The government never tires of rhetoric for redressing problems of the poor masses, while it has hiked the price of CNG. It was Shaukat Aziz and Musharraf who previously obliged the billionaire stock brokers by delaying the CVT. Now it is Mr Zardari who obliges them.
Meanwhile Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry continues to be denied his rightful assumption of office, because he had won the hearts and minds of the people by giving them relief. Had Benazir Bhutto been alive the policies of the PPP would definitely have been pro poor, instead of pro big business, who mint billions but always demand tax reliefs.
In just four months of this government's tenure, Zardari Saheb has spent almost 40% of his time abroad, which by any standard is unacceptable for a man who makes most of the major decisions.