Author Archives: Moazzam Husain
20th May, 2013
The road to privatisation
AN economic turnaround can be brought about by unlocking value from assets that are presently under-performing.
AN economic turnaround can be brought about by unlocking value from assets that are presently under-performing.
28th April, 2013
Will loadshedding end?
HOW long will we live with loadshedding? Will the next government be able to fix the problem during its term?
HOW long will we live with loadshedding? Will the next government be able to fix the problem during its term?
29th March, 2013
Rumours and conspiracies
WASN’T the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan said to have been about our warm waters? Never mind whether it was the Cold War or Charlie Wilson’s war, wasn’t there the obscure theory that the USSR, not having maritime access commensurate with its superpower status, must be after the Balochistan coastline?
WASN’T the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan said to have been about our warm waters? Never mind whether it was the Cold War or Charlie Wilson’s war, wasn’t there the obscure theory that the USSR, not having maritime access commensurate with its superpower status, must be after the Balochistan coastline?
10th March, 2013
Don’t talk, fight
NAWAZ Sharif was recently heard saying that if the Americans can talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan then why can’t Pakistan talk to the TTP?
NAWAZ Sharif was recently heard saying that if the Americans can talk to the Taliban in Afghanistan then why can’t Pakistan talk to the TTP?
25th February, 2013
War without end
THE major point of contention between the Afghan Taliban and International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) is the Taliban’s insistence that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan when the drawdown ends in 2014.
THE major point of contention between the Afghan Taliban and International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) is the Taliban’s insistence that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan when the drawdown ends in 2014.
17th February, 2013
Policy before transport
THE Punjab government says that the metro bus project has been completed at a cost of nearly Rs30 billion. By the time all the invoices are in, the final figure may well be considerably higher.
THE Punjab government says that the metro bus project has been completed at a cost of nearly Rs30 billion. By the time all the invoices are in, the final figure may well be considerably higher.
10th February, 2013
Offshore oil and gas
SOME time ago over a dinner in Rome an Italian friend had introduced me to Enrio Marcella, a marine scientist from Naples.
SOME time ago over a dinner in Rome an Italian friend had introduced me to Enrio Marcella, a marine scientist from Naples.
3rd February, 2013
A refreshing breeze
FOLLOWING a splendid lunch of char-grilled pomfret and chili crabs I was lying — with our beach hut behind me — on the sand facing the shimmering ocean.
FOLLOWING a splendid lunch of char-grilled pomfret and chili crabs I was lying — with our beach hut behind me — on the sand facing the shimmering ocean.
17th December, 2012
A lack of clarity
THE NAB chief has confused graft, theft and economic losses. By adding the three he’s trying to add apples, oranges and monkeys.
THE NAB chief has confused graft, theft and economic losses. By adding the three he’s trying to add apples, oranges and monkeys.
12th June, 2012
Between budget and elections
THE budget proposals presented a week ago together with the Annual Plan lack a sense of realism as well as action plans on how economic growth will be achieved.
THE budget proposals presented a week ago together with the Annual Plan lack a sense of realism as well as action plans on how economic growth will be achieved.
22nd May, 2012
Slaying the dragon
AT a quiet lunch recently, a top western diplomat expressed his amazement at the sight of lawyers showering Salmaan Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri with rose petals.
AT a quiet lunch recently, a top western diplomat expressed his amazement at the sight of lawyers showering Salmaan Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri with rose petals.
