Zainab — sacrificed for democratic continuity on January 20, 2018It’s time for a reality check. No one is more to blame for the abduction, rape and murder of little Zainab than the seven-year-old child herself. Meaning that a gross injustice is committed by those who insist upon pointing accusatory fingers at Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah and the Punjab police. Especially considering how the Chief […]
Taming Trump: a lesson from the Philippines on January 12, 2018Disparaging tweets by Donald Trump and punitive measures by his administration should not be our greatest concern. The US is a wonderful country in many ways, but every picture has two sides. In fact, Trump only unveiled the draconian face and the corporate greed of the capitalist US No one could do this job better […]
The Jadav affair and Indian frustration on January 7, 2018The dust hasn’t quite settled after Kulbushan Jadhav’s meeting with his family. However, the release of a new video message has made him the king of Indian TV screens once more. Indian journalists and defence experts, have hysterically devoured the most trivial aspects of this meeting in an attempt to be imaginative and creative. This […]
An open letter to the ‘prime minister of hearts’ on December 30, 2017Dear prime minister of hearts (Nawaz Sharif), mysterious malady forbids Ishaq Dar to return and Finance Ministry badly misses a finance minister to borrow loans and burden the people with taxes. This is quite in line with the PML-N government’s tradition to keep one key ministry free from its minister. Previously, it was Foreign Ministry […]
Ghosts of destabilisation on December 26, 2017The haunted land is now a playground between zombies and ghosts. Once sleeping monsters wake up, they start lurking in ways and streets on their own. Their moves can’t be controlled and guided for long. They set their own rules and start playing for their own contentment. Tables are then turned making masters pawns of […]
The leaderships ideology on December 22, 2017A new ideology was born on November 19, 2017. The ousted prime minister announced the manifestation of his disqualification in the form of ‘Nawaz Sharif ideology’ while addressing a public gathering in Abbottabad. He was kind enough not to clearly define the newly formed ideology but from his speech it appeared that it has something […]