A belated recognitionWhen Pakistan obtained its independence, the nation was in need of a national anthem. After a herculean competition of 723 lyrical writings, finally the composition of Hafeez Jalandhari was selected i...
Anti-democratic forces in our midstIt was mid-nineties, the ‘Political Circus’ was on. Benazir had given a call for a march to Islamabad against the Nawaz regime. I was parked on the Johar Town Canal Bridge, waiting for a farmer to cro...
Pakistan’s deceptive National Water PolicyPakistan’s first ever National Water Policy was approved by the Council of Common Interest last week. Very few issues in the country are as important or as contentious as water scarcity and that was w...
The ‘Charter of Democracy’Asif Ali Zardari has come forward with the charge against Nawaz Sharif. While he has denied any such statement, the whole media was engaged in debating over this. The question is still lurking in the...