Category: Economy

Will Pakistani leader learn from Malaysia’s Chinese experience?

November 21, 2018

Both countries have a sovereign right to review economic alliances and their terms in the best interest of their own people, and not the ruling families. HUSSAIN SAQIB Acknowledging its economic development under its revered leader, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has vowed to learn from Malaysia. He has been a long-time admirer of the … More Will Pakistani leader learn from Malaysia’s Chinese experience?

Gwadar Port Operations: A Red Rag to checkmated players of the global chessboard?

November 12, 2016

  With safe arrival of Chinese cargo at the port, the players making various sinister moves to checkmate CPEC and Gwadar stand checkmated themselves A lot of proverbial water has flown under the bridges since completion of Deep Sea Port of Gwadar. Then it was unimaginable that the port would ever start its operations given … More Gwadar Port Operations: A Red Rag to checkmated players of the global chessboard?

Democracy and economic growth are incompatible in Pakistan….

September 10, 2012

HUSSAIN SAQIB  Pakistan’s economy has experienced decades of boom and bust in a set pattern. If we divide Pakistan’s political history into periods of military rule and democratic rule, we clearly see that the country invariably enjoyed economic boom during the so-called military regimes. The bust pattern invariably pertains to the period when Pakistan was … More Democracy and economic growth are incompatible in Pakistan….

Pakistan’s Budget 2012-13: National security is not a national priority anymore…..

June 2, 2012

If we now count Pakistan’s national security challenges, there will be corrupt and inefficient political leadership, weak economy driven by elite-based taxation system, foreign-aided insurgents, terrorists and,of course, India, in the same order. The armed forces can fight only one of these threats. Focus of Pakistan’s national security policies has always been its Eastern neighbor. … More Pakistan’s Budget 2012-13: National security is not a national priority anymore…..

Osama’s most lethal contribution to Pakistan’s economy….

March 31, 2012

If the measure of growth is population alone, then we can claim without fear of refutation that Pakistan’s economy is growing at fast track. But when all other indicators are nose-diving, growing population is a lethal bomb for any economy; more lethal than any other explosive device invented so far. International fugitive Osama bin Laden … More Osama’s most lethal contribution to Pakistan’s economy….

Even zero defense budget will not solve Pakistan’s economic problems…..

February 19, 2012

By: Hussain Saqib A ferocious debate has been triggered in print and electronic media by some vested interest groups that Pakistan’s military consumes the largest share of nation’s economic pie. The nation is being made to believe that Pakistan’s military is the root-cause of economic woes of the country. These voices may sound music to … More Even zero defense budget will not solve Pakistan’s economic problems…..

Eurozone economic meltdown imperils weak economies….

September 6, 2011

Another economic meltdown is in the offing; this time visiting the largest economic region known as Eurozone. The steady rise in gold prices was a clear signal of the way this calamity is unfolding. This will be no less than the economic crisis of 2008 which shook the foundations of American economy. Eurozone is a geographic … More Eurozone economic meltdown imperils weak economies….

Collapse of Capitalism and collision of high-speed trains on Beijing-Shanghai track….

September 2, 2011

Is the Capitalism heading towards a collapse as already predicted by many but most predominantly by Karl Marx? If yes, what are the catalysts? Not the Communist Russia or the ideology it stood for because USSR itself has already collapsed at the hands of a combined force of Capitalism and Islam. The former invested its … More Collapse of Capitalism and collision of high-speed trains on Beijing-Shanghai track….