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Respected Mr. Imran Khan Sahab.

AoA.

Sir,

The below write up titled “What next for Pakistan after Afghan peace agreement?” (Annex –  A) is to invite your kind attention towards the fact that Pakistan can only move forward, if:

~ We decide as a nation to keep domestic politics freezed, for say about next 10 years: and simply focus on national development agenda, by involving the entire nation and not keeping any relevant stake holder at bay. In fact, this will put horse (development agenda) before the cart (domestic politics).

~ Involvement of entire population by authentic decentralisation, without mixing any semblance of domestic politics. Our local bodies system has inherent manufacturing defect that the cart (domestic politics) is put before the horse (development). As such, keeping this objective in view, it has been proposed in the 1 March 2020 write up titled “What next for Pakistan after the Afghan peace agreement?” to wind up the current set up of provincial governance system (in a least disruptive manner) to be replaced with a set up of an administrative units.

In view of the fact that after wasting almost three quarters of a century in doldrums, Pakistan must now make up the lost time, without any further delay, because, it is certain that no amount of wealth or resources can develop our country, without first changing the existing decadent system, which was and is, basically designed to serve the elite, at the expense of the teeming millions, turning it into a country of ONLY the rich, FOR the rich BY the rich.
As such, our motherland needs every Pakistanis personal contribution, by way of our intellectual involvement, in bringing a genuine CHANGE of system in Pakistan, focussed on the needs of the have-nots of Pakistan.

Warm Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

+ 92 321 9402157

Lahore.

7 March 2020

(Annex – A)

What next for Pakistan after Afghan peace agreement?
We must remember that behind this defeat of the 50 NATO countries alliance in Afghanistan is Pakistan and the biggest proof, evidence, testimony & symbol of their defeat is that the sole super power of the world called the United States of America was forced to sign the peace deal not with its puppet government in Kabul, but with the Afghan Taliban Organization, which USA till date, has not officially recognised.

The defeat of NATO forces and victory of Taliban in Afghanistan war can also be measured with the statement of Dr. Henry Kissinger quoted as below:

Quote:“ The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.” Unquote.

Moreover, the set back to the Indian designs (of sandwiching Pakistan from two fronts)  far more outweighs its impact, over the western countries. 

For Pakistan, this is a moment of retrospect and thanksgiving to Allah (SWT) Who has blessed us with the total withdrawal of the inimical forces and its operatives, from our western frontiers, which has been achieved by the supreme sacrifices of the hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis blood, under the able civilian and military leadership of the country.

Now, specially India (to safeguard its commercial interests) will need unhindered access through Pakistani land, air and sea space for connecting with the CAR countries. 

Further, the CPEC has suddenly become strategically even more important, for the regional countries of Arab peninsula up to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia and NewZealand, for approach to CAR  countries.

In view of the foregoing, now Pakistan can be truly and suddenly turned into the gateway of China and CAR countries, for the this part of the fastest developing nations of the globe.

As such, Pakistanis must UNITE immediately to minimise politics from our body politic; and devote our entire repeat entire energies to aim for the following targets in next 10 years i.e., by the year 2030.

1. 100 % literacy of the population. 

2. 100 % education in population. 

3. 100 % Polio free population. 

4. 100 % toilets in homes.

5. $200 billion per year exports target.

6. 10% GDP growth.

7. 100 % self sufficiency in oil and gas supplies from domestic sources. 

8. Construction of dams for the next 75 year’s water & power needs.

9. 100 % villages to be provided electricity power from renewable power sources and construction of 100% farm to market metalled roads.

10. Radical reforms in the Judicatory, Police and  the Administrative sectors to cope with the modern day needs of the 21st century.

11. Creation of administrative units by eliminating the current governance system based on HUGE sized provinces. In this regard, each division should be called a unit and named as PK-1 to onwards. There should be no set up of governors and chief ministers.  Rather, each unit should be governed by an elected (on non party basis at least for first ten years) person who may be called Ameer or Mayor of the unit.This new set up is necessary, keeping in view of the failure of all other systems and set ups in Pakistan; and considering that decentralisation (not just in name, but in true sense, with total autonomy of all administrative and financial powers) is the main key for extremely fast speed development of Pakistan, with the sole aim of uplifting in ten years, more than 120 million poor people from below the 2 Dollar per day income level of earnings. Else, no civil or military government (led by any honest, sincere and competent leader) with the current system of governance (political, judicial, Police & Administration) can ever deliver for teeming millions of Pakistan, who, unfortunately, are being pushed below the poverty line threshold, with the advent of every new government.As such, CHANGE is the name of the game  for the survival of Pakistan, which has been unfortunately, left behind by ALL the countries of our region. 

