Terroristan - July 27, 2018

[Falijee]

Tarek Fatah
‏Verified account @TarekFatah
Oct 4

Pakistan's First Lady posing in her Blue burqa ...



Last time I saw, Imran did not sport a beard and was wearing Peshawari Chappals

[Vips]

ICC Panel could take over a month to return verdict on PCB, BCCI dispute case.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Dispute panel can potentially take more than a month to announce their verdict on the dispute case between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).According to ESPNcricinfo, the three member panel headed by Michael Beloff QC is expected to take around four to six weeks before giving their ruling on the case. The other two members of the panel are Jan Paulsson and Dr. Annabelle Bennett.

[arun]

Pakistan minister snapped with Hafiz Saeed, picture goes viral : Noor-Ul-Haq Qadri, the Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony under the Imran Khan-led government, shared the stage with Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist, who also campaigned for a political outfit in this year's general assembly polls.



From Indian Express Here:

Indian Express

After Pakistan minister shares stage with Hafiz Saeed, India protests, summons top diplomat : Sources told The Indian Express that a top Pakistan diplomat was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi on Friday, and a similar demarche was made in Islamabad by the Indian High Commission. :

Indian Express

[Rajdeep]

'I'm going to kill her today': Uber driver who boasted to family in Pakistan as he live-streamed himself beating his wife with a shoe and pretending to stab her is jailed for 14 months


An Uber driver live-streamed footage showing him beating his wife to relatives in Pakistan, boasting: 'I'm going to kill her today'.

Rahman Ullah, 38, repeatedly struck 34 year-old estranged wife Raja with the heel of his shoe, inflicting two black eyes and mimicked stabbing her with a kitchen knife while he held it in his hand.

[Bart S]

A video from Karnataka, but posting on this thread as it is an apt metaphor for Pakistan (bus), PakjabiArmy (driver) and Im le Dim (langur):

[yensoy]

Four burkha bibis chasing a loudmouth, I know I had seen it before somewhere...

[Falijee]

Are Pakis Going To Take Any Action Against This Abdul Violating National And International Wildlife Laws

A man with his pet snow leopard in Gilgit Baltistan




PS: Pakistan recently announced that approx $ 20 Million will be received from an International Organization in order to "conserve" the endangered "snow leopard" of Northern Pakistan !

[anupmisra]

"Read my lips"....to "capitulation".

Govt ready to take more ‘tough steps proposed by IMF’

The government said on Friday it was ready to take ‘further corrective measures’ proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restore economic stability and inclusive growth, apparently setting the pitch for a coming bailout package from the fund.

IMF mission has welcomed measures taken by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government like currency depreciation, hike in interest rate as well as gas and electricity tariffs and fiscal tightening, but said these were “not sufficient”.

After the departure of the fund mission, the ministry of finance said it largely shared this assessment and was “committed to take further corrective measures to restore stability and inclusive growth”.

They also indicated to the government that based on economic fundamentals a new fund programme might require a full free float of the exchange rate and the policy rate in double digits.

The fund was also not satisfied with the outcome of the revenue measures introduced in the supplementary budget to deliver on revised targets along with insufficient provincial finances to meet fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent.

The sources said the major problem with the government was the selection of timing for a formal request for an IMF support and it appeared the formal request had been delayed until the end of this month.

They said Prime Minister Imran Khan was showing reluctance to seek an IMF programme during his first 100 days in office and the least before the Oct 14 by-elections because his political campaign had been based on getting rid of begging bowl.

Not only the lenders but the rating agencies treat IMF umbrella as a key factor in their decision making, ultimately reducing the cost of borrowing from bilateral, multilateral or capital market bond holders.

From "Read my lips, no more IMF" to "Please, please , Mr. IMF man, I beg thee". It is, after all, the matter of optics. Expect more hardships ahead. This is the 14th time in bakistan's long 70 year unnatural history that IMF has had to show it who''s the boss.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1437156/govt- ... sed-by-imf

[Falijee]

Another Project "Successfully Begged" By The Bankrupt Bakis

British Council to invest Rs 200mn in Pakistan to empower women, foster youth employment
ARY News
Oct 5, 2018

ISLAMABAD: The British Council will invest Rs 200 million in Pakistan through the Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) programme mainly to empower women and girls, foster youth employment and support disabled persons.According to a statement, the programme will be delivered across five priority countries; Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia and Brazil as well as the UK.

