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Umer Zaib
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Umer Zaib
@umerzai_b
A Karachi based journalist and a good Samaritan
Katılım Ekim 2023
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@baqirsajjad I think it will truly arrive once a post-war order with Iran controlling the strait of Hormuz settles and Iran's strategic victory is no longer deniable in the US.
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This Al Jazeera story read together with CBS report gives me a strong sense of déjà vu and it looks the post-9/11 moment when suspicions quickly replaced trust in Pakistan as a candid ally either has arrived again or is very nearby.
Al Jazeera Breaking News@AJENews
BREAKING: US officials say Pakistan often presents a more positive picture of Iran’s position than reality, prompting Trump allies to urge Pakistani intermediaries to be more candid in their communications with Tehran. 🔴 More on Aljazeera.com
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Increasingly clear countries like Pakistan have no viable growth path other than by raising domestic production and consumption.
And that can’t happen without mobilizing and redistributing the means for both.
Farwa Sial@farwasial
Many implications: 1. National Green industrial policy cannot be predicated on exports. 2. Impossible to replicate E.Asian Developmental model. 3. Our countries cannot really even become the next Vietnam /Bangladesh. 4. Capitalist development is a myth.
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@omar_quraishi You were NEVER an editor at a major Pakistani newspaper. Editor refers to editor-in-chief, a position you never came close to holding. Its pathetic. Yes some loosely call lesser managers “editors” as an internal courtesy, but you know that’s not what you’re implying, grifter.
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Speaking of Track 2 and Track 1/2 dialogue between India and Pakistan — over a decade ago I took part in one such initiative — sitting on my left was a recently retired three star general who had commanded the Corps that oversaw operations in Kashmir
I thought to myself that when in uniform he was overseeing military operations in Indian Kashmir and now he wanted to discuss peace with Pakistanis
I was working as an editor at that point in time at a major Pakistani newspaper
It ran for two days and one of the speakers invited for the closed door meetings was a former former foreign minister and the then serving foreign secretary
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@zburki You probably need 10 slop dramas to justify 1 risk like Pakeezah or tan man and it seems the film industry can't afford that kind of risk due to bad unit economics. Film city may help there (genuinely hope it does) if not derailed by censorship or rent-seeking.
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@umerzai_b Yes. Because the local cinemas also shut down. I mean, I hear there's a theatre in Lahore that charges an insane amount. Cinema for the elite. [Who dont even go watch these movies] crazy. Anyhow, hope regular folks can watch regular film on regular pricing!
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The proposed Punjab Film City is a good idea if it has transparent management, professional collaboration and long-term policy support. Our edit today: thenews.pk/print/1414092-…
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@umerzai_b Unfort hardly a monopoly they or frankly any govt holds! But yes: Big Project trumps piecemeal real reform. To me, if within the self-promo stuff something halfway decent is managed, would be a win for film-walas. Im still confused over why Pak TV is so so superior to Pk cinema.
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@umerzai_b I agree @ censors. Don't quite agree that's the only issue either though tbh. I watch most of the stuff we make here (morbid curiosity) & even the average masala film (I find fluff important!) has to be outsourced so much. Baaki, of course one can debate the good bad ugly forever
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'میثاق صحافت' ہونا آج لازم ہو چکا بہت اچھی اور بہترین رائے سینیئر صحافی @AzazSyed کی ہے اس تجویز سے مکمل اتفاق ہے کم سے کم پہلے مرحلے میں ڈیجیٹل پلیٹ فارمز پر موجود صحافیوں کے درمیان یہ میثاق ہونا چاہیے جس میں لکھا جائے کہ ایک دوسرے سے دلیل کے ساتھ بات کی جائے دوسرے صحافی آپ کی رائے کے جتنے بھی مخالف کیوں نا ہوں ان کی رائے کا باہمی احترام کیا جائے مخالف رائے رکھنے والے صحافیوں کی تضحیک کے کلچر کو ختم کرنا ہو گا جھوٹ بہتان تراشی سے اجتناب لازم ہونا چاہیے ہاں اگر صحافتی اصولوں کے مطابق کسی صحافی کے پاس ثبوت کے کسی دوسرے صحافی کے خلاف کوئی خبر ہو تو اس خبر کو کوئی نہیں روک سکتا تضحیک پھر بھی نہیں ہونی چاہیے رائے کے اختلاف نے صحافیوں کے درمیان جو شدید ترین دوریاں پیدا کیں طویل خلیج ڈال دی اس کو بھی ختم ہونا چاہیے کیونکہ صحافیوں میں سے کسی کا کوئی ذاتی جھگڑا تو ہے نہیں رائے کا ہی تو اختلاف ہے حال ہی میں کراچی سے اسلام آباد شفٹ ہونے والے صحافی @NKMalazai کی ابزروشن بھی اہم جو انہوں نے اسلام آباد کے صحافیوں سے متعلق دی کسی حد تک اس سے اتفاق ہے
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Consequences specified in cases where centres and students are guilty of malpractice.. BUT the paper was leaked by British Council staff the previous night, before any of the centres received it. What will Cambridge do about them? 🤫
Faizan Lakhani@faizanlakhani
BREAKING: Cambridge International has cancelled the leaked AS Level Maths Paper 12 (9709/12) after confirming it was shared before the exam. All affected students will sit a replacement paper on 9 June 2026. Cambridge says grades will still be issued normally and promises no candidate will be disadvantaged, while investigations into malpractice continue.
