D Asghar

When the budding Saudi Defence Minister was recently elevated to the status of the Crown Prince, it was welcomed as a positive move by most global pundits. It was meant to show the world that a major paradigm shift has been brewing in the otherwise very conservative and traditional society. Analysts saw it as a […]

Call me a pessimist, but it is perfectly fine. Yours truly is of the opinion that our focus on the critical issues rarely remains stable. Back in December 2014, there was a rare unity within the nation about the existential threat. The horrific massacre at the Army Public School (APS) had finally shook the conscience […]

The problems that can be best described as non-issues are always on the forefront and debated vigorously. The media has been drumming up Panama Leaks case for over a year and not a day goes by that it falls from their radar. Imran Khan is given credit for persistently keeping the issue alive and turning […]

Blame it on Bollywood or the local soaps that make us excel in high emotions. I am at a loss, when it comes to this overwhelming disappointment being drummed up over the shabby treatment received by the Prime Minister at Riyadh Summit last week. The poor PM, according to the reports in the media had […]

Last year, I saw a South Asian Canadian talk show, where the host had a Pakistani American Journalist as a guest. The discussion was very enriching and enlightening in every sense. A point raised by the journalist intrigued me a lot and I whole-heartedly agree with him. He did a very thorough analysis of our […]

These last few weeks have been not so comforting for our President Trump. The probe, whether his campaign had any contacts with the Russians, prior to the recent elections, is springing forward. Even his own nominated Judge Gorsuch, took exception with Trumps criticism of the federal judges. The much talked about, the new and improved […]

I don’t know why there is such a hue and cry about a certain ‘Prime Minister’ in waiting’s personal views about the people of Africa. His comments were reflective of the generally prevailing mindset of the society. Even his party’s spokesperson tried to spin it to the best of his ability and when his arguments […]

I often wonder the level of hypocrisy that we the people of the “Land of the Pure”, exhibit. The Western values are often criticized, carte blanche and the absence of morality in Western societies is derided with utmost disdain. For a person like me, who has seen both ends of this moral spectrum, it is […]

Interesting to say the least, this past weekend was. Chaos at the airports, and noisy demonstrators at the airports as well. Vocal people trying to make their case to the executive in Washington D.C and the rest of the world.Showing their solidarity with the people impacted by a stroke of a pen of an executive […]

Patriotism, as stated earlier here at this forum and on Twitter is one concept, that most conservatives, regardless of the country, consider their patented property. They flaunt it blatantly and carry it on their sleeves and claim to be the sole proprietors of its lucrative franchise. If you do not look, act, talk or agree […]