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

1 March 2020

Pakistani Prime minister Mr. Imran Khan informed the world about the policy of NAYA Pakistan under his rule very early in August 2018 that Pakistan will no longer participate in any others war and will only join hands with friends in the partnership of peace. His few minutes talk video is attached for ready reference and watching.

India’s thermonuclear bomb https://tribune.com.pk/story/2070720/6-indias-thermonuclear-bomb/

India is setting the groundwork for a more ambitious hydrogen bomb project at the Rare Materials Plant, 160 miles to the south of Rattehalli, close to the city of Mysore.

It pains me to say that despite writing (dozens of times since the advent of PTI government) directly to the PM Mr. Imran Khan and his (many) Federal Ministers, about the Pakistan’s WORTH and STRATEGIC VALUE of the Rare Earth Metals, there was ZERO Progress.
Attached below are the latest news in the world’s arena, on the subject, which highlights that besides, money, how much a country like Pakistan, can be at the center of the importance of the developed world, if our mineral resources are speedily exploited (specially all 17 REM’s) of above $51 trillion, which can be judged by the fact that the 2018 GDP of the top ten economies of the world was $58 trillion.
Sorry to say that there looks no difference in the attitude of previous and the current government’s in such matters of huge national importance.

1. From Discover on Google https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-can-draw-up-to-s33b-in-rare-earths-investment-over-next-10-years-minister
2. From Discover on Google https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rareearths-pentagon-exclusive/exclusive-pentagon-races-to-track-us-rare-earths-output-amid-china-trade-dispute-idUSKCN1U727N

29 May 2019
Subject:- Strategic importance of Rate Earth Metals wealth of Pakistan

Respected Mr. Imran Khan Sahab.

AoA.

Sir,

Your kind attention is invited towards the following two international news publications of 29 May 2019, about Rare Earth Metals strategic importance (link provided below), as already narrated in some detail vide email dated 23 May 2019 attached below:

1. China gears up to weaponise Rare Earths as trade war..https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-05-29/china-gears-up-to-weaponize-rare-earths-dominance-in-trade-war
2. US risks devastating blow from China’s Rare Earth monopoly..https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/u-s-risks-devastating-blow-from-china-s-rare-earths-monopoly

In view of the very high strategic importance of the matter, kindly order top most priority for immediate start of work on recovery of mineral wealth of Pakistan, with particular reference to Rare Earth Metals wealth of Pakistan, which deserves much more importance than any other project of the country.

Best Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
03219402157
Lahore.

23 May 2019

Subject:- Mr. PM your urgent attention is requested – Pakistan have reserves of REM with much better recovery rate than China – Dr. Imran Khan – China’s rare earth supplies could be vital bargaining chip in U.S. trade war.

Dear Mr. Imran Khan Sahab,

AoA.

Sir,

According to Dr. Imran Khan, (as already informed repeatedly earlier), Pakistan’s worth of mineral wealth, minus oil and gas reserves is over $51 trillion which includes Rare Earth Metals ($53 trillion is the total worth of GDP of the top ten richest nations of the world).

In this regard, we can become top most wealthy nation of the world, if your government starts this project on a fast track basis, under the highly technical and professional guidance of Dr. Imran Khan, who is the only expert having done Geological Survey in Pakistan, India, China and the USA.

In this connection, in order to highlight the economic and strategic importance of the the REM’s; attached below is an article for your kind perusal, published today.

As such, kindly order top most priority for start of work on recovery of mineral wealth of Pakistan, which deserves much more importance than any other project in Pakistan.

China’s rare earth supplies could be vital bargaining chip in U.S. trade war

 Last Updated On 23 May,2019 02:20 pm

Samples of rare earth minerals, Cerium oxide, Bastnasite, Neodymium oxide and Lanthanum carbonate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines, satellites and lasers.