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ری سائیکل شدہ ایلومینیم سے بنے برتن پہلے ہی پاکستان میں ایک سنگین مسئلہ بن چکے ہیں۔ پاکستان کے کچن ویئر سیکٹر پر United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) کی ریسرچ کے مطابق، گوجرانوالہ پاکستان کی تقریباً 90 فیصد ایلومینیم برتن سازی کا مرکز ہے۔ اس میں خام مال اور تیار شدہ مصنوعات کی جانچ کے لیے معیار کی یقین دہانی (quality assurance) کے فقدان کی نشاندہی کی گئی ہے، اور بتایا گیا ہے کہ پاکستان کی برتن سازی کی صنعت بڑی حد تک ایلومینیم کے فضلے اور اسکریپ پر انحصار کرتی ہے، جس سے آرسینک، کیڈمیم اور سیسے جیسی دھاتوں کے سامنے آنے کا خطرہ بڑھ جاتا ہے۔
امریکہ میں U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) نے بھی کچھ پاکستانی ساختہ ایلومینیم کُک ویئر کو ان درآمدی مصنوعات میں شامل کیا ہے جن سے سیسہ خارج ہو سکتا ہے، جن میں گوجرانوالہ کی Sonex Cookware اور “Made in Pakistan” کے نشان والے Town Food Service کے ایلومینیم ساس پین شامل ہیں۔( اے آئی ترجمہ)
Imran Khan@iopyne
This aluminum pressure cooker is getting increasingly popular in Pakistan and it might be one of the culprits. There is enough evidence on this causing lead poisoning among children in Afghanistan. If you have one of these then stop using it.
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If you search “#fake_journalism” you can see an apparent coordinated campaign against Matiullah Jan. Dozens of posts using the same arguments and images to promote false narratives. Most posted within 15 mins. Outrage on twitter on this issue was mostly manufactured
Matiullah Jan@Matiullahjan919
My journey with the Neo News TV has abruptly come to an end. I want to thank my organization for all the help and facilitation during three and half years period. This is not the first time or the first government during which I have to face such a situation. Speaking for democracy, free speech, journalists and journalism is not a crime. I once again thank Neo TV owner and management wish them all the best in their organisational endeavours. #JournalismIsNotAcrime
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An inspiration & role model to every independent journalist in Pakistan. His courage speaks, be it in front of politicians or army officers.
Political activists posing as neutral analysts who are justifying this should consult his Dawn show apna girayban for a journalism lesson.
Matiullah Jan@Matiullahjan919
My journey with the Neo News TV has abruptly come to an end. I want to thank my organization for all the help and facilitation during three and half years period. This is not the first time or the first government during which I have to face such a situation. Speaking for democracy, free speech, journalists and journalism is not a crime. I once again thank Neo TV owner and management wish them all the best in their organisational endeavours. #JournalismIsNotAcrime
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My journey with the Neo News TV has abruptly come to an end. I want to thank my organization for all the help and facilitation during three and half years period. This is not the first time or the first government during which I have to face such a situation. Speaking for democracy, free speech, journalists and journalism is not a crime.
I once again thank Neo TV owner and management wish them all the best in their organisational endeavours.
#JournalismIsNotAcrime
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@zarathustra_3 It’s worse he justified it! Seems to believe postwar liberal order is so powerful that it’s futile to resist. Hes framing their intervention as not interference but “hukoomat karna” under a literal might-is-right framework… makes sense why ppl say he was dictators ka chamcha
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something interesting i havent seen discussed so much is that pressing red is at least naively moral in the Kantian sense
"press red" is a universalizable policy with a good outcome
in the original poll, i took the red pill, fully expecting to see like 98% red (and 2% lizards)
Tim Urban@waitbutwhy
Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?
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