Sh. Rashid has been playing fast and loose for quite sometime. Given the free rein, he began mouthing insults and abuses against just about everybody including the serving Prime Minister, former Premier Gilani, Husain Haqqani et alia. Still nobody took any notice of him. Then he had his show on the road – blustering [...]
Last night, I got a phone call from a friend who wanted to know if I was watching Capital Talk and told me to turn it on immediately. Why? I asked. What’s happening? I thought it was going to be something shocking. I guess it should have been, but unfortunately it wasn’t. Agha Waqar was [...]
The protection of racial and religious minorities from the excesses of the majority racial or religious group in the form of either persecution or discrimination on any account has been codified universally. In a civilized society, the people have to respect the religious and political freedom of all races and creeds, however, small in numbers [...]
When Raymond Davis shot two men in the street, the nation erupted in anger. The streets were packed with angry souls who demanded justice. As his true identity as a CIA agent became known, anger fueled paranoid nightmares that saw trigger happy Americans in every burger restaurant and behind every boundary wall in Pakistan. Internationally [...]
One of the most controversial topics in recent years has been the question of Pakistan’s sovereignty. Usually, this question is raised during discussions of drone strikes and the unilateral American strike that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. Without saying that these are not important issues, there is another more pressing threat to our sovereignty [...]
The following article is reproduced with permission of the Jinnah Institute. The original article can be read on the Jinnah Institute website by clicking here. This August has been cruel. Haunting images of Sindhi Hindus, essential to the cultural reality and demography of the province, leaving the country [i] shook those who believe that Pakistan belongs to [...]
As the Olympics comes to a close, a popular newspaper laments that once again we have failed to take home a gold and asks when will we too will enjoy a ‘Bolt Effect’, a surge in national pride as we show the world our greatness. While I understand the longing to see a fellow Pakistani [...]
In the ongoing political spat between PML(N) and PTI, both parties have leveled serious allegations against each other by way of financial scams. Kh. Asif, the trusted lieutenant of NS has come out openly accusing Imran of money laundering and wasting the public endowment funds in the vicinity of Rs. 4.5 Million, a humongous sum [...]
I’m sure all of us have been keenly following the London 2012 Olympics. In light of the recent Olympics in London, much has been written and said about countries and their athletes. China, currently leading the medals tally has been criticized for spending far too much money on its athletes than necessary. The very [...]