Thou shalt not play
Who should have, or not have, a say in Muhammad Amir’s case? I just pray to God that the whole Amir-should-or-shouldn’t-play-in-PSL drama gets over soon. PCB is shamelessly feeding to news…
Speaker offers MQM opposition benches after protest against Lyari criminals
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers on Friday boycotted the Sind Assembly (SA) session and demonstrated at the Assembly Secretariat to protest against “gangsters” in Lyari. Responding to the agitation, SA Speaker Nisar…
Quoted out of context
At the SOCMM 2012 I was at the Pakistan-India Social Media Mela in Karachi last week where I had a blast. I was so overwhelmed to see so many of the people…
Dr Jekyll is back!
With a vengence It was quite obvious after last Ramadan that Geo was going to hire Dr Amir Liaqat back. Geo had six to eight anchors last year, ranging from Junaid Jamshed…
Not the whole truth
The court has asked the new PM to make it clear by 12th of July if he is going to write to the Swiss government. This confrontation has to end or this…
Of here and there
It’s hot enough without all the scandals I don’t perform for free but I did a couple of free shows last week because I was craving to be on stage and because…
The concept paper
And a do it yourself guide, just for you You will find that people who work for TV channels are always praying for more channels to open up. That’s mainly because it…
Another scandal
Is daddy standing on the other side of the nozzle this time? Justice Kiyani once remarked, “Calamity comes not alone.” Since he was commenting on the news delivered to him about the…
Panj Taara
On current issues and other heart-warming subjects I would like to say that my articles are a result of weeks and weeks of reading and critical thinking, but my modesty won’t allow…
2013: Elections are coming
Let’s put on our pundit hats…for national interest, of course There was a time not too long ago when a lot of people, including even the most die-hard haters of Zia and…
The Professor
You shouldn’t be in the team so let’s make you captain I have a strong feeling that we will regret this decision of handing the T20 captaincy over to Mohammad Hafeez. As…
A doper’s request
A friend with weed is a friend indeed I would like to announce at the very outset that this is a farmaishi piece. I swear to God I don’t smoke up. The…
No dearth of mirth
It would be sad if it wasn’t funny A sense of humour, like philosophy, may not suffice to avert difficulties that befall individuals and nations, but it can go a long way…
Electoral dynamics
Media punditry has no relation to ground realities There is this perception that our media has transformed Pakistan; that it has raised the political consciousness among the general public (which I somewhat…
Speed, Service, Safety
Pakistan Railways is dead; long live Pakistan Railways! In my article On Extentions, dated March 27, I wrote: “Saeed Akhtar has been given an extension as GM Railways. He has the reputation…
If the ISI were to stop…
Ke khushi se mar na jaate, agar aetbaar hota General Zaheerul Islam, the newly appointed DG ISI, solemnly assures us that the political wing of ISI has been closed down, stopping army’s…
On extensions
In Pakistan, old soldiers just don’t fade away Haroon-ur-Rasheed recently in a newspaper article fantasised about Imran Khan’s great relationship with General Kayani after becoming Prime Minister in 2013. According to Hamid…