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The H’able Prime Minister of Pakistan,

AOA.

Your honour seems to be absolutely oblivious of the living conditions of the poorest of the poor in Pakistan. Otherwise, how it was possible that again very cruelly, your government has announced the increase in the price of the poor man’s fuel i. e., KEROSINE OIL, which after an increase of Rs.4.71 per litre, will now cost Rs.105.99 (virtually Rs.106) per litre.

Perhaps, your honour may be aware that kerosene – which is mostly used in cooking stoves in remote areas where Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is not readily available – and LPG too is so expensive that poorest of the poor cant even think of using this fuel.

Sir, it looks your advisors have forced you to govern Pakistan like a cruel king, by squeezing the poor and honest people, with every now and then increase of prices of essential commodities, e.g., fuel, gas, electricity plus simply enhancing taxation rates, which impacts each and every item, in the use of the common man.

Your honour may or may not be aware of the fact, that the impact of your government’s policies has also started affecting the middle class society of the country; and people have started withdrawing their children from good public schools. This situation is a real cause of alarm for your government, which claims to have been formed, with the votes of the masses.

It looks your government is absolutely gone out of sync with the ground realities being faced by the teeming millions; and your advisors have totally shut their eyes to seek any out of the box solutions, for ameliorating the sufferings of the masses, in non traditional and revolutionary manners. The main reason for this approach of your advisors is that they don’t belong to the masses cadre (no doubt some of them are ultra rich) and thus, they are the forces, who support the status quo.

Anyway, I would like to invite your kind attention towards the below mentioned news item; in which case, if you pursue it with missionary zeal (this was your election promise as well), Pakistan’s all economic woes will end, like the movement of a magic wand.

Mr. Prime Minister, whether you want to be remembered as a run of the mill ordinary ruler, or as a cut above the rest, who changed the fate of the nation, the choice is in your hands. However, it must be remembered again, that with the current direction and outdated strategy of your government, the posterity will surely remember you, standing in line with rulers like Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani etc.

So, Sir, if you want to create a name for yourself in the realms of the history, just break the status quo; and surround your honour with the advisors, who have a connect with the masses and have the guts to call a spade a spade, in your presence.

Pakistan has 97 billion dollars in Swiss Banks: Director Swiss Bank

A news published on 18 September, 2011, by the daily “Pakistan Today”

BERN – Director Swiss Bank said that Pakistan has 97 billion dollars in Swiss Banks. Director Swiss Bank said ‘Pakistanis are poor but Pakistan isn’t a poor country.’

He added that 97 billion dollars of Pakistan is deposited in respective bank and if this money would be utilized for the welfare of Pakistan and its people then Pakistan can make tax less budget for 30 years, can create 60 million jobs, can carpet four lanes road from any village to Islamabad, endless power supply to five hundred social projects, every citizen can get 20000 rupees salary for the next 60 years and there is no need to see IMF and any World Bank for loans.

My comments posted subsequently on the above news.

“Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad · 101 weeks ago
The news reported in Pakistan Today that Swiss banks have 97 billion dollars is a smoke screen to mislead the general public. By no means this figure can be less than 200 billion dollars i.e. more than three times the existing foreign debt of Pakistan. Leaving aside the exact amount of Pakistan in the Swiss banks, our civilian government & parliament, military establisment, bench and bar & the media must devise some mechanism (following the US government initiative with the Swiss government) to very strongly take up the issue with Swiss government to return back our money deposited in Swiss banks. This is all the more necessary to stabilize the country to successfully fight the war on terror for the entire world.”

Wishing you godspeed and all the success in your endeavours, to serve the country in the best possible manner.

Sincerely yours,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, may we ask that you also being the leader of the house in the Parliament, when will you awake and sack your Minister for water and power for his contempt of the parliament, in telling the biggest lie of the year to the nation, that too, on the floor of the house, that electricity load shedding has been terminated. 

Sir, believe me these silly persons have made your government and the PPP look as the most irresponsible and callous government, ever witnessed by this planet. People faced the hardships of all the load shedding of electricity, gas and water, they also borne the burden of price hikes of every conceivable item in their daily lives, they also put up bravely with all the law and order chaos and mega corruption scandals, but please don’t be so heartless by further rubbing salt into their wounds already inflicted by your most inefficient government.

All the previous tenures of the dictators in Pakistan look like an era of paradise, if compared with your regime of last four years.

In fact, now you and your government has become a laughing stock. Hope you remember that in early November, 2011 Dr. Asim, your another talented minister for minister for gas & natural resources, boasted that gas load shedding will end in the year 2012. 

Mr. PM, then you have the audacity to say every now and then that there are conspiracies against the democracy. Sir, with this inept performance, who needs to conspire against you. 

Remember, if you will not act, someone else will. Don’t create your own demise. Since, elections   are almost due, it is humbly suggested to pull up your socks and start delivering immediately. 

You and your government must know that future is not ahead of you, it has already happened. Unfortunately, it is more ruthless and callous, then all of you combined in the government. It grinds slowly but it’s mesh is very very fine.

With best of the hope that you will act, before it’s too late. You are not only the Prime Minister of Pakistan but you are also the custodian of the great & shining legacy, image and reputation of the Shaheeds Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.