No = =

o address challenges in emerging economies, the British Council programme draws on two of the UK’s key assets; Social Enterprise and the Creative Industries. The Creative Industries alone contribute over £75bn to the UK economy and 1.8 million jobs. As many as 70,000 social enterprises contribute £24bn to the UK economy and sustain over one million jobs.The British Council will invest Rs 200 million over the next two years to help grow the contribution social and creative enterprises make, nurture the people who run them and the policy which supports them, to the economy.

When it comes to women, the Mullahs of Pakistan have to be " on board" ! . An all expense paid trip to Bartania- for the members of the Islam Ideology Council - might sway their decision on this matter, otherwise the project might be deemed non Sharia Compliant

The DICE programme is poised to help the people, institutions and Government of Pakistan work together to develop an inclusive and creative economy in partnership with the UK.

Pakistan nowadays is in dire financial straits . The fauj gobbles up most of the budget . The Goberment is running from pillar to post to ensure that principal and interest payments to Bondholders is not on default . So much so that FM Qureshi was "begging" for education dollars at the recent UNGA meet in NYC . So, this belated Eid Tohfa for Paki Ayeshas - is more than welcome

[Falijee]

Big Apple ( NYC) Beats Karachi On This Distinctive Ranking

Karachi ranked 2nd in marijuana-consuming cities of the world: study
Daily Pakistan
Oct 6, 2018

Despite the legal bar, consumption of marijuana also known as weed or cannabis is so high in Pakistan’s economic capital Karachi under the nose of law enforcers that it has been ranked the second-largest consumer of the illegal item among the cities of the world.

# 1 "belongs" to NYC !

This was revealed by a survey, ‘2018 Cannabis Price Index’ conducted by Seedo, an Israel-based firm ( suspect source, Zionist conspiracy ) that sells devices to grow weed at home. Karachi stands second with 41.95 tons per year consumption, while New York tops the list with 77.44 tons.

Across the border, India’s Delhi and Mumbai ranked among the world’s top 10 cities with the highest rates of cannabis, confirmed the study. New Delhi ranked third in the list with 38.26 per year consumption, while Mumbai is at sixth position with 32.38 tons.

As long as Indian cities are also included, what is the problem then

[anupmisra]

More on "the art of non-begging begging" (paki style).

Govt sets targets for next 100 days to improve ranking

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood has described his experience of “begging” from Saudi Arabia for a financial bailout package as “awful”, vowing to put in his best efforts to make the country stand on its feet.

“I was upset when we were flying to Saudi Arabia to seek support alms,” said the adviser while recalling those moments.

“Is this what our life is that we have come to a low where we will beg from others,” Dawood said, adding that a talented nation of over 200 million people deserved far better than this. “It was awful to beg from Saudi Arabia,” he said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan and his economic ministers had gone to Saudi Arabia to seek beg financial assistance to avoid an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

However, things did not move as planned and no major breakthrough could be achieved during a follow-up visit of a Saudi delegation to Pakistan.

Since the expiry of the last IMF programme, Pakistan’s economic condition has been deteriorating and China has so far saved the country from default on its international debt obligations.

Before coming to power, Prime Minister Khan had vowed that he would not beg from other nations to run the affairs of the country.

The adviser voiced hope that Pakistan would be able to improve its ranking in the upcoming Ease of Doing Business Report 2019. He said he had initially been told by the Board of Investment (BOI) that Pakistan would improve its current 147th ranking by at least 20 points. “But now I am told that the improvement could be by only four or at best five notches as the World Bank does not accept most of the reforms that Pakistan has introduced.”

After all, there's a famous erdoooo saying - "bakre ki maa kab tak khair manayegi" or "A pitcher that often draws water from the well will break at some point in time".

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1819252/2- ... e-ranking/

[Falijee]

Ghazwa-E- Hind Founder Zahid - Ham -Eid Makes The Paki News

Self-critical Zaid Hamid files treason case against self for continued failure to wage Ghazwa-e-Hind
Pakistan Today
Oct 4, 2018

When contacted by The Dependent, Zaid Hamid blamed the Illuminati’s influence on him for such a deplorable state of affairs. He announced that he will fight the charges against him tooth and nail and challenged the petitioner to a duel.It must be noted that recently a spate of petitions against prominent anchors and media personnel has appeared accusing them of treasonous acts such as critical thinking and doing their actual jobs which, it must be reiterated, are crimes punishable by whipping and firing squads in Islamic Republic of New Pakistan And Saudi Arabia ! .