Rising tensions between the United States and China have sparked concerns that Beijing could use its dominant position as a supplier of rare earths for leverage in the trade war between the two global economic powers.

WHAT ARE RARE EARTHS USED IN?

Rare earths are used in rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars, advanced ceramics, computers, DVD players, wind turbines, catalysts in cars and oil refineries, monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, fiber optics, superconductors and glass polishing.

Several rare earth elements, such as neodymium and dysprosium, are critical to the motors used in electric vehicles.

RARE EARTHS IN MILITARY EQUIPMENT

Some rare earth minerals are essential in military equipment such as jet engines, missile guidance systems, antimissile defense systems, satellites, as well as in lasers.

Lanthanum, for example, is needed to manufacture night vision devices.

The U.S. Defense Department accounts for about 1% of U.S. demand, which in turn accounts for about 9% of global demand for rare earths, according to a 2016 report from the congressional U.S. Government Accountability Office.

A front-end loader is used to move material inside the open pit at Molycorp’s Mountain Pass Rare Earth facility in Mountain Pass

WHICH COMPANIES ARE MOST DEPENDENT ON CHINESE SUPPLIES?

Companies such as Raytheon Co, Lockheed Martin Corp and BAE Systems Plc all make sophisticated missiles that use rare earths metals in their guidance systems, and sensors. Lockheed and BAE declined to comment. Raytheon did not respond to a request for comment.

Apple Inc uses rare earth elements in speakers, cameras and the so-called “haptic” engines that make its phones vibrate.

The company says the elements are not available from traditional recyclers because they are used in such small amounts they cannot be recovered.

Since 2010, the government and private industry have built up stockpiles of rare earths and components that use them, according to Eugene Gholz, a former senior Pentagon supply chain expert, who teaches at the University of Notre Dame.

Some suppliers have scaled back their use of such elements, he said.

                  A bastnaesite mineral containing rare earth 

WHAT ARE RARE EARTHS AND WHERE DO THEY OCCUR?

Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements – lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium – that appear in low concentrations in the ground.

Although they are more abundant than their name implies, they are difficult and costly to mine and process cleanly. China hosts most of the world’s processing capacity and supplied 80% of the rare earths imported by the United States from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, China accounted for 81% of the world’s rare earth production, data from the U.S. Geological Survey showed.

Importers made limited efforts to reduce rare earth consumption and dependence on China after a diplomatic dispute between China and Japan in 2010. Japan accused China of halting rare earth supplies for political reasons, sparking recognition worldwide of the risks of dependence on one supplier. China denied it had halted supplies.

Few alternative suppliers were able to compete with China, which is home to 37% of global rare earths reserves.

California’s Mountain Pass mine is the only operating U.S. rare earths facility. But MP Materials, owner of Mountain Pass, ships the roughly 50,000 tonnes of rare earth concentrate it extracts each year from California to China for processing.

China has imposed a tariff of 25% on those imports during the trade war.

Australia’s Lynas Corporation Ltd this week said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Texas-based Blue Line Corp to build a rare earth processing facility in the United States.

Rare earths are also mined in India, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Estonia, Malaysia and Brazil.

HOW ARE RARE EARTHS AFFECTED BY U.S. TARIFFS?

So far, the U.S. government has exempted rare earths from tariffs on Chinese goods.

OPTIONS TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON CHINESE IMPORTS

U.S. senators introduced legislation in May to encourage development of domestic supplies.

Recycling has also emerged as a potential source for rare earth minerals.

Nebraska-based Rare Earth Salts is taking old fluorescent light tubes and recycling them for their rare earth elements, which comprise about 20 percent of the bulb, according to the Association of Lamp and Mercury Recyclers.

Best Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
03219402157
Lahore.

Dr. Ikram ul Haq’s doctrine for:

i) Fast track jump in FBR’s tax revenue to PKR 8 trillion per year (Income tax PKR 5 trillion & Sales Tax PKR 3 trillion).

ii). FBR should get 100 million registered as taxpayers before June 2021, out of that 20 million have taxable income.

iii) Refund of about PKR 70 billion from FBR to masses on account of unlawful advance income tax collected in cell phone bills will create huge goodwill in the masses about the PTI government.

