Reality check for US-Pakistan relations on February 27, 2021It’s a new day in Washington DC but it’s the same old story for Pakistan. ‘America is back,’ says President Joe Biden, burying Trump’s ‘America First’ mantra. Meanwhile, Pakistani policy makers are eagerly looking for a reset in ties with America, pivoting away from a relationship anchored in security considerations to a partnership based on […]
Are good times around the corner? on February 10, 2018If one bothers to look beyond the sensational headlines, one sees that Pakistan is undergoing an uncharacteristically positive time in its history. The economy is growing at a somewhat steady pace and Chinese investments are coming in rapidly. This is happening irrespective of the political turmoil in the country. An elected government will soon complete […]
Uzair arrives at the South Pole on November 15, 2017Star gazing from the roof top of his middle class home in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Uzair Latif, as little as five years ago, could never have imagined that he would become one of the first Pakistani Physicists to land at the South Pole for research, Pakistani flag in hand. He used many technical terms to explain the […]
The divorce of politics and policy on October 5, 2017There’s a gut-wrenching moment in every divorce where mutual friends have to pick a side. Are you with him or her? Your position hinges on who you became friends with first or the depth of your friendship with either party. Pakistani voters are also being asked to pick sides during a messy divorce between politics […]
Imran, Nawaz walk into a (sheesha) bar on August 24, 2017The year is 2019. In a daring coup, the Pakistani cricket team exiled all politicians from the country. Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan take a trip down memory lane by walking into a Sheesha bar on Edgeware road in London. This is a satire piece. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is […]