and again and again…” “It’s the Nawaz Sharif factor. Keep making the same...
“Blame it on the boogie.” “Yes I do like that Michael Jackson song.” “Jackson has been dead since June 2009…” “So?” “Well the...
“Hmmmm…” “That sounds ominous.” “Hey hmmmm is a sound that we Pakistanis make when we…we…” “Suffer from constipation?”...
The state of the economy today should be a source of serious concern to the eleven-party coalition government in power less than nine months – not...
“Talking of Achilles’ heel…” “Achilles as in a great warrior of the Trojan war in Greek mythology?” “Right and an Achilles’ heel...
“The difference between an individual decision maker and an institution is that the former focuses only on Plan A while an institution has Plans A,...
“There are some professions which have a wide range of capacity if you know what I mean?” “As wide as the interbank and open market rupee...
“So what’s happening with KL?” “Khan Leader?” “Good heavens talk of an obsession.” “OK sorry so what’s up with Kuala Lumpur.”...
“So what’s up?” “Same-o, same-o.” “What did you expect? Human nature does not change, we still feel hate, love, anger as did our...
Privatisation has kept its relevance as a policy option in this country to this day – as a means to not only cut down ever-rising budgetary...
“I am very confused.” “About what?” “We are back in the position of will they or wont they.” “Look at the glass as half full.”...
“It’s called double jeopardy.” “What are you referring to?” “To the legal issues facing the leaders of all three national parties.”...
“So 23 December it is.” “Indeed and the plundits have been in a tailspin since.” “Tailspin?” “In a state of hysteria and you know what?...
The rupee-dollar parity during two tenures of Ishaq Dar as finance minister (2013-17 and 27 September 2022 to date) has invariably been a subject of...
“So why is the dollar strengthening against the rupee?” “If Dar is to be believed…” “Depends?” “Excuse me, I will have you know that...
“What does level playing field mean?” “In our politics it means you say tomaaato the British way and I say tomato the US way.” “You need...
The markedly different perceptions of the state of the Pakistan economy today between PML-N’s stopgap finance Minister Miftah Ismail (stopgap as his...
“Does The Khan have deniability?” “In a court of law deniability is a very potent defence suggested by many a lawyer to the client accused of...
“I have a suggestion.” “Okaaay but if it’s to a political party leader it’s a waste of time – The Khan reckons he knows best, Nawaz Sharif...
“Ego is inherited or is it developed?” “In the Land of the Pure ego is inherited as well as developed and is more often than not accompanied by...
“It’s location, location, location.” “In real estate.” “And in politics. Look at our three national leaders - Sharif, Zardari and The...
Inflation has reached politically untenable levels in the ongoing year, considerably higher than the high rates prevailing in previous years that were...
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” “Who said that?” “John F Kennedy after the failure of the Bay of Pigs…”...
“14 members of the English cricket team are suffering from a viral infection.” “See I would take strong exception to that.” “To what, you...