Bazm-e-Mehdi Hasan on January 1, 2024I feel happy to disclose that for the last month, my evenings have been taken over by PTV’s ‘Bazm-e-Mehdi Hasan, a tribute to the late Mehdi Hasan, the musical genius who died a couple of years ago. I have immensely enjoyed this music programme by the title of ‘Bazm-e-Mehdi Hassan from PTV’s popular channel to […]
Law to be Accessible on September 24, 2023All people and nations have to be governed under the law to live with honour and dignity on the face of this earth. They can protect themselves and others and similarly stream out a safe and smooth passage for themselves and for others to make this world peaceful. To achieve this end, they need a […]
The Unique Status of Holy Prophet (PBUH) on April 19, 2023The Glorious Quran was descended on our Holy Prophet (PBUH) for the guidance of humanity. I take this time to free my mind from our present misery as a nation to savour the sublime thoughts of the Quran and the greatness of our Holy Prophet (PBUH), who was sent as a blessing for the entire […]
Khushwant Singh and Hindu Nationalism on March 25, 2023Being a sceptic about random press reports defining “Hindu Nationalism,” I always try to ascertain what the Indian Intelligentsia think about “Hindu Nationalism,”, particularly in the light of the ramifications put on this entity by its PM Narinder Modi. Earlier, in my previous pieces, I had discussed at length the views of two current Indian […]
Modi’s Rewriting of History on March 9, 2023Two flamboyant Indian intellectuals, Arundhati Roy and Shashi Tharoor, are among the most prolific in their outputs about the manner Modi runs his governance. They have vastly commented upon Modi’s regime through their books, interviews and writings. Arundhati Roy reveals the truths about Modi’s policies in her appealing discourses in her YouTube interviews. Shashi Tharoor, […]
Faiz Festival 2023 on February 28, 2023Faiz Festival 2023 was jointly organized by Faiz Foundation and Pakistan Arts Council in the Alhamra Complex from February 17 to February 19, 2023. The festival offered over 60 free literary, music and art events, including discussions, lectures, theatre, dance performances, and qawwali, and hosted foreign delegates from the UK, Canada, USA, and India. There […]
A Poet of Finer Sensibilities on February 13, 2023After Faiz, Amjad Islam Amjad was one of the best poets who truly counted with the people; was the most loved poet, both by the connoisseurs as well as by the common people alike. As an intellectual of very wider sympathies and with a socialist-realist bent, he had gained great popularity, and in his “Mushairas,” […]
A Tribute to Jacinda Ardern on January 24, 2023On January 19, 2023, Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, shocked the world by announcing her resignation as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party and her fresh decision not to seek re-election for a third term. It is extremely unusual for a popular leader who has governed her country as a […]
Pakistan’s Economic Predicament on January 17, 2023Pakistan’s economic degradation has reached its lowest limits. Due to its highest imports and the rising prices in the international market, it is facing its worst balance of payment crisis. Foreign currency reserves have fallen to as low as $9.8 billion, hardly enough for five weeks of imports. The Pakistani rupee has weakened to its […]
Mr and Mrs Jinnah on December 23, 2022It is a paradox that the public lives of all great men become famous and renowned, whereas their internal or family lives are either little known or, in most cases, are painted as dull or gloomy. About our own Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, much has been written about his lifelong struggle for a […]