Sindh Assembly’s longest-ever budget debate revealed that political rhetoric overshadowed fiscal discussion, with lawmakers spending nearly 1,600 of the total 2,519 minutes on political point-scoring, praise for party leadership and criticism of opponents, while detailed discussion on the budget, taxation, development schemes and fiscal proposals remained under four hours. The provincial budget was presented on […]
Rhetoric
Flop Rally in AJK : A Political Setback to PTI! Consequences of Cracks & Baseless Rhetoric
Failure of PTI rally in Muzaffarabad has triggered pinching questions about the diminishing popularity graph of the party. The power show which fell short of expectations, primarily due to poor turnout and organizational shortcomings, has exposed the party leadership to public scrutiny. Flawed Strategy: Champion of Protest in Trouble The flawed political strategy of PTI […]
Memon launches broadside at Imran, his ‘rhetoric’
Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon said a conspiracy was launched against the very people who had helped PTI come to power. He said the PTI founder was brought into office in 2018 by depriving candidates of other parties of their mandates, and today he criticizes […]
Challenging the ‘Colonization’ Rhetoric
The narrative surrounding development in Balochistan is often polarised! On one side, there is the visible reality of infrastructural progress under the projects of China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC); on the other, a persistent, misleading accusation of ‘colonization’ has been raised frequently. This argument, repeatedly put forward by militant proxies and their activist enablers, collapses under […]
Reckless Rhetoric
Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s recent remark that security forces would “bring dogs into mosques” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tell worshippers “you and these dogs are no different” has rightly provoked outrage across the spectrum. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi immediately denounced the insult, warning that “questioning [our soldiers’] intent in sensational terms only damages […]
India’s Military Rhetoric
A fresh wave of hostility surfaced this week when India’s Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, issued an inflammatory statement suggesting that any future conflict could force Pakistan to “reconsider its geographical and historical existence.” It was an extraordinary remark – more suited to a cinematic monologue than the vocabulary of a professional soldier. Yet, for […]