The Credit Rating - A Reply to Dr. Asjad

Writer is a political commentator, blogger and tweets @SaqibTanveer

I, actually, feel compelled to write this article. After reading the recent blog of Dr. Asjad Bukhari regarding the recent Credit rating of Pakistan, I could not refrain myself from setting the record straight. I have immense love for Dr. Asjad Bukhari, as he was the first football pundit I ever saw on TV and I am a football fanatic. He kept me glued to his knowledge and love for the game he portrayed back in good old times on PTV. I have all the respect in the world for him and this reply is something I am just coming up with an academic response to the assertions made by him.

I have torn his blog post and outlined few key points he raised and will discuss it point by point.

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Original article of Dr. Asjad

Are You a Proud Pakistani?

I am a resident of Pakistan, having CNIC of Pakistan and living a very good life in Pakistan but I am not a proud resident of Pakistan. My association with Pakistan is not something I am proud of. I have explained my disappointment and want to pose the same question to you people. Are you proud of being Pakistani or any other country for that matter? The question is not a country specific. It is specific to the concept of nationalism.

I am not a nationalist. I hate the concept of nationalism. I believe that nationalism is a very weak and shallow concept that is carved out to divide people. I will try to support my articulation by the following arguments that I have experienced lately.

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DPC, Hypocrite Media, PTI & PML-N

Writer is a political commentator, blogger and tweets @SaqibTanveer

Difah-e-Pakistan Council’s (DPC) long march against the resumption of NATO supplies was mostly neglected by the mainstream media of Pakistan. A march of that sort against the government is massive and it was unfortunate that no media channel paid any heed to the happening.
One can have all sorts of disagreements with the leaders and the parties participating in the rally but being in the business of news and event reporting, DPC deserved its fair share of coverage. I drove a lot in the streets of Islamabad that day and found the main Jinnah Avenue closed. I had an immediate work in Rawalpindi that day but could not get there because of the road blocks due to the march. It was gigantic happening in Islamabad but alas no media coverage. Another feather in the cap of our independent and responsible media. Personally, I do not subscribe to the viewpoint of DPC and also a strong critic of some of them.
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