How the West Killed BCCI
A high-flying banker’s first-person account of how one of the world’s fastest growing banks, the BCCI, was shut down by western powers, led by the US, on trumped-up charges... as narrated to the author
Author: Ali Mahmood
he writer is a businessman and the author of three books — Muslims: The Real History, Saints and Sinners and the forthcoming, Enter the Dragon
A Mega Failure
A flawed police and judicial system, and corrupt, inept governments make the common man’s life a series of trials and tribulations
Budget Blues
The prime object of this year’s budget is to woo a disgruntled electorate, but given Pakistan’s ground realities will it work?
A Different Picture
Creating good governance is not easy and requires major structural changes to our system
A Second Green Revolution
Pakistan needs to double its agricultural output to meet the growing demand
The Brewing Water Wars
Despite the Indus Waters Treaty, India consistently threatens to use water as a weapon against Pakistan, which already faces severe water shortage
The Kashmir Cauldron
Four wars and many summits and declarations later, the unresolved Kashmir dispute continues to threaten peace in South Asia
Slide Into Anarchy?
In the 1960s’ Pakistan was a success story. Today, it presents a sorry spectacle. So what went wrong?