Hafeez Khan

In the early sixties, my uncle Dr Abdul Rasheed Khan had a medical practice in Baghbanpura, Lahore. It was located in an old Hindu house. The clinic was on the ground floor and upstairs were living quarters. During the summer holidays, our family would come together to be close to our grandparents. Our house was […]

If it was not so tragic, one would have a good laugh at the decisions being announced against IK. Those who enjoy performing arts would bear me out that performance is only tantalizing when the artist reveals partially, leaving the rest to the imagination. Punishments are being dished out to Imran Khan and his close […]

Since April 2022, there is only one way to describe Pakistan: hostile. Tensions and fears have taken root in everyday life for Pakistanis. They emanate from putting food on the table, the dreaded breaking of doors by police, total uncertainty about the future and the complete breakdown of governance. The psyche of the nation is […]

Maula Jat and his nemeses Noori Nat are fictional characters in Punjabi folklore glamorized through films spanning decades. Their violent conflict has been verbalized as “Kharak”, an appropriate description of what is unfolding on our national scene. The intensity increases every day leading to an undesirable crescendo. It’s a path to disaster paved intentionally to […]

Ruthless pursuit of a goal for greater good is commendable. However, ruthlessness in achieving selfish goals by destroying all values, laws and norms of decency is despicable. That is what we are witnessing everyday; the scenes of mistreatment of Shah Mehmood Qureshi is the freshest wound. The way these depraved pushed and shoved a greatly […]

Halaku (Hulagu) Khan was a Mongol ruler who conquered most of Western Asia, laying the basis for the Persian Empire in the 13th century. He sacked and destroyed Baghdad thereby ending the Islamic Golden Age. According to historians, Halaku had a shock and awe strategy to soften opponents at the start of his campaigns. When […]

16th December is the 52nd anniversary of the surrender by Pak Army in Dhaka. Quad-e-Azam’s Pakistan was truncated within 25 years of independence. Bengalis, who were 56% of the population, formed their state. I vividly remember the pain we felt at this national humiliation. As president of the Punjab University Student’s Union, a powerful body, […]

A tweet from Shireen Mazari has gone viral on social media. I will repeat it for those who have not seen it yet. The title reads “Setting the record straight on Founding Members of PTI:” The message states, “The Founding members of PTI were the following: Imran Khan, Naeemul Haque, late Ahsan Rasheed, Hafeez Khan […]

With winter creeping in and the onset of snow flurries, both Rakhshanda and I miss our annual jaunt of escaping to Lahore. Many Canadians, especially seniors, have found ways of dodging the harsh winter by setting up a pad in Florida, locally known as “snow birds.” We had that option; instead we chose our homeland. […]

I am not a big fan of drama serials. Occasionally, I watch an episode or two to maintain congeniality at home. However, a Pakistani serial, “Jhok Sarkar,” has caught my fancy. I look forward to watching every episode. It revolves around a feudal lord and his family in a remote setting. The underlying theme is […]