Iftekhar A Khan

When the news of road accidents is reported on the TV screen or appears in the newspapers, people don’t take any serious notice of it. They only scan the newspaper headlines about the accidents without reading the details underneath. Why aren’t the accidents taken seriously even by the government? Four deaths by say Covid would […]

It’s a usual harangue by the government that people don’t pay taxes. And that even the registered taxpayers allotted with National Tax Number by the FBR skip paying taxes due to them. On the other hand, most taxpayers claim that their hard-earned tax money is not utilised in the right direction, which means in the […]

World Population Day, established in 1989 by the UN governing council, is just around the corner–July 11, 2023. This day comes and passes without having any credible impact on our state policy. How to control the explosive population growth is not the question for the lower segment of society, which believes in “more the merrier,” […]

Many politicians trace the nation’s history by reminding others how some other politicians developed their political careers. Sh Rashid of Pindi Fame, better known as ‘Son of Pindi’ never tires of pointing out which politician was nurtured and grew up in which nursery. The opposing politicians give their reasons to justify various acts their favourite […]

The finance minister claimed that Pakistan complied with all conditions laid down by the IMF to continue the loan programme but it came up with new conditions every time the previous ones were met. Whether the IMF will extend Pakistan the loan instalment or not has turned into a mystery, which reminds me of what […]

Since the time Imran Khan came into power and during the years he remained the prime minister, his stint was nothing more than a sheer waste of the nation’s time. Recount his government achievements during the period he was in the driving seat and there’s nothing to show. Why was the nation’s precious time wasted? […]

The PML-N’s decision to form the government as a leading party of the PDM was ill-conceived. What was the pressing need for Mian Shahbaz Sharif to take the oath of the prime minister’s office and make financial decisions, which had to be most unpopular among the public? An interim government consisting of men with financial […]

A large majority of the people living below the poverty line have no interest whatsoever in the spy games, as these are called, played by the mighty. From the court case of the PTI chairman facing terrorism charges for threatening the judge and the police to the cypher inquiry, there is nothing for the majority […]

The only profitable industry in the country seems to be the developing housing societies all around the large cities. Undoubtedly, the crisis of urban housing exists in the country, whose population is multiplying at a phenomenal rate. To accommodate the exploding population, should arable lands be sacrificed to build colonies? For example, pass through the […]

Going by Imran Khan’s recent address in Chakwal, he set new limits for launching scathing criticism against the institutions of the country. As for his political opponents, he had already crossed the limits of decency and decorum by calling them foul names of his choice. He possesses intrinsic ingenuity to invent names and use them […]