Category Archives: Pakistan’s Economy

Seedy business

Posted on November 6, 2014 by denebsumbul

November 06, 2014 By  NAJMA SADEQUE   Throughout history, superpowers that outstayed their welcome eventually turned unscrupulous trying to hang on. The most recent one in the last century directly shaped and manipulated global institutions forcing most countries into submission. The … Continue reading →

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Why the left was lost

Posted on October 22, 2014 by denebsumbul

“Shah Mehmood Qureshi epitomizes all forms of exploitation, including economic, social and spiritual ….. Qureshi may have inherited the land, but how can anyone inherit spirituality?” – Karamat Ali, PILER “The Left cannot join hands with PTI because of the basic difference … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s share of the pie

Posted on October 16, 2014 by denebsumbul

October 16, 2014 By NAJMA SADEQUE A new, hopefully honest, government will find its hands full. Apart from dealing with feudalism, monopolies and cartels, unwarranted privatization, corruption, kickbacks, commissions, ‘bhatha’, they’ll also face widespread grinding poverty. Even if solutions are … Continue reading →

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Death by GM contamination

Posted on March 11, 2014 by denebsumbul

March 11, 2014 NAJMA SADEQUE How did all this happen? Easily. By steady, unrelenting persuasion by a chemical-cum-GM seed multinational sitting around in Pakistan the past 15 years, seemingly twiddling its thumbs. Starting in America, nothing happened by accident but … Continue reading →

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Terminating the peasants

Posted on February 26, 2014 by denebsumbul

February 26, 2014 NAJMA SADEQUE Imagine maize, or corn, having cellular structures resembling those of humans, making them easier for scientists to manipulate. Much more disconcerting to discover however, was why scientists were tinkering with maize. Non-reproducing seeds apart, they … Continue reading →

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Mayhem by monoculture

Posted on February 12, 2014 by denebsumbul

February 19, 2014 NAJMA SADEQUE Crop failures are an inevitable part of agricultural life. Though blame is often attributed to drought, excess rains, and other weather discrepancies, the chosen method of farming itself is never called into question. Instead, massive … Continue reading →

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They’re selling our country

Posted on February 12, 2014 by denebsumbul

–    Najma Sadeque   In 2011, thanks to advanced computers, three systems scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology drew on an existing global marketing database of over 30 million companies and investors worldwide. The study, called ‘The Network of Global Corporate Control’, traced their … Continue reading →

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In the name of the poor

Posted on December 25, 2013 by denebsumbul

The Nation – December 25, 2013   by NAJMA SADEQUE   How were government’s various microcredit schemes — launched in 2002 — doing? They decided to check, and after 6-7 years, conducted a field study, getting information from the horse’s … Continue reading →

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Fleecing the already fleeced

Posted on December 19, 2013 by denebsumbul

How to make big money from the poor  The Nation, December 18, 2013 NAJMA SADEQUE People have unfortunately become accustomed to kidnappings for ransom of high profile people and the very rich. Unexpected was poor families being victimized in the … Continue reading →

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A disastrous de-skilling

Posted on December 11, 2013 by denebsumbul

Killing the skills that feed the world and economies When you kill skills, you take away livelihoods; When you de-skill peasants, you take away survival Think before you eat!  December 11, 2013 NAJMA SADEQUE Wishing to help empower women while … Continue reading →

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