Opinions
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ...
Anjum Ibrahim
“Two options and both bad so what do you get?” “Drop the ball is the expression.” “What ball? Hockey...
Anjum Ibrahim
To formulate federal and provincial budgets necessitates engagement between the federal government and its ...
Anjum Ibrahim
“I heard the Biden team was despondent after his performance in the first presidential debate…” “Ahhhh! I...
Anjum Ibrahim
“I take strong exception to the army…” “Hush, hush, that is not a…” “Why don’t you let me finish...
Anjum Ibrahim
“So who do you think? Biden versus Trump?” “Why is the US political map getting to be like Pakistan’s?”...
Anjum Ibrahim
“There is a wide gap between institutional response versus a politician’s response.” “Why did you use the...
Anjum Ibrahim
“What’s with politicians!” “Mark Twain wrote, reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a...
Anjum Ibrahim
The budget 2024-25 exercise is akin to a five-legged kangaroo - one leg manacled by the International Monetary Fund...
Anjum Ibrahim
“Hunter Biden has been found guilty on three counts…” “The US has taken the lead there.” “Have you...
Anjum Ibrahim
“So what do you mean by surgery?” “That’s rather a silly question. Surgery is when you have an operation and...
Anjum Ibrahim
The Economic Survey’s relevance, limited to data analysis, is neither up to date (limited to July-March or for ...
Anjum Ibrahim
“The Pope hath spoken.” “I wasn’t aware he has said anything lately. Oh, you mean what he said this Friday...
Anjum Ibrahim
Inflation is pushing an ever increasing number below the poverty line (currently estimated at 40 percent comparable...
Anjum Ibrahim
“Uh Oh!” “You will have to narrow it down. There are too many uh oh situations.” “Take a guess.” “The Deputy Prime...
Anjum Ibrahim
“The opinions of the individual supreme court justices during the full court hearing appear to be split.” “But...
Anjum Ibrahim
“So, what is with the debates between Starmer and Sunak?” “Well, you can’t accuse the British of doing a...
Anjum Ibrahim
“Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time...
Anjum Ibrahim
“So the same o same o.” “Yep, but there is one major change.” “Oh, that a former president of the US has...
Anjum Ibrahim
Contrary to earlier reports that the budget for next fiscal year will be presented to parliament on the 7June it is...
Anjum Ibrahim