[Falijee]

The Epidemic Of Honor Killing In Pakiland

Man kills sister, cousin for ‘honour’ in Swabi
The Express Tribune
Oct 5, 2018

SWABI: A young man and a girl were gunned down in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Swabi district in the name of ‘honour’ on Friday.In the last 48 hours, at least four people have been killed in honour-related cases in Spin Kanri village – the jurisdiction of Parmoli police station.

Pakistan has the highest number of documented honour killings per capita despite legal reforms.

In this globalized world, ( social media, TV, etc etc ) one cannot put young girls under purdah/ burkha 24-7, 365 days a year . So, this kind of thing is going to happen again and again !

[anupmisra]

IMF only viable option, PM Imran Khan told

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package remains the only viable option for Pakistan to arrest deterioration in macroeconomic situation and restore shattering confidence of markets, Pakistan’s negotiating team informed Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday.

Khan was chairing a meeting on the IMF programme

The premier was also told that no major and continued financial relief was in sight from the friendly countries.

On its part, the IMF has also reached to a conclusion that fund was the last viable option for Pakistan, as the Pakistani authorities could not share a concrete plan that could ensure smooth flow of dollars to meet international debt obligations, said sources in an international financial institution.

They said the IMF projected a fair value of rupee above Rs145 to a dollar as against the current rate of Rs125 to a dollar.

Pakistan is in search of at least additional $11 billion in next nine months to repay its old debts and finance the imports.

Imran Khan will share his mind (what mind?) on the IMF package in the next few days

The IMF’s other conditions are enactment of the Public Finance Management law and a clear roadmap for implementation of Financial Acton Task Force (FATF) plan.

The sources said in case Pakistan did not opt for an IMF package, some of the projected loans from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would not materialize. This would expand the financing gap beyond $12 billion.

But...but..but...wasn't pakhanistan suposed to be the third leg in a three-legged stool (others being cheena and roos)? What about the other threefathers - al saud, toorki and cutter? Have they all deserted the most reliable of reliable allies?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1818598/1- ... khan-told/

[anupmisra]

So, question to paklurks. What if the US objects to the proposed IMF bailout? What is your Plan B (and C)?

[anupmisra]

Ghazwa-E- Hind Founder Zahid - Ham -Eid Makes The Paki News

Pakistan Today
Oct 4, 2018

Funny satire.

[Falijee]

Now It Is The Time To Prepare The Abduls For Taking The Harsh IMF Medicine ! Paki Climbdown !

IMF speaks
Dawn- Editorial
Oct 6, 2018

There are many right ways to read the words of the International Monetary Fund, but the one wrong way to do so is to politicise them.

The Fund is neither a friend nor an enemy of the countries it interacts with, and this includes Pakistan. It is a lender of last resort whose primary duty it is to safeguard the international monetary system from the disruptive effects of sovereign default by any of its member countries.Beyond this, it serves several other functions too, such as that of surveillance to detect and flag emerging vulnerabilities in a member country’s fiscal framework, as well as help it to overcome its balance-of-payments difficulties.

It is important to say all this here because, far too often, the IMF’s pronouncements pertaining to Pakistan are seen in sinister terms by the general public, and its helping hand is viewed as an ATM machine by policymakers.

Some sober words from the "respected" YAWN

To start with, the Fund has not said anything that it was not already widely expected to say. It has pointed to “high fiscal and current account deficits, and low international reserves” as the signature features of the “difficult economic situation” the country is facing.It does not use the word ‘crisis’ anywhere in the statement, for the simple reason that Pakistan is not experiencing an economic crisis — not yet anyway. It attributes the genesis of this “difficult economic situation” to an overvalued exchange rate and loose fiscal and monetary policies.

It says corrective steps began to be taken from December 2017, and lists them as a hike in interest rates, depreciation of the rupee, a rise in gas tariffs and new revenue measures announced in the ‘mini-budget’.Many of these were taken before the PTI government came to power, meaning corrective action had begun long before the general elections in July.It is essential to remember that, taken together, this amounts to nothing more than “steps that go in the right direction”.

Much more is obviously required, that the Fund lists as more hikes in gas and power tariffs, more revenue measures, further interest rate increases and exchange rate depreciations and credible action on public-sector enterprises.

Considering that the government’s search for alternative sources of funding from friendly countries and overseas Pakistanis has more or less dried up, while foreign exchange reserves are declining at an accelerating rate, the moment of truth is now practically upon us.

So, the Saudis and the Chinis have not come through. Nor have the oversees Pakis . And the $ 200 Billion "stolen monies" to be recovered is not being talked about in the media these days

The PTI will not be the first government to implement a harsh macroeconomic adjustment programme, but going by its rhetoric, it wants to be the last. If it wants to live up to its promises, it needs to stare reality squarely in the face.

