A few weeks back, I had the chance of flying out from one brand new international airport to another. Eager to witness Islamabad finally casting off its pockmarked 2015 Rankings (by an international watchdog, Sleeping in Airports) that placed it amongst world’s top ten worst airports, I tried to document my experience. Of course I […]
Putting terrorism into perspective
2014 arrived chockfull of dynamite as the death toll rose to128 in the first three weeks. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) killing spree spiked in the second half of January, resulting in an average of five casualties per day, with a total of 101 deaths in the third week of January alone. While conventional targets and […]
To bright ideas and dimwits
Talking is an age-old practice. As the simplest of norms, it lends pavement to a variety of thoughts, interests and positions. As an option of final resort, it bides in dark corners, waiting to present itself like a bright idea. For demons that fill the space between two strangers, talking proves a handy solvent. A […]