A Q KHAN: WHY CAN’T WE RESPECT OUR HEROES?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan We live in the moment as a nation. Be it a national debacle like the loss of East Pakistan,…
PANDORA PAPERS: FURTHER PROOF OF ELITE CAPTURE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pandora Papers are a reality check. Really and truly the political divide is a façade. There are the takers…
PTI’s BIGGEST POLITICAL FOE IS FOOD INFLATION
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was talking to Barkat Bibi. She goes around different households to cook food on a contract basis. Formerly…
POWER BLOCS FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Those of us who have been around long enough would recollect the hijacking of an Indian aircraft “Ganga” in…
WILL CANADA VEER RIGHT DESPITE PITFALLS?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Elections in Canada can be boring when compared to the razzmatazz of a Pakistani campaign. The Canadian election writ…
PREDICTIONS FAIL AS AFGHANS COME INTO THEIR OWN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan September 6th was celebrated as the “Day of the Martyrs”, offering the ultimate sacrifice for the Motherland is a…
TALIBAN NEED TO APPLY BALM TO BRUISED EGOS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan NATO forces landed in Afghanistan as “deliverers”; twenty years later they ended up being the occupiers. How did this…
RUFFIANS AND FRAUDSTERS IN A TOOTHLESS STATE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Desi drama serials are an integral part of our lives in the sub continent, especially amongst women. I have…
TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN. WHAT’S NEXT?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Author’s Note: I want to thank my readers and friends for their encouragement. It is an elixir that pushes…
SERIOUS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THREATS LOOMING
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was August 2002 when I last visited Kabul. I was accompanied by Niaz Ali Shah, a scion of…