Author Archive
Do you need a laptop? – by Hina Khan
Those who believe themselves to be the champions of educational reforms are the most ignorant members of our society. Out of their sheer stupidity and for their own vested interests, they attempt to impose on us Western ways, techniques and systems without bothering to think about their suitability for our peculiar economic, social, cultural and [...]
Mehran Bank Scandal: Rehman Malik provides evidence to media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR_SFCxhhDs&sns=fb Interior Minister Rehman Malik proved that PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif was involved in money laundering. He gave evidence against Nawaz Sharif would be placed before the Supreme Court and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for alleged corruption of $32 million. Federal Rehman Malik said a [...]
The Real Face of Mansoor Ijaz – By Umar Sattar Tanoli
Mansoor Ijaz, who single-handedly rocked Pakistan's politics by his claims in the memo scandal, was accused by a European Bank of running a one-man business and obtaining loans that he was unable to repay on time, recently surfaced documents show, according to a media report. The case that had come up in 2010 and other flip flops made by Ijaz [...]
Zardari is a career – by Abbas Zaidi
Source: Daily Times Zardari has spawned an entire genre of yellow journalism. He has never sued, jailed, or harmed anyone for levelling the basest and meanest allegations at him “Pakistan’s nuclear assets are not safe as long as Zardari exists ,” said Shah Mehmood Qureshi a couple of weeks ago. This is gutter politics based upon [...]
PPP, a story of achievements amidst continuous opposition – by Riaz Ali Toori
We are celebrating the 45th Foundation Day of Pakistan Peoples Party through the auspices of which, proper democracy and constitution got introduced first time in Pakistan. From 1947 to 1973 we had failed to formulate an effective constitution but PPP managed it within a couple of years after taking power. We knew Democracy by its name but were [...]
Begum Nusrat Bhutto, We salute you – by Farahnaz Ispahani
The political history of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been one of relentless and unyielding struggle to restore democracy in Pakistan in the face of overwhelming resistance by the forces of tyranny and dictatorship. Though this history is rich with the stories of strong and courageous individuals, any history of the PPP, or that of [...]
Political Point Scoring amid Energy Crisis – Riaz Ali Toori
There was a momentary period of satisfaction and fulfillment that followed some mind blowing statements by one of the mainstream political leader. It was just a few months back that PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif vowed not to derail the democratic process, restored after a long struggle. He also pledged to foil all conspiracies aimed at disrupting [...]
Dismantle the oppressive establishment – by Dr Amna Buttar
I told my nine year old daughter to dismantle the tent that she was hanging out in and was set up inside the room. She ignored me in her usual nine years old way -- pretending she did not hear me. At my insistence, she dismantled the tent, and then said "here, now I have dismantled the oppressive establishment". This must be the line she heard on [...]
Karachi, Fire Rages On – by Saif Ali Azad
Karachi, the unfortunate city is once again burning; the current wave of bloodshed, target killing and terror rattled the city once again. It is presenting like wore torn city, bullet riddled bodies, corpses, fire engulfed vehicles, buses and buildings. This is not the first time, the people of Karachi witnessed it a regular drill. After coming [...]














































