Things we’ll miss about Ramazan

You won’t believe what makes the list     In just a couple of days the Mubarak month of Ramazan Kareem will become a part of our...

Who will be the next PCB chairman?

A list of the top 10 candidates to replace Najam Sethi as the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman     After the cricket gods finally intervened on the...

White Lies

A “committee” from one of the upper circles of Lahori wives has been convened to pay for the services of a private detective agency...

A few questions about IDPs’ handling

Was the government caught with its pants down?   The present army leadership took a courageous step by initiating the operation in NWA which former chief...

Sorry tale of a selfless sacrifice

As the military operation continues, the IDPs face the worst of times   As the operation in North Waziristan goes on at full throttle, with the...

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Interview: Dr Salman Shah

The gloss of politics Economy pushed deliberately off-track     Dr Salman Shah was part of Gen Musharraf’s economic team – headed by former finance minister and PM...

Noora’s love-hate relationship with policemen

What does it take to get in the Sharifs’ good books?   Legend has it that when a policeman dares to pluck and eat fruit off...

FIFA World Cup 2014 review

The most comprehensive review of the football World Cup from an up and coming football pundit     What an absolutely exhilarating month of football it was!...

White Lies

The apple, occasionally, falls far from the tree. Case in point: former bhabi Jemima Khan. While she has put up a spirited public condemnation...

Pakistani food consumption around maghrib more than Africa’s monthly intake: report

Our Food Correspondent Islamabad In a report titled ‘Pakistanis nosedive into iftar’ it has been revealed that Pakistanis have been eating more food between 7 and...

Towards mobocracy

When leaders are more interested in mob politics than parliamentary business     The PTI’s impatience to grab power could lead the country towards mob rule. The...

The history of Pakistani street-politics

A flashback of political movements of the past As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) braces to take it to the streets against the PML-N government, the political...

Azadi march

Sane heads should prevail, or the fallout can be disastrous     Once again Imran Khan takes a stand that will take serious convincing for many even...

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An Interview with Qamar Zaman Kaira

Mob politics in Pakistan – how threatening are calls by Imran and Qadri to march on Islamabad?     Information ministers have the most subtle of tasks...

The ‘other’ Pakistan: For the rich, by the rich?

When the 'other' Pakistanis are lacking in Pakistaniyat     "Of course, these opportunities are only available to very few." With a disclaimer like that at the very...