FBR should register 100 million as taxpayers before June 2021, out of that 20 million have taxable income. By bridging tax gap [out of 2.4 million return received by FBR till today, 1.5 million declared NIL income], we can reach the figure of Rs. 8 trillion (Income tax Rs. 5 trillion and sales tax Rs. 3 trillion). FATF requirement of comprehensive data will also be met to come out of grey list. If Imran Khan pays back refunds of 12.5% of 80 million adults [having non-taxable or NIL income] who paid advance and adjustable income tax of 12.5% tax as pre-paid or post-paid mobile, PTI will get sure victory in next elections. 80 million having income less than Rs. 400,000 will get refund of about Rs. 70 billion for tax years 2019 & 2020 alone as total withholding under this head was Rs. 102 billion as per FBR Year Book for 2019-20 and 2018-19. Pakistan will have data of all 100 million adults—already verified through biometric and having mobile connectivity. Refund to them will be a great gesture of helping those earning no income or income below taxable limit in COVID-19 endemic.
Step 1: FBR to compulsorily register all 100 million mobile users.
Step 2: SMS message to them giving username and password to upload or update profile on FBR’s website answering just 4 questions:

A. Dependent or head of family as per NADRA record. If head number of dependents.
B. Self employed or salaried person [salaried person to write name of employer]
C. If self employed the nature of businesses or profession and address of business.

4. Annual net income from all sources
   On the basis of above we will have National Socio-Economic Registry of households.
   *Those having taxable income but never filed income tax return and sales tax statement should be facilitated to file simple and easy one-pager tax return having declaration of gross sales or receipts, as the case may be, made available both in English and Urdu. Those living in areas where internet is not available can take help of Post Office nearby or a person having 3G/4G service of any mobile company to fill simple declaration. *It will help in documentation of all households and their earning levels at national level by matching family-tree data available with NADRA. Individuals earning below taxable limit should be paid Income support (negative tax) till the time the State provides them employment and not keep them beggars for life*. Those not registered as voters will be helped through ECP to become voters.
   30 March 2021

The Pakistani intellectuals and government functionaries must realise that the world’s worst collective economic depression of its history is not ahead, but it has already happened. It is not for nothing that the latest title cover of the magazine “The Economist” chillingly states that it was A grim calculus (The stark choices between life, death and the economy).
The adverse impact of such an unprecedented economic slump on Pakistan can only be overcome with prudent and visionary policy decisions of rebuilding our economy inside out and not through an easy way of getting more loans from IMF and other lending agencies, for which Mr. Imran Khan has an opportunity of lifetime, and that it must be realised that the future of Pakistanis can not be salvaged with BUSINESS AS USUAL.

The gravity of this economic crisis of Pakistan can be easily gauged with just one example of how Pakistan was plundered and left hollowed by the current system, owned and managed by (hardly 5 percent of population) the elite vultures, who turned Pakistan into a country only for the rich, of the rich by the rich; and in the process it (the elite class) ruthlessly plundered and badly crushed the middle class and pushed about 13 crore natives below the absolute poverty line, by the misuse of authority through SRO’s, wherein, a detailed study of losses caused by SRO’s for the Indus Consortium reckons that the cumulative losses caused by the SROs (exemptions, non-taxation of benefits given to elites) during the last four decades could come up to over Rs. 100 TRILLION. (Link:- http://www.indusconsortium.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Abolishing-pro-rich-Dr.-Ikram-Final-Study-1.pdf ).

Now again, the PM must not be mislead by the schemes of dishing out Rs.12,000 (which is actually the cumulative payment of four months @Rs.3000/PM for an entire average family of about 7 persons) where private labs and hospitals are charging about Rs.8,000/- per person for a COVID19 test.

The purpose of the above example was to remind our existing rulers, the fact that even during their about two years of governance, nothing repeat nothing improved for the almost non existent middle class and ever increasing numbers of people living below the poverty line, mainly due to the massive currency devaluation’s adverse impact on prices of daily items, rising rates of utilities bills, rapidly increasing unemployment and fast declining agricultural yields.