Can the IMF "force" Pakiland to reduce its defence expenditures . Or is that some sort of a "sacred cow" , which is untouchable

[A_Gupta]

Since we have made fun of first cousin marriage in Pakistan.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5355&p=2298672#p2298672

[anupmisra]

British Council to invest Rs 200mn in Pakistan to empower women, foster youth employment

That's it? That's all it takes to empower motormamas and entice nanha mujahids to get a job in pakhanistan? One million bucks?

[anupmisra]

Since we have made fun of first cousin marriage in Pakistan.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5355&p=2298672#p2298672

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

[A_Gupta]

Since we have made fun of first cousin marriage in Pakistan.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5355&p=2298672#p2298672

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

There appears to be no recent study, in line with Pakistan's generally dismal statistical record gathering.
It is claimed to be anywhere from 60% to 80%.

FYI - Indian trends show a gradual decline over time. Also dunno about Pakistan.

[anupmisra]

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

There appears to be no recent study, in line with Pakistan's generally dismal statistical record gathering.
It is claimed to be anywhere from 60% to 80%. FYI - Indian trends show a gradual decline over time. Also dunno about Pakistan.

This first link below claims it is 70% in toiletistan but it could be purely anecdotal. Another valid source could be pakis who live in Englishtan. See second link (no stats, though).

https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/p ... er20120526
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health ... ldren.html

(Added later) A third link below confirms the 70% figure. That is one screwed up mob pretending to be a nation.

http://muslimcouncilofamerica.org/cousi ... g-muslims/

[Vips]

So, question to paklurks. What if the US objects to the proposed IMF bailout? What is your Plan B (and C)?

What? Qureshi did not carry enough Vaseline during his recent visit to US?

[anupmisra]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... USINS.html

Brit pakis stats - 55% marry their coujinj. Honor and parity with country of origin are restored!

[anupmisra]

So, question to paklurks. What if the US objects to the proposed IMF bailout? What is your Plan B (and C)?

What? Qureshi did not carry enough Vaseline during his recent visit to US?

That explains the grimace on his face when he met U-turn Khan on his return by coach class.

[Falijee]

Pakistan Is Still # 1 In Physical Agility And Combat Efficiency System Competition ( Long Name Zero Game )

PACES II: Military teams from 19 friendly countries arrive in Pakistan
Oct 6, 2018

ISLAMABAD - The second week-long International Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System Competition will begin at Lahore Garrison from Monday.

Teams from armies of nineteen countries, including Pakistan, will participate in the competition.Teams of Kuwait, UAE, China and Maldivian armies have already arrived for the competition while the remaining teams will arrive till Sunday.

Appears to be an Ummah reunion with probably the "tallel than mountain" fliend" being the exception

Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System is a systematic training methodology that enables to develop a human’s physical and mental capabilities. The first PACES championship held in Lahore in 2016, had been won by Pakistan.

Should Paki Fauj be bragging about their # 1 position in this listing . This is the same Army which surrendered to 90,000 of their own to "dushman" India in 1971 instead of fighting to the last of its "physical and mental capabilities". And it is the same fauj which refused to acknowledge their own dead in the Kargil War . More like the blind leading the blind IMO.


PS: On a similar footing the Paki Goberment recently held a Nuclear Safety and Education Training Course for some third world countries !

[Falijee]

Shere- Pakjab ( AKA Ganja Sharif ) "Warns" Imran Khan

Former PM Nawaz Sharif warns PM Imran Khan
6 Oct, 2018

LAHORE - PML-N founder and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has warned PM Imran Khan and the PTI government over politics of revenge and political victimisation.

This is nothing new in Pakiland . Whoever "sits on the throne" practices vindication and revenge against his political rivals . Ganja did the same . Now- with the support of the fauj- it is Immy's turn

[anupmisra]

PACES II: Military teams from 19 friendly countries arrive in Pakistan.

Teams from armies of nineteen countries, including Pakistan, will participate in the competition.Teams of Kuwait, UAE, China and Maldivian armies have already arrived for the competition while the remaining teams will arrive till Sunday.

The first PACES championship held in Lahore in 2016, had been won by Pakistan.

...contests that include push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups and combat efficiency test.

That explains why only friendly countries are invited. All 19 friends will show up just one day before the "kaantest", dressed in their best, ready to do push ups and chin ups. Sounds rigged to me if all the judges happen to be pakis.

