The Londoner

The relationship between the Pakistan Army and the country's political leaders has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. In recent years, the dynamics between the military establishment and Prime Minister Imran Khan's government have been a focal point of national and international attention. This blog post aims to shed light on the intricate relationship between the Pakistan Army and Imran Khan, exploring its origins, challenges, and implications for Pakistan's political landscape.  To understand the dynamics between the Pakistan Army and Imran Khan's government, we must delve into the historical context of civil-military relations in Pakistan. Throughout the nation's history, the military has played a prominent role, directly ruling the country for a significant portion of its existence. This legacy has established a strong influence for the military within the political sphere.  Imran Khan's political journey began in the 1990s with the establishme...

  By Sikander Hayat  Pakistan has beaten South Africa in the second test match by 95 runs and have won the series 2-0. South Africa came close to winning when Markram and Bawuma were batting and Markram scored 108 runs before getting out. Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 5 and 4 wickets respectively and destroyed the back of South African resistance. Yasir Shah took the final wicket to finish off the match and celebrations began. 95 runs margin seems like a huge margin but it was much closer than that in reality. Pakistan had to work hard for this victory and they showed the resolve to come back from adversity and win the match. Babar Azam won his first test series as captain and surely this will give him a lot of confidence going forward. After the heavy defeat in New Zealand this is a welcome relief for the Pakistan cricket team and management. Misbah was under huge pressure before this series and fans wanted him to resign but at least for now his team has pre...

By Sikander Hayat On the surface life is pretty boring and lifeless in corona times. All major European countries are in lockdown including Switzerland and it really is hard to keep up the motivation to work, to eat, to sleep and to do anything for that matter. One interesting thing happening right now is the global march of the markets towards a massive bubble like state and we don't actually know if this is a bubble or not. This bubble-like state is just due to the fact that all central banks are pumping massive amounts of money into the economies inflating every asset or asset lookalike ( bitcoin ). The rise of the bitcoin to stratospheric levels is the most obvious example of free money available in the market. There is so much free money being pumped into the markets that people don't know what to do with it. All they can see is the stock market and the ponzi schemes like Bitcoin and putting all access cash wherever they see any opening. This is really turning into ir...

 By Sikander Hayat  Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world with per capita income of USD 81,993.7 and very high living standards. At the same time cost of living is also one of the highest in Switzerland and is around 60% more expensive than the European Union average.   Switzerland is a confederacy with 26 cantons which almost act as separate states in many matters including taxation which differs greatly from one canton to another. So it matters a lot where you live in Switzerland. German speaking canton generally have lower taxation than French and Italian speaking Cantons.  Here is the names of German Speaking Cantons:  Aargau Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Basel-Stadt Basel-Landschaft Glarus Lucerne Nidwalden Obwalden Schaffhausen Schwyz Solothurn St. Gallen Thurgau Uri Zug Zurich Here are names of French speaking cantons: Geneva Jura Neuchâtel Vaud Here are the names of Cantons which are both French and German speaking (...