Thread by @2paisay

Making a thread of “state capture” under Shehbaz Speed

1. No private sector talent available to take over PIA once the earlier CEO retires. Air Marshal Amer Hayat to take over

arynews.tv/pia-gets-new-c…

2. Sihala Flyover handed over to FWO for speedy completion as private sector contractor was unable to complete at that price citing cost increases

dawn.com/news/1687117

There is a National Command Authority Foundation (NCAF). WTF does it do?

Anyway, he mentions three generals in the first minute of his speech and one I think is sitting in uniform at the ceremony too 🤷‍♂️

Laguna yaad aa gaya

Via @Libertarian2009

3. With pictures from their official Twitter account

4. I wonder how many army chiefs from other countries went to condole

5. Widening of Islamabad Expressway from PWD to GT Road approved to be carried out by most likely FWO/NLC

https://t.co/rELVWOxl8Idawn.com/news/1690850

🤷‍♂️ how institutionalized corruption works

6. Ye ghazi Ye Tere puraasraar Banday

Still trying to think what did they talk about.

It’s like the camel that has already entered the tent. Hard to push it out. It’s the nomad that will eventually get thrown out of his tent.

7. Initially awarded in PTI government. Only thing Current government is doing is shifting the funding to next year’s budget

8. No one is interested in building civilian capacity. They should now dismantle FIA and Special Branch and similar other agencies agar ISI say hi ye kaam karwaanay hain

I hope the irony isn't lost on the opposition. The imported government brought through a foreign conspiracy is appointing ISI to vet government officers.

Attaching the notification.

9. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #nlc to make bus stops

10. Sochain yaar. SBP Governor isn’t allowed to go back to IMF for 2 years after leaving his SBP position. Meanwhile, the serving generals following in footsteps of Raheel Sharif and Pasha

11. Toll collection awarded to FWO for 10 years without bidding by NHA

12. Ministry of Defence is the sponsoring agency for the state of the art 900 acre medical city to be built including 1,600-bed hospital, along with research facilities and other allied services nation.com.pk/2022/06/30/cda…

13. Mein to kehta hoon monetary policy committee mein bhi aik aik ISI or GHQ ka Banda Bitha dain

#telecom Boys already have their monopolistic telecom entity in the north

propakistani.pk/2022/07/14/gov…

For further reading

14. Hockey to be revived with the help of Pakistan Army

It’s a 4-part thread

15. WAPDA https://t.co/IVwnlPnlLx

16.
METRO BUS STATIONS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT: "CDA board also awarded a contract to National Logistic Cell (NLC) for constructing bus stations on the routes of the Green, and Blue metro bus service."thenews.com.pk/print/975135-c…

17. From the same news report.

"SEPARATE TRACKS KI CONSTRUCTION KA CONTRACT: "It also approved the construction of segregated tracks for both the buses to FWO under PPRA rules. Similarly, a summary for consultancy for public transport was also presented in the meeting."

#16 appears to be formalizing #9. Thus #17 above should be read as #16. In grand scheme of things, one double counting won’t make a difference but want to keep the record correct.

17. See #4 above. MBZ is reciprocating. Agar SS gaya hota at that time, to aaj SS bhi toshakhana k liay koi gift ka raha hota

18. Hum real estate regulator bhi hain

On a related note

19. Hum water commission bhi hain


چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف جنرل قمر جاوید باجوہ کا بڑا اعلان
پاکستان میں نئے ڈیم ہنگامی بنیادوں یر بنانے ہونگے۔۔جنرل باجوہ۔۔۔

Related to 19 above. Minister for environment, hydrology and housing 👇👇👇

20. Is there anything that our boys can’t do

21. PM constituted a committee on foreign exchange. under Miftah Ismail as Chairman and includes Governor SBP, Secretary Finance, but most importrantly representatives of the DG ISI and the MI tribune.com.pk/story/2377446/…

22. As if there are only two contractors in the country: FWO and NLC. only those two bid on this project. dawn.com/news/1711042

23. Baqi sub to theek hai lekin Kia doosri countries k COAS bhi condolence book sign kar k aaye hain ?

24. Saaray raqbay tumharay liay hain

This encroachment by DHA was strategically timed during Jummah prayers with fewer people around to help. Fully equipped with bulldozers, DHA security personnel were ordered to start the process of encroachment.