[Falijee]

Time To Recycle A Recent Article About An Ummah Brother "Bad Mouthing" Pakiland And Praising Endia

Senior UAE official disgraces Pakistanis, lauds Indians in Dubai
April 8, 2018

*DOHA:* A senior Dubai police official has tweeted that “Indians are disciplined… while sedition, criminality and smuggling in the Pakistani community are rampant.”

Head of General Security for Dubai, Dhahi Khalfan, is not new to making such statements. Immediately after the blockade on Qatar started in June, Khalfan had admitted that they had set off the crisis with Qatar to withdraw tAhe 2022 world cup from Qatar.
The statements against Pakistani citizens were posted on his official Twitter account after the Dubai authorities arrested a gang of Pakistanis for smuggling drugs.

Not "Indian propaganda ", but straight out of a Paki Sarkari paper

“The Pakistanis pose a serious threat to the Gulf communities because they bring drugs to our countries,” he posted.

Pakistanis are one of the largest expatriate communities in the Gulf region with many holding senior posts in corporations and running leading business houses.

Also HQ of "looted Paki Wealth"

Khalfan also advised the UAE nationals to not employ Pakistanis, who otherwise enjoy deep historic relations with the region through cultural and religious ties.“We have seen the Pakistanis do great harm to our Gulf communities,” and asked “Why are Indians disciplined? While sedition, criminality and smuggling in the Pakistani community are rampant.”

But "shameless Pakis" are still "begging" the UAE- and Saudia and Qatar also - (i) for visas for visits, jobs and bijness (ii) request to go "easy" on deportation (iii) offering houbara hunting visas in return for visas etc (iv) requests for loans, grants, aids for help in running Paki govt

[SBajwa]

Since we have made fun of first cousin marriage in Pakistan.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5355&p=2298672#p2298672

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

That could be because of people wanting to marry 8m same caste, saving property, etc. It is more prevalent in South than in North not sure why


Bakis on the other hand look up to their prophet to marry their very first cousins which we non muslims consider as sisters. My first cousins on both sides are as much my sisters as my 100% biological sisters.


T

[SBajwa]

There appears to be no recent study, in line with Pakistan's generally dismal statistical record gathering.
It is claimed to be anywhere from 60% to 80%. FYI - Indian trends show a gradual decline over time. Also dunno about Pakistan.

This first link below claims it is 70% in toiletistan but it could be purely anecdotal. Another valid source could be pakis who live in Englishtan. See second link (no stats, though).

https://ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/more/p ... er20120526
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health ... ldren.html

(Added later) A third link below confirms the 70% figure. That is one screwed up mob pretending to be a nation.

http://muslimcouncilofamerica.org/cousi ... g-muslims/

Not just pakis but look at the rest of the Islamic world with as much as 70% mortality rate and lots of genetic problems (down syndrome, dementia, Hermaphrodites aka Hijras and thus terrorism). Lebanon or Jordan has an epidemic of such children. Pakis do not even know how much of their population is retarded. This MP in their parliament talking about cartoons on netherlands os retartded.

[Bart S]

Are Pakis Going To Take Any Action Against This Abdul Violating National And International Wildlife Laws

A man with his pet snow leopard in Gilgit Baltistan


PS: Pakistan recently announced that approx $ 20 Million will be received from an International Organization in order to "conserve" the endangered "snow leopard" of Northern Pakistan !

Saar, just a small correction/nitpick: this is not Pakistan, but illegally occupied Indian territory.

[saip]

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

That could be because of people wanting to marry 8m same caste, saving property, etc. It is more prevalent in South than in North not sure why


Bakis on the other hand look up to their prophet to marry their very first cousins which we non muslims consider as sisters. My first cousins on both sides are as much my sisters as my 100% biological sisters.


T

Hindu marriage act prescibes 7 degrees of separation but in south cross cousins (children of brother and sister) may marry if custom allows it. Normally the woman has to be younger than the man.

[Falijee]

The Multani "Pir" ( Qureshi) Spouts B.S. For His Home Audience

FM urges US not to view ties with Pak only through Afghan or Indian lens
Pakistan Today
Oct 6, 2018

Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday urged( "demanded" not "urged" would have earned him much "respect" in Pakistan ) the United States (US) not to view the relations with Pakistan only through an Afghan perspective or its [US’] ties with India.Addressing media in Multan after returning from his trip to the US, the foreign minister apprised that he tried to impress upon his American counterparts to view US’ relations with Pakistan, which date back seven decades, independently and not from Afghan perspective or the Indian lens.

From the tone, it seems that it was not successful !

