Being Asad Umar on August 26, 2018Not many people knew him ten years ago except those in the business community. Despite donning a new attire since joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2012, he still does not look, talk or act like a politician. I was therefore shocked to know from his childhood friend Dr Niaz that Asad Umar always wanted to […]
Is a PPP victory possible? on July 3, 2018For a lot of us, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is like a first love. It occupies a special place in our hearts because before we came across it,our hearts were blank slates.It has touched, inscribed and enriched them in such a way that no amount of scrubbing can undo the sketched images and pledges. Thus […]
Oratory skills of our politicians on May 21, 2018Public speaking is used to inform, persuade, entertain, and motivate people for action. No other skill has the potential to bring more opportunity into life than the ability to speak well in public. Good speakers have the ability to treat meek subjects with fineness, moderate topics smoothly, and lofty ideas memorably. Oratory has evolved over […]
Give the man his due on April 27, 2018Most people do not know what they believe; they only know what they wish to believe. This includes the media who are afraid of being accused of bias. Rather than reporting objectively, they settle for being even-handed, which is not the same. This “armed neutrality” makes it easier to detect various forms of hypocrisy. Partisan […]
Burns of hatred on April 22, 2018I was sulking about global discrimination and inequality when my son squealed that we are no less xenophobic than any other nationality. I rejected it outright, but reflected later. We do actually divide our world into good, bad, valuable and worthless depending upon how some people make us feel. Would it be more constructive if […]
Shall we not dance? on March 20, 2018I woke up on 15th March 2018 to discover that the Punjab Assembly has made a global name for itself by banning dance in schools and other educational institutions. This resolution was passed to ‘stop vulgarity and promotion of Western culture among the youth’. Parents, students and the civil society condemned it for politicians had […]