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Just as we were all being told that it is too soon to expect results, that the whole thing of turning the country around and breaking decades of bad governance and undoing systemic problems from the roots upwards, we woke up one day to learn that it is certainly not too soon for the great leader to expect results. </p> <p>Never mind Asad Umar’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1476921/asad-umar-steps-down-decides-not-to-take-any-cabinet-position">departure</a> for a moment. It is Imran Khan who has been done for here. Less than a year into his term, and he has already become the closest thing to a lame duck without actually being one. It’s hard to tell who his own people are anymore. </p> <p>Everybody has their theory on why Umar was fired, and so unceremoniously at that. He was delaying the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1476396">IMF agreement</a>, the economy had ground to a halt and the business community was up in arms, he didn’t communicate properly and was arrogant, he stopped the flow of funds to powerful lobbies, and so on. My favourite is the theory that says the opposition did it. Yes, the opposition succeeded in persuading the markets that Umar was not up to the job, and that success led to him getting the axe.</p> <blockquote> <p>Hafeez Shaikh knows which constituencies need to be kept satisfied to keep his boat afloat. And those constituencies don’t sit in parliament.</p> </blockquote> <p>Never mind what the immediate trigger for the decision may have been. Fact is, he was lost from the very beginning. Look at the mini budgets for evidence. What started off as revenue-generating exercises quickly turned into packages of tax breaks for business, industry and speculators as the billionaires and trade and industry associations thronged to the corridors of Q Block with their representations. When they found no quarter, they went straight to the prime minister. Word in the business community was that if you don’t get what you want in Q Block, then find a way to get to the prime minister, flatter him and reinforce his self-perception as a ‘saviour’ who has brought about transformative change in how the government functions. Then present your requirement as the panacea he has been searching for, the silver bullet that will turn the economy around. </p> <p>Take a look, for example, at how the drug companies have played this government so thoroughly to raise prices of essential medicines by almost 300pc in some cases, and how the government has struggled to regain the initiative by talking tough and announcing crackdowns, all to little avail. That cat is out of the bag now — good luck putting it back in.</p> <p>Look at how the exchange companies have played the government, or the stockbrokers who got long sought-after tax breaks for themselves in the second mini budget. Or look at the auto sector that got key documentation measures against non-filers withdrawn to boost their sagging sales, or at what the property sector is about to get into with the forthcoming <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1476832/indecision-puts-tax-amnesty-plan-in-doldrums">amnesty scheme</a> in which benami properties will be allowed to be whitened. One after another parade of racketeers has taken its pound of flesh by selling a story to this government, and the government has got little to nothing in return.</p> <p>This was not Umar’s doing, but it was certainly on his watch and his beat. The key question in his mind all along was ‘who’s got my back?’ He got his answer. Now Khan needs to ask himself the same question.</p> <p>Fact is, in this government, nobody has anybody’s back. It is everyone for themselves. The capriciousness with which Asad Umar was discarded by Khan made that very clear. Nobody is now in a position to antagonise any powerful, vested interest in the country. Nobody can afford tabdeeli in an environment like this.</p> <p>One thing is certain, with the arrival of Hafeez Shaikh, the stalwart of the oldest of the old Pakistan. He is no change-maker. He is comfortable in the company of powerful men, and talks proudly about how he commands their confidence, from generals and presidents to Arab sheikhs and Wall Street billionaires. The one constituency entirely missing from his radar — not even on his map — are the people, particularly the poor. </p> <p>Asad Umar warned while departing that his replacement would have to make “tough choices”. He said he was reluctant to take steps that would “make mincemeat out of the people” and saw merit in waiting, searching for alternative ways to improve the situation before taking the plunge into the necessary adjustment. He knew the forthcoming adjustment would bring steep political costs, as well as untold misery for millions of people. Inflation, unemployment, hunger and malnutrition and the general intensification of the struggle to survive are all coming our way, and this gave him pause to reflect, to hesitate.</p> <p>Hafeez Shaikh has no such compunctions. He will do the needful without batting an eyelid, just like he did from 2010 till 2013. He took a severe beating for it back then, more than Umar can even imagine (at one point, even his own cabinet colleagues turned on him), but it mattered naught to him. He has no political skin in the game and knows which constituencies need to be kept satisfied to keep his boat afloat. And those constituencies don’t sit in parliament.</p> <p>The cost of the adjustment will now be borne solely by Imran Khan, and given who he is surrounded by today, there will be fewer and fewer people willing to defend him and his government’s choices as he wades deeper into the waters of the adjustment ahead. And he will be largely powerless to call it off or blunt its edge. </p> <p>Asad Umar is not the only one who has been lost all along. As time passes, the prime minister too is increasingly wearing the look of a lost soul. When was the last time you heard a good idea come out of his mouth, one that gave you confidence in his abilities? Think hard. By the time this ends, he might well be reduced to a figurehead prime minister, or perhaps worse. </p> <p><em>The writer is a member of staff.</em></p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/http://gmail.com/">khurram.husain@gmail.com</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://twitter.com/KhurramHusain">@khurramhusain</a></strong></p> <p><em>Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2019</em></p> </div> </div>   <div class="template__footer clearfix modifier--open px-1 "> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-11"> <div class="ml-0 ml-sm-6 px-0 px-sm-2"> <hr> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6"> <div class="mt-2 mt-sm-0 clearfix float-left sm-float-right">  <div class="social social--icon social--black social--flat social--facebook social--count 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font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Aamir</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T07:26:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T07:26:08+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 07:26am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very pathetic state of affairs. Very disappointed by PTI government and IK!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aamir, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6997888">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6997888">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6997913" data-id="3"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Wellwisher</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T07:34:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T07:34:12+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 07:34am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>He was always a figurehead Prime Minister</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Wellwisher, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" 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mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Thoughtful and well said article</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Tahir Raouf, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998027">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998027">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998030" data-id="6"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">brr</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:00:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:00:25+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:00am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>The new model is the Iranian model, the previous china model and malaysian model having been discarded by IK. A new model every month.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="brr, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998030">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998030">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998047" data-id="7"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Lahoria</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:03:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:03:18+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:03am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Wow!