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disha wrote: ↑12 Mar 2024 22:02
Aiyo Saar! Been watching west and bakistan since several decades. An oldie like you. Getting India contained was another tangible benefit.
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Disha ji, Superpower remain so not just because they defeat current enemies but also because they identify and actively suppress future claimants.. India will reach the position in some time (come in direct crosshair of uncle).
Pakistan will be kept on the ventilator till then. We have to try and amputate it before that.
The video surfaced on social media depicts a man calling himself the manager of the Model Colony branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). He can be seen holding two Rs 1,000 currency notes which are blank from the backside.
“I have no idea how many bundles have been dispatched already. These were returned by a customer and that is how we got to know about it,” he said. Then he proceeded to zoom in on a table where another bank employee sat, inspecting currency notes in a bundle. As the worker flipped through, one note after the fourth turned out blank on the back. “Every packet has at least two notes like this,” the manager said in the video.
Away from the spotlight and fanfare of military inductions, the Pakistan Navy has gone ahead and acquired its first spy ship — PNS Rizwan — courtesy China.
The spy ship is an answer to India’s INS Dhruv, which was inducted into the Navy in 2021 with capabilities to track satellite and ballistic nuclear missiles — both for its own testing and for others.
So the new tactic is to paint ShiShiPee colours and sail to Bakistan and get a green paint. How nice wonder this will be an active strategy in conflict too ? Must give lizards a warning and harass these guys in the waters… hope while we are busy combating pirates certain cargo isn’t reaching Bakis
Manish_P wrote: ↑13 Mar 2024 19:32
Bakistanis taking cost-cutting to an entirely new level!
As the worker flipped through, one note after the fourth turned out blank on the back.
Mashallah! Bakistan has made progress! We had only heard of Mr. 10%. There is now a new Mr. 25% who has pocketed one in four notes and put in blanks!
Bakistanis are No. 1 in doing do-numberi things.
PAMA’s Khan says import of used vehicles has increased by staggering 641 % this year
According to import data, the influx of used vehicles has soared to 25,098 units, marking a staggering 641% increase during the first eight months of the current fiscal year compared to around 3,386 units imported in the same period last year.
Murtaza Mandviwala, a leading auto expert, dealer, and author of ‘Steering The Pakistani Wheel’, suggested reducing import duties on auto parts, opening trade with India to access cheaper components, and stopping the misuse of used car imports to address the growing volume in Pakistan.
The baki PM should announce that bakis will ride donkeys (while chewing grass) but will not trade with India until Art 370 is brought back!
Away from the spotlight and fanfare of military inductions, the Pakistan Navy has gone ahead and acquired its first spy ship — PNS Rizwan — courtesy China.
The spy ship is an answer to India’s INS Dhruv, which was inducted into the Navy in 2021 with capabilities to track satellite and ballistic nuclear missiles — both for its own testing and for others.
Each day, more and more people are finding themselves in economic blackholes, thanks to imprudent government policies, and each day more and more people are openly or covertly begging before anyone who can give them a few rupees.
This trend is fast gaining an international dimension, as evident from a news report wherein the Overseas Ministry Secretary informed the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis, that a growing number of beggars from Pakistan were moving abroad, spurring human trafficking. More disturbing is the fact that 90 percent of beggars arrested in foreign countries were of Pakistani origin. They have been known to exploit pilgrim-visas to travel to Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq. A good number of pickpockets who were apprehended at holy sites were also Pakistanis. Japan, in dire need of skilled labor, is also emerging as a country of destination for these beggars. It is not long that just as we look with disdain at paupers in the streets, the international community would also be eyeing us with the same contempt.
The tender highlights that PIA holds rights for 97 international routes, including slots at some of the attractive destinations. It also cites figures showing Pakistan’s “under-served” aviation market is set to have an annual compound growth rate of 5.5% over the coming five years.
PIA’s most recent full-year annual report shows it generated revenues of PKR172 billion ($619 million) in carrying 4.2 million passengers in 2022. That is around a million lower than its pre-pandemic passenger high of 5.2 million in 2019. The report shows the airline was loss-making between 2017 and 2022.
Cirium fleets data shows PIA has a fleet of eight Boeing 777s, 13 Airbus A320s and a pair of ATR 42s.
^ Thanks for the summary Dr.Nayar'ji. So the entire Bakistani airline industry is not even worth $500 million. At 5.5% CAGR, the investment needs to be discounted by at least 20%.
In effect currently there is no point for any investor to look at Bakistani airline, unless they take over the assets of 8 Boeing 777s, 13 Airbus A320s and lease them out till their EOL. And lease all the routes to the highest bidder. Generally it will be only 3 routes, Isloo/Karachi/Lawhore to UAE. And UAE to Isloo. And stop over flights for refueling from over flights at Karachi. Rest of the assets will either be leased or sold off. Why have a airport at Lawhore?
Put it this way, in a decade, Bakistan will not have an airline industry to speak off.
PIA just need a few cargo planes which they can easily lease from some old freighters … hope IMF puts those conditions in, that will also meet some Green targets !
drnayar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024 02:05
PIA’s most recent full-year annual report shows it generated revenues of PKR172 billion ($619 million) in carrying 4.2 million passengers in 2022. That is around a million lower than its pre-pandemic passenger high of 5.2 million in 2019. The report shows the airline was loss-making between 2017 and 2022.
