When change became inevitable in Pakistan on June 22, 2021As the date for the Elections 2007 got nearer panic and desperation were overwhelmingly getting hold of the Musharraf regime. With Americans blowing hot air down the dictator’s neck for what they call not doing enough to crusade against the Islamic terrorists, there is a growing considered view in the West that democracy after all is […]
Khan’s anti-Foreign Office diatribe on May 22, 2021Ever since Prime Minister Imran Khan came out scathingly against the lack of performance by our ambassadors posted in 19 countries representing Pakistan in foreign capitals, our diplomatic personnel are surely hurt at the community’s Achilles heels. Their ambiguity and unease in silence show how deeply our flag carriers in foreign capital are grieved. Typical […]
Pacer Aamir defended on December 30, 2015LONDON: I was Pakistan’s High Commissioner in 2010 when the match-fixing scandal broke in the now deceased News of the World involving Pakistan skipper Salman Butt, fast bowler Mohammad Asif and one of the cricket’s sensational finds –Mohammad Aamir –the wonder quickie of our squad. Not going into the merits of the whole despicable episode […]
Muhammad Ali Jinnahs idea of serving Islam on December 24, 2015Usually anniversaries are supposed to be occasions for ritualistic praises of individuals or some deed of prominence. Catch-phrases used in rhetoric are like stock-taking or emulating the example. In fact once the occasion is over, its impact is neither here nor there. This year Quaid-e-Azam Mohhmad Ali Jinnah’s birth anniversary follows some months earlier […]