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Lahoria, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998047">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998047">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998098" data-id="8"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Samit</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:13:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:13:53+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:13am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Oops this is quite sad. There seems to be lot of similarities between the Irfan Khan and Arvind kejriwal government</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Samit, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998098">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998098">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998123" data-id="9"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">legend</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:21:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:21:03+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:21am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>very well written sir....</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="legend, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998123">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998123">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998127" data-id="10"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Iftikhar Khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:21:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:21:48+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:21am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>It was expected. Successfully taking care of one tree at a time does not guarantee taking care of the jungle successfully. Micro-management of fast bowling, fund-raising for Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and starting Nimal University is no use for successfully handling of macro-economics, such as economic growth rate, inflation, strength of the currency etc.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Iftikhar Khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998127">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998127">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998145" data-id="11"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">MANSOOR</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:27:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:27:27+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:27am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>wow wow wow!!!! Excellent analysis</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="MANSOOR, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998145">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998145">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998154" data-id="12"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">F35</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:30:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:30:01+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:30am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>figurehead prime minister, or perhaps worse........ex prime minister</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="F35, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998154">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998154">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998163" data-id="13"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Khaled</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:33:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:33:19+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:33am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Aptly analyzed. .</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khaled, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998163">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998163">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998194" data-id="14"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Hope786.</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:43:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:43:03+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:43am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Reality always bites, rhetoric sounds good only for a while. Ignorance is not a blessing. IK is clueless how a common man survives in Pakistan without basics, his inability to lead is evident, is it time for him to hang his gloves already? People feel betrayed.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Hope786., " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998194">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998194">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998205" data-id="15"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">F35</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:45:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:45:33+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:45am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>PM IK has been reduced to being his own FM....look at his forthcoming meet with IMF Chief in China.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="F35, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998205">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998205">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998207" data-id="16"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">legend</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:46:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:46:06+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:46am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>very well written sir...</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="legend, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998207">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998207">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998214" data-id="17"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">F Khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:47:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:47:22+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:47am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>True. Highly disappointed in PTI & IK.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="F Khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998214">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998214">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998229" data-id="18"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Abp</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T08:50:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T08:50:07+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:50am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Constructive and bold. In a very simple English, author has distilled the whole mess IK is in. Hope IK reads this. Still not too late, if IK gets his act together.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Abp, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998229">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998229">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998318" data-id="19"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Nori</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T09:13:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T09:13:14+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:13am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>IK is a person with a huge ego. Usually it's not a good sign</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nori, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998318">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998318">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998341" data-id="20"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Desh Bandhu chopra</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T09:17:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T09:17:40+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:17am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Asad Umar,s ouster is a big victory of the corporate mafia.where is imran,s Naya Pakistan headed for?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Desh Bandhu chopra, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998341">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998341">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998349" data-id="21"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ali S</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T09:20:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T09:20:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:20am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>The man is a cricketer and a fundamentally decent person, but he's no prime minister. Give him 11 talented athletes and he'll bring you a World Cup. But give him a nation to run and he will run it into the ground with the best of intentions.</p> <p>PM Khan was way in over his head from the very beginning, believed his own anti-corruption rhetoric to a fault and had no meaningful plans beyond that. Now it's all coming to fruition.