As such, it is high time that Pakistan must make a sea change from its elitist economy to the economic model of Riasat e Madina, whose edifice must be built on the principles of meeting the basic needs (food, health, shelter and education) of the have nots.

This aim can only be achieved, if our Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan is ready to show the courage and boldness of “resetting” of our economic system which should be based on the cardinal principles of poors first, for which PTI government immediately needs induction of a new team which can plan, work & deliver according to PTI’s election manifesto promise of rebuilding New Pakistan, on the guiding principles of Riasat e Madina, which goal can only be achieved with immediate imposition of a full fledged all out emergency, for remodelling of the State of Pakistan‘s political, judicial, administrative and economic system on the governance model of Riasat e Madina.

In this regard, Prime Minister Imran Khan must have the knowledge that his success over his crusade against the well entrenched (stronger than the might of the State) Mafia (s) wholly depends on his simultaneous, genuine (not like formation of Task Forces) and fast track actions for the change of system which must be beneficial for over 95% suppressed population of Pakistan.

Kind Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
03219402157
Lahore.

Subject:- Way forward for Pakistan – Focus on development with apolitical decentralised governance

Respected Mr. Imran Khan Sahab.

AoA.

Sir,

The below write up titled “What next for Pakistan after Afghan peace agreement?” (Annex – A) is to invite your kind attention towards the fact that Pakistan can only move forward, if:

~ We decide as a nation to keep domestic politics freezed, for say about next 10 years: and simply focus on national development agenda, by involving the entire nation and not keeping any relevant stake holder at bay. In fact, this will put horse (development agenda) before the cart (domestic politics).

~ Involvement of entire population by authentic decentralisation, without mixing any semblance of domestic politics. Our local bodies system has inherent manufacturing defect that the cart (domestic politics) is put before the horse (development). As such, keeping this objective in view, it has been proposed in the 1 March 2020 write up titled “What next for Pakistan after the Afghan peace agreement?” to wind up the current set up of provincial governance system (in a least disruptive manner) to be be replaced with a set up of an administrative units.

In view of the fact that after wasting almost three quarters of a century in doldrums, Pakistan must now make up the lost time, without any further delay, because, it is certain that no amount of wealth or resources can develop our country, without first changing the existing decadent system, which was and is, basically designed to serve the elite, at the expense of the teeming millions, turning it into a country of ONLY the rich, for the rich by the rich.

As such, our motherland needs every Pakistanis personal contribution, by way of our intellectual involvement, in bringing a genuine CHANGE of system in Pakistan, focussed on the needs of the have-nots of Pakistan.

Warm Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
03219402157
Lahore.
7 March 2020

(Annex – A)
What next for Pakistan after Afghan peace agreement?

We must remember that behind this defeat of the 50 NATO countries alliance in Afghanistan is Pakistan (the biggest proof, evidence, testimony & symbol of their defeat is that the sole super power of the world called the United States of America was forced to sign the peace deal not with its puppet government in Kabul, but with the Afghan Taliban Organization, which USA till date, has not officially recognised).

The defeat of NATO forces and victory over of Taliban in Afghanistan war can also be measured with the statement of Dr. Henry Kissinger quoted as below:

Quote:
“ The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.” Unquote.

Moreover, the set back to the Indian designs (of sandwiching Pakistan from two fronts) far more outweighs its impact over the western countries.

For Pakistan this is a moment of retrospect and thanksgiving to Allah (SWT) Who has blessed us with the total withdrawal of the inimical forces and its operatives, from our western frontiers, which has been achieved by the supreme sacrifices of the hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis blood, under the able civilian and military leadership of the country.

Now, specially India (to safeguard its commercial interests) will need unhindered access through Pakistani land, air and sea space for connecting with the CAR countries.

Further, the CPEC has suddenly become strategically even more important, for the regional countries of Arab peninsula up to Bangladesh, for approach to CAR countries.

In view of the foregoing, now Pakistan can be truly and suddenly turned into the gateway of China and CAR countries, for the this part of the fastest developing nations of the globe.

As such, Pakistanis must UNITE immediately to minimise politics from our body politic; and devote our entire repeat entire energies to aim for the following targets in next 10 years i.e., by the year 2030.

