Push them back! on August 12, 2022Reports of militants reviving from the dead to once again claim their share of the Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are nothing short of a nightmare. After seeing years of peace, the heavenly valley is all set to be terrorised as around five hundred Taliban have set up camp. As per reports, armed packets have […]
Respect the sacrifice on August 7, 2022Hailed as one of history’s greatest military commanders, Napolean Bonaparte had once famously remarked, “It is the cause, not the death. that makes the martyr.” Rightfully so, because this determined rigour to sacrifice everything for the motherland and its people speak to a greater calling, and thus, blessed are the souls who find it in […]
Many more go missing on July 31, 2022 At least 126 lives have been claimed in disaster-hit Balochistan so far as the onslaught of record-breaking monsoon season continues in full glory. Utter devastation prevails across the province as relentless downpour has caused flash flooding in many streams and canals. With spillovers in dams, disasters are being spelt in remote towns and big cities […]
Daily Times Exclusive: Mushaal Hussein Mullick ‘What is my state waiting for’? on June 15, 2022It is hard for anyone with a soul to not let out a sigh at the sight of the tear-stained face of yet another Kashmir tragedy, Mrs Mushaal Hussain Mullick. And when she agreed to talk to me over the phone for an exclusive interview with Daily Times soon after the conviction of her husband […]
What Democracy? on April 8, 2022The inswinger has been bowled and democracy is out. Sadly, in this World Cup, Pakistan’s much-revered kaptaan decided to take the stumps even before he had won the match. Plunging the country into a deep constitutional crisis, the deputy speaker shut the door on a trumpeted no-confidence motion, which was closely followed by President Arif […]
PML-N’s house of cards on October 1, 2021PML-N’s esteemed scions have once again decided to leave the fighting for another day. Picture-perfect reels of just as ambitious cousins are making rounds all over as family ties seem stronger than ever before. But no matter how sincere PML-N Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, may be in her love for “her younger brother,” Punjab Opposition […]
PML-N’s House of Cards? on October 1, 2021PML-N’s esteemed scions have once again decided to leave the fighting for another day. Picture-perfect reels of just as ambitious cousins are making rounds all over as family ties seem stronger than ever before. But no matter how sincere PML-N Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, maybe in her love for “her younger brother,” Punjab Opposition Leader, […]
PTV spoils cricket fans with yet another treat on September 30, 2021Finally, some good news for cricket fans during some dark times. Being held in Dubai, the ICC T-20 World Cup is all set to mesmerise audiences next month. And for the first time in the history of the ICC games, cricketing fans across Pakistan will be allowed to watch the games on PTV Sports, A […]
Can Nawaz Sharif still roar? on August 8, 2021The worn-down, desperate appellant making his case in front of 10-Downing Street from his Avenfield residence could not be more different from the lion who threw artillery bombs at those who shall not be named, a year earlier. That British Home Office has refused to entertain an extension request by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif […]
Dr Firdous Ashiq shown the door on August 7, 2021In yet another twist in Punjab, doors of 8 Club Road have been bolted shut on the skipper’s hail-mary-pass. Sialkot heavyweight Firdous Ashiq Awan has been asked to leave the information office by CM Usman Buzdar. What an anticlimactic end to her rescue mission in the heartland! “Chief Minister has been pleased to accept the […]