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ali S, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998349">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998349">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998354" data-id="22"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ramanan Venkataraman</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T09:21:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T09:21:52+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:21am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>The honeymoon is well and truly over.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ramanan Venkataraman, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" 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class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>PM of the country himself should be good economist like India had Dr Manmohan Singh.Imran Unfortunately though good meaning person is certainly not PM material.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Zak the Great, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998421">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998421">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998457" data-id="25"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">TruthSayer</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T09:53:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T09:53:48+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:53am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Khurram Husain has hit the nail on the head. The way Imran Khan and his team bring up cricket analogy on every thing every time he has lost his team and his MNAs have just become mere numbers, Forget about next innings even this innings will be over in no time.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TruthSayer, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998457">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998457">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998485" data-id="26"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">blunt</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:01:10+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:01:10+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:01am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very well analyzed. I see "Economic Almeida" here.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="blunt, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998485">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998485">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998494" data-id="27"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">WBM</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:02:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:02:47+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:02am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>It seems state/government is so weak to take action against those who are violating the law. PM IK is not prepared, he is relying on others advice.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="WBM, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998494">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998494">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998562" data-id="28"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ali</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:17:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:17:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:17am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>welcome to the presidential system</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ali, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998562">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998562">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998600" data-id="29"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Inam Suri</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:24:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:24:34+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:24am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Excellent insight. IK will pay dearly and probably a gone case by this one change AU</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Inam Suri, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998600">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998600">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998659" data-id="30"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">M. M. Amin</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:37:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:37:51+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:37am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Mr. P. M. took too long a time to get to power and is now having to carry the baggage of his campaign and is at a loss when it comes to confront economic realities....so well depicted in this article. Well done, Mr Khurram .</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="M. M. Amin, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998659">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998659">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998690" data-id="31"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">ABD San Francisco, USA</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:44:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:44:47+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:44am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Imran Khan inability to have laser focus on the economy is main problem. He is fighting to many battle instead of fighting a war against the decline in the economy. Most unproductive battle was against the opposition leaders.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="ABD San Francisco, USA, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998690">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998690">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998708" data-id="32"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Welcome </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T10:48:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T10:48:30+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:48am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Imran Khan seriously underestimated what it means to be a PM. He thought his charisma is adequate to lead a nation. </p> <p>He’s now suffering what responsibility he voluntarily taken up without really knowing what it is.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Welcome , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998708">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998708">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998782" data-id="33"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Aijaz Nizamani</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:13:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:13:51+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:13am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>An absolute must read and Asad Umar should memorise it.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aijaz Nizamani, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998782">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998782">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998799" data-id="34"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Abdel Rahman </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:16:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:16:59+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:16am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Aamir, so true. We are all disappointed , after expecting too much and voting in the PTI in the 2018 elections. IK and his party an allies have let us all down and are big flops and puppets of the army. This is clear now.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Abdel Rahman , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998799">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998799">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998806" data-id="35"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">OverSeasPaki </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:18:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:18:03+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:18am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very well written ! I have never known of a currency trader who would devalue a currency 30% at a clip Public finance is"to do good for the people" not make a profit that is why governments alway have deficit financing Look at Hong Kong financing they bleed but keep the currency stable on that account Musharraf what ever his faults kept the currency stable , on that account Ishaq Dar was correct so what if state bank bled $25 billion dollars but it kept the currency stable Pakistan is a very rich country they just need to figure out away to raise the TAX base and get rid of the incompetent Bureaucrats in Islamabad- Yep! Shaikh Sahib owes nothing to anyone politically and like Murad Ali shah both seem to understand public financing very well ! perhaps the center can learn something from the Government of Sindh !