A reminder of American hospitalityIn early May, Zeenat and I had the privilege of traveling to Sonoma, California to speak as part of the inaugural Sonoma Valley Authors Festival. Organised by power couple David and Ginny Freeman, the...
Clearing the air around CPECThe One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative launched by China's Xi Jinping aims to recreate the legendary Silk Road. A flagship project of OBOR, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) envisions conne...
Water shortage and government responsibilitySir: Recently I read a column in a newspaper about the water shortage in Sindh. I was astonished to know that the Sindh irrigation department has made a statement saying that water over toppings in va...
Sexual abuse on the riseSir: Be it minors or women, over the past two years there has been a rise in sexual violence, both in Pakistan and abroad.11 cases of child abuse are reported every day, and 18 cases of heinous crimes...
Lip service in manifestosSir: Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” Were he a Pakistani, he wou...
Immature statementSir: Recently, former Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif poked fun at the citizens of Karachi, doing this by targeting the ‘Pan’ eating habit many Karachiites have. He also stated; “We...
Erdogan’s pyrrhic victoryTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Justice and Development (AK) party and their nationalist allies have won the 24 June 2018 elections by securing 52.6 percent of the votes cast. President Er...
Imran Khan and Pakistan’s ‘half-liberals’Over the past half a century or so, a peculiar societal group has emerged in Pakistan. They're what I will call in this article the 'half-liberals' of Pakistan. Honestly, I am too young to know where...
Keep banned terror outfits away from electionsThree years ago, after the Army Public School (APS) attack, Pakistan's civil and military leadership vowed to 'avenge' the blood of innocent Pakistanis by taking concrete steps aimed at elimination of...