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Anjum IbrahimBusiness Recorder |
“I tell you we are the trailblazers.” “We as in?” “This country. Let me clarify: what is the likelihood of serious cases being filed...
The two-day visit of the high-powered Saudi delegation last week focused on identifying possible areas of investment that are likely to be translated...
“Israel has retaliated….” “As expected, but there are no reports of casualties and no report of any damage to a civilian installation...
“I want the letter B expunged from the English alphabet.” “Are you crazy! There are so many keywords that begin with that letter.” “Not...
“Minister of Finance’s successful trip to Washington, DC…” “Why don’t you wait before passing judgement – I mean It’s been only two...
“Minister of Finance’s successful trip to Washington, DC…” “Why don’t you wait before passing judgement – I mean It’s been only two...
“So what do you reckon is the difference between the House of the Bhutto Zardaris, the House of the Sharifs and the household of the man Who Must...
“I was so very disappointed!” “In what? That the bright, highly educated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (SKA) is setting up a new party and…”...
“So the dismemberment of the party of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless…” “One reality-check please: the more you dismember it the easier it...
Inflation for the current year, so projected the then finance minister Ishaq Dar in his 9 June 2023 budget speech, would be 21 percent for 2023-24 –...
“Arsenic, arsenic, everywhere but never a drop for the needy.” “Excuse me? Arsenic as in needy.” “I am not sure about whether there is any...
“So what do you reckon? It’s out with the old, in with the new or old wine in new bottles?” “Tough one that! Communication technology has...
“My question is why would anyone try to poison The Third Wife?” “She reckons some of you Khanzadehs are maligning her and the media personnel...
“I find it absolutely baffling that in the event that a key slot becomes vacant there is hectic lobbying for the appointment yet once the...
“Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysts would rank individual Soviets in terms of their power and influence by how far away or near they...
One point of commonality in all twenty-three International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes secured by Pakistan to date is an emphasis on raising tax...
“We are a nation of naysayers or yaysayers.” “That’s fair right. You agree or disagree.” “One can abstain too right, and as the US has...
“Why can’t we as a nation take a principled stand”? “That’s silly – since when did your principles match mine exactly.” “There are...
“Nectar is food for the gods.” “Wow, have you crossed many, many, red lines.” “In ancient Greek and Roman mythology…” “Oh, OK then,...
“Discuss merit and not…not…” “Demerit?” “Is that the opposite of merit? Merit is defined as value, distinction, and demerit is a...
“So what do you reckon? Sp or Sa?” “I don’t get you! Sp as in sun protection cream or Sa as in music – soprano or alto?” “Seriously! I...
The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was reached this week past...
“One can learn lessons from one’s predecessors.” “Agreed. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (SS) invited the Moustached Kakar (MK)…” “Yes...
“I have decided to launch my own survey company.” “Hmmm.” “Why the skepticism? I mean the work isn’t too difficult is it – take a...
“H and H have been vindicated.” “I am not sure about that, Her Highness the Princess of Wales doctored the Mother’s Day photograph and...
“Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has issued a notification.” “Oh? I thought as she is now notification enabled, you were no longer referring to...
“Do you know what is the overarching focus on our airwaves?” “Our fatalities on the 16 March attack by the Taliban and a stern looking...
Expectations are extremely high with the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as finance minister on 11 March 2024 – a position that he was reportedly...
“Can you lend me a hundred thousand rupees?” “Don’t have it, sorry. Just tighten your belt…” “Hey my credit rating is kinda down, I...
“Hmmm.” “That sounds ominous.” “The airwaves are full of comments about the end of project The Man Who Must Remain Nameless, and I ask you...
“I don’t understand how you can shut down a jail?” “By a notification, and considering that it is a Notification that began the illustrious...
“A notification has been issued that Maryam Nawaz will not henceforth be referred to as Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN).” “Agreed, I reckon a...
The budget for the current fiscal year, reviewed and amended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prior condition for the staff level...
“Water, water, everywhere and never a drop to drink.” “And what prompted this line from, wasn’t it Coleridge’s poem titled The Ancient...
“Traditions vary markedly…” “From one region to another, one country to another, one…” “I was referring to dynasties.” “You mean...
“I reckon the human race understands the principle of reciprocity.” “You scratch my back and I will scratch yours.” “Hmmmm.” “What?...
The Caretaker Cabinet expressed satisfaction at its six-month two-and-half-week performance during its meeting on 22 February presided over by the...
“Some renaming is required.” “The Man Who Must Remain Nameless…” “No, leave him be, he has no name as is.” “Aik Zardari sab pay...
“So The Man Who Must Remain Nameless dictated a letter to I assume his lawyers to on-send it to the International Monetary Fund Managing Director -...
“Oh what a tangled web we weave.” “Quoting Shakespeare ain’t gonna resonate in the Land of the Pure.” “Well that comment tells me that...
“So Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) has transitioned.” “Indeed she has. In her maiden speech as an oath taker rather than as NMN she addressed...
“So what about The Samdhi?” “Why? I mean, after you wasted reams of paper to assess his performance as finance minister unsatisfactory?” “I...
“I know of one person who has voluntarily become a sacrificial lamb.” “Well it ain’t The Maulana. He has left The Man Who Must Remain Nameless...
“There is one thing I simply cannot understand about transitions.” “Well, transition as in…in…how do I put it in the Land of the Very...
“You think the Man Without a Portfolio took the decision to go Absent Without Leave (AWOL) and I am referring to his recent media talks where he...
“The Man Without a Portfolio hath spoken again.” “Don’t step on the tail of a snake.” “He is no krait nor a cobra, this is a green snake...
March 15 was the date agreed for the second and final staff-level agreement (SLA) on the ongoing nine-month 3 billion dollar Stand By Arrangement...
“The price of diesel was raised by Rs 8.37 per litre.” “And that to me shows that the twice consenting to become a caretaker finance minister...
“So now what?” “Well, I heard the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have en masse supported green energy.” “I don’t understand.” “Well,...
“The Man Who Must Remain Nameless refuses to engage with the three parties that secured the maximum seats, apart from the 93 independents who won...