Where there’s smoke there is fire! on January 16, 2019Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry perhaps knows the art of pre-emption. Like a visionary he sees ominous things before they happen. He knows when a politician will be arrested, when he or she will be in jail, what would possibly be the court verdict without it being made public. He also has a strong nose that can smell a stinking rat in any corner. Out of the blue he disclosed without a … [Read more...] about Where there’s smoke there is fire!
The man with midas touch! on January 9, 2019We are living in Khan's world. It is exciting, it is full of hopes, it promises prosperity. People wait anxiously on their empty stomachs for the opening of floodgates of rivers of milk. Load-shedding insists to be the order of the day; terrorism has been eliminated and not yet eliminated, terrorists strike at will and with impunity. Issues national and international refuse to go anywhere. Economy … [Read more...] about The man with midas touch!
A tribute to Bhutto on January 5, 2019Napoleon Bonaparte rightly believed that “it is the cause, and not the death, that makes the martyr.” In this historic perspective those leaders become immortal who live and die for causes dear to them. There could not be a better example of a father and daughter who died for the causes they had struggled for all their lives. Very few leaders enjoy that permanent epitome in glory in history … [Read more...] about A tribute to Bhutto
Jinnah -A Victim of Tabdeeli? on January 2, 2019I wish my readers a very Happy New Year. Let us renew our commitment to make Pakistan a better place to live, let us work together to help bring peace, stability, freedom, and dignity to human kind. Let us bury rancour, vindictiveness, sectarianism and religious intolerance. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past. Our journey so far has not seen consolidation, it has moved from one crisis … [Read more...] about Jinnah -A Victim of Tabdeeli?
Had Bibi-the visionary being alive? on December 28, 2018Martyred Benazir Bhutto was perhaps the most outstanding leader of her time-nay all chimes. Like of her is not likely to be born again. She carved for herself a unique niche in the history of Pakistan not on the basis of her dynastic roots in glory but her long struggle against military dictatorship and forces of oppression. There is hardly a parallel when twice popularly elected prime minister … [Read more...] about Had Bibi-the visionary being alive?
Bhutto’s 56 hours in Dhaka on December 26, 2018I remember going to Dhaka as member of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s entourage in June 1974 on his first official visit after recognition of Bangladesh. It was an unprecedented experience clouded by confusion and unpredictable apprehensions. When we landed at Dhaka airport the atmosphere was eerie. We were rushed into separate cars in a group of three. Myself, Hillal-e- Pakistan’s editor … [Read more...] about Bhutto’s 56 hours in Dhaka
Truth; first casualty of war — Part I on December 19, 2018We lost war with India in 1971 and yet to this day volumes are being churned out that irrespective that Quaid's Pakistan was dismembered, it is being insisted that no fault was committed by the military leadership for creation of conditions for the break up, fratricidal civil war in the majority province, alleged genocide of Pakistani citizens in thousands besides en masse rape of women. It is … [Read more...] about Truth; first casualty of war — Part I
December — winter of despair! on December 12, 2018Notwithstanding the fact that in the month of December was born Holy Christ (S.A.W), the founder of world’s largest religion Christianity, so were Muslims of Indian sub-continent fortunate to see the birth of their leader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who single-handedly changed the course of modern history for them. While that being that, to quote Charles Dickens, it were the best of times but … [Read more...] about December — winter of despair!
Religious tourism way forward on December 5, 2018One morning in 2008 I received a call on my mobile from a desperate lady in London. She was a Sikh Yatree, one of the groups of 20 that had planned for their holy visit to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. They had months in advance booking with PIA but they had no visa. According to the lady a dozen trips to the PHC in Lowndes Square had proved futile. PHC was waiting to get a clearance NOC from … [Read more...] about Religious tourism way forward
PPP needs to revert back to Bhuttoism on November 28, 2018Lahore is known for its beautiful gardens and colossus Mughal architectural sites and some major events in history. Its politically historic significance, has come to be due to Lahore Resolution of 1940, that set the course for an independent liberal state for the Muslims in India, as a student of political science it is more important for giving birth to Pakistan’s most formidable political force … [Read more...] about PPP needs to revert back to Bhuttoism
