Death threats to Bilawal on March 20, 2019Sheikh Rasheed, known since his advent in politics as an HMV of the deep state, continues to be a bull in the china shop. He is known for various services extended to the powers that be whenever they needed to demolish any politician who the establishment dreaded as a threat. Since his services are varied in nature much as the non-state actors or strategic interests, he is a most valued weapon in … [Read more...] about Death threats to Bilawal
Mind your language, please! on March 13, 2019Thank goodness for Whatsapp academics, they never let bad taste left in the mouth die. Especially when it is a manifestation of verbal diarrhoea like situation among politicians suffering from chronic foot in the mouth disease. In the days of yore, when Parliaments were considered a cradle for the training of good politicians and the chiselling of bad ones, grooming word power, use of satire in … [Read more...] about Mind your language, please!
One swallow does not a summer make on March 6, 2019Freezing winter has ended with the Ides of March threatening eventualities not as grim as many doomsayers dominating the media in India had been predicting following Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi grappling with the possibility of an electoral defeat in the forthcoming elections. His gamble to use the Pulwama terrorist act under the cover of Hinduvta religious nationalism to repair his … [Read more...] about One swallow does not a summer make
Shun chauvinism on March 2, 2019I have always been sceptical about the next war in the subcontinent. Since the Simla agreement of 1972, we have seen various stand-offs between India and Pakistan with darkening clouds hovering over the horizon. Ever since both the nations acquired nuclear weapons the prognosis of war became almost fatal. When Pakistan's first elected Prime Minister (PM) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto opted for a nuclear … [Read more...] about Shun chauvinism
Asma — a beacon for the nation on February 13, 2019Now more than ever before, life is considered short, nasty and brutish in Pakistan. The populace finding itself helpless in the stranglehold of a barbaric police force and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA). Obviously a nation remembers its saviours the most when it finds itself afflicted by an incurable disease. Unfortunately, Pakistan has not had too many healers whereas every military … [Read more...] about Asma — a beacon for the nation
Kashmir after Simla on February 6, 2019Reading former director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence General Asad Durrani's book, 'Pakistan Adrift', my optimism regarding a possible solution of Kashmir issue got reaffirmed, notwithstanding, the hyper activity associated with the Kashmir Solidarity Day, coinciding with Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the occupied state. I have repeatedly said that blowing of hot air on … [Read more...] about Kashmir after Simla
Afghanistan – what next? on January 30, 2019Leaders who make unpopular decisions at the right time are better than those who make hasty decisions only to end up taking U-turns because of immense damage to the country they lead. It is too early to predict what tidings the year 2019 would bring to us as a nation irrespective of the fact that songs for tabdeeli are being sung 24/7, foreign loans are flooding in, Prime Minister Imran Khan's … [Read more...] about Afghanistan – what next?
Ladlaism in politics must end on January 23, 2019The nation is deeply hurt over the Sahiwal tragedy. If it had its way, it would have joined the aggrieved family's protest out in the streets and would have torched everyone in uniform taking him to be villain in the situation. The tragic irony is when the CTD personnel involved in the mayhem failed to cover up their blood littered trail of horrendous massacre, their collaborators switched on a … [Read more...] about Ladlaism in politics must end
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!
