Category: At What Cost
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Doctrine of Necessity Molvi Tamizuddin Khan Case Judgment by Justic Munir Federal Court PLD 1955
[pdf to word auto converted document. Needs editing proof reading] P L D 1955 FEDERAL COURT 240 (Appellate Jurisdiction)Present : Muhammad Munir, C. J., A. S. M. Akram, A. R. Cornelius, Muhammad Sharif and S. A. Rahman, JJ (1) FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN,(2) MUHAMMAD ALI,(3) CHAUDHRI MUHAMMAD ALI,(4) MAJOR GENERAL ISKANDER MIRZA,(5)M. A. H. ISPAHANI,(6) DR.…
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Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs vs Rentier Class in Pakistan
بنگلہ دیش کہاں سے کہاں نکل گیا، جبکہ ہم پیاز اور ٹماٹر درآمد کرنے کرنے اور بھیک مانگنے میں مصروف ہیں – بچے کچھے پاکستان میں بڑا کاروبار جو 1968 میں 22 فیملیز میں مرتکز تھا اب سکڑ کر صرف ایک بڑی rentier فیملی کی اجارہ داری رہ گیا ہے جو کہ اسٹیبلشمنٹ، عدلیہ، بیوروکریسی،…
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Imran Khan ladla wants to play with everyone
لاڈلا کھیلن کو مانگے چاند! ہم سائفر سے کھیلیں گے، ہم امریکی سازش سے کھیلیں گے، ہم آایم ایف سے کھیلیں گے، ہم معیشت سے کھیلیں گے، ہم دوست ممالک سے کھیلیں گے, ہم اسٹیبلشمنٹ سے کھیلیں گے، ہم چیف سے کھیلیں گے، ہم ایجنسیز سے کھیلیں گے، ہم اپوزیشن سے کھیلیں گے، ہم اسمبلیوں…
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Living in Glass-house throwing stones on others. Imran Khan politics of slander and accusations
ہینڈسم آڈیوز کے بعد وڈیوز کی آمد آمد ہے: دیکھو مجھے جو دیدۂ عبرت نگاہ ہو میری سنو جو گوش نصیحت نیوش ہے– غالب ہینڈسم عمران خان کی یوٹرن منافقت لیڈرشپ، اسلامک ٹچ سے لبریز! اس کے پڑھے لکھے عقلمند پرستار ،مقلدین اور معتقدین اس کی عادات، اطوار، کردار، گفتار، اخلاق کو اپنی ذندگی میں…
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All are Corrupt? All politicians are Corrupt? Logical Analysis of Sweeping Generalization
This is not a fatwa but pure logic. Please see the detail of this reasoning. All are Corrupt? If X says “all are corrupt” then All = X + X’s immediate family + X’s friends + everyone else in Pakistan. Let’s assume X is truthful: 1. As X knows himself very well, and if we assume…
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Generation Inspired by Khairis and Aligarh: Ahsan Hyder and his German and French Teacher Abdul Sattar Khairi
Abdus Sattar Kheiri was my father’s teacher at Aligarh during 1934-35. Khairi along with his brother in 1917 had proposed the idea of Muslim state in British India. Attached is the recommendation that A. Sattar Kheiri wrote for my father Ahsan Hyder in 1939. During its transcription, I discovered several interesting links. My father had…
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MQM and Political engineering. Timeline
MQM served Establishment interests since 1980s through (1) sustained Karachi violence: bhatta, parchi, street crimes, gang wars, target killings,… (2) creating political instability by becoming part of political engineering at the federal level (3) creating conditions for flight of Karachi’s capital to upcountry, (4) encouraging flight of intelligentia and brain drain from Karachi, (5) making…
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SC Bench Fixing results about role of Party Head decisions that use Doctrine of Necessity
Implications of Supreme Court Judgement Constitutional Petition Nos 12, 13, 18, 20-22, 31, 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44 of 2010 Judges in the Bench (Full Court – 17 Judges): – Justice Nasir ul Mulk (CJ) – Justice Jawwad S Khawja – Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali – Justice Mian Saqib Nisar (Future CJP SC) –…
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Policy Rate and Inflation Control Fee Theory for Pakistan
Atiq Rehman: Despite the fact that State Bank has fixed policy rate at 13.25, the trading in long term debt market is happening even at less than 10.5%. This means, if there was no indication by SBP, the equilibrium interest rate should be much lower. Now, the market equilibrium is lower and all economists are…
