Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @AliKhizar
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
581
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-08
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-18
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Gas prices in Pakistan are significantly different between Sindh and Punjab, which puts Punjab textile units at a disadvantage. 12 countries were compared in terms of national military rankings and their defense budgets. Certain businesses have been manipulating through offshore companies and restricting imports can have unintended consequences. Elite capture puts elite interests above the national ones and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (North) should be held accountable. A podcast discussed elite capture and there was a conversation between Ali Khizar and Uzair Younus. Participation in The Future Summit was announced, along with a discussion about the current policies and decisions of the government of Pakistan. Other topics of discussion included urban property tax, GST on services and agricultural income tax. IMF has estimated that Pakistan's gross financing requirement in the next four years is 38 billion.
Topic Modeling
- Gas price disparity between Sindh & Punjab
- Taxes, subsidies and pricing disparities
- Growth, competitiveness and economic development
- Regulatory and administrative measures
- Elite capture and corruption
- Military rankings and defence budgets
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from frustration to optimism. The tweets discuss issues such as gas price disparities between Sindh and Punjab, the lack of 4G and 5G infrastructure, the effectiveness of defence budgets, the manipulation of offshore companies, and the effects of restricting imports. The tweets also express concern over the elite capture of national interests, the lack of inclusion of low-income populations, and the poor performance of APTMA. Overall, the tweets demonstrate a sense of urgency and dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs.
Trend Analysis
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
86
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of Original tweets
29
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
581
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
451
Percentage of total tweets
77%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
26
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
37
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
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Twitter for Android | 313 |
Twitter for iPhone | 147 |
Twitter Web App | 117 |
IFTTT | 1 |
Twitter for Mac | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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abbasnasir59 | Abbas Nasir | Journalist. Was Editor Dawn and Exec Ed AsiaPacific, BBC WS. I Tweet, RT to have fun. Don't get worked up about my Ts/RTs. | 276,998 |
SaleemFarrukh | farrukh saleem | Columnist, The News Pakistan Observer | 272,398 |
beenasarwar | beena sarwar | Journalist, editor, filmmaker, #democracy #justice humanrights #media #gender #peace #Nieman #Chevening #ADHDadvocate #SouthAsia @southasiapeace @amankiasha_1 | 242,916 |
hassan_k82 | Hassan Khan | Google is not my Friend | Fitness | Black Coffee | 60,503 |
AribaShahid | Ariba Shahid | Correspondent for @Reuters covering Pakistan 🇵🇰 ▪︎ Past: financial journalist at @ProfitPk ▪︎ tech/ VC contributor at @DealStreetAsia ▪︎ Rts not endorsements | 54,884 |
brecordernews | Business Recorder | Pakistan's most accurate newspaper #Business - #Finance - #Economy - #Politics | 54,748 |
AnchalTv | आँचल यादव (राष्ट्र सर्वोपरि🇮🇳 💪🏻) | Senior Correspondent at @HindiKhabar /EX @SudarshanNewsTV/ Executive Member at Noida Media Club (विचार निज़ी है,संस्थान से सम्बन्ध नहीं) | 46,994 |
nadeemhaque | Nadeem Haque | VC PIDE, Former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Economist with long career in IMF author of 'looking back' available book stores and Amazon | 46,159 |
javedhassan | Javed Hassan | https://t.co/waMzMi71nt https://t.co/SLKk1Ddvzf | 46,041 |
UzairYounus | Uzair Younus عُزیر یُونس | VP, South Asia @theasiagroup; Director, Pakistan Initiative @ACSouthAsia; Host of @pakistonomy; RTs aren’t endorsements. | 42,440 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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jayoung1892 | Mighty Joe Young #BuildBackBetter #BlueWave2022 | @CCSU alumn, future state legislator, U.S Senator and U.S President. Followed by @CoryBooker Blocked by @RealJudgeMoore #BuildBackBetter #FBR #FBRParty #Resist | 24,785 |
