Muhammad Ishfaque

Nowhere in the world you will see an underpass built with paverz block. PPP marvel of corruption.

Austerity measures , irony is unmistakable.

Pavers are meant to be used in parking lots and places with heavy foot fall. Mind boggling level of incompetence on display here.

ALERT: In a gesture of solidarity with the people and government of Iran, Pakistan has dispatched five trucks carrying medicines and essential goods for citizens affected by the ongoing conflict. The aid convoy was sent via the Taftan border on Balochistan, crossing to support those in need during this difficult time: Source

Niccolò Machiaveli : "To ally with great powers to defeat your neighbor is a strategic trap; if you win, you become the slave of the greater power; if the allied power is defeated, you remain alone and defenseless against the angry neighbor, and you are destroyed." [The Prince]

امریکہ میں مقیم پاکستان کے خودساختہ جلاوطن سابق سفیر حسین حقانی نے ایران کے عرب ممالک پر حملوں کو بلا جواز قرار دے دیا اور کہا کہ ایران پر امریکی حملوں میں عرب ممالک کے امریکی فوجی اڈوں سے نہیں بلکہ سمندر میں موجود امریکی بحری بیڑوں سے فضائی حملے کیئے گئے۔

The israelis have opened the sewage water dam into the Wadi Gaza stream, polluting the coast, and in turn the entire Mediterranean Sea

Pakistan has increased the retail price of petrol by roughly 20–21%—from about Rs 266 to Rs 321 per litre—since the onset of the Iran-related geopolitical shock. Diesel prices have seen a broadly similar increase in the 18–22% range, depending on the starting base. Over the same period, international benchmarks—particularly Dubai crude—have risen by an estimated 40–50% at peak levels, implying a significant under-pass-through of global prices into the domestic market. This gap is fiscally meaningful. Market estimates suggest the government is currently absorbing around Rs 25 billion per week, either through reduced petroleum levy collections or implicit price suppression. This equates to roughly Rs 300 billion per quarter; a large number relative to Pakistan’s primary surplus targets for FY26. The policy is therefore inherently risky. By keeping domestic prices below import parity, the government is effectively reintroducing a quasi-subsidy regime at a time of constrained fiscal space. While this may temporarily cushion inflation, it shifts the burden onto the fiscal account. Even if the conflict de-escalates, oil prices are unlikely to normalize quickly. Structural factors—higher freight costs, elevated insurance premia, and tighter supply conditions—tend to keep prices elevated well beyond the immediate shock. If this pricing gap persists, the consequences are predictable: a deterioration in the primary balance, renewed pressure on the exchange rate, and the risk of a sharper, more disruptive price adjustment later. In effect, Pakistan is delaying the adjustment while increasing its eventual cost.