The country has gone bankrupt, and no one is willing to lend us money," says Qaiser Bengali.

[Cash gk]

Just see Lahore, the city has has grown so exponentialy, all agricultural lands from Lahore to Kasur, or Lahore to Wagah, or Lahore to Sheikhupura, all prime agricultural lands turned into housing societies. Since growing up I am have been seeing the countryside around Lahore vanish to these monstrosities.
Vertical development is the need of the hour.

Sad.. it shows how incompetent we are as a nation

 

[SteppeWolff]

Lack of urban planning and laws for how to expand a city. There is construction everywhere with buildings next to each other. There are no green belts or spaces between societies. No thought given on how to control pollution either. Construction methods involve use of sand but no thought given on how to reduce dust. Broken roads, underdeveloped sewerage system in different locations, and lack of planning on how to solve the issue of ganda nala.

What hurts the most is the loss of green fields all around Lahore and loss of trees and Parks inside it, no wonder the air is so polluted and bit's been turned into a concrete jungle. Although the sewerage and road situation is getting better, most major roads in Lahore are being turned signal free.

Vertical development is a great idea for cities like Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi who's urban sprawl is uncontrollable, plus all our awaam knows is to buy plots in residential societies which doesn't help.

 

[r3alist]

The civil war model might have worked in some cases in some locations but I don't see it work in recent memory unless there is a realization in bureaucracy to put the country on the right track. What is the outcome of the Syrian civil war in recent years? The pious and noble peace price winner Syrian dictator called his foreign overlords to prevent his downfall. The legitimate struggle of those Syrians who desired real change on the ground fell apart due to punishing blows received from those who supported Syrian dictator as well as conspiracy narratives floated on the web. His excellency also allowed questionable elements to find refuge in Syrian soil who were wrecking havoc in Iraq and these elements took advantage of the Syrian civil war to launch ISIL movement. It all went to hell.

Call it civil war, or Iranian style revolution, ultimately some sort of internal reckoning where the oligarchy are forced to respect the rights and share the pie and decision making, however that's achieved is another question

I can't see an overhaul of the elite, if it didn't happen with ik there is no one left who can make it happen in this generation

The best long term plan is to keep the pti and ik ethos alive, so that it's not just a flash in the pan that the army saw off.

 

[nahtanbob]

Call it civil war, or Iranian style revolution, ultimately some sort of internal reckoning where the oligarchy are forced to respect the rights and share the pie and decision making, however that's achieved is another question

I can't see an overhaul of the elite, if it didn't happen with ik there is no one left who can make it happen in this generation

The best long term plan is to keep the pti and ik ethos alive, so that it's not just a flash in the pan that the army saw off.

If Pakistan did not have nukes the world does not care about a civil war or Iran style revolution in Pakistan. With nukes the world is not allowing a civil war or Iranian revolution.

The Iranian army in 1979 could have slaughtered all those protestors. In retrospect they would have done it given the behavior of the Islamic leaders after revolution. All the despots in the Middle East have drawn the same conclusions.

The long term game plan of the Pakistani army is to wait out unfavorable geopolitical situation and to preserve the strategic autonomy or core interests of Pakistan (or what they would consider as core interests).

The real issues are two fold:
to improve the human resource indicators (education and healthcare) of the Pakistani population

to reduce expectations of the Pakistani population until the first issue is fixed. the Imran Khan crowd thinks Pakistan is the best thing since sliced bread to show up on the planet.

 

[r3alist]

If Pakistan did not have nukes the world does not care about a civil war or Iran style revolution in Pakistan. With nukes the world is not allowing a civil war or Iranian revolution.

The Iranian army in 1979 could have slaughtered all those protestors. In retrospect they would have done it given the behavior of the Islamic leaders after revolution. All the despots in the Middle East have drawn the same conclusions.

The long term game plan of the Pakistani army is to wait out unfavorable geopolitical situation and to preserve the strategic autonomy or core interests of Pakistan (or what they would consider as core interests).

The real issues are two fold:
to improve the human resource indicators (education and healthcare) of the Pakistani population

to reduce expectations of the Pakistani population until the first issue is fixed. the Imran Khan crowd thinks Pakistan is the best thing since sliced bread to show up on the planet.

Basically agree, the nukes mean the boat cannot be rocked too much

Ultimately a truly grass roots movement is unpredictable, in that neighborhood especially

 

[Cash gk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833120488044020216

 

[Cash gk]

Asim munier is on special mission

 

[PakFactor]

Factory shutdowns

A week ago, I was invited by the leadership of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to their city to stir...

www.brecorder.com

According to PDM, we are recovering. Now criminal activity is peaking.

 

[PakFactor]

Asim munier is on special mission

He killed this economy single-handedly. See article above.

 

[SaadH]

I even stopped giving Charity to NGO's in Pakistan, I give to other Countries
instead. For the first time I gave qurbani in West Bengal India this year
and I send charity to Afghanistan, Yemen or Gaza instead.

Never send money to hindutva India...

 

[beingfiler2000]

How did it happen, the country started to slide towards bankruptcy since 21019 and was on the verge in 2022.

 

[Cash gk]

"If the generals do not change their attitude, I fear that Pakistan might not be on the world map in 20 years." Qasir bangali

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834250251856752935

 

[clutch]

Tax code needs to be simplified and tax rate needs to be lowered by half on the current payers while those industries avoiding the tax net need to be brought into system.

Cash transactions also make it impossible for companies (such as MNCs) that pay taxes (because they have a paper trail) to compete.

Doing productive business (especially those that employ lots of people) needs to be incentivized.

Solve the political crisis, end the monopoles and oligarchies hold on the tax code, and restore the duly elected candidate to their rightful place, and investor confidence will spike, with investors looking to quickly Snatch up market share for “pennies on the dollar” before the country rebounds. Investment in import substitutions; especially food processing and food storage will see a decrease in imports and the potential end to the circular debt.

FDI From the diaspora, in the form of remittances directed to prioritize investments could raise productivity and coupled with more broader tax ( but lower) could create the right incentives to raise taxes in a sustainable manner that doesn’t hurt growth and meets the IMF demands.

Lol... Do the corrupt Zardari Nawaz and COAS can steal everything and leave behind a gutter rotten state?.... Srew it... You have to be stupid to pay taxes in Pakistan

 

[ziaulislam]

 

[Cash gk]

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This is next level. Even if all the Chaudhris of the village die, marasi will still not be made a Chaudhry