Dubai’s RERA and Zardari’s a Lutera / Wikileaks – Business of Blunders

Wikileaks has done it. The global leaders did it again…Blunders and lots of blunders this time. East to West, everyone’s seems to be taking cover while Wikileaks seems to rain all over, with loads of stories of unprecedented mistrust and deceit.

Please no more Hiccups and Leaks - Earning Desperately in Progress

The most naive, the most obedient, the most unscrupulous, the most illogical of what has been said behind the iron curtains has been peeled off and drilled out. Wikileaks has done business on blunders. Assange is just one another smart guy out there.

His arrest might not assuage the rising career in the underworld of Hacking and cracking but has sent tremors an uplifting message to all and sundry that vice and vice versa have to live together but some have to put their acts together to avoid this embarrassment.

Don't Say A Word - Hush Assange

Nawaz, Chaudharies, Zardaris, Altaf Hussain, the Army, the Establishment of Pakistan have been at the centre point for Wikileaks. The puppets were they but the public is more aware and awake. The drop scene seems to be planned. New recruits and players have to be brought on board without spilling a drop of blood and oil. Both are precious in bureaucracy.

Wikileaks - Whistle Blower of the World

The damage is done. It cannot be rolled back or switched off. The moment Wikileaks raised the curtains and unfolded the drama, all politicians were bare baking their skins in the sunlight of media which burned their masks. Scathed and scratched almost everywhere, expect a retributive response in the coming weeks, a fiesta for the next year.

Speaking of the next year, Dubai’s DEWA is hiking its utilities’ bills by 15% for the end consumers, a herald which calls for Plan B options for consumers. Either have 2 jobs or 1 job + a part time business but something and everything has to be moving or YOU move OUT of the country.

Dubai's DEWA - Tax Free Utility

From January effective, the Government of the UAE has reduced the residence visa validity to 2 years which is 2/3rd of increase in the renewal income for the sponsor of the visa. So an expat has no say whatsoever. Award yourself the certificate of loyalty which comes with no viable and comprehensive fiscal value but could, that too could, save your neck at your job. The moment your service is outsourced to Bangalore, you aren’t employable by Bangalore even. Wake up and smell the Coffee. Rather taste it..!! Its even better.

Such are the laws in the Middle East which shall enable the employers to save AED 678 million. But what would employees save..?? Their life..?? or Wife..?. Unpredictable like the Pakistani Cricket Team. Rumours are up as usual; Javed Miandad is slated to be the coach. Yet again..?? Is it the money or is it fame or Nationalism Javed Sahab..??

Dubai’ RERA is pulling together its act of silent prospect and spectator all these years since 2001 when EMAAR or NAKHEEL launched the first ever property. Now RERA has little room to manoeuvre as developers have skipped but Investors didn’t skip any of the payment they were asked to rather had to pay. As non payment in the Middle East leads to the lock up, be it a credit card or a car installment or property installment. Developers have and had much say and liberty as opposed to investors who didn’t have control on either the contract nor their payments stuck in the escrow accounts. Now they wander in limbo.

Dubai's RERA - Real Estate's Boss

Countless projects, promised to be delivered by 2009, haven’t till started at all. Many projects are delayed for 3 years. This is one mess history should remember and keep recalling to invite recession again and again. Somebody should come forward and write a book on what happened with Real Estate in Middle East and Dubai. The Glitz, the Glamour, the Frustration is the perfect title of the book. Follow the link here – What to Ask RERA. Read the comments of the frustrated investors.
Also read this – EXCLUSIVE: Poor Dubai building quality will damage market – Bin Ghalaita

Middle East is a subject now. Should be taken up seriously as a major in Universities.

Hey Investors, did we say to invest out of your countries..?? We really sympathise for the finances you have lost, but till further notice, your property and your bank account has an outstanding credit to be paid, by January next year, or else.
We know you’re unemployed for the past one year but Happy New Year..!! Jingle Bells Jingle Bells all the way to the Lock UP..!! Meet Santa there as he missed his installment for this month of his carriage. There aren’t any deers so he has to fix a petrol generated engine to run this carriage which unfortunately isn’t anymore. All impounded. Welcome to the Bonded Labour Zone.

Meanwhile enjoy this. That is me with the first prize at the Toastmasters Club.

Supreme Court Tailors the Uniform

Awaited verdict, arriving winters through September and it brings in faltering hopes of the political parties which lost no chance to criticise the same Supreme Court and the Chief Justice, for which they rallied and braved the heat of Punjab in June and July, when the Uniform was declared as legal today around at 15.00 (PST, +500 GMT).

Political parties, which had all preparations in place, had the President and the commander been stripped off. The bets lay lose and naked. The same anticipation was in the air when the Big B (Nawaz Sharif) was expected to be around and sent back to his old refuge, old barracks yet again. The anticipation was blown to pieces. Alas, Pakistan public yet again fails to realise what good differs from bad and how. Goats and sheep all get crowded when its time to get slaughtered, amassed doesn’t entitle celebration.

The Government, has been sly, cautiously accepting criticism but knowingly peeking into other’s cards but keeping low on it’s. Government yet again gets a breath of life, though this time it doesn’t look so short. The present Government now can envisage a confirmed victory in the upcoming elections when, at the critical and sensitive moment, Supreme Court rallies in to shove and show its support for the Army.

Sharifs and Bhuttos, who saw convenient death of their so-called ‘Charter of Democracy’. Rumours are around that Benazir engineered the slip of Nawaz Sharif this time. Once a rival, always a rival; in between a relationship of convenience, relationship of Brothers and Sisters. Raakhi Bandhan gets sour. Dirty savage politics.

Be it the uniform or else, the poor public stays numbed and sidelined as ever. Inflation spiralling smoothly, coffers being filled, bridges are falling. No not the London Bridge but the Mayor’s Bridge. Friends and relatives enjoying protocols and services. Uniform does come in with compromises, much work too has been done. Political parties even now after the passage of 5 years, didn’t prove themselves deserving.

Not a single university, hospital, energy sector regulation, industrialisation, unified support against inflation sprouted from the Province of NWFP, where MMA enjoys its monopoly. Undoubtedly, the present Government would have been on its toes had the MMA delivered its promise. Had there been a single percent improvement in education in NWFP, the Madrassahs would never have been in the news. MMA stands failed here. Totally flop.

How could then Political parties come out in protest. What blank cheque have they delivered to the public? How come can they imagine support in the upcoming election? How can Election Commission expect free and fair election? With paltry situation and ground facts lying bare like this, where exquisite airports are constructed around slums, how would the public even care to use their right which is financed from their taxes and nominates Wolves of the jungle roaming around?

All thing aside, the lawyers, who joined the procession and breathed life in the independence of Courts, reduced down to savage usage of language right after the verdict. Anticipating sunny day and down came the rain. What to do? Run but they slander the Judges who were quite indiscriminate and professional with 6-3 difference. Even the Golden Goal, if applied, Uniform wins. Respect the law. Whatsoever. Period.

Before the international Media, the better half of thoughts should be exercised. A little respect is expected. Whatever comes down their way, its good. What goes around the block, they get personal. How justified is this?  Everyday is not a Sunday.