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Lacks Thought And Foresight
QARZ UTARO QARZ CHARAO
MORE MINISTERS
NOTHING MORE TO DO
FEELING THE ECONOMIC PINCH
CORRUPT ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS GOVTS
POLITICAL VICTIMISATION
WE TOO ARE NOT ANGELS
The recent atta and wheat supply crisis has shown that the present
govt in pakistan lacks thought, vision and foresight especially with
regard to matters of concern to the ordinary populace.It has also
become apparent that coming into govt without proper planning can
cause problems especially when the handover is preceded by a non
political caretaker regimen.The need at the federal level for a
ministry of coordination is being felt accutely as the prime
minister and chief ministers seem to lack the necessary aptitude
to coordinate amongst themselves. The new minister for food abida
hussein should have taken stock on taking over and taken any necessary
remedial measures as wheat stocks are generally low during this
period of the year.The nawaz govt is obviously taking things easily
and is not concentrating enough on the countries problems. A huge
majority does make things easier but most problems need prior thought
,planning and proper implementation.The govt like govts before it is
depending too much on inane issues thus forgetting issues of real
importance.
The present crisis was precipitated by an unjustified increase in the
wheat support price of 33% which was leaked to the provincial govts,
hoarders and smuggllers who probably made millions.That caused atta
prices to skyrocket which in turn caused tensions, lootings and anguish
amongst ordinary folk.The lame excuses given for the increase are equally
unacceptable.A govt which came into power complaining of high prices has
itself increased prices substantially.The argument that wheat prices in
pakistan are substantially lower than world prices and that a price
increase will make us self sufficient has no basis in theory or practice.
One must also keep in mind that the cost of labour in pakistan and
especially in the rural areas is also much lower.Therefore unless the
salaries of workers especially in the rural areas are also raised
substantially there will be no benefit to the rural poor. Most of the
benefits of nawaz sharifs policies are going to the substantially rich.
Unless the the govt creates the necessary methods to make something
trickle down to the ordinary masses no success will accrue to the present
set of rulers or the people.
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The pakistani govt of nawaz sharif &co has as is usual for most govts decided
that the hullaballo over the Qarz Utaro Scheme is sufficient enough to go in for
about $2.6billion in more loans. One is stupefied to learn that after only succeeding
in collecting around $200-$300 million in the Qarz utaro process they are now going
in for ten times that amount in more loans. Obviously they are now towing the same
line as the Benazir govt.One must at this early stage ask"" what is the difference
Mr. Sharif??""
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According to most estimates the Nawaz sharif experiment at keeping govt small has
failed as most of the ministers are apparently too incompetent to handle multiple
ministeries and tasks. Most of the ministers only seem interested in foreign tours
and are finding it difficult to handle the immense responsibilities. Given the
added political pressure for positions in govt from his multitude of mna's nawaz
sharif has caved in and decided to induct( as is usual in pakistani govts after
a few political failures) a few dozen more ministers. Down the drain goes the concept of a
small and manageable cabinet of ministers and in comes the concept of sharing
the responsibility by a larger group of politicians. This way they argue the blame
for political debacles can be foisted onto incompetent ministers rather than an
incompetent prime minister.We ask as everyone soon will is the govt going to be
be held responsible or isit still the fault of the previous govt.???
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Acording to a compere on the authoritative Pakistan Television(PTV) the great
leader Nawaz Sharif has done all he possibly can. According to the said commentator now
everything is upto the traders, industrialists and agriculturists. Obviously
there are no people in this country.
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After almost an year of literally no economic activity the countries economic managers
are still complaining that the economic condition is very bad. What else can we do the
people ask?We bear all the harshness of the govts economic problems and policies and
still the politicians are not satisfied.Please come back to realistic country economics
and drop personal economics please.
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According to all pakistani govts the corrupt and dishonest always belong to the
previous govt or past govts.??? For example under the present regime the policy
is that everyone associated with the PPP or previous govts were or are corrupt
and all the people associated with the Pml(n) and MQM(a) are honest. Meaning
that all the corruption and criminal activities of the Pml(n) and MQM(a) are
being forgiven. Long live Nawaz Sharif say the criminal and corrupt.
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IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT POLITICAL VICTIMISATION HAS BEEN
ORDERED BY THE NAWAZ SHARIF GOVT ESPECIALLY IN THE PROVINCES OF PUNJAB AND
SINDH.PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVIOUS REGIME ARE BEING PICKED UP WITHOUT
CASES BEING REGISTERED AND ALSO WITHOUT ANY LEGAL OR JUDICIAL AUTHORISATION.
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On a recent political discussion program it was admitted by Pml(n) guru and
former journalist Ayaz Amir that the most of the corruption propaganda against
the previous govt can be put down to political victimisation and he urged
the journalists responsible for much of the muck to become responsible newsman
again as the Pml(n) walas too were not angels and that they could be hit by
libel suits if they did not desist. Such public armtwisting amongst allies.
In the past the PPP was critisized often for controlling all Ptv programs thru
their yes men. The same is now being done by the Pml(n) as most new programs are
being hosted by their yes men some of whom are even members of parliament.
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