Birth Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam
Posted on December 25, 2009
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan
December 25 marks the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Muhammad Ali Jinnah is remembered as a great political leader of Sub-continent and founder of Pakistan. In his book, Jinnah of Pakistan, Stanley Wolpert writes and I quote:
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Two Bomb Blasts in Lahore
Posted on December 7, 2009
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan
It is reported that two bomb blasts claimed more than a dozen lives in Lahore few hours back. The blasts were witnessed in Moon Market Lahore that is a crowded market famous for shopping by females. It is a sorry…
Twelve steps to shock and awe Pakistan’s economy
Posted on December 10, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan, Politics, South Asia, World Politics
The title of this post is never welcome at least to a Pakistani. Same goes with me, when I first read it. This title ‘Twelve steps to shock and awe Pakistan’s economy’ is taken from of an article by an…
Pakistani youth and Civil Services of Pakistan
Posted on November 29, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan
Few moments back, when I happened to check comments by my readers, I came accross a very strong piece about Civil Services of Pakistan. This comment by a reader of mine named Sanna left me thinking. The concern resonated by her…
Favoritism in Pakistan: Letter from Pakistani PM Gilani’s Sister
Posted on November 21, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan, Politics
For quite sometime, this letter reportedly from Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s sister Mrs. Nargis Makhdoom to Dr. Mukhtiar Ahmed of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for favoring an employ of his department is being circulated among internet user. I…
Obama’s promise of change: Reality or just a Slogan?
Posted on November 19, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, World Politics
It was dream come true for African Americans to see Barrack Obama winning the United States (US) election 2008. It was not less than a miracle to see a black president where persecution of African Americans was mere routine in recent…
Friends of Pakistan: A new reality or dream?
Posted on September 28, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan, Politics, World Politics
Pakistan is passing through a difficult phase of its history. BBC reports that Pakistan is facing fiscal pressure due to wider trade deficit in wake of transport strike. The New York Times writes that Foreign exchange reserves have shrunk to $5.7…
Ardeshir Cowasjee’s call for saving parkland in Karachi
Posted on September 15, 2008
Filed Under Karachi, Opinion, Pakistan
I was reading this column by my favorite columnist Ardeshir Cowasjee in daily Dawn in which he has taken up the matter of Ahmad Ali Park, Kidney Hill and Gutter Baghicha, three disputed projects in Karachi. Those of you who know Cowasjee…
Asif Ali Zardari elected as President of Pakistan
Posted on September 6, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan, South Asia
Few moments back, I happened to hear the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan announcing that The Co-Chairman of Pakistan People Party (PPP) Mr. Asif Ali Zardari is elected as the next president of Pakistan after getting the majority votes. It…
Mumtaz Mahar: A genuine but negelected writer of Sindhi
Posted on April 20, 2008
Filed Under Literature, Opinion
Today I received a message from Mumtaz Mahar, short story writer and critic of Sindhi literature asking me to meet him for a little chit chat that he was planning in a hotel in Karachi. I was a bit busy…
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