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"Welcome to Pakistan, the Medina ki riyasat (Medina administration) and our Prime Minister Imran Khan reckons such a riyasat can be defined as free facilities like education, health and cash support for the unemployed as provided by Western countries..."

"Oh, so our prime minister did not wait for the first crop of PhDs who would write a well-researched study on Medina ki riyasat prevalent during our Prophet's time (Peace be upon him) and..."

"Hey, are you being facetious?"

"Good heavens I wouldn't dare."

"But you have to admit the half way houses for the homeless established by the prime minister in major cities are to be appreciated."

"I do and I also reckon he made one good appointment in Dr Sania Nishtar as head of his Ehsaas programme, she is competent and is going about it the right way and..."

"But our Siesta King is not likely to release the money that she needs to make a difference."

"Yeah, yeah, anyway I still maintain that The Khan has achieved Medina ki riyasat in this country and don't you forget it."

"What? Without the funds to make a difference? And yes I agree with you The Khan does want to make a difference..."

"Hot money is going to come in..."

"We don't have a business climate conducive to local investment why would foreign hot money come here; besides need I add hot money always craves heat and once it comes into Pakistan its gonna cool down pretty fast and then seek heat elsewhere..."

"Reza Baqir the new Governor of the State Bank invited the hot money gurus while recently abroad, and he was supported by fiscal incentives to hot money inflows by our SK..."

"SK as in the Indian actor..."

"No, our Siesta King."

"You are being facetious."



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Anjum Ibrahim has a BA in Economics from Vassar College and an MSC from the London School of Economics. She has worked in a multilateral institution and has been associated with Business Recorder for a long time and currently holds the post of Resident Editor in Islamabad. She also hosts a show on Aaj TV "Paisa bolta hai" (money talks).


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