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Booby Traps Installed by IMF Reps in Pakistan Economy
ڈاکٹر رضا باقر، SBP گورنر کے IMF کے mandated بوبی ٹریپس جن کو پلاننگ کے زریعے مختلف اوقات میں نسب کیا گیا اور جس وقت وہ اچانک پھٹنے شروع ہوئے تو اکنامک ہٹ مینز خاموش رہ کر نظارہ کرتے رہے, کوئی خطرے کی گھنٹیاں نہیں بجائیں- ان بوبی ٹریپس کی وجہ سے ملک دیوالیہ ہونے…
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Imran Khan and Essential Leadership Requirements of a Leader
اقبال کے مطابق کسی لیڈر یعنی “میر کارواں” کے رخت سفر کے لئے صرف تین ضروری خصوصیات ہیں: نگاہ بلند سخن دلنواز و جاں پرسوز، جن کے زریعے ایک راہنما اپنے پیچھے چلنے والوں کو جوڑ کر رکھتا ہے، ان کو منتشر نہیں ہونے دیتا: نگاہ بلند سخن، سخن دلنواز، جاں پرسوز یہی ہے رخت…
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Out of the Box Solutions for Pakistan Economic Problems
Major Issues: 80-20 Rule: Our 80% problems are because of 20% components of the budgets. Which are those? What are the major inflexible components of our expenditure? ZU Dialogs: Out of the Box Solutions for Economic Problems of Pakistan https://www.facebook.com/zuedu/videos/1167116573847788/ Downsizing of Indian Military Local Interest Payments Why GDP Increase leads to CAD increase?…
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War on terror cost Pakistan $123 billion: DGMO
War on terror cost Pakistan $123 billion: DGMO goog_924736457 APR 4TH, 2018 https://fp.brecorder.com/2018/04/20180404357430/ In a first ever public appearance, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Major General Sahir Shamshad Mirza said on Tuesday that Pakistan turned the tide against terrorism at a monumental human and socio-economic cost of over $123 billion and over 76,000 casualties. Speaking at a…
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Why corrupt are not caught in pakistan
Corruption and corrupt. Who is responsible To a person claiming corruption of politicians: اگر اتنے ہی کرپٹ تھے تو مشرف نے اپنے 9 سالہ ڈکٹیٹر شپ میں اور عمران خان نے اپنی ایک پیج والی ڈکٹیٹرشپ میں ان کی اتنی ساری کرپشن کے بہت سارے ثبوت کیوں نہیں اکٹھے کر کے عدالت میں کیوں پیش…
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Disillusion of Youth In Search of Saviors in Pakistan: Hopes Pinned on Saviors, Not Principles
My dear ambitious, energetic youth: Please pin your hopes on principles not people. You are bound to be disappointed if you pin your hopes on saviors as I have been closely following the rise and fall of many of the saviors over the last 54 years of my life in the course of daily reading…
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Why are Stupids more Dangerous than Bandits and Thieves
Framework for understanding stupidity: Time for self-introspection ????. اپنا بھی فائدہ کرتا ہے اور دوسروں کا بھی فائدہ کرتا ہے vs اپنا بھی نقصان کرتا ہے اور دوسروں کا بھی! نادان دوست سے دانا دشمن بہتر ہے! (حضرت علی) 5 Laws of Stupidity by Carlo Cipolla, 1976 titled “The basic laws of stupidity.” At first…
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Incompetence is the Mother of Corruption
Incompetence is the Mother of Corruption l Dr. Irfan Hyder Typically, the conventional wisdom is that “corruption is the mother of incompetence”. The argument goes like the following: If there was no corruption, no incompetent judges would be hired, no incompetent civil servants would be hired or promoted, there would be no incompetent NAB, there…
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Experiments to Control Democracy in Pakistan
مرض بڑھتا گیا جوں جوں دوا کی Pakistan is so fond of changing the system of governance: We have changed the system every few years since 1947, we have experimented with political engineering of the system more times than any other country in the world. Here is a brief overview of our experiments of such…
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Technology is as good as the people using it: EVM Technology is just a tool. Its user determines the quality of output
