Malik Riaz Series
Malik Riaz ‘nabbed’ ? Dream Island crashes-X
Politically Incorrect The good news is that the NAB finally woke up to stop Port Qasim Authority (PQA) from giving further concessions to Malik Riaz of Bahria Town to build, if at all he plans to do that, the alleged Island City, 3.5 km off the Karachi coast. Of course, Malik will continue to sponsor…
Kramer versus Malik Riaz-not again-IX
Politically Incorrect Malik Riaz has pulled another rabbit out of his Bahria hat. As the Abu Dhabi Group backs out of the $45 billion deal that never existed in the first place — enter Thomas Kramer. Again, the same dazzling picture of the world class retreat, encompassing the world’s tallest building 3.5 km off the…
Malik Riaz-missing the elephant-VIII
Politically Incorrect Malik Riaz runs a virtual state within a state. And this has been so for quite a while–from General Musharaf’s time in government, actually. Here is a different perspective on the political happenings. Both Musharraf and Malik needed each other. Musharraf had to keep the military brass happy about his illegitimate rule. Malik…
Malik Riaz-the myth of benevolence -VII
Politically Incorrect Malik Riaz likes to create myths about his own self. One such myth is about his benevolence; that he is a great philanthropist. And the focus is largely on his feeding the poor and the needy. An aura of avatar, the modern-day Daata, is built around his personality. A touch of divinity is…
Nightmares of Malik Riaz-VI
Politically Incorrect Malik Riaz may have hundreds of cases against him but has never been jailed even once. Nor his son, Ali Riaz who is Bahria Town’s Chief executive. Both father and son have been nominated in numerous cases of murder, fraud and forgery but the so-called long arm of the law has been drastically…
Malik saga – thriller all the way-V
The saga of Malik Riaz’s success is not just about a poor man making it big in a rich man’s world. It is more about the manner in which he did that. This tells about the country where bribery and kickbacks and the use of brutal state apparatus against helpless people can make you a…
The real power behind Malik Riaz -IV
Politically Incorrect We might blame the politicians for buckling under the might of Malik Riaz but the real power behind the man is the military brass. No question about that. He learnt the ropes of the contracting trade early on when he worked as a clerk at Maintenance and Engineering Services (MES), a civilian branch…
Part III.Malik Riaz-the real power broker
Malik Riaz may just be a new phenomenon in Pakistan. No private individual may ever have exercised as much leverage over the state as he does. Is it because the state institutions have become so weak that they can be manipulated easily or is he a very smart man. Either way, this Realtor-in-Chief has got…
Will the real Malik Riaz please stand up?-II
Malik Riaz of Bahria Town may be the best prism through which one can understand today’s Pakistan. He personifies the potential that this ‘land of opportunities’ offers, provided you know how to go about it. Palm-greasing, he says, is an essential skill here and that he knows how to attach ‘wheels’ to his work files…
$45bn fiasco exposes Malik Riaz-I
Malik Riaz may just be a new phenomenon in Pakistan. No private individual may ever have exercised as much leverage over the state as he does. Is it because the state institutions have become so weak that they can be manipulated easily or is he a very smart man. Either way, this Realtor-in-Chief has got…