</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="OverSeasPaki , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998806">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998806">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998839" data-id="36"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Agrippa - the Skeptic</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:27:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:27:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:27am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>A classic Murphy’s law example: One can only rise to the limit of ones incompetency! IK thought that by the virtue of winning the WC and building the hospital, he knew everything! At the head of Pakistan’s government he is clueless - thoroughly incompetent. Hence, a new team has been assigned to him, he did not have the freedom to choose one.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Agrippa - the Skeptic, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998839">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998839">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998843" data-id="37"> <div class="row 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class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>not a single comment below supporting inran khan below</p> <p>says it all , a few month back there would have been 100s supporting him</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="rich, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998857">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998857">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998893" data-id="40"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Fayzee</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:41:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:41:09+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:41am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>A sour reality. Very disappointed.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Fayzee, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998893">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998893">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998897" data-id="41"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Adil108 </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:41:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:41:36+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:41am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Good analysis, one thing I believe in IK is that no matter what, he will certainly bring the nation on track. This is not about the high ability one requires but the real and sincere intention he has. For this step if everyone leaves him in bad time, the nature will not.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Adil108 , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998897">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998897">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6998914" data-id="42"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Amit</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T11:48:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T11:48:40+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 11:48am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Sane but tough words.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Amit, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998914">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6998914">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999078" data-id="43"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">anonymous</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T12:35:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T12:35:35+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 12:35pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>"He has no political skin in the game and knows which constituencies need to be kept satisfied to keep his boat afloat. And those constituencies don’t sit in parliament."</p> <p>Hope everyone understands what constituencies are being referred here.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anonymous, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999078">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999078">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999091" data-id="44"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">anonymous</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T12:38:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T12:38:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 12:38pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Did IK choose his team or is the team given to him by the selectors?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anonymous, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999091">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999091">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999102" data-id="45"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">petere</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T12:41:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T12:41:11+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 12:41pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very good analysis ! Only trivial things said and done about economy !</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="petere, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999102">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999102">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999138" data-id="46"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">mady</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T12:58:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T12:58:05+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 12:58pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Samit, .. lot of similarities between the IK and Arvind kejriwal government.</p> <p>The later has at-least got decent ministers/advisers. Look at Delhi govt's reforms in public education, healthcare.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="mady, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999138">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999138">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999194" data-id="47"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Nazir Ahmed</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T13:15:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T13:15:32+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 01:15pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very well written.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nazir Ahmed, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999194">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999194">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999200" data-id="48"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Irfan Malik</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T13:17:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T13:17:45+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 01:17pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Manmohan Singh was accidental prime Minister (but he knew the Economy very well) and Imran Khas has already become figurehead prime minister (and the one who hardly understands economic problems of Pakistan ) within 8 months. On economic front only thing he could do best was to secure loans on easy terms from Saudis, UAE and China. Unfortunately all those loans he collected with a fanfare and his PTI celebrated like a great victory have already been used up and he has no clue what to do next. So comes instructions from the handlers.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Irfan Malik, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999200">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999200">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999212" data-id="49"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Feroz</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T13:21:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T13:21:09+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 01:21pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>The Selectors have chopped and changed the team hoping for better results but how long before they axe the Captain ? This team looks capable of bringing home not the Cup but a wooden spoon.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Feroz, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999212">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999212">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999241" data-id="50"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Nasir A.</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T13:29:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T13:29:08+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 01:29pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>People should not escape accountability. The people brought PTI to power. It's about time we held ourselves accountable for our actions. It's very easy, if we do things the right away everything can get back on track as everyone will be pulling in the right direction.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nasir A., " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999241">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999241">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999322" data-id="51"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">harry</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T13:59:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T13:59:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 01:59pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Small man in a big chair.