Verna might be satire on filmmaking
Shoaib Mansoor spoofs the art of filmmaking, in turn trashing what was perhaps societally the most critical of his three feature films
‘Amidst all the...
Lore of the Sher Bano Zungle
‘But there was not one Pashtun brave who would take up the dare of going into the forest at night to drive a stake...
Loh and Lahore! A tale most controversial
‘Lahore's reputation for beauty fascinated the English poet John Milton, finding mention in his poem Paradise Lost "Agra and Lahore, the Seat of the...
Tomb of Jani Khan: Another lost piece of history!
‘The built of the tomb is beautiful and reflects the Mughal architecture. If we closely observe it, the dome is decorated with porcelain tiles...
The Faiz Saga
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911-84) ranks among the doyens of modern poetry, let alone Urdu. Coinciding with the ongoing Faiz International Festival at Lahore (Nov 17-19...
Pak, US, India — friends or foe?
Standing together against terrorism
US South Asia policy is an alarming indication of Pakistan’s foreign relations becoming weaker in the region.
With Pakistan rejecting any blame...
What is behind the US’s latest ‘do more’ demand from Pakistan?
The long and short of it
Pak-US bilateral relations are in a fix again. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Pakistan earlier this week...
Back to square one
Implement or amend the security policy?
Pakistan’s efforts to make any progress in the ‘war on terror’ are made futile every time there is another...
The resilient reign of terror
Let’s face the fact; we might have succeeded in dismantling the terrorist infrastructure, and hideouts from our land as a result of large scale...
Is Sharif family configuring its own collapse?
Divided they fall, united they stand
Political confrontation inside the Sharif family continues to deepen. Reportedly Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab’s Chief Minister, has been trying to...
War on terror – an action-reaction formula
Pakistan continues to pay the price
Amid the ongoing war against terrorism the country has been engaged in for over a decade, there has been...
An interview with Brig (r) Ihsan Shah
Brigadier Ihsan was commissioned in 1985. He held various command and staff appointments, including chief of staff of UN Peace keeping mission in Africa....
Mahmood-o-Ayaz
A slave-to-general story
Ek Hi Saf Mein Kharay Ho Gaye Mahmood-O-Ayaz,
Na Koi Banda Raha Aur Na Koi Banda Nawaz.
You might have read these lines of...
Back to square one
Implement or amend the security policy?
“Banking on the military to clear out sensitive areas is not enough,”
said Javed.
“The authorities must enforce Madrassah reforms,
FATA reforms,
and...
The enemies within
We’re back to the old tricks are we?
The incidents of last two weeks, ranging from the ruling party’s veiled criticism of the military establishment,...
Confrontational Politics
Nawaz & the Collision Course
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, an English politician, historian, and writer, once said that Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts...
Confrontational politics
Nawaz and the collision course
Perhaps it is high time for our political parties,
and their leaderships to understand and accept the rules of the game
in...