FM Qureshi dispelled the impression that he travelled to the US in search for aid and said that aid was not a part of any of the talks. Moreover, Qureshi clarified that funds for Pakistan cancelled by Washington earlier this year were “reimbursement” and not “aid”.

Padded and fictitious invoices ( like "building non existent roads in FATA ) are not eligible for reimbursement ! It will not be "useful" to adopt a belligerent tone with US considering the fact that the IMF loan is dependent on Massa's assent

[Falijee]

Sexual Harassment To Be Taught In Sindh Schools

Subject on harassment to be taught in schools of Sindh
Pakistan Today
Oct 6, 2018

The Sindh Education and Literacy Department (SELD) on Saturday announced to introduce a subject on harassment to be included in the curriculum, which in turn will be taught at the schools in an attempt to counter the rising number of child abuse cases.

Has it been cleared with the Mullahs of Pakiland . And the Federal Minister of Religious Affairs, (the bearded) Noor -ul- Haq Qadri .

According to Education Minister Sardar Shah, educating children on harassment and sexual abuse is the need of the hour. He said children should be able to protect themselves when someone tries to give indecent exposure.

Relevant Hadith and /or fatwa to make it Sharia compliant because according to The Book , "girls are allowed to marry" by the age of 10 or 12, while under sick-ular laws it may be deemed "sexual abuse"

The education minister told a private media channel that teachers are also being trained to teach the subject. He added those who would not be comfortable with students being taught on the matter will also be given training.
Not sure what he is trying to say here. Plus at what age these masoom kids will start learning about this "western disease"

Earlier a chapter on sexual harassment was included in Urdu textbooks. However, this time, harassment will be introduced as a subject like mathematics, Urdu and science.

The "Education Minister" just has to make sure that all these initiatives do not violate " Islamic laws and traditions" of Pakiland ! Plus for his own health and safety, he should have a personal security guard ASAP, in order not to become another "Salman Taseer"

[Falijee]

Imran'sInformation Propaganda Minister Fawad, Pulling Corruption Figures Out Of Thin Air !

Govt to recover Rs350m from Shehbaz over misuse of resources
Pakistan Today
Oct 6, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Information Propaganda Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Friday the federal government will issue notices to all those public holders who misused the government resources at first stage while at the second stage, they would be forced to deposit all such money to the national kitty.

And who will decide who has misused goberment resources - the PTI

“Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif is due to pay Rs 350 million for using the Prime Minister’s airplane while Senator Mushahidullah Khan also spent Rs 10 million for medical treatment abroad,” he added.

Not sure that figures are not being pulled out of a hat, or out of thin air !

To a question, the information minister said Shahbaz Sharif cannot be a suitable candidate for the slot of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman as he was not a neutral person.

He said the appointments made during previous government against the rules and regulations were being removed.

So, the witch hunt against Ganja , his brother , and the Ganja Party continues unabated !

[yensoy]

Since you brought this up, can you also compare that with toiletistan's stats?

There appears to be no recent study, in line with Pakistan's generally dismal statistical record gathering.
It is claimed to be anywhere from 60% to 80%.

FYI - Indian trends show a gradual decline over time. Also dunno about Pakistan.

If one does the homework of going through the survey, one will see that the percentage refers to first/second cousin marriages and marriage to an uncle (yeah as gross as it is, it's not uncommon in TN for a girl to be married off to the mom's younger brother).

[Falijee]

IMF Bailout Almost Imminent , Permanent Arrest Warrant For Hussain Haqqani, Arrest Of Shahbaaz , Paki Netflix Series Coming! . A Very Exciting Week In Paki Politics

As Shahbaz Sharif is arrested, Pakistan readies to accept IMF bailout
The Print
Jyoti Malhotra
Oct 6, 2018

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Former Pakistan ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani is issued a ‘perpetual arrest warrant’ and a first Pakistan Netflix series ( Were the Mullahs consulted ?) may be on the cards.

The Imran Khan government is moving quickly to consolidate power, with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Friday arresting former Punjab chief minister and brother of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif.

Pakjabi Assembly by elections are coming up ; so Shahbaaz ( like Nawaz before !) has to be made redundant one way or the other !

On Saturday, the NAB got a 10-day physical remand to interrogate the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader, despite vociferous protests by the Opposition and his own emotionally charged followers.“I did not do anything illegal,” Shahbaz was quoted as saying during the hearing. “ have always worked for the prosperity of this country. At the right price

“We recovered millions from those who looted [the country] and deposited [the recoveries] in the national treasury,” he added.