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="harry, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999322">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999322">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999406" data-id="52"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">fairplay</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T14:20:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T14:20:16+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 02:20pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Let us first understand the reasons behind the change, before jumping to conclusions.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="fairplay, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999406">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999406">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999411" data-id="53"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Citizen U</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T14:21:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T14:21:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 02:21pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>PTI should stop trying so hard to reform governance and go back to living on the international Monetary Credit Card. It's so much easier to keep people happy when you indebt their great-grandchildren and not them.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Citizen U, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999411">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999411">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999413" data-id="54"> <div class="row 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title="2019-04-25T14:23:59+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 02:23pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Ali S, he was a cricketer in 1992, but he is also an Oxford graduate.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="fairplay, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999419">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999419">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999426" data-id="57"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">fairplay</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T14:25:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T14:25:08+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 02:25pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Nori, Modi and swaraj have no egos?!!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="fairplay, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three 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text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T14:32:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T14:32:57+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 02:32pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Good on-point analysis of Asad Umar's stint as Finance Minister, but a very superficial analysis of Hafeez Sheikh. His experiences and core competencies are perfectly aligned with the job description of a Finance Minister/Advisor. Asad way way out of his depth.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="AHA, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999451">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999451">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999524" data-id="60"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Spaced Out </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T15:03:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T15:03:30+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 03:03pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Samit, </p> <p>Quite unfair. Kejriwal may not be a consumate politician or an effective media manager but he has done a fair bit of good work. </p> <p>His mohalla clinics. the open air gyms, his work in education - there is a lot of good stuff and accomplishments that see little feedback because the BJP vs Congress narrative gets more coverage. </p> <p>I will accept that Kejriwal's moments of madness and shooting his mouth off does not help but I do think overall AAP has done a good job.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Spaced Out , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999524">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999524">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999604" data-id="61"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">MirzaCanada</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T15:26:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T15:26:06+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 03:26pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Asad Umar's exit is the beginning of the end. It will be faster then any political game of the past.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="MirzaCanada, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999604">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999604">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999775" data-id="62"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">sadia zafar</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:02:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:02:15+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:02pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>disappointed at the doom and gloom lobby, please put Pakistan first over vested agendas, such undue criticism can only hurt our country</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="sadia zafar, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999775">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999775">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999779" data-id="63"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Asif </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:04:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:04:14+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:04pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Good well written article</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Asif , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999779">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999779">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999833" data-id="64"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Neshi</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:16:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:16:19+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:16pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>This Govt has reached at it's Second Stage where dictation is the norm. Once it starts defying, it would enter at Stage Three. Stage Four would be the fall.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Neshi, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999833">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999833">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999840" data-id="65"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">abdullah</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:18:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:18:40+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:18pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>I had high hopes from PTI.....and I am still waiting for something good to happen</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="abdullah, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999840">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999840">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999846" data-id="66"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">MQ</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:19:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:19:42+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:19pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>A good analysis. No matter what we do, until we reduce defence spending, we will not be able to solve the issue.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="MQ, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999846">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999846">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6999941" data-id="67"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Parvez</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:40:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:40:21+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:40pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>It is time to accept that Pakistan is not an economically viable country. It doesn't matter who is the PM, the problems will remain exactly the same.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Parvez, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999941">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-6999941">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000013" data-id="68"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Jamil Soomro, New York City</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T16:56:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T16:56:37+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 04:56pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Outstanding article.Mr.Khurram Husain has thoroughly done his homework and has presented nothing but facts for the people to see as to where the Nation is headed under PTI.