Economics of war

'Economics of war' published on Sunday,June 12, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Economics of war

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: June 12, 2011

The Americans have discovered that war is a short term strategy to boost their huge defence industry and scare the world into believing in their superpower might, but they keep on getting lower and lower in the ranks of nations which are to be looked up to

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Who cares?

'Who cares?' published on Sunday,June 5, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Who cares?

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: June 5, 2011

The PML-N’s philosophy of banking on the mood of the hour rather than a solid principled stance has cost them a huge dent in their vote bank. With a history of doing these emotional big bang activities with little impact, they have added to the economic ruin of the country

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The ‘chief’ degradation

'The ‘chief’ degradation' published on Sunday,May 22, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

The ‘chief’ degradation

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: May 22, 2011

The leader’s philosophy and conduct reflects what the mindset of the organisation is. Thus the IMF’s leadership style and conduct is perhaps the reason for the IMF having the reputation of an institution that is more of a destroyer of the independence of small and weak economies rather than a builder of countries in the hour of need

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Open to attack

'Open to attack' published on Sunday,May 29, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Open to attack

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: May 29, 2011

The fact that a bunch of terrorists could take on the total force of our armed forces and escape to destination unknown depicts how paralysed the state and its institutions have become

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Till death do us part

'Till death do us part' published on Sunday,May 15, 2011 in Daily Times. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Till death do us part

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: May 15, 2011

Being accountable for their own actions is only a value people with self-respect possess. Unfortunately, our leaders have gotten away with such unpardonable crimes before that they are very confident that this will also be a passing atrocity the people of this country are too lazy to pursue

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