Wisdom vs Trump
Almost fifty civilians in a gay nightclub gunned down by a man of Afghan descent – this has become the easy recipe for Republican candidate Donald Trump to reboot his…
Two years of Modi
Two years ago this month Narendra Modi took office as prime minister of India. Even making allowance for the inevitable loss of shine with the passage of time, his image…
Different path
A Female member of parliament was called names during a parliamentary session and though many condemned the action, there have been far too many who have found the issue not…
Is this good governance?
The disturbing events beginning March 24 yet again shook peoples' confidence in the government's priorities, perceptive abilities, and pre-emptive strategies; together these failures reflect the importance it attaches to its…
Should Sadiq Khan’s faith matter?
Sadiq Khan’s brilliant victory as London mayor is a feather in the cap of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, which the leftist leader is striving to lick into an…
The mayor of Lahore
It is but natural to feel happy when you see a woman or a man who shares your origin, whether currently s/he is a citizen of your country or not,…
Hong Kong’s working poor choose streets over dismal housing
A plastic sheet, a blanket, a sleeping bag: a makeshift bed laid out in the shadow of towering apartment blocks by a man who would rather be homeless than cooped…
The importance of December 25
Random thoughts December 25 is a time of great activity every year – in Pakistan to celebrate the birth of our dear leader, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and for Christians…
Is Daesh a threat to Pakistan?
The emergence of the wealthiest and deadliest militant organisation, the Islamic State or Daesh, poses an existential threat to the security and territorial integrity of some Middle-Eastern countries. Ominously, according…
The potential power of social media
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor. The swift action taken by Punjab Police at the giant Hafeez Centre Plaza, Lahore’s largest IT market, from where dozens…
