'2012:A symbol of what can be ' published on Sunday,February 12, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

2012: A symbol of what can be

By Andleeb Abbas

Date:February 12 , 2012

If a cricket team without a proper structure, system and support can do so much despite corruption and incompetence in its governing body, surely this country cannot be written off

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'2012:In search of money ' published on Sunday,February 05, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

2012: In search of money

By Andleeb Abbas

Date:February 05 , 2012

The present state of cash crunch is almost unbearable as government borrowing touches Rs 50 trillion and the economic growth figure looks ever more dismal, giving rise to the spectre of where the money will come from to survive the next few months

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'2012:Managing by non-managing ' published on Sunday,January 29, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

2012: Managing by non-managing

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: January 29, 2012

The hiring/firing style of management and governance belongs to the Stone Age. In an obsolete style, the ‘ruler’ would rule without accountability. This centralised hoarding of power is no longer valid in this open and global world

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'2012:Me vs you ' published on Sunday,January 15, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

2012: Me vs you

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: January 15, 2012

With such heated statements being exchanged, all institutions are losing a sense of balance and while the government takes a lead on it, many of the statements issued by the army and the Supreme Court are not really reflective of the comments that would warrant such institutions’ stature and domain

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'2012: a year of rise and fall ' published on Sunday,January 08, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

2012: a year of rise and fall

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: January 08, 2012

What was in abundance in this year was a display of greed, of deception, of corruption and of a general disrespect of human principles. For 2012 to be different, individuals, countries and companies must think and behave differently

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'Personal vs political ' published on Sunday,December 25, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Personal vs political

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: December 25, 2011

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Whenever this spirit of democracy is crushed, it will become a meaningless exercise open to attack and abuse Politics is dirty, and the dirtiest wins.

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'Media bazaar ' published on Sunday,December 18, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Media bazaar

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: December 18, 2011

There is a huge opportunity for channels that dare to be different, that decide to risk a new approach, that try to balance the negative with the positive, that try to have discussions with rules of ethical conduct in their talk shows and other programmes

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'License to kill ' published on Sunday,December 04, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

License to kill

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: December 04, 2011

The more corrupt the government, the weaker the economy, and greater the US control. Thus, the present PPP rule was tailor-made for a US takeover

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'Letter to the facilitator' published on Sunday,November 27, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Letter to the facilitator

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 27, 2011

Whatever the truth may be, the shadows cast on the credibility of our already corruption-riddled government and our weakened military institutions are areas of concern for all Pakistanis

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'From affection to defection' published on Sunday,November 20, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

From affection to defection

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 20, 2011

Relationships are broken on the basis that a few years ago would be considered ridiculous and new ones are formed as fast as the older ones are discarded

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'What now?' published on Sunday,November 13, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

What now?

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 13, 2011

To be in denial and to be irresponsible is a deadly combination. Denial takes you away from reality and makes you unprepared for the inevitable

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'The game changer ' published on Sunday,November 06, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

The game changer

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 06, 2011

With charisma oozing out of every inch of his personality, Imran Khan’s stardom had been a handicap rather than an advantage. However, it was strange that a man of his credibility was considered worthy to be liked and adored but not elected

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'Bad is good' published on Sunday,October 30, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Bad is good

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 30, 2011

For the public to be aghast at these social and financial atrocities, they need to compare them with better examples around them. Sadly, there are none. Education is a disposable political and social nonentity in our leaders’ list of what matters

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'Rage and riots' published on Sunday,October 23, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Rage and riots

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 23, 2011

Nobody quite realised the extent of the rot, and now that every day there is one giant or the other collapsing, the shivers are felt not only in the US but in Europe and all across the world

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'Stability wanted' published on Sunday,October 16, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Stability wanted

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,October 16 2012

When the basics are flawed, all artificial economic and political makeovers will crack with time. The root cause of what ails our state enterprises is never addressed

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'Thriving on crisis' published on Sunday,October 09, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Thriving on crisis

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,October 09 2012

If you do not solve an issue it becomes a monster. That is exactly what has happened to electricity in Pakistan. We all know it is not a capacity but a money issue

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'Beck and call' published on Sunday,October 02, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Beck and call

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,October 02 2012

As long as the decision makers of this country remain insincere to national interests, every conference and meeting will end up in statements that are as meaningless as the intent of our leaders

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'Pray, lie and beg' published on Sunday,September 25, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Pray, lie and beg

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,September 25 2012

The present regime feels that the ordinary man is too battered by survival needs to rise against it. This is a folly most leaders indulge in when they deliberately become blind to their own reality

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'Live and let die' published on Sunday,September 18, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Live and let die

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,September 18 2012

The IQ level of the federal government and provincial government is highly competitive. While the federal government is thinking of going back to two days off in offices to solve the energy crisis, the Punjab government is going to the10 day closure experiment to exorcise the demon of dengue

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'Mind your language' published on Sunday,September 11, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Mind your language

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: ,September 11 2012

We are dependent on the foreign curriculum with foreign examples in a foreign language creating an ideal culture for students to do rote learning without really understanding the crux or the context


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'Manic obsession' published on Sunday,January 1, 2012 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Manic obsession

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: January 1, 2012

The awareness level of an average Pakistani on the street on political issues is much higher than the man on the street in the west, especially in the US. One difference is the variance in the socioeconomic status between an average Pakistani and an average person in the west

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