thefridaytimes.com/2022/09/23/the…

25. General sb nay poocha to hoga k “aap k haan ‘extension’ ka riwaj nahin hai kia”

26. Saaray raqbay tumhaaray liay hain

27. Don’t know when they were appointed but see the first two members for Pakistan’s central board of Film Censors

28. Even the railway station decoration is being undertaken by Corps Commander Quetta. It’s a 🧵

29. PAF ab co-working space mein bhi.

"primed for disruptive innovation"

30. From LinkedIn. Askari Petrol Pump opening in Faisalabad

31. The first question: how can you and the entire PAF top brass justify two full time salaries considering PIA is barely surviving?
Second question: is there no work and too much firaghat at the top of PAF that top brass is committed full time to PIA?

32. State capture bhi or badmaashi bhi...

The PAC members expressed concern over non-appearance by the Director General of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) despite repeated requests and summoned him to the next meeting. dawn.com/news/1739717/p…

Harking back to PTI days when NLC displayed similar arrogance

33. As Faizan Qayyum said, literally a blue eyed person

dawn.com/news/1740362/l…

The notification

34. In case of the chairman’s absence, NAB’s deputy chairman will exercise these powers. The deputy chairman will be a grade-21 officer or equivalent to the rank of a lieutenant general or a major general of the army.

Babus or boys ki party lagi hui he
dawn.com/news/1740822/g…

35. پہنچی وہیں پہ خاک

35. Reminds me of the saying k quaid e Azam say ghalati ho gayi k DHA ki zameen par Pakistan bana dia #corporateFarming

More details on #33 above. Salary and perks of Lt Gen NAB of NAB

Rs 17 lakh per month salary, government residence, two vehicles, two kanal plot in the federal capital. 2000 units of electricity per month and 600 litres of petrol each month

pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/03/18/cab…

36. Back with a bang after Ramzan break. Rs.30 billion contract for NLC.

See note 15 above. In ka calibre check karein, buss… This is from March 2023.

nation.com.pk/12-Mar-2023/wa…

Further to Note 35 above. The actual request was for 100,000 acres

Continuing

37. آگ لگی بستی میں

“DG SCO Maj-Gen Muhammad Shahid said, “SCO feels privileged to avail an opportunity to serve the nation once again by offering its services to one of the most scientifically planned river front city in the world.”

dawn.com/news/1751873

38. PTA admin member to control the digital pipes. The rumor is that becoming an admin member is paving the way for him to become the Chairman

Continuing with note 35 above on the army corporate farming.

Continuing with 35. Someone should go to jail for misleading the cabinet (not that the cabinet didn’t want to be misled)

میں تمہیں برباد کردونگی
میں برباد ہونا چاہتا ہوں

39. In note 38 above, we talked about how his appointment as member admin was to pave his way to become chairman. Now rules have been bent to accommodate him as chairman PTA.

40. A new coast guard battalion

41. “Three tires” of Munir Doctrine

The three-wheeled reliant robin 👇👇 https://t.co/B65fjcRcU5

42. CDA/Police thought that anti-encroachment move against illegal Bakra Mandi being operated by Pakistan Rangers would be a similar walk in the park as their anti-encroachment drives against the poor.

43. Military to spearhead agriculture revolution. 🤷‍♂️

44. In se ziada sports ko kon jaanta hai

Related to #43 above

Related #43 above. Green Pakistan Initiative

See the small print in white on the unfurled paper. “A project of fauji foundation” 🤷‍♂️

Related to #35 above

خوشی سے مر نہ جاتے اگر اعتبار ہوتا

45. Further to #43 above. Apologies on being late by 2 days for this

46. “Pakistan Army may.. carry out activities related to national development and advancement of national or strategic interest...all such activities already undertaken shall be deemed to be and always to have been validly done under this act”, tribune.com.pk/story/2428164/…

47. Thread on SIFC

Related to #46 above

All good things must come to an end. So must this thread too.

As is the case, a few items will come to light later so I will add to it. For now, this appears to be the end. Almost half a century in 16 months.