In the 1st half of 2023, PIA made an even bigger loss - this after people travelled a lot more in the post Covid environment.
Passenger car sales plummeted to 54,089 units, marking a significant 36.9% decline during the initial nine months of fiscal year 2024 (July to March). This downturn can be attributed to various factors, including soaring inflation, diminished purchasing power, high interest rates, expensive auto financing, and rising car prices, as per data provided by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA).
Additionally, PAMA reported significant declines in truck and bus sales by 45.2% and 39% respectively. Sales of Jeeps and pick-ups also saw a decline of 40.3%, while two and three-wheeler sales (motorbikes and rickshaws) decreased by 9.9%.
Production: The total production of Passenger Vehicles, Three Wheelers, Two Wheelers and Quadricycle in the month of March 2024 was 23,25,959 units
Domestic Sales:
Passenger Vehicles sales were 3,68,086 units in March 2024.
Three-wheeler sales were 56,723 units in March 2024.
Two-wheeler sales were 14,87,579 units in March 2024.
* BMW, Mercedes, JLR, Tata Motors & Volvo Auto data are not available.
Note - Al bakistan is moving even more aggressively towards green fuel with faster transition to donkey carts.
the first line in the description reads
"British colonizers created a massive canal system in Pakistan — and helped cause the country’s deadly water crisis."
so why cant you do something about it for the past 70-75 years?
the entitlement and shifting the blame is so heavy in their discourse. its always someone else's fault.
the first line in the description reads
"British colonizers created a massive canal system in Pakistan — and helped cause the country’s deadly water crisis."
so why cant you do something about it for the past 70-75 years?
the entitlement and shifting the blame is so heavy in their discourse. its always someone else's fault.
The Canal system was built by Hard working Hindus and Sikhs, but the British gave this.most fertile land in the subcontinent to the loyal Pakjabis.
Aditya_V wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024 22:13
The Canal system was built by Hard working Hindus and Sikhs, but the British gave this.most fertile land in the subcontinent to the loyal Pakjabis.
It was a Yahood, Hanood, Nazara sazish against Paxtan.
Pakistan received only about $9.8 billion in foreign loans and grants in the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year, far behind the annual target of $17.4bn, amid major slippages in raising international financial support.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said the government could materialise about $6.899 bn in foreign economic assistance (FEA) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, almost 39 pc of the annual budget target, amid limited borrowing avenues in the wake of poor credit rating and adverse conditions in the global financial markets despite the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“Pakistan targets a 9% growth rate to realise this goal,” he said, underscoring the current favourable climate for international investments, with notable commitments from China and Saudi Arabia.
Impressive but not as much as this part of the speech where he laid out this clever plan:
He advocated for the development of comprehensive ecosystems within business clusters to optimise value chains and promote sustainable value addition.
“Pakistan targets a 9% growth rate to realise this goal,” he said, underscoring the current favourable climate for international investments, with notable commitments from China and Saudi Arabia.
Impressive but not as much as this part of the speech where he laid out this clever plan:
He advocated for the development of comprehensive ecosystems within business clusters to optimise value chains and promote sustainable value addition.
why are these jihadis so obsessed with India .....
It is not good for their collective mental health ...
we have succeeded only because we are so very different and also distinct from them
That’s a lot of growth target just for adding some green paint - who know the total addressable market for Green paint and painters will be cornered by Bakis
Aditya_V wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024 22:13
The Canal system was built by Hard working Hindus and Sikhs, but the British gave this.most fertile land in the subcontinent to the loyal Pakjabis.
It was a Yahood, Hanood, Nazara sazish against Paxtan.
Canal system was engineered by none other than Sir Gangaram (same person who established many hospitals, orphanages, schools, etc) under the IAS officer Sir James Lyall (who established the city of Lyallpur now called Faisalabad).
“Pakistan targets a 9% growth rate to realise this goal,” he said, underscoring the current favourable climate for international investments, with notable commitments from China and Saudi Arabia.
Impressive but not as much as this part of the speech where he laid out this clever plan:
He advocated for the development of comprehensive ecosystems within business clusters to optimise value chains and promote sustainable value addition.
In August {2014}, professor Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan's minister for planning and development, launched the 'Vision 2025' programme, which aspires to make Pakistan one of the world’s top 25 economies by that year. (Two years ago, Goldman Sachs forecast that the country would be in the top 20 by 2025.)
As we pass through an era of unprecedented change and complexity, it is imperative that we refresh our framework for national development to create a robust platform and to place Pakistan in the league of Upper Middle Income countries by 2025. However, our ultimate destination is to see Pakistan among the top ten economies of the world by 2047 – the centennial year of our independence.
My comment: vision is easy, creating a realistic plan and executing the plan is hard.
All this is to get some dollar investment from gullible and brotherly countries only to scoot - now that free dollars are being withheld by IMF. Bhikharis would have paid the usual think tanks for making their case as well.
Ahsan Iqbal - OCTOBER 1 2014
In August {2014}, professor Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan's minister for planning and development, launched the 'Vision 2025' programme, which aspires to make Pakistan one of the world’s top 25 economies by that year. (Two years ago, Goldman Sachs forecast that the country would be in the top 20 by 2025.)
He also said due to CEPC worlds 4% sea traffic will pass through Gwadar port after phase I and Pakis will get trillions of dollar as royalty. Today there is 0.00% traffic passing through.
