🚨🇮🇷 A time-lapse tells the whole story.
Strait of Hormuz traffic on March 12, 2025 versus March 12, 2026.
One year ago: normal. Today: empty.
The world's most critical shipping lane has effectively ceased to exist.
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🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel reportedly just struck the meeting where Iran was choosing Khamenei's replacement.
They're not letting the Islamic Republic rebuild its leadership.
Every time Iran tries to reconstitute its command structure, Israel hits the room.
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Begging is a crime punishable by law.
Imprisonment for up to 3 months and a fine of AED 5,000.
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A few weeks back Dr Faisal Bari wrote about Mr Iqbal who drives a rental car in Lahore and makes Rs 60,000 per month. Today Dr Farrukh Saleem writes about Mr Rashid Ahmad who makes Rs 96,000. Neither can make ends meet. Both have seen bills and expenses increase much faster than their incomes.
The Pakistan governance in the last two decades has been abysmal because the structure of our governance is wrong. We are stuck in a low growth equilibrium and our politics isn’t allowing us to climb out of this hole. We need fundamental structural reforms.
Highly appreciated, @aliktareen for bringing tape-ball cricket into the mainstream. Your efforts are truly elevating the game to new heights. Keep up the great work!