Renowned columnist Ayaz Amir once observed that the only book he managed to trace in the palatial house of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was a telephone directory. No one used to read anything in the former premier’s family. Books and industrialists never mix. On the other hand, 70 Clifton, house of our two deceased […]
Oslo discourages private transport, ensures tap water is safe
The first thing a Pakistani, observes after landing at Oslo’s airport is that it is an under-populated country. It gives a deserted look to a South Asian going there for the first time. I joked with my cousin that is there a curfew imposed in Norway? I was told that population growth rate is extremely […]