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Jamil Soomro, New York City, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000013">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000013">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000031" data-id="69"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">aditya shetty</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T17:03:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T17:03:49+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 05:03pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>call the Chinese..thats all u will ever know from now on.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="aditya shetty, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000031">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000031">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000032" data-id="70"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">JAMIL SATTI</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T17:04:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T17:04:05+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 05:04pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Khurram Hussain has given a very impartial review of PTI Govt. It is now in the hands of responsible folks to ponder and set the things right otherwise we are into the quagmire for coming decades. The Nation will pay the price of their ill practices. I think NAB should look into this as they have given loss of Billions of Dollars to the Country.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="JAMIL SATTI, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000032">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000032">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000094" data-id="71"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">mady</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T17:18:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T17:18:08+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 05:18pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Spaced Out Quite unfair. </p> <p>To Kejriwal, totally agree. There are more chances that AK will retain Delhi CM-post and Modi PM-post.</p> <p>With Pak facing challenging economic-conditions, not sure IK can complete the term.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="mady, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000094">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000094">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000340" data-id="72"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Nino</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T18:31:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T18:31:18+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 06:31pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Well done Khurram. Way to hell is paved with good intentions. Look at the faux pas committed one after another in the international community. It would appear that he doesn’t know what to say and I wonder if his thinking process, as far as running the affairs of the state is in order!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nino, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000340">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000340">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000349" data-id="73"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Nino</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T18:33:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T18:33:53+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 06:33pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Abp,<br/> If he reads, he wouldn’t understand. Incompetent and inept. Regret trying him has been waste of time and harmful to the country!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nino, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000349">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000349">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000530" data-id="74"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Amrud Ali</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T19:23:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T19:23:48+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 07:23pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Nasir A., The only sane comment so far.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Amrud Ali, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000530">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000530">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7000751" data-id="75"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">moeazze</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T20:13:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T20:13:38+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 08:13pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Stories of doom and gloom will keep coming. IK knows better and is doing what is necessary to move forward.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="moeazze, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000751">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7000751">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001070" data-id="76"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">AbdulHaque Shaikh</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T21:32:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T21:32:37+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:32pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>From the comment, I see below I think Pakistan Civil Society should grow up. A nation building takes decades and is build on sacrifices of middle class. Past example of first Islamic government and gaining Pakistan out of British India are examples. within eight months of new government, middle class people below have started whining. First decide if Imran Khan and his party are more honest and previous governments or not and leave results almighty. People need to elect honest people and that is it. Giving success to that honest person is in the hands of the Creator</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="AbdulHaque Shaikh, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001070">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001070">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001120" data-id="77"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">hamza khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T21:50:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T21:50:54+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:50pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>well written- the alternatives might be worse unfortunately. we cannot go back to the periods of PPP and PML-N unless another alternative emerges somehow.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="hamza khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001120">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001120">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001136" data-id="78"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">aisha</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T21:54:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T21:54:54+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 09:54pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>The greatest PM so far. He was elected by the people of Pakistan and not by Condolisa Rice.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="aisha, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001136">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001136">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001330" data-id="79"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">khizra </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-25T22:57:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-25T22:57:52+05:00">Apr 25, 2019 10:57pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>It's utopian state that's it....</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="khizra , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" 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title="2019-04-26T00:05:31+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 12:05am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Amazingly written!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Najam Ul Abideen, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001485">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001485">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001604" data-id="82"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">ambassador Durrani Engineer USA</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T01:29:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T01:29:44+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 01:29am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@abdullah, with the country’s economy remainig in a sinkhole in the past & moving deeper during mishandling by a team of novices for the past 9 months, expecting miracle to happen, is a quixotic dream. With country on brink of bankruptcy, lately this downhill slide has picked up speed & w/ IMF’s bitter pills for a slow & painful recovery inplace, all should get ready for a real hard & difficult times ahead. </p> <p>One never knows how our poor & low income groups who are already surviving on bare minimum, will pull through during next 5 years, when inflation would be in double digits, currency further devalued, subsidies gone, indirect & direct taxes reaching new peaks, utilities bills doubling, unemployment soaring, daily use commodities getting out of reach etc. </p> <p>One really wish that with recent precarious economic conditions prevailing unimpeded & new ones added, our masses must show resilience & patience, failing which we are,w/o any doubt. heading towards a serious crash landing soon.