Installing cameras for fighting crime and tax evasion, using computer technology for removing corruption, and implementing EVMs for ensuring transparency of election results are all uses of technology to solve problems. However, “technology is as good as the people using it”. Utility of a technology is dependent on the ability and competence of people using…
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EVMs will fail in Pakistan because it is more of a management problem than a technology problem
EVM is a much bigger logistics & management problem than a technology problem!Assuming EVMs are technologically feasible, now please work out the logistics and management issues of manufacturing, testing, transportation, storage, issuance, receipts, returns, installation, post installation testing, quality assurance, maintenance, malfunction detection, repair, supervision etc of uniquely numbered 7 lac devices. Mind you, that…
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Rise and Fall of Dictators and Kings: Delusions of Grandeur by Neocolonialism Forces
Last Shah of Iran How the kings are installed and propped by the great powers; Just finished seeing this BBC documentary about the shah of Iran whose pompousness we grew up with. I remember waiting for hours on the Chaklala road to airport in 1967 to catch a glimpse of the motorcade. But, I was…
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Leadership Style of Imran Khan as Cricket Captain and as Prime Minister
Imran Khan leadership style: Is IK trying to run the country exactly as he ran the captaincy of Pakistan cricket team? Favoritism in picking up players, holding of personal grudges against fellow players, and being vindictive against those who dared to disagree with him. Habit of making arbitrary and adhoc decisions, which worked in cricket…
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EVM Voting Machines- Is Technology a Panacea: Technology is as good as the people using it
کیا صرف ٹیکنالوجی لگا دینے سے ٹرانسپیرنسی و شفافیت حاصل ہو جاتی ہے؟ My dear PM, technology in itself is not a panacea. Technology is as good as the people using it! 1- کیا اربوں خرچ کر کے RTS ٹیکنالوجی لگانے سے 2018 میں انتخابات شفاف ہو گئے تھے؟ 2- کیا اربوں روپے کے کراچی…
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Economic Hit of Pakistan and Illusion of Monetary Policy’s Independence from Fiscal Policy
Central Banks are required by law everywhere to manage and control monetary policy or value of money. There is nothing “natural” about value of money or forex rates. Monetary policy (always artificially crafted) works in tandem with fiscal policy and international policy to establish value of money. Tools used by fiscal/monetary policy include (1) interest…
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Imran Khan’s Tabdeeli- Change Management and BPR
IK got elected on the slogan of “tabdeeli” (change). He doesn’t know ABC of change management or how BPR (Businesses Process Reengineering) achieves substantial and visible “tabdeeli”. BPR is about reducing the complexity of Inter departmental processes by eliminating 60-80% steps and increasing efficiency by up to 80%, and resulting in substantial reduction of corruption…
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How many taxpayers are in pakistan
فائلر ہوں، چور نہیں ہوں: ہر پاکستانی GST,WHT دیتا ہے، صرف FBR فائلرز 1% ہیں مگر 13 کروڑ فون، بجلی پر ٹیکس دینے والے بھی فائلرز ہیں! It is a blatant lie that there are only 1% tax filers who are supporting the taxes of the whole country. Government has files of taxpayers who are…
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Which is the “competent authority” for investigating a crime such as abduction in Pakistan
“Which is the “competent authority” for investigating a crime such as abduction in Pakistan? “Competent Authorities” for Investigation & Enforcement suffer from conflicts of jurisdiction, duplication, redundancies, multiple chains of commands, and mismatch of authority with responsibility. There is lack of transparency, and accountability. There is a perennial tension between Enforcement vs Investigation induced by…