The Pakistani Spectator

A Candid Blog

Posts Tagged ‘commerce’

Faisalabad on Strike : Millions Suffering

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Faisalabad is called as the Manchester of Pakistan, though there is no similarity or competition whatsoever. It never was, but at least prior to this week, small and large scale business was thriving in the city, and it is perhaps Pakistan’s only country with a pure business and industry outlook, and the city which contributes […]



Three Continents

By Asim • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc

My fate travels from one continent to another
As days shorten and time loses its essence
As the skies get wider and world gets smaller
From where I am, all I see is this consumption
Of greed and commerce in place
To keep us on the move and waste
Hollow and acid, in taste
Awaits my village for my arrival with hope
To […]



Political Interventions from Abroad

By The Pakistani Spectator • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Misc

By Asim Khan: 
Sit there in formations with assumption
Our elected representatives by the nation
From principles of awareness and wisdom
To welcome, the return of common sense
Clad in white from stains of their past
As they sigh deep and hollow from days
Gone in rivers of blood and fire, they claim
Crossed we have these roads,
What blood and […]