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="ambassador Durrani Engineer USA, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001604">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001604">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001635" data-id="83"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Siraj Khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T01:51:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T01:51:13+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 01:51am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>A bold and well articulated analysis of the current affairs. Khurram does not beat about the bush and is a straight shooter.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Siraj Khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001635">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001635">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001650" data-id="84"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Abdul sheikh</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T02:04:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T02:04:40+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 02:04am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Nobody is talking last hope, it may have turned to lost hope.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Abdul sheikh, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001650">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001650">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001791" data-id="85"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T03:47:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T03:47:44+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 03:47am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>As long as he remains a good omen for the country, who cares.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001791">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001791">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001917" data-id="86"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Rashid</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T04:53:58+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T04:53:58+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 04:53am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>An incompetent is always be an incompetent, people who brought him to power knew it so they can twist his arm as their need. No person with sane mind has any confidence in him since day 1.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Rashid, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001917">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001917">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001942" data-id="87"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Omair</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T05:13:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T05:13:28+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 05:13am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>I agree- He is the only head in history which has some figure, will correct all the figures and give the true figure</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Omair, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001942">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001942">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7001980" data-id="88"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Saqib</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T05:50:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T05:50:47+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 05:50am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Can the degree of education and expertise of our “elected representatives” be enough to intelligently manage the country to say the least or can we benefit from the expertise of the technocrats, as is done in western democracies where the politicians are much more educated, democratic at heart and rarely turncoat</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Saqib, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001980">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7001980">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002002" data-id="89"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ashok</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T06:08:20+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T06:08:20+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 06:08am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>If he is a figurehead, who is ruling behind the scene? Please disclose.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ashok, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002002">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002002">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002047" data-id="90"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">xplorer</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T06:30:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T06:30:21+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 06:30am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Samit, This I predicted before IK was elected. Kejariwal understood lately but IK will realize when it will be too late. Notice one line in above article " And those constituencies don’t sit in parliament." that sums up IK's fate.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="xplorer, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002047">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002047">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002062" data-id="91"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ajay</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T06:40:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T06:40:29+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 06:40am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>If you ever thought that he was anything but figurehead, controlled by the garrison then you were living in an unknown paradise</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ajay, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002062">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002062">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002178" data-id="92"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Abhishek trivedi</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T07:36:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T07:36:47+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 07:36am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Wow! Could not have imagined that there are such brave hearts in Pakistani journalism. Salute your courage.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Abhishek trivedi, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002178">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002178">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002526" data-id="93"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Citizen</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T09:28:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T09:28:00+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 09:28am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>You all talk as if Pakistan had none of these problems before IK became PM. We certainly don't deserve corrupt leaders like in the past so be mindful. Help and be a solution not a problem. For starters stop going through red lights. How about that?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Citizen, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002526">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002526">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002697" data-id="94"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">tushar chakravarty</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T10:20:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T10:20:01+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 10:20am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Very well researched and analysed. Some constructive suggestions on how to overcome the situation would have helped</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="tushar chakravarty, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002697">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002697">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7002989" data-id="95"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">M.kannappan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T11:44:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T11:44:09+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 11:44am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Reforms can be introduced better when there’s goodwill.As time passes,goodwill gradually reduce and it becomes more and more difficult to change directions. Looks like I.K. has lost ideas and goodwill.