Huk06 | Habibullah Khan | Strong opinions loosely held. Cofounder RAPTR games. Digital. Branding. CX. Quoted as digital expert in NYT WSJ CNN Bloomberg CIO etc #COYS #KeepPounding | 8,945 |
fezi22 | Faiz Paracha #JournalismIsNotACrime | Journalist, Communications Consultant @ProPakistaniPK I @NutshellGroup @NPCIslamabad I @GeoNews_Urdu @SAMAATV. Fellow @EastWestCenter, Alumni @CEJatIBA @PUAN | 8,130 |
beenasarwar | beena sarwar | Journalist, editor, filmmaker, #democracy #justice humanrights #media #gender #peace #Nieman #Chevening #ADHDadvocate #SouthAsia @southasiapeace @amankiasha_1 | 5,844 |
omarbinasif | Notorious Omar | Broadcast journalist @SAMAATV Cover Health Courts Crimes Administration Love for Books, Movies and Cricket | 5,701 |
Govt_SCH00L | سرکاری سکول, معیاری سکول💙 | School🏫Education Department🏬 #تعلیم_سب_کیلیۓ #استاد_امید_کا_اجالا #استادSMT #ActiveTeachersForce | 5,275 |
jamilarif | Jamil Arif 🇵🇰 | Public Relation Expert, Digital Media Planner and Strategist, Tech Blogger & Technology Lover. CRS Public Relations @crspublic || ProPakistani @propakistanipk | 5,104 |
aliimtiaz38 | Ali Imtiaz | Economics, Finance, Equity, Cricket. 🇵🇰 🇵🇰 Makkah-Madina-Najaf-Karbala | 5,003 |
khowajakarim | Karim khowaja | Pakistani | 5,002 |
NaeemBaig01 | Naeem Baig | RT isn't endorsement. Smile Plz :) | 5,002 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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rehanjawed | Kuch Na Kaho 🤫 | 15 |
misbahhafeez | The longer a dispute is left unresolved the bigger it becomes. Whilst time heals wounds, it can cause a deeper split too. | 13 |
fateh700 | https://t.co/cLywatJHI7 | 11 |
nadeemhaque | VC PIDE, Former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Economist with long career in IMF author of 'looking back' available book stores and Amazon | 10 |
murtazahsyed | Former Deputy Governor, SBP | IMF | Mahbub ul Haq | IFS | Oxford | "In the end, no one will remember what u said. They will only remember how u made them feel." | 10 |
motasim | This and That. Doing the right things for wrong reasons. Basically a shit poster with rare moments of sobriety. | 9 |
omerAfarooqi | - | 7 |
sjunaidhs | - | 7 |
AbdulRehman0292 | "It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together" | Value Investor - Macroeconomics can be a distraction | Full Time Investor - #PSX - #Stocks | 6 |
zuhair_abbasi | Researcher/ Energy / Economy | 6 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
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1625869993899335681 | We took 12 countries having defence expenditure between 25 – 10% of their national Budget & compared their military rankings with a purpose to identify optimum utility of defence budgets. 🧵 @SaleemFarrukh @murtazahsyed @SShabbarZaidi @AtifRMian @YousufNazar @AliKhizar | 35 |
1624612947816218624 | A must listen podcast. @ImtiazGul60 @abasitpak1 @MuzzammilAslam3 @UzairYounus @AliKhizar @Kamran_Yousaf @SaleemFarrukh @DrIkramulHaq @nadeemhaque @iNasimSiddiqui @SharifHaroon @AtifRMian @DrIkramulHaq corrupt businessman, see how they manipulate through offshore companies. https://t.co/USYJz7IzH4 | 17 |
1625389860008742912 | Gas price disparity b/w Sindh & Punjab How can Punjab textile units compete with units in Sindh? @AAMcGill @betterpakistan @DrMusadikMalik @AbdulRehman0292 @AliKhizar @rehanjawed https://t.co/cwJKyoQnW4 | 17 |
1623594464420790273 | یہ کیا ہے ملک کے ساتھ تجربہ کاروں نے حالات کو اس طرح کردیا ہے. اسحاق ڈار، شہباز شریف، مریم، بلاول ،زرداری ،فصل الرحمن،... اور بہت سے. @ImtiazGul60 @abasitpak1 @MuzzammilAslam3 @MAbdullahGul @DrIkramulHaq @HabibAkram @matrixxmedia @ZafarHilaly @Mushahid @SharifHaroon @AliKhizar https://t.co/ZAAm3gj7Gb | 10 |
1625077374533484547 | cement and many other items which Kenya imports from other countries” said Mr Zeeshan, executive member of the Pakistan Tea Association @dawn_com @dawn_business @SaleemFarrukh @AliKhizar | 7 |
1623612047379267590 | @AliKhizar Once we go down the route of restricting imports it will have unintended consequences such that will affect the items you’ve listed above. Almost all Administrative measures will produce worse outcomes than allowing market and pricing to resolve the situation | 6 |
1624304603582832641 | پاکستان بھی اسی طرح چل رہا ہے اور عوام بھی ایسی ہی ہے تبھی حکمران بھی دودھ والے کی سوچ والے ہیں. @ImtiazGul60 @abasitpak1 @AmirMateen2 @AmirZia1 @2Kazmi @MoeedNj @nadeemhaque @DrIkramulHaq @iqrarulhassan @MuzzammilAslam3 @AliKhizar @Hammad_Azhar @NasimZehra @iNasimSiddiqui https://t.co/fDvakq2WwP | 5 |