With or without commission

Sharif is accused of ordering the cancellation of a contract for the Ashiana housing scheme to one Chaudhry Latif and Sons and instead awarding it to Lahore Casa Developers. According to NAB, this resulted in a loss of Rs 193 million to the Pakistani exchequer.Sharif has challenged the claim. “Chaudhry Latif is an absconder in an anti-corruption case,” his counsel Amjad Pervez said, adding, “In one case, Chaudhry Latif’s company is blacklisted.”Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif, out on bail – he was arrested on the charge of corruption in the Avenfield, London flats case – has held the PTI government responsible for his brother’s arrest.
Nawaz has described it as “the worst case of victimization.”

If "evidence" is submitted then one can be satisfied that it is not a witch hunt; otherwise, it is a question of he said, he said , the timing and the optics do not look good for Immy and his Propaganda Minister , Fawad !

As Pakistan’s foreign currency reserves dropped to an alarming $8.4 billion, a team that negotiated with a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team this week told Prime Minister Imran Khan that an IMF bailout remained the only viable option.On Friday, finance minister Asad Umar said it was ready to take “further corrective measures…to restore economic stability and inclusive growth,” Dawn reported, setting the stage for a second IMF bailout. The first had come in 2014.At a Thursday meeting between Khan, Asad Umar, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor Tariq Bajwa and advisor to PM Ishrat Hussain, the alarming state of Pakistan’s economy was conveyed to the PM.SBP governor told Khan that foreign currency reserves have dropped to $8.4 billion. The last time this had happened was on 21 November, 2014, when the national reserves had dipped to $8.5 billion.

Another U Turn made by Khan Saheb's Naya Pakistan

In recent weeks, Khan has hoped that Saudi Arabia and China will bail out the Pakistan economy – he personally visited Riyadh, while Pakistan army chief General Javed Qamar Bawa made a trip to Beijing – so that he doesn’t have to accept the humiliating terms of the IMF.

And on top of that, the Chinese were not kept in the loop , when Imran "invited Saudia to join CPEC " ! The Poker Faced Chinis were not amused !

Government sources told Dawn that the real problem was that Khan did not want to take such a tough decision in the first 100 days of his government, and certainly not before by-elections on 14 October. The sources pointed out that his “political campaign had been based on getting rid of begging bowl.”

Now, he will have to swallow his Ech-N- Dee , accept humiliating conditions ( currency depreciation, privatization, increased petrol and gas charges, stringent tax recoveries etc etc ) and say Farewell to the Islamic Welfare State , for a couple of decades at least

A “perpetual warrant of arrest” has been issued Friday for former Pakistani ambassador to the US (and ThePrint columnist) Hussain Haqqani, on the charges of committing “criminal breach of trust, misuse of authority and embezzlement of funds.”Nadeem Akhtar, an officer of the Federal Investigation Agency, one of Pakistan’s many intelligence agencies, told the special court judge that Haqqani had gone into “hiding and is deliberately avoiding appearing before the court”.

Akhtar of FIA should know where "Haqqani is hidding, at the Hudson Think Tank in DC , a few miles away from the Paki Embassy

The case refers to the 2011 “memo” that Haqqani, at the time ambassador to the US during the Asif Ali Zardari-led government, delivered to then US admiral Mike Mullen.The memo allegedly offered greater Pakistani cooperation with the US in return for Washington backing the civilian government against Pakistan’s powerful military establishment. This memo was delivered in the immediate aftermath of the 2 May, 2011, raid by the US inside Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed.At the time the PML-N was the main opposition party. It had filed a petition in the apex court, asking it to launch an investigation. Ironically, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, only six years later in 2017, was outmaneuvered by the same military establishment in an alleged case of corruption.

These are all fake charges against the "Good Haqqani" . He is advocating peace with India, among other things, and therefore he has been dubbed as an Agent Of India and US and has been accused of financial fraud !

Is Pakistan ready to make its own web-series on Netflix? The time may be ripe, says noted filmmaker Jami Mahmood of Moor fame. Certainly, Pakistan’s experience with its notorious censor has crippled its nascent film industry. Perhaps the individual dish antenna experience is the way forward.
Mahmood told The Express Tribune that it’s very important for Pakistan to now turn to web series. He said, “Stories like Black Mirror or Sacred Games (from India) cannot be played in cinemas. It has nudity, it touches up on religious issues and has a lot of inappropriate language, which can be a problem for the censor board.”

