Say No To Loans

March 24, 2024

Self-imposed poverty

https://www.dawn.com/news/1823291 Self-imposed poverty AMONG the comity of nations, Sweden stands out for its high standard of living, technological innovations (Spotify, Minecraft, Skype, Saab, Volvo, Ikea), outstanding […]
April 1, 2024

Must Dhany Bux die every 89 days?

Must Dhany Bux die every 89 days? His principal tormentors, the Wapda Chairman, Directors and Chief Engineers must be held accountable Must Dhany Bux die every […]
April 8, 2024

Bribe at tax-payers’ expense

Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb 7 April 2024 Minister for Finance Dear Sir, Speaking appeasingly Most Pakistanis welcomed your presence in the Federal Cabinet, as a rare flicker […]
May 17, 2024

Extra baggage

Extra baggage Our governance system is dysfunctional and bloated. It exists only to preserve the luxuries of an extractive class.  Its dismantling is a prerequisite for […]
May 21, 2024

Autobiography of a government vehicle

Autobiography of a government vehicle Autobiography of a government vehicle (msn.com) I am a 1300 cc Toyota Corolla, one of the 150,000 or so government cars […]
June 3, 2024

75 million stateless workers

75 Million stateless workers Of the 79 miners who died since 1st January 2024 in the deadly coal mines of Pakistan, not a single miner was registered […]
June 28, 2024

Physician, heal thyself

Physician, heal thyself Naeem Sadiq Published June 22, 2024  Updated about 6 hours ago  THIS article is not intended to be sarcastic, impolite, cheeky, critical, disrespectful, or defamatory. It is, […]
August 26, 2024

Simple Lessons

Simple lessons Naeem Sadiq Published August 24, 2024 Simple lessons – Newspaper – DAWN.COM Imagine a country where 99.9 percent citizens cannot file their complex and convoluted tax […]
November 12, 2024

Citizens write to the Chief Justice of Pakistan

Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi                                                       November 11, 2024 Honorable Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad   Promoting economic wellbeing and reducing disparity in the […]
December 2, 2024

Reform agenda

Reform agenda EXCEPT for the 92.97-metre javelin throw by our spirited lad from Mian Channu, Pakistan has been left behind the rest of the world, economically, […]
December 24, 2024

Say no to loans

Porous loans Naeem Sadiq Published December 24, 2024   “Rags make paper/ paper makes money/ Money makes banks/ Banks make loans/ Loans make beggars/ Beggars make rags” — […]
January 15, 2025

FBR takes Pakistan for a ‘ride’

Mr. Shehbaz Sharif                                        January 15, 2025 Prime Minister of Pakistan PM Secretariat, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad.   Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister of Finance, Block-‘Q’, Finance Division, Pak. […]
January 28, 2025

looting the poor to please the pampered rich

Never has one witnessed such an intense and unanimous sense of anguish, anger, and aversion amongst the ordinary citizens, against the wasteful squandering of state resources, […]
February 15, 2025

Unlawful, Fake and Excessive – Government vehicles

Dear Governor Sindh, Chief Minister and I.G. Police, Sindh Government cars Unlawful, Fake and Excessive As an ordinary citizen, with little interest and no expertise in […]