October is perhaps the worst month for democracy:
7 Oct 1958: Mirza imposed martial law.
11 Oct 2026: Emergency and governor’s rule in KP.
11 Oct 1957: Suhrawardy forced to resign.
12 Oct 1999: Musharraf’s coup.
14 October 1955: One Unit came into force,
24 Oct 1954: Ghulam Muhammad declared emergency.
27 Oct 1958: Ayub ousted Mirza.
30 Oct 1998: Governor’s rule imposed in Sindh.
Pravin Sawhney today:
Pakistan is the only country that can get collective wisdom together and become one of the power centres in the new polycentric-multipolar world.
China makes 80% of the world’s solar panels, 75-80% of all batteries, 60-65% of wind turbine parts and 55% of global crude steel production. This is more than the next 15 countries combined. China is still commissioning six state-of-the-art coal plants a month, reaching 50-80 GW a year– these are cleanest coal plants ever built.
Its the workshop of the world and its output is now roughly equal to or larger than the US + Japan + Germany + South Korea combined. Some sources say it exceeds the entire top 9-10 nations combined when including gross production—but definitely larger than the US + EU + Japan alone. It's all consistent with IEA and industry reports.
China’s manufacturing share of global GDP went from 6% in 2000 to 30% today; America's fell from 22-25% to 10-15%; and Europe’s collapsed from 25% to 14-15%. This miracle is embarrassingly simple: Abundant coal energy, no net-zero cults, and a government that sees steel mills and giga-factories as strategic assets. It's the biggest transfer of wealth and power in human history.
This global power handover happened without guns, fanfare or treaties. One side builds things; the other side writes letters or pays influencers to sell PR agenda. However it happened, it's a shameful time for the West.
Here’s the real tragedy Pakistan refuses to confront.
Our richest 1% own 10x more wealth than the bottom 50% — yet, in global terms, Pakistan’s “super-rich” are paupers compared to the richest in comparable countries.
They are rich only because the country is poor.
This isn’t wealth created through innovation, productivity, or global competitiveness. It is wealth extracted from distortions: rent-seeking, policy discretion, protected markets, weak taxation, and captured institutions.
So we end up with the worst of both worlds:
• extreme inequality at home
• globally insignificant capital
• no innovation, no scale, no exports
A system that makes a few locally powerful — and the nation collectively poorer.
This is why inequality in Pakistan isn’t just unjust; it is economically self-destructive.
ملک کے اندر سیاسی و معاشی حل یہ ہے کہ موجودہ آئین کو منسوخ کرنا پڑے گا- 1940ع کی قرارداد کو، موجودہ آئین کی تمہید (Preamble) بنانا پڑے گا- اور پری ایمبل بنا کے اس کی بنیاد پر چاروں وحدتوں کی خودمختاری کو یقینی بنا کر، جو وسائل ہیں، ان کے مالکانہ حقوق ان کو دینے پڑیں گے!
Sachal Sarmast - the Sufi soul who spoke love in seven languages, echoing unity beyond borders. His words weren’t just poetry, they were rebellion wrapped in mystic fire.
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Pakistan has shipped its first batch of rare earths, antimony & copper to the U.S. — a $500M deal that could open a new economic frontier.
These aren’t ordinary exports — they’re the building blocks of the 21st century:
🔹 Copper – the “new oil” powering EVs & renewables
🔹 Antimony – vital for batteries & defense, 75% sourced from China
🔹 Neodymium & Praseodymium – rare earths behind EV motors & wind turbines
If Pakistan builds refineries, transparent frameworks & reinvestment funds, it can move from exporting rocks to exporting power, precision & progress.
Handled wisely: billions in exports, jobs & tech transfer.
Handled poorly: another extractive cycle.
We’ve made our opening move in the global minerals race — now comes the real test:
short-term gain or long-term transformation?
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