The Mullahs would like to see this Netflix movie ( Sacred Games ) before they can decide whether it is Sharia compliant or not

He feels that Netflix is now the future because unlike films, one can delve deep into storytelling with web series. Mahmood explained, “In order to make a good web series, you need a professional writer who can handle the content. I’m not sure if we have any such writer in Pakistan because I haven’t come across any.”

What ! Pakistani "talent" is not on par with Indian talent

Mahmood pointed out that Pakistan’s rich folklore is the perfect stuff from which stories can be told. “You have Sindh’s folk tales and political stories which can be like Pakistan’s version of House of Cards or Rajneeti,” he added.He revealed, “I’m working on something with Netflix right now but I can’t reveal any details yet.”It seems like we might have a Pakistani Netflix Original soon!

Mahmood has to make sure that he is not booked for violating Pakistan's obscenity laws or worse , accused of treason by cooperating with Netflix

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Govt hints at resorting to IMF bailout deal - Shahbaz Rana

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday announced that it was ready to take ‘decisive corrective measures’ to put the national economy back on track, raising the prospects for early finalisation of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package, carrying huge political and economic costs.

The Ministry of Finance issued an official handout that had striking similarity with IMF’s views. It indicated that the government had finally made up its mind to go to the IMF.

The handout was issued a day after the economic managers informed the Prime Minister that the IMF was the only viable option to steer the country out of its current economic crisis. Ilon Blothel Late of Intelest Vely Vely High!

“Going forward, the government is committed to taking decisive corrective adjustments to restore the economy on a path of stability and growth,” stated the finance ministry.

IMF suggests higher interest rate, rupee depreciation

It said that the government believed that fiscal and price adjustments alone “are not sufficient”, and unless the much-delayed deep structural and institutional reforms were implemented “with (an) unflinching resolve, the entrenched imbalances plaguing the economy will keep resurfacing”.

“Additional decisive policy action, anchored in a comprehensive strategy, and significant external financing will be needed in the near term,” the IMF had stated after concluding its staff-level visit to Islamabad.

The Fund insisted that “policies should include more exchange rate flexibility and monetary policy tightening, further fiscal adjustment … strengthening the performance of key public enterprises together with further increases in gas and power tariffs”.

The government has already increased gas prices by 143% and is set to increase power tariffs by at least 61%.

The IMF said that these steps would help reduce current account pressures and improve debt sustainability.

The IMF, it is learnt, urged Pakistan to follow a free-float exchange rate regime, besides increasing its interest rate to a minimum of between 11 and 12.5%. But these measures could undermine the PTI government’s plan to create 10 million jobs in the private sector and building five million housing units.

The IMF said that Pakistan was facing significant economic challenges, with a declining economic growth, high fiscal and current account deficits, and low levels of foreign exchange reserves.

Official forex reserves plunged to $8.4 billion by September 28 this year, hitting the lowest level in nearly four years.

The finance ministry said that the IMF mission had highlighted imminent challenges facing Pakistan’s economy, including accumulation of losses in public-sector enterprises, non-execution of structural reforms, weakening of institutions and lack of domestic resource mobilisation, among others.

The finance ministry said that corrective measures recently taken by the government in the mission’s view were steps in the right direction. But it added that the visiting team was of the view that further actions were required for correcting major economic imbalances.

According to the finance ministry, the PTI government had inherited a fragile economy since critical economic decisions were delayed by the previous government in an election year. Prompt decisions on monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policies could have averted the economic downturn that Pakistan was now facing, it added.

The ministry underlined Pakistan’s commitment to protecting the poor and vulnerable segments of society, promising to invest more in social protection, human development and job creation to ensure that the burden of adjustment was not unjustly imposed on the weaker segments of society. That's a lot of Pork Pies by the Imran Khan Government

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This statement suggested that the finance ministry was ready to increase interest rates, devalue rupee and levy more taxes to qualify for the IMF programme.

The IMF also stressed that once stabilisation started to take hold, the focus should increasingly shift to reforms to foster sustained and inclusive growth, strengthening key institutions.

Priority areas, it said, included modernising the tax system and public financial management, strengthening fiscal federalism arrangements, improving governance and eliminating losses of public enterprises, enhancing the SBP’s autonomy, intensifying AML/CFT efforts, improving the business climate and anti-corruption efforts, and fostering the economic inclusion of the poor, youth, and women.

The IMF said that the PTI government’s recent policy measures were steps in the right direction, but insufficient. “Decisive policy action and significant external financing will be needed to stabilise the economy,” it said.

The IMF said that Pakistan’s current economic situation reflected the legacy of an overvalued exchange rate, loose fiscal policy and accommodative monetary policy adopted in the past.

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