Celebration of independence on August 14, 2020“Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth”-George Bernard Shaw Congratulations to all Pakistanis celebrating the 73rd Day of Independence on 14th August 2020. May Allah bless the people of this country with years of prosperity and independence in the true sense of the word, […]
Politics-game or profession? on August 8, 2020“Popularity should be on a scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.”—Orson Welles What an apt observation by John F Kennedy when he said: “Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them […]
Betwixt truth and lies on July 30, 2020“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true”—Robert Brault While breathing her last on the hospital bed, an old woman confided in her husband that their very obedient 35 years old youngest son, dearly […]
Rumour — A believable lie on July 24, 2020“Rumour is a pipe Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures And of so easy and so plain a stop That the blunt monster with uncounted heads, The still-discordant wavering multitude, Can play upon it” — William Shakespeare-Henry IV, Part 2 Socrates (469-399 BC), a famous Greek philosopher known for his wisdom met an excited acquaintance, keen […]
Unveiling hideous face of society on July 17, 2020“The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love-almost as violent and much more mischievous” – Aldous Huxley In his article published in The Tribune on June 16. 2015, Hashim Bukhari has rightly pointed out a very serious issue that merits attention at the highest level. He […]
Abuse of power in uniform on July 11, 2020“What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse”-Isabel Allende, writer from Chile A uniformed security guard of a reputed educational institute stopped a regular adjunct faculty member from entering the premises just because his parking sticker was no longer valid and they had standing instructions […]
Ethics – a fading trend on July 4, 2020“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”- Albert Camus On 2 December 2012, Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre, a municipality of Spain. He was running second, some distance behind race leader Abel Mutai-a bronze medalist in the 3,000-meter steeple chase at […]
The menace of red-tape on June 26, 2020“But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the people, as long as the government and its officials permit bribery in any form.”-John Jay Hooker Someone once remarked that in Pakistan, it is much easier and faster to get illegal work done rather than […]
Learning to unlearn the learnt! on June 18, 2020“We now know that sex is complicated enough that we have to admit nature doesn’t draw the line for us between male and female, or between male and intersex and female and intersex; we actually draw that line on nature.”-Alice Dreger They say that it is never too late to learn, a process that starts […]
Seeking respect for transgender people! on June 14, 2020“We just wanted to help people understand that it’s okay to be a transgender, and they’re just like everyone else”-Jazz Jennings In February 2019, my article titled, “Transgender dilemma,” was published, which was although appreciated by the ones who feel for their plight, but left me thinking that by merely writing on the issue, had […]