1624287111154204673 | Great conversatiom between @AliKhizar and @UzairYounus Includes some stories that have not been talked about publicly before Must watch 🍿🍿🍿 https://t.co/9AvulljWcE https://t.co/bv3bhutFeC | 5 |
1625856092398931968 | @murtazahsyed @AliKhizar @adilmansoor91 #GOP setting Rs. 4,000 / maund support price for wheat 🌾 Crop cycle = approx. 6 months All-in cost / acre = Rs. 50,000 Ave. output / acre = 32-35 maunds Ave. revenue / acre = Rs. 130,000 Net profit / acre = Rs. 80,000 6-Month ROI = 160% ❗️ This is what’s happening 👆🏼 https://t.co/Y2mpuWcSb8 | 5 |
1624218025955102721 | Loved the discussion of @UzairYounus with @AliKhizar on Pakistan's economy, debt restructuring, and how ruling elite are sleeping into disaster, especially the Islamabad elite. Political stability is vital to stabilise the economy but no one even is ready to sit on the table. https://t.co/NpX3YzCb8d | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
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1625389860008742912 | Gas price disparity b/w Sindh & Punjab How can Punjab textile units compete with units in Sindh? @AAMcGill @betterpakistan @DrMusadikMalik @AbdulRehman0292 @AliKhizar @rehanjawed https://t.co/cwJKyoQnW4 | 54 |
1625729181819576320 | @AliKhizar Waisay, this nation has little use for 4G anyway. 5G ki jaldi mujhe to nahin hai. If they actually have an inclusion agenda then let's see it. | 47 |
1625869993899335681 | We took 12 countries having defence expenditure between 25 – 10% of their national Budget & compared their military rankings with a purpose to identify optimum utility of defence budgets. 🧵 @SaleemFarrukh @murtazahsyed @SShabbarZaidi @AtifRMian @YousufNazar @AliKhizar | 45 |
1624612947816218624 | A must listen podcast. @ImtiazGul60 @abasitpak1 @MuzzammilAslam3 @UzairYounus @AliKhizar @Kamran_Yousaf @SaleemFarrukh @DrIkramulHaq @nadeemhaque @iNasimSiddiqui @SharifHaroon @AtifRMian @DrIkramulHaq corrupt businessman, see how they manipulate through offshore companies. https://t.co/USYJz7IzH4 | 39 |
1625734350573641729 | @AliKhizar @adilmansoor91 Thanks Ali. I have been very troubled by this over the last year. It is a terrible development for the pop, esp those on low incomes. Seems to be more than a transient supply thing & contrary to what is happening elsewhere in our region I believe. What do you think is going on? | 38 |
1623612047379267590 | @AliKhizar Once we go down the route of restricting imports it will have unintended consequences such that will affect the items you’ve listed above. Almost all Administrative measures will produce worse outcomes than allowing market and pricing to resolve the situation | 37 |
1625751796542017539 | @AliKhizar Elite capture literally & by definition puts elite interests above national ones. We can have more or less alignment of elite interests with growth, but capture = ☠️ | 35 |
1625413137540304898 | @AliKhizar APTMA (North) should be thrown under bus, truck, trailer, tractor, etc. | 32 |
1624782721506742272 | Had a similar comment from someone on my convo with @AliKhizar https://t.co/oePVlgxvzs https://t.co/9d0tGJcKbG | 29 |
1624287111154204673 | Great conversatiom between @AliKhizar and @UzairYounus Includes some stories that have not been talked about publicly before Must watch 🍿🍿🍿 https://t.co/9AvulljWcE https://t.co/bv3bhutFeC | 25 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#nutshellconferences | 7 |
#pakistan | 7 |
#thefuturesummit | 5 |
#gop | 3 |
#ozozoz | 3 |
#preparefordisruption | 2 |
#tfs | 2 |
#salary | 2 |
#economy | 2 |
#hbl | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@alikhizar | 569 |
@abdulrehman0292 | 68 |
@betterpakistan | 40 |
@murtazahsyed | 40 |
@yahyamihsan | 36 |
@aamcgill | 36 |
@adilmansoor91 | 35 |
@drmusadikmalik | 35 |
@rogueonomist | 31 |
@fbrspokesperson | 30 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
12
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
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😂 | 9 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
😭 | 6 | loudly_crying_face |
🍿 | 6 | popcorn |
🤣 | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
🌾 | 4 | sheaf_of_rice |
😅 | 3 | grinning_face_with_sweat |
🧵 | 3 | thread |
❗ | 3 | red_exclamation_mark |
👆🏼 | 3 | backhand_index_pointing_up_medium-light_skin_tone |
🙈 | 3 | see-no-evil_monkey |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 42 |
Food & Drink | 8 |
People & Body | 7 |
Animals & Nature | 4 |
Symbols | 4 |
Activities | 3 |
Objects | 3 |
Flags | 3 |