Jinnah gave us Pakistan on a platter
Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a giant. The 20th century produced some great personalities and leaders. Churchill, FDR, Mao, Kenyatta, Gandhi. But Jinnah stands tall - because he created a country…
Will India and Pakistan ever grow up?
India and Pakistan have been celebrating their independence from the British and separation from each other for 70 years. Farewells are never easy. The stronger and older the bonds, the…
Culmination point
Nawaz Sharif is facing his ultimate moment of truth – a do-or-die situation, of the sort that he has never witnessed in his tumultuous career. But he is not the…
Interesting reads
Since the past few weeks, election campaigns had hijacked the media. From morning till evening, the media showed nothing else but party leaders using dirty language against each other and…
Charity and governance
Hajj and Eidul Azha were celebrated with great fervour and zeal. May Allah Almighty accept everyone’s prayers and sacrifices. Sadqa has been described by the Almighty as a panacea for…
The Nadiya story
It is alright if you have not heard of Nadiya Savchenko. Ukraine is a country located at a bird-fly distance of 2,356 miles from here and in a region almost…
The surrender at Faizabad
After almost three weeks of blackmail, hand-wringing, cowardice, thuggery and incompetence, the government of Pakistan and the violent extremists who had camped out at Faizabad under the leadership of Khadim…
Radicalised women
Two young Pakistani women, two different trajectories. Within days of Malala Yousafzai being named UN ambassador of peace, Naureen Leghari was arrested in Lahore before she could carry out a…
Breaking up the herd
For decades, Pakistan’s blasphemy law has been blatantly misused in the country – to settle a petty dispute, to resolve a business rivalry, to take revenge from a neighbour over…
An ambassador of tolerance
The Pakistani nation has recently celebrated the 142th birthday of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah with great enthusiasm. The 111th founding day of the Muslim League, the political party he led…