1. 100 % literacy of the population
2. 100 % education in population
3. 100 % Polio free population
4. 100 % toilets in homes
5. $200 billion per year exports target
6. 10% GDP growth
7. 100 % self sufficiency in oil and gas supplies from domestic sources
8. Construction of dams for the next 75 year’s water & power needs.
9. 100 % villages to be provided electricity power from renewable power sources and construction of 100% farm to market metalled roads.
10. Radical reforms in the Judicatory, Police and the Administration sectors to cope with the modern day needs of the 21st century.
11. Creation of administrative units by eliminating the current governance system based on HUGE sized provinces.
    In this regard, each division should be called a unit and named as PK-1 to onwards. There should be no set up of governors and chief ministers. Rather, each unit should be governed by an elected (on non party basis at least for first ten years) person who may be called Ameer or Mayor of the unit.
    This new set up is necessary, keeping in view of the failure of all other systems and set ups in Pakistan; and considering that decentralisation (not in just name but in true sense with total autonomy of all administrative and financial powers) is the main key for extremely fast speed development of Pakistan, with the sole aim of uplifting in ten years, more than 120 million poor people from below the 2 Dollar per day income level of earnings.
    Else, no civil or military government (led by any honest, sincere and honest leader) with the current system of governance (political, judicial, Police & Administration) can ever deliver for teeming millions of Pakistan, which unfortunately are being pushed below the poverty line threshold, with the advent of every new government.
    
    As such, CHANGE is the name of the game for the survival of Pakistan, which has been unfortunately, left behind by ALL the countries of our region.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad
1 March 2020

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IMF and Argentinian financial melt down.

The story of Argentina’s financial melt down reported today, as below:

[Argentina faces March deadline to Pay $ 30 billion.
Link:- https://www.dawn.com/news/1535971/argentina-faces-march-deadline-to-pay-30bn

Argentina is battling to avoid another situation like 2001 when it defaulted on $100bn, becoming a market pariah.

The country currently owes $311bn – more than 90 per cent of its GDP.

It’s hoping to renegotiate $195 billion, including the $44 billion it owes the IMF.]

is a clear warning and writing on the wall, which loudly announces that international loans are a sure recipe for financial disaster, economic melt down and bankruptcy of any nation, more so Pakistan, which is (for about 40 years) under unabated shadows of war and terrorism since 25 December 1979, when the USSR invaded Afghanistan and about which our own governor SBP said on 20 February 2020 that Pakistan stood with Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen and Ethiopia in terms of exports adding that with this trend, no country could be run successfully. The authenticity of Reza Baqir’s statement can be gauged with the fact that as on today (22 February 2020):

• One PKR was equal to 0.50 Afghani
  
• One PKR was equal to
  0.34 Sudanese pound
  
• 0.62 PKR was equal to 1 Yemeni Rial
  
• 4.87 PKR was equal to 1 Ethiopian Birr

In this regard, I have personally requested Dr. Zubair Khan [ who has approached the Supreme Court against very high interest rate of 13.25% https://tribune.com.pk/story/2159153/2-ex-imf-official-challenges-high-interest-rate-sc/?amp=1 ] to also take up the matter with IMF and the Supreme Court that although, Pakistan took IMF loans to repay their old loans, yet, IMF is charging service charges ($51.6 million over $6 billion) besides the INTEREST on its loans.

As such, Pakistan must immediately inform the IMF that under the circumstances the service charges must not be demanded from Pakistan, as a special case and in recognition of its almost four decades of sacrifices, as a front line state against the world’s war on terror in Afghanistan, resulting in almost a trillion dollars accumulated loss to its economy and opportunity costs, incurred for almost four decades, which also resulted in deaths of about seventy thousand civil and military persons and severe injuries to about three times of the fatalities.

In view of the foregoing, it is incumbent upon the world community to collectively help Pakistan, rebuild its total infrastructure, with a Marshall plan type scheme, to turn this country (which didn’t even demand overflight charges of about $400 billion from America and 49 other NATO countries in 40 years war on terror) into a bastion of peace and tranquility in the whole region, rather than again ditching Pakistan, as was done after the withdrawal of the Soviet forces from Afghanistan.

