Is the New World Order imminent? on January 26, 2022Here we go folks, we’re about to step into another hostile era in all probability. The story is that amid the recent contestations between the two superpowers: America and Russia, the former’s long-held monopoly is shrivelling up as it is being met with an immediate showdown by the latter, which is all set to reassert […]
The Fake Entertainment on January 15, 2022Not long ago, the general perception, among people, of outing excursions were not just slightly different to what they are now, they were 180 degrees a flip. Our parental generation would take expedition trips as means of communicating with nature without any traces of chaos, humdrum of urbanism, and topsy-turvydomof technology. For instance, if I […]
Democracy is a Marriage on January 5, 2022Marriage functions in Pakistan are unbeatable delectations. If, on one hand, they are a go-pro event for ladies to flaunt their best attires, they equally offer the best spectacles to men who mostly drop in for food. With some rare cultural attributes, this part of the world are blessed with, I am having this privilege […]
Hi, Losers of 2021! on December 29, 2021So, we have weathered yet another hostile year of pandemic and turmoil, haven’t we? In the turn of events, our conventional wars ushered us to unfamiliar horizons where battles of dominance morphed into combats of survival from appalling germs and infections; we’ve now gotten to know those deep trenches where the sun is fading, prospects […]
Taliban have Surrendered on December 22, 2021The 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 […]
The “English Villain” of “CSS Flick” on December 13, 2021There 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 […]
On the First Anniversary of Kaavan’s Freedom on December 3, 2021Even 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 […]
A “Great” Climate Change Conference on November 27, 2021Do 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 […]
Hunting for an Olympic Champion in a Cricket-frenzied Country on November 3, 2021Amid 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 […]
From Book-Buffs to Buffet-Killers on October 23, 2021A 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: […]