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If you thought that extremism of minds and thought stemmed from some seminaries, you might be only partially correct. If I were to tell you that our entire society has some infection of this fatal disease, you would take an offence to such a sweeping statement. Allow me to elaborate a bit further. We are […]

Confusion, confusion and more confusion. One can safely say that about the faces that claim to represent a major political party of the port city. The gentleman who has now made a ‘conscious decision’ to lead the party locally is caught in a rock and a hard place. On the one end, he has the […]

When I say we are very ritualistic people it offends a lot of people. The Independence Day celebration just passed, and people were in the momentary joy of being proud of “being free.” Paint yourself green, wear green, have green flags, green confetti and the list goes on. Shower some praises on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, […]

Each year in the month of Ramazan, we are reminded of the promised rewards. The Almighty locks up the devil, and promises 70 times more in rewards for following His commands. The belief is that increasing the reward 70 times is a source of motivation to sinful mortals to mend their ways, try to change […]

Life goes on no matter what. But it sure seems like everything else is on the backburner, and the only thing burning at the fore is the issue of the Panama leaks. Nothing shocking, nothing earth shattering, the information perhaps known to everyone has surfaced, and now people can see a few documents that piece […]

In a true democracy it does not matter what the father of an elected leader did or did not dofor his livelihood. Whether the father was a cobbler, ironsmith, weaver or a bus driver, it should not and must not matter. What should matter is what the candidate did in his or her life, and […]

A few weeks back, when the notorious Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) made headlines by selecting three prominent political leaders for negotiations, many eyebrows were raised. How in the world Mian Nawaz Sharif, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Syed Munawwar Hassan were vetted by the TTP is a question that perplexed many minds, including this scribe. Either the […]

A few weeks back, when the notorious Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) made headlines by selecting three prominent political leaders for negotiations, many eyebrows were raised. How in the world Mian Nawaz Sharif, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Syed Munawwar Hassan were vetted by the TTP is a question that perplexed many minds, including this scribe. Either the […]

So the operative phrase last week was in Latin, ‘locus standi’. I am extremely deficient in this language and therefore had to search out the meaning of this particular term. With this term, the honourable and august bench of the Supreme Court has asked the very respectable Dr Tahirul Qadri a very basic question. In […]

Another Kashmir Day came and went. A few programmes were held, a few seminars were convened and a few fiery speeches were made. Then business was back as usual. It was a national holiday, people relaxed, and a lot of them still unclear about the reason and rationale for the holiday, neverthelessl enjoyed their day. […]