“If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.”
— Author Unknown

Caring about other people is an asset. Caring about what otherpeople think is a liability
“If you really want world-class success, decide today to stopcaring what other people think and keep your own counsel.Others may or may not have your best interests at heart, butyou always will. Calm down and listen to the little voiceinside and have the guts to follow it. Trust yourself and know that if you’re wrong you have the ability to bounce back.Caring about other people is an asset. Caring about what otherpeople think is a liability.”
— Steve Siebold

Famous Quotes
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. – Mark Twain
The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.- Malcolm Forbes
I cannot afford to waste my time making money – Louis Agassiz
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito. – Unknown
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. – Albert Einstein

Motivational Stuff..!

“If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.”
— Author Unknown

Caring about other people is an asset. Caring about what otherpeople think is a liability
“If you really want world-class success, decide today to stopcaring what other people think and keep your own counsel.Others may or may not have your best interests at heart, butyou always will. Calm down and listen to the little voiceinside and have the guts to follow it. Trust yourself and know that if you’re wrong you have the ability to bounce back.Caring about other people is an asset. Caring about what otherpeople think is a liability.”
— Steve Siebold

Famous Quotes
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. – Mark Twain
The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.- Malcolm Forbes
I cannot afford to waste my time making money – Louis Agassiz
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito. – Unknown
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. – Albert Einstein

PCB (Personal Cricket Board)?

Comments and proposals for selection of our T20I squad chosen for the series vs the cricket team of Bangladesh starting from 24 January 2020 to be played in Lahore.

Rankings:
Pakistan # 1
Bangladesh # 9

Pak 15 members T20 Squad:

1. Babar Azam (Captain) Too docile and shy personality who should in the first instance have been given the experience to lead against the Sri Lankan team to gain some mastery over the leadership job to perform better in Australia and now in Pakistan. Here, the head of the think tank (cricket committee) Mr. Wasim Khan failed pathetically to prove his mettle as visionary leader of an huge organisation of the country. CEO is not there to just hire and fire employees, but to set the objectives/goals of an organisation and “determine” how to meet it.

2. Ahsan (Ehsan) Ali (DoB 10 December 1993 26+) A very promising batsman who along with Abid Ali has the potential to serve Pakistani team in a sterling manner. I have been recommending his name (on the expert advice of a former renowned Captain of Pakistan) even for his selection for the ODI2019 World Cup team. Well done PCB selectors for a good investment for the future.

3. Amad Butt (DoB 10 May 1995 24+) Good Selection of a promising player to watch ahead.

4. Haris Rauf (DoB 7 November 1993 26+) He was an automatic selection. However, our game suffered a lot for not selecting him for the ODI World Cup 2019 and T20 series vs SL and T20 and Test Series vs Australia.

5. Iftikhar Doesn’t possess the calibre of a player who should be in the world # 1 ranked team. Following expert’s comments on score card of 3rd T20 match vs Australia of 8 November 2019 by the ESPNCRICINFO says it all:
“ He’d been struggling with the short ball for much of the innings.” As such an absolutely wrong selection keeping in view of the next T20I World Cup to be played in coming October in Australia. Here, besides the poor/biased choice of selectors the myopic vision of our gutless so called T20I captain, is also throughly exposed. Captain must remember that he was the real boss and that he was not given the captaincy of the national team as a charity and to look, act and talk like a under study of the Chief Selector. He will have to stand up and be counted. He must learn a lesson from his predecessor that (yes men) captains always fall from the grace, sooner than later. Same goes for the timid captain of our Test team. Captains must, repeat must, assert their opinions, in matters, which are under their domain.

6. Imad Wasim Looks out of form and not fully fit. He may perform (in home series) like a lion, against the 9th ranked team, but absolutely looks like a spent force against better ranked teams. He may be out of the contention for the World Cup squad.

7. Khushhdil Shah. His selection in home series against the 9th ranked team will not be a good and proper occasion to test his abilities. Moreover, why he was taken to Australia without testing him against the Sri Lankan team. This fact definitely smells rat in his selection again for the series against Bangladeshi team. Many talented players deserve selection ahead of KDS. As they say in cricket that (it was a nothing shot) this was also a nothing selection.

