Saad Naeem

Policy Reformist |Entrepreneur| Public Administrator | Digital Marketer |~ A silent observer of the World 🌎

[Imtiaz Gul @ImtiazGul60]

اسلام آباد سے کیا بنا دیا ہے ؟ سوپر مارکیٹ سے
Marriott ہوٹل جانے کا یہ راستہ بند ۔ ڈی-چوک والا راستہ بند ،
ایمبیسی روڈ والی اپروچ بند- یہ کیسی مینجمنٹ- کیسی بے حس اور نالائق افسر شاہی: اپنوں اور باہر والوں کو پیغام کیا ہے ؟
⁦@CMShebazSharif⁩

[Abdul Basit @abasitpak1]

This was unnecessary and poorly drafted. Please let the Foreign Office handle this stuff in a well-calibrated manner.

[Caitlin Doornbos @CaitlinDoornbos]

Did these people think they’d get table-side seats to discussions to end a war? I flew 21 hours to be here & knew exactly what I was getting into — there’s no news until there’s news; that’s how these things work. This is unfair to Pakistan, which has been a gracious host.

[Azaz Syed @AzazSyed]

On one hand, people are told to use less petrol,on the other, long queues have been created even up to the Red Zone in the name of security.CDA/DHA has dug up Park Road, turning a 10-minute journey into 40–45 minutes for the common man.But who is there to speak up?

[Rauf Klasra @KlasraRauf]

This tweet is actually “performance audit” of our mighty and all powerful friend @MohsinnaqviC42 after two years of his rule as boss of this capital city.

@AsifDurrani20 sb is not ordinary man but a senior diplomat and this is his observation. Rather its a charge sheet against poor performance of MoI & chairman CDA who have ruined this city in name of development.

Its also reflect poor governance, damn care approach and lethargic attitude of @CMShehbaz who once used to take pleasure and pamper himself with nickname of “Shehbaz speed”.
Our prime minister is now on “Zero Speed”. Its right time to change Nickname pls.

@betterpakistan @KhSaad_Rafique @KhawajaMAsif @kdastgirkhan @ICT_Police @BilalAKayani @JunaidAkbarMNA @Ali_MuhammadPTI @SohailAshrafGor @CDAthecapital

[Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar @mustafa_nawazk]

Islamabad should be run by its residents through an effective local government system, not by bureaucrats. Its residents have been left without a say in the city’s affairs and at the whims and fancies of incompetent baboos!

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Israel's Jerusalem Times:

“New bloc formed by Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia represents a population of 500 million people.”

“The coming together of Pakistan, a nuclear armed state; Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil suppliers; Egypt, which controls the Suez Canal; and Turkey, a NATO member with an advanced defense industry, carries the potential to change Middle East, with implications for Israel.”

[Hamid Mir حامد میر @HamidMirPAK]

Thank you America. #NoToWar

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Long queues of shipping containers at Karachi Port, as it becomes the safest destination due to West-Asia war.

— Shipping companies are re-routing their vessels to Karachi Port as Strait of Hormuz turns dangerous.

Karachi Port’s Transshipment Surge:

▪️2025 (full year): 8,300 TEUs
▪️Last 24 days: 8,860 TEUs

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

President Trump says Iran is behind the strike that killed at least 168 girls at an elementary school. CNN's investigation of images and video suggests the U.S. might be to blame.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

[Rauf Klasra @KlasraRauf]

لگتا ہے اسلام آباد اور راولپنڈی والے کسی پرانے گناہوں کی سزا بھگت رہے ہیں۔ کبھی وہ خود کو بڑا خوش قسمت سمجھتے تھے اور اب اتنے ہی خود پر جلتے اور کڑھتے ہیں۔ جتنی بدترین ٹریفک اور افراتفری اس وقت آپ کو اسلام آباد اور پنڈی کی سڑکوں پر نظر آتی ہے اس نے شہریوں کی چیخیں نکلوا دی ہیں۔ ہمارا جنون ہمیں لڑ گیا ہے کہ ہم نے گن پوائنٹ پر کرکٹ میچ کرانے ہیں چاہے عوام پورا ماہ ذلیل ہو ۔ میچ ختم ہوجائیں تو وی ائی پی روٹس والے آجاتے ہیں۔ خود روٹس لگا کر سڑک پر نکلتے ہیں اور کسی کو قریب نہیں پھٹکنے دیتے کہ صاحب لیٹ نہ ہوں۔

ایکسپریس وے بنی تھی تو لوگوں کو لگا شاید ہمارے دکھ کم ہوں۔ کم ہونے کی بجائے الٹا بڑھ گئے ہیں۔ یہ خجل خواری اب روز کا معمول بن چکا ہے۔ پی ڈبلیو ڈی، میڈیا ٹائون، گلبرگ گرینز کے رہائشی جنہوں نے صبح سویرے دفاتر/سکولز/کالجز پہنچنا ہوتا ہے وہ ایک عذاب سے گزر رہے ہیں جبکہ ہمارے حکمرانوں، پولیس اور دیگر اداروں کا وہی حال ہے
آگ لگے بستی میں
ہم اپنی مستی میں

@CMShehbaz @PakPMO @MohsinnaqviC42 @CDAthecapital @ICT_Police @RandhawaAli @Rporwp @MaryamNSharif @DrTariqFazal
@sherryrehman @MIshaqDar50

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Just IN: — Pakistan, Afghanistan trade stats, as Afghan Talibans set to ban trade with Pakistan after border clash:

🇵🇰 to 🇦🇫 Exports:
▪️1.1% of Pakistan's total exports
▪️ Afghanistan minor market for 🇵🇰
▪️ Pakistan exports: food, medicine
textile, cement & petroleum.

