M Bilal Hamza

The world knew what was coming. It was about time the Taliban’s empire fell on their face as the blessings of the trio–no-policy, no-manifesto and no plan–started showing its true colours. What were they thinking? They probably might not have thought once before taking hold of country in August that this time around, they wouldn’t […]

There were times when candidates passing Central Superior Services (CSS) were deemed and cited as the “cream”–pretty exuberant spending for a word by the way. Until the ’90s, the exercising of due diligence and transparency in Civil Services examination were not only exemplary, it was also open for full-length accountabilities and which made it a […]

Even today, remembering the time Islamabad zoo administration was being suspected for involvement in animal smuggling and selling conjure so many nightmares we once stopped seeing after saying bid farewell to Kaavan, the Elephant. This horrendous story carries a plethora of accounts detailing the vicious mafia and its reprehensible activities in Pakistan. Stretching over 25-acres […]

Do we even have a clue what natural forces might do to us if we swim against the current? Do we know how recklessly are we draining our resources? How far they would be there hanging around or is it about time they would get vanished, once for all. We know that earth’s set patterns […]

Amid the hustle and bustle of ICC World cup 2021, let me revert to the recent Olympics, where the Pakistani contingent had been booted out, literally. Though I wouldn’t want to leave a bad taste in here while the people are celebrating, I feel pretty inclined to throw some awkward questions at my Government that […]

A few years ago, Islamabad markets were bearing a few handy bookshops as an integral entity. From stonking good reads to stinking bad literature, the supply was fair to middling. Though not at par with great book-selling points from Karachi and Lahore, it was still endurable. Those shops were undoubted harbour refugees for book eaters: […]