Fire or ceasefire: understanding the Taliban
See this cartoon and try to understand the stance of pro-negotiation lobby: [Dawn, November 20, 2013]
November 20, 2013
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See this cartoon and try to understand the stance of pro-negotiation lobby: [Dawn, November 20, 2013]
See some recent tweets: http://twitter.com/khalilkf November 19: General Musharraf treason trial: government playing the dice to see he goes abroad first or finds himself landed
روسی ادیب چیخوف نے افسانے کی تکنیک پر بات کرتے ہوئے لکھا تھا کہ اگر اس میں بندوق کا ذکر آیا ہے تواس سے پہلے
ویسے تو پاکستان کی قومی اور صوبائی اسیمبلیوں سے عام شہریوں کے لیے بربادی کے پروانے جاری ہوتے ہیں۔ مگر اس مرتبہ ایک مختلف خبر
یہ خبر ملاحظہ کیجیے اور حیران ہوئیے کہ ایک قیدی نے کیسے ایک پولیس افسر کو تبدیل کروا دیا۔ یہی سبب ہے کہ میں پاکستان
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کی ایم این اے کو سپریم کورٹ نے جعلی ڈگری رکھنے پر ہمیشہ کے لیے نااہل قرار دیا۔ یہ بات تو
دنیا میں یا پاکستان میں کہیں کچھ ہو، پاکستانی سیاست دانوں کو فوراً پتہ چل جاتا ہے، یہ کس نے کیا یا اس کے پیچھے
A member of the national assembly is disqualified by the Supreme Court for holding a fake / forged degree. See the details and especially her
See the following news item. It’s nothing new in Pakistan. Democracy in Pakistan is just a ladder to become princes and the kings! Minister threatens
Guess who’s the driver? One who’s driving (Amir Jamaat-e-Islami, Munawwar Hassan) or the one who’s sitting behind (Taliban’s rep)? [The Express Tribune, November 18, 2013]
Drowned, sinking deeper in debt By Huzaima Bukhari And Dr Ikramul Haq Pakistan, drowned deep in debt, is sinking deeper and deeper with each
We are not a normal nation and live down inside the proverbial well made of our own presumptions. Thus we are a perfect subject matter
The wailers: Why Hakimullah Mehsud, Chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan was killed in a drone strike! That jeopardized the peace talks with the TTP, they cry!
See this cartoon by Sabir Nazar, and try to find what’s the issue behind all the fuss over the Drone attacks inside the Pakistan’s territory!
I completed this article on April 2, 2007, after about a month when on March 9, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The following news story tells how Boots are replacing Books [Also compare the British Rule with the Pakistani Military Rule (including the Pakistani Civilian Rule)]:
The Express Tribune of October 26, 2013 placed a tweet of Maryam Nawaz Sharif on top of its front page. Here it is: “Education could
There are tribal citizens who favor Drone attacks! “. . . interviews by The Economist with twenty residents of the tribal areas confirmed that many see individual drone
The real Pakistan finds a mention only when it dies. It’s trash all the way that glitters in Pakistani media! See copied below some of
پاکستان کے قبائلی علاقوں کے شہری ڈرون حملوں کے حامی ہیں۔ یہ خبر کسی عام اور غیر معتبر ذریعے سے جاری نہیں ہوئی، بلکہ نہایتا
Without any comments:“Pakistan’s greatest politician headlined by Pakistan’s greatest newspaper” . . . ! [The Express Tribune, October 19, 2013]
Nadir Hassan stands apart from the courtiers in weighing up the achievements of General Kayani, ‘the political animal.’ See this article by him which The
Two pictures, one from Multan and one from Lahore, tell how the elders are still loved and taken care of in a society where moral
It’s sacrificial offering day today. See it through the eyes of Sabir Nazar: [The Express Tribune, October 16, 2013]
Here is the story of an island’s violent birth in an earthquake: Island’sviolent birth in an earthquake By Henry Fountain A small island that appeared
Isn’t the accomplice, and the culprit the federal government, which gave consent for this scheme? Isn’t it the ruling party, i.e. Pakistan Muslim League (N)?
