…and there was no one to speak for meOne by one, doubts are melting in the wake of the intense electioneering heat. It seems that they will be held on July 25 after all, notwithstanding former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif's boycott o...
Implications of Musharraf’s returnLast week, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar announced that erstwhile dictator General (R) Pervez Musharraf will not be arrested if he returns to Pakistan. Furthermore CJP Nisar has gua...
Mudslinging on social mediaSir: As the General Elections draw nearer, political debates are becoming more and more widespread on social media. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter or Instagram; people everywhere are discussing which...
‘Cleaning’ up the capitalSir: Recently, the Islamabad Police arrested more than 80 beggars in just two days. The idea was to get rid of the menace of begging. The police have not registered FIRs against the beggars either. It...
Shahid Afridi and exotic petsSir: I am writing this letter because I would like to recommend to Shahid Afridi that he get rid of his lion, and get a Labrador retriever instead. If he gets a yellow Labrador, and gets him a wig, he...
Winds of changeSir: The recent G7 summit in Canada and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China revealed that the world as we know it is changing? Why? Because while the Western powers showed that...
Citizen JournalismSir: Dear Sir I want to use your esteemed publication to draw the attention of people to the significance of the media. The media plays a very important role in society as it not only informs people o...
Football bluesSir: Football is the most popular sport in the world, and is played by over 250 million people, across 200 countries. The FIFA World Cup is also one of the most watched sporting events in history, and...
The rise of Hindu fascismVanayak Damodar Savarkar must be a very happy man today, if only he were alive. India is ambitiously embarked upon the path of Hindutva —Savarkar’sbigoted doctrine that envisages a Hindu Rashtraor Hin...
De-radicalisation of youth in PakistanPakistan has the advantage of having a predominantly young population, with almost 52% of the populace under the age of 25, and almost 29% between the ages of 15 and 29. This could be a source for gre...
With friends like these…Can the United States (US) be considered a rational state under the Trump presidency? The world must wonder how the leader of the 'free world' favour dictators over democratic allies, and abrogate ove...