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="M.kannappan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002989">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7002989">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7003337" data-id="96"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">TZaman</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T13:30:46+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T13:30:46+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 01:30pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>IK govt simply failed in economics front. Let's see how they fair in other fronts.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TZaman, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7003337">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7003337">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7004035" data-id="97"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Jehengir khan</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T17:08:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T17:08:12+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 05:08pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Pathetic economic state, horrible security condition, highly ineffective governance.....sums up PTI government....</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Jehengir khan, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7004035">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7004035">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7004495" data-id="98"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">mady</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-26T19:48:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T19:48:07+05:00">Apr 26, 2019 07:48pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@Ashok, 'If he is a figurehead, who is ruling behind the scene? Please disclose.'</p> <p>You can wait for the next write-up of Cyril Almeida. Where is he?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="mady, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7004495">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7004495">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7005503" data-id="99"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Ali Baba</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-27T04:53:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T04:53:32+05:00">Apr 27, 2019 04:53am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>It is articles like these that gives me some hope that not everything is engineered yet in my dear Pakistan.</p> <p>AB, </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ali Baba, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7005503">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7005503">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7005581" data-id="100"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Suresh Nayak</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-27T05:44:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T05:44:19+05:00">Apr 27, 2019 05:44am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>@aisha, who is she by the way, and what relations to PM Khan? any clue. Of course I know who she is, but has this got anything with PM Khan. Although, I honestly believe he is a very decent and honest person but not fit to run a country because to run a country, besides decency and honesty, you need another few qualities, such as ability to work hard, keeping an eye on your adversaries, spent life in public to know what is happening around and finally to know where and how to make the changes. He may not be the master of all but should have competent people who will take the decisions without any bias and in public good.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Suresh Nayak, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7005581">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7005581">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7007821" data-id="101"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Maria enteparia onnuchoriu</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-27T19:30:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T19:30:55+05:00">Apr 27, 2019 07:30pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>IK is going to be at most a one term PM if he gets lucky. All his experience is in ball playing not economy or cumbersome world politics, he made more enemies than friends in the world.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Maria enteparia onnuchoriu, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7007821">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1478262/up-7007821">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="7009973" data-id="102"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Bilal</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-04-28T09:54:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T09:54:01+05:00">Apr 28, 2019 09:54am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>There was a generation that sacrificed and gave us a homeland - They even contributed to build it within meagre resources. Then came a generation that elected the likes of Zardari, Nawaz, Altaf, Fazlo and gave the next generation an impression that loot, ethnicity, corruption, fighting for basics is your destiny.</p> <p>This 3rd generation of Pakistan became detached to Pakistan, its nationalism, its economy, its politics and decided to move out in bulks. The sense of belonging to Pakistan died. Along came a man who gave this dejected young lot, a sense of belonging to the nation again. He told them its ok if you stay here, its ok if you have to come back - we will rebuild this - it gave them a dream, a hope for a better tomorrow.</p> <p>Yes, he will make mistakes, yes he will fall and you have all the right to criticize him. Remember he tried to challenge the system for decades, but this 2nd generation never gave him a chance – they laughed and ridiculed him – he did not have a choice but to gather the electable, win support of the almighty establishment, bank on the same corrupt people because this nation would not come out of their “Baradaris”, their Ethnicity, their Petty issues. He hoped in his leadership, he might bring some good out of these same people for this nation, this homeland.</p> <p>At-least he is trying his best, taking one day at a time, fighting in the mud, circled around by vultures waiting for the first the blood, getting abused on daily basis, questioned over his actions, competence and even intent, getting dejected each day, getting disappointed at the very people around him – Kudos to his Resolve - his intent is not questionable – but he still doesn’t have much choice and the same pack of scavengers surround him. Imagine my friends waking up in Imran’s shoes and wearing the very elusive crown that infact is bloodied and thorny and smelly.</p> <p>If the older generation thinks Imran Khan has anything to lose - He Doesn’t! – He has been to the top of world – travelled with the greats, lived the life of king – the “ Kursi ka Nasha” is beneath him,– he is trying for your next generation – my next generation - He will fall and he will make mistakes – but he remains this nations last hope -</p> <p>It is sad and unfortunate - I have never seen an adult generation leaving behind so much filth for their kids and still wishing so ill that their current and future generation’s Last Hope to FAIL miserably – people pray that th</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Bilal, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 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class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right border-grey-lighter palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="1" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1478904" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478904/a-long-term-forest-policy"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/04/5cc4da0edeab7.jpg" alt="A long-term forest policy"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478904" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478904/a-long-term-forest-policy" class="story__link">A long-term forest policy </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8443/haseeb-ahmed">Haseeb Ahmed</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Forest conservation should feature prominently in our scientific and political discourse. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right border-grey-lighter palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="2" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1478902" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478902/bri-a-historic-opportunity"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/04/5cc4d90c8590d.jpg" alt="BRI: a historic opportunity"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478902" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478902/bri-a-historic-opportunity" class="story__link">BRI: a historic opportunity </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428162347/https://www.dawn.com/authors/368/munir-akram">Munir Akram</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Not one of America’s Asian allies has the stomach to confront 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