New Malaysia security law debuts as PM fights critics on August 1, 2016KUALA LUMPUR: Tough new security legislation came into force in Malaysia Monday, with critics saying the “draconian” law threatens democracy and could be used against opponents of the scandal-tainted premier. The National Security Council Act was pushed through parliament in December by the government of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who for more than a year […]
Turncoats and CM Sharif s on September 5, 2012 Sir: Mian Shahbaz Sharif and his party have been accusing Imran Khan of having Musharraf’s cronies in his team. I noticed that Chief Minister Sharif has made a lot of accusations on the ‘turncoats’ who are joining the PTI but there is not a single salvo against these people of being financially or morally […]
Illegal SIMS s on September 5, 2012Sir: I would like to point out that many women face serious problems when they receive lewd messages from SIMS with fake accounts that are not traceable. This is akin to social harassment. As there is no evidence to find out who is involved in such activities, they remain safe from being apprehended. The heavy […]
Allaying the ally on July 18, 2011Discussing Pak-US ties is not an easy feat. I have had scores of inexhaustible debates with friends on the pros and cons of our alliance with the US. If you have been born and bred in Pakistan, you have been raised to know that India is our arch nemesis. Our relationship with India has always […]
Saluting a martyr on June 19, 2011Mohammad Bashir was the security guard who was martyred while on duty outside the Silk Bank branch in Islamabad on Monday June 13. According to eyewitnesses, Bashir stopped the bomber at the entrance and, after a brief tussle, the bomber blew himself up. Bashir was mortally wounded and succumbed to his injuries when he was […]
Keep your pessimism intact on June 12, 2011On the surface, the tragic killing of an innocent young man in Karachi by the Pakistani Rangers appears as outright hooliganism, an atrocity beyond measure to say the least. The immediate reaction when I heard and watched this incident on television was of sympathy and fury. Sympathy for a man whose life came to a […]