The Elite capture of Pakistan is both toxic and so over whelming that no amount of public shaming and blatant availability of data allows a course correction , those involved are without any remorse or shame , squeezing literally the last drop of blood from the hostage vulnerable population of the country , pushing more every day below poverty line and then having the cheek to appear on media and say we are to working for the poor … they work for themselves and have no desire to change … be it pays , privileges , tax evasion or simply being smug about passing the buck of burden bearing to the most vulnerable, and they don’t even blink parading designer shoes and suits when out begging for more to splurge some more
Naseem Shah fined 2 crore for a tweet. Imaan Mazari & Hadi Chatha given life sentences for a tweet. Hamza Khan abducted & later charged for a tweet.
It is clear we are living in a fiefdom where the egos of a few people can trample upon the constitution and basic decency.
Mohsin Naqvi said recently he wants to see Hockey at the same level as Cricket.
Today, we can say our Cricket and Hockey are at the same level. What a visionary.
BREAKING
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero:
“No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression.
Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Lebanon. Not in Afghanistan.
And it will not happen in Iran either.
They hide behind women’s rights to justify their colonial wars.”
The next 72 hours are critical for the world.
If the United States succeeds in imposing control over Venezuela, and by extension over the world’s largest proven oil reserves, it will mark a major shift in global power.
Such a move would not be about restoring democracy or protecting human rights, but about reasserting strategic dominance over energy, trade routes, and regional alignments.
In that case, Iran would likely move to the forefront of Washington’s strategic priorities.
Securing control over Venezuelan oil would reduce U.S. vulnerability to energy disruptions in the Gulf and provide a buffer against supply shocks in the event of a confrontation with Iran.
With a reliable alternative source of heavy crude under its influence, Washington would be better positioned to absorb or offset the destruction or shutdown of energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf during a war.
This would lower the economic cost of escalation and make military pressure against Iran more politically and economically manageable.
At the same time, such control would strengthen the United States’ ability to shape global oil flows and pricing, reinforcing the central role of the dollar in energy markets and helping preserve the petrodollar system that underpins U.S. financial power.
Venezuela would thus become more than a regional issue.
It would become a strategic precedent, a demonstration that economic pressure, political engineering, and, if necessary, force can be used to restructure sovereign states and realign the global balance of power.
However, if the United States becomes entangled in Venezuela and faces sustained resistance, the outcome shifts dramatically.
A prolonged crisis would drain political capital, stretch military and economic resources, and weaken Washington’s capacity to project power elsewhere, including in the Middle East.
That would also complicate Israeli strategic planning, which is closely tied to U.S. regional leverage.
What happens in Venezuela will not stay in Latin America.
It will shape the future of energy control, the limits of American power, and the direction of geopolitical confrontation far beyond Caracas.
If Babar is to remain in T20s he needs to be an opener. Maybe along with Farhan for now.
Fakhar (c), Hassan Nawaz and Usman to follow. Saim should try to be a finisher and a bowling allrounder for now. Nawaz, Wasim Jr and Shaheen to follow. Naseem or Abrar at the end. No Salman
Ye aa gaye phir se “set aside political differences” walay. What will you do with all the educated people when they start asking for their rights? Steal their mandate, harass their relatives and shoot them in the streets and call it political differences again?