8. Muhammad Hafeez (DoB 17/10/80. Now he is in his 40th year) If his experience was to be utilised why he was protected against the Australian attack? Why select him against the 9th ranked team to falsely prove his batting prowess. Why not give chance against BD team to much younger players like Abid Ali, Khurram Manzoor, Zeeshan Ashraf and so many others? On the same analogy why not select Misbah ul Haq again against the weakest of the weak team. This selection is murder of merit and height of favouritism. However, the icing on the cake was that captain speaking like a stooge said that he was thankful to the selectors for accepting his choice of M Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. What a mockery? What is going on in the PCB which is Pakistan Cricket Board not PERSONAL Cricket Board? The worthy chairman PCB and it’s honourable governing board members must immediately intervene to finish this Tamasha of selecting a player who retired from Test cricket in December 2018, but are annoyed and displeased with Aamir and Wahab (and discarding both players for selection) for their apparent announcement in 2019 of refusing to play Test cricket. Why different yardsticks and separate logics for selecting and not selecting different players? Why not one consistent policy for all players?

9. Muhammad Husnain Hope he is physically fit now, because the CS informed before the advent of the Australian tour that he was not fit.

10. Muhammad Rizwan Automatic choice. However, the U19 captain Rohail Nazir may in the coming days prove to be a better choice for selection of World Cup team.

11. Musa Khan Automatic Choice. Correct selection.

12. Shadab Khan PM thought he may be a trump card before the departure of our team for the ODI World Cup 2019. However, he did his best to prove our PM wrong. Not to play him is a risk, but to play him is a bigger risk. Our selectors should have given a chance to Umar Khan (specially in this domestic series) who seems to have tremendous potential. Still the chairman PCB may intervene and induct him in place of Shadab Khan.

13. Shaheen Shah Afridi At the moment he is one of the best bowler of our team. However, his pathetic fielding provided a lot of entertainment to the Australians. If Naseem Shah has been rested, he could also have been rested for the T20I series against a very weak team.

14. Shoaib Malik (DoB 01/02/82 He will be in the 39th year starting 1st February 2020). He retired from the Test Cricket on 3 Nov 2015 and from ODI’s on 5th July 2019. Our worthy selectors (on the request of captain) selected him for the series against the 9th ranked team to perform splendidly, for ultimately making a case of a 39 years youngster, for his inclusion in the World Cup squad. However, the question arises that if at all SM was under the radar of the worthy selectors for the World Cup squad, then he must have been selected and tested during the just concluded Australian tour, where our batting was so pathetic that we (the number one ranked team in the world) lost the T20I match at Perth by 10 wickets when the Australians overhauled our score of 106/8 in just 11.5 overs without loss of any wicket. We have super talented young batsmen viz. Abid Ali, Khurram Manzoor, Zeeshan Ashraf and few others waiting in the wings to be given a chance in place of spent cartridges like Shoaib Malik, who let us down so miserable in the ODI World Cup 2019, but still PCB has not learnt any lessons from the wrong selection of Shoaib, who retired from Test cricket in 2015.
Our selectors think that their gross favouritism and nepotism in selection process can be disguised from the public by their words of “making use of experience” or forcing the timid captain to announce that he was glad these oldies nearing 40 years of age, were included on his special begging and pleadings. No Sir, enough is enough. After these strategic blunders, as explained above in detail, it is high time that if the chairman PCB and its BoG members fail to intervene, then Mr. Imran Khan, being the Chief Patron of the PCB, must use his authority to stem the rot in the PCB, before it was too late and this organisation is turned into a Personal Cricket Board.

15. Usman Qadir He is an excellent future prospect. However, Misbah ul Haq, Waqar Younis and Babar Azam owe an explanation (which PCB will never seek) why he was not given a chance in the T20I series against the Aussies when they took him there with the team? It looks that our think tank (Cricket Committee) headed by Wasim Khan and the team management persons are absolutely clueless, as far as the planning and devising strategy for the T20I World Cup 2020 is concerned. May be the PCB bosses think that it is a very easy excuse to put the blame of loss of matches, series and tournaments on the players (or the previous management as was done in the case of poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2019) and start a new stint. However, the fact is that always the generals lose the war, not their troops.

 

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad