Despite deafening roars in courts, sugar barons invoking leniency clauses of CO-07 could be fined up to Rs50m only
What we know all along is now also official that the billionaire boys club of our sugar barons played dirty and indulged in a criminal collusion to fix sugar prices and robbed the poor masses blind.

After conceding its involvement in cartelization, the All Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (APSMA) has cleverly attempted to exploit a legal opening and conveyed to the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) for invoking clauses of leniency of Competition Ordinance (CO)-2007 in an apparent bid to avoid substantial penalties.

The CCP raided the premises of APSMA in three different cities in September and seized records including files and CDs. After holding ... View Complete Blog
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‘Differences over NFC award could weaken Pakistan’
Renowned economist Qaiser Bengali who represents Sindh in National Finance Commission has warned that the federation would be weakened if the provinces failed to reach consensus on National Finance Commission Award before the presentation of next budget.

Speaking on distribution of national resources among the federating units, he said there is an urgent need to change population-based formula for resource distribution among the provinces. He hoped that in additi
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Damn the Children’s day
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
~Frederick Douglass

Welcome to a nation that is filled with children and broken souls, welcome to Pakistan.

What more can be said on Children’s day, today (20th November) that can express the sad state of young ones in our country, grim reality inflicted upon children by broken adults.
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Nawaz offers his mediatory role in bleeding Balochistan--‘Wohi Qatal Bhi Karay Hai Wohi Lay Sawab Ulta
The real significance of the much-awaited meeting between Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif revolved around the proposed long gestated Balochistan package the government wishes to announce in the current session of parliament. Nawaz Sharif offered his and his party’s mediatory role if the government wished in contacting the angry Baloch leaders
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Bring metal back to Pakistan
How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?
-Lou Reed

Taking a look at our current music industry Lou Reed makes more sense than "enlightened moderation” and freedom of speech. Although nostalgia keeps a nation/person in the past, but past can be mirror to help us deiced for make ov
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Pakistan's film industry is in collapse
Lollywood, a once-robust movie-making machine, has fallen victim to religious-based government policies, cable TV and DVD piracy, said a report. The Odeon Cinema's creaky, ripped red vinyl seats are mostly empty except for a couple of back rows, where a dozen Pakistani men sit slouched, their eyes half-open, legs slung over the seats in front of them. Along the hall's bubb
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