The real strength of the hardcore Taliban lies in their softcore allies! [The Express Tribune, October 7, 2013]
See how one member of an elite family is being showered with praises for her real degree and distinction in the LL.B. examination by a
طالبان، جنگی معیشت پر پلنے والی ایک ملیشیا ہے۔ اس ضمن میں یہ رپورٹ نہایت اہم ہے: [روزنامہ ’’جنگ‘‘ لاہور، 7 اکتوبر، 2013]
Sabir Nazar best explains what it means to defend Pakistan the Pakistan way! [The Express Tribune, September 29, 2013]
Some of the issues are not political. Maybe one party which is in power toady will be in opposition tomorrow. So better be considerate regarding
That’s not uncommon in Pakistan; rather it’s sort of usual! See this report – how the guardians of the rule of law turn into phony
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws. [Voltaire, 1694-1778] Years ago, it was in a
کچھ معاملات سیاستی نہیں ہوتے۔ آج جو پارٹی حکمرانی کر رہی ہے، کل وہ بھی حزبِ اختلاف میں بیٹھی ڈنڈے بجا رہی ہو گی۔ سو
Sabir Nazar instead of pencil and brush uses knives and choppers and cuts his subject / subjects mercilessly into pieces! [The Express Tribune, October 2,
Shame on this and other such newspapers which play in the hands of Pakistan’s Riyasti Ashrafiya, and promote their sons and daughters and thus perpetuate
See this cartoon, which was published in The New York Times / International Herald Tribune on August 3-4, 2013. Are the monster-killers serious in exterminating
انتظار حسین کی اردو پڑھنے لائق ہوتی ہے۔ اسی لیے میں باقاعدگی سے روزنامہ ’’ایکسپریس‘‘ کا ادارتی صفحہ ضرور دیکھتا ہوں۔ گو کہ ان کے
Whatever I achieved is fruit of my own labor, hard work, sincerity and commitment! I do acknowledge I learned a lot from two of my
This picture was published in the International Herald Tribune on the 1stof August. I kept this page of the newspaper in my loose-paper file. But
A measure to measure a society’s level of culture and civilization is to see whom it rewards most. In Pakistan, Javed Chaudhry is one of
نوٹ: رپورٹ ڈاؤن لوڈ کیجیے: ایبٹ آباد کمیشن رپورٹ [یہ تصویر الجزیرہ کی ویب سائیٹ سے لی گئی ہے۔] پاکستان کے قیام کے ساتھ ہی واقعات
On September 2, in an Urdu daily, a small advertisement appeared. It was about a lecture on Cosmic Dust on September 3 under the auspices
کافی عرصے سے پاکستان میں ایک بات دہرائی جاتی رہی ہے کہ تدریس کے شعبے میں صرف وہ لوگ آتے ہیں، جو اور کسی شعبے
Here is a cartoon by Sabir Nazar, which exposes the fallacy of opposing the Drone attacks. The cartoon published in The Express Tribune on September
So Immanuel Kant already knew it! See this article published in The News York Times on September 13, 2013. Link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/opinion/the-duty-to-protect-still-urgent.html?_r=0 The
اب آتے ہیں آج کے ’’جنگ‘‘ میں شائع ہونے والے کالموں کی طرف۔ ان سب کو پڑھنے کے لیے اور پھر ان پر رائے زنی
جب اردو بلاگ کے لیے ’’سول پاکستان‘‘ کا نام میرے ذہن میں آیا تو مجھے یہ ہر اعتبار سے جامع اور مانع محسوس ہوا۔ میں
یہ سال 1993 کی بات ہے کہ میں نے اپنی شاعری ماہنامہ ’’ادبِ لطیف‘‘ میں بھیجنی شروع کی۔ یہ شاعری چھپی تو میں نے حوصلہ پکڑا، اور
With Taliban, talks or no talks seems to be a self-created dilemma! Is it a tragedy or a farce . . . See this cartoon