In the name of ‘loyalty’

'In the name of ‘loyalty’'was published on Sunday,October 17, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

In the name of 'loyalty'

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 17, 2010

Why do leaders not see the folly of making decisions that alienate them from the public, their own supporters and from reality? The answer lies primarily in not having people around them who can question their authority and show them the long-term destructive impact of their short-term skin-saving tactics



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Strokes of ‘genius’

'Strokes of ‘genius’'was published on Sunday,October 10, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Strokes of ‘genius’

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 10, 2010

Politicians have a re-launching strategy that ranges from changing their appearance to changing their vocabulary. They make heroic attempts at looking repentant and admitting to their mistakes. They also try hair transplants or hair dyes highlighting their black hair vs white sideburns


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Uncommon Commonwealth 'Games'

'Uncommon Commonwealth 'Games''was published on Sunday,October 3, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Uncommon Commonwealth 'Games'

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 3, 2010

The South Asian countries have a legacy of having a hierarchical culture where being subservient to position is the ultimate dream of the majority of its inhabitants. Having seen the British rule tower over them, most countries in the region have found the civil service rule installed by the British and the legacy of bureaucratic government procedures extremely difficult to dismantle


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Open to attack

'Open to attack' was published on Monday,September 27, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Open to attack

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 27, 2010

The question is, why does the ICC not blame any other visiting team? Why is this special treatment only reserved for our cricketers? The obvious answer is that it is the complete professional and moral vulnerability prevailing in cricketing circles of Pakistan that has made it open to attack from the English media and other nations as well


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Tax for life

'Tax for life ' was published on Sunday,September 19, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Tax for life

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: September 19, 2010

Provincial ministers have been making ridiculous demands for the rehabilitation of the flood affectees. The demands, in the trillions, are made in the hope that even if they are cut down they will end up with a sum enough to further pad their overflowing personal accounts



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