🇦🇫 to 🇵🇰 Exports:
▪️60% of Afghanistan's total exports
▪️Pak is lifeline for Afghan economy
▪️Afghan exports: dry fruits, fruits,
nuts and minerals.

[Hamid Mir حامد میر @HamidMirPAK]

Teeth-breaking response to Israel from Pakistani ambassador in ⁦@UN⁩ Weldone ⁦@Asimiahmad⁩ you represented not only Pakistan but all those who think Israel is no more a rogue state but it is a terrorist state. You rightly said a “serial violater of international law”

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Just IN: In a massive diplomatic move, Bangladesh cancels visa requirements for Pakistani officials.

📍Bangla govt says Pakistani officials won't be needing any visa for entering Bangladesh — first time since 1971.

📍Bangladesh and Pakistan are also working on a program to enable visa free entry for 🇵🇰 and 🇧🇩 citizens.

[Najam Ali @najam_ali]

Doing honest, formal business in Pakistan has become untenable.

The latest move of raising withholding tax on services from 9% to 15% means you are now paying 15% of gross revenue upfront to the government. Not profit, revenue.

This is how FBR meets its tax targets: by squeezing those already in the formal economy.

Tax refunds as a consequence of these policies continue to mount and are never refunded. 10% of my capital is stuck in tax refunds for years.

Every year, formal businesses in Pakistan are battered down by excessive corporate and advance taxes.

When you add it all up, the effective corporate tax burden exceeds 40% and that is before you even account for the cost of compliance and withholding distortions.

Pakistan is perhaps the only country where both exist simultaneously: exorbitant corporate taxes and an inequitable personal tax regime.

This isn’t just poor policy, it is economic self-sabotage.

As long as such predatory taxation continues, don’t expect meaningful investment or GDP growth.

The system is rigged against those trying to play fair.

[Dr. Arif Alvi @ArifAlvi]

Microsoft’s decision to shut down operations in Pakistan is a troubling sign for our economic future. I vividly recall February 2022, when Bill Gates visited my office. On behalf of the people of Pakistan, I had the honor of conferring the Hilal-e-Imtiaz on him for his remarkable contributions to polio eradication in our country.

As we sat in the lawn outside my office, our conversation spanned fascinating topics like AI, Quantum computing, gut microbiomes, longevity, and more. During our discussion, I asked him directly, “Why isn’t Microsoft investing in Pakistan?” He leaned in, sharing in confidence that he had just spoken with PM Imran Khan and arranged a call between the PM and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. In a hushed tone, he asked me to keep it quiet, revealing that “all is set and within two months, the PM and I will announce a major Microsoft investment in Pakistan.”

But then, everything went rapidly downhill. Regime change upended those plans, and the promise of investment slipped away. By October 2022, Microsoft chose Vietnam for its expansion, a decision in which they had initially favored Pakistan. The opportunity was lost.

Pakistan now spirals in a whirlpool of uncertainty. There is increasing joblessness, our talent is migrating abroad, purchasing power has reduced, economic recovery in the 'awami' context feels like a distant & elusive dream.

The only path forward is through political dialogue among stakeholders. Public opinion, as many know, reflects deep disillusionment with the current arrangement & the electoral process. Yet, a vast majority still believes that dialogue is the only way to navigate this crisis.
آگے اللہ مالک ہے۔ نبی ﷺ کے صدقے انکی امت پر رحم کی دعا ہے۔

[Saad Naeem @SD021_]

A clear acceptance of the destruction of S-400 missiles !

[Ather Salem® @AthSal01]

ڈی جی آئی ایس پی آر نے کہا تھا کہ جب پاکستان جواب دے گا تو دنیا کو پتہ چل جائے گا، اب "ڈپٹی چیف آف انڈین آرمی لیفٹیننٹ جنرل راہل سنگھ" اعتراف کررہا ہے کہ پاکستان نے چین کے PL-15 میزائل استعمال کرتے ہوئے انڈیا کے دو S400 اڑا دیے تھے 💥💥
پاکستان زندہ باد 🇵🇰
🇵🇰❤️🇨🇳

[Benazir Shah @Benazir_Shah]

Bird sellers, independent journalists, and the state:

How the FIA/NCCIA is freezing the bank accounts of independent journalists, their family members, and anyone linked to them over “anti-state” posts.

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[Nadeem Haque @nadeemhaque]

We need a new administrative setup in government. Not babus who serve politicians.

Get rid of lord Macaulay’s civil service after 180 years. Time to modernize it
1. Silly exam is outdated. Nothing tested except memory
2 obsolete tracing where again no knowledge transmitted only a hotel with vague talk shows
3. Combination of rural administration to policy and regulation. No specialization.
4. Most of these people owned by lending agencies through scholarships projects
5. Power seeking more than policy making.
6. Too embroiled in politics.
7. Lord Macaulay taught them to hate local business and help extractive state