GRANDE FINALE – ZARDARI VS PM IMRAN KHAN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Growing up in the sixties, spending winters in Lyallpur was part of the family routine; we used to move…
JUSTICE SYSTEM ON TRIAL
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A seed only sprouts when the soil is prepared properly; planted at the appropriate time, the right depth and…
WITH SO MANY WOUNDS WHERE TO APPLY THE BALM
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Writing at times can be a curse. You have to think, feel and be sensitized to your surroundings. At…
PM IMRAN KHAN KEEP AT IT, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It has been many years since I stayed in Lahore for an extended period. I am reminded of the…
Negative Drift Towards Alienating Minorities
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I grew up in the days of cowboy movies and comics. Invariably the non-conformist hero would stand up for…
BIDEN INHERITS USA AT WAR WITH ITSELF
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Divisions within America have never been so intense since the American Civil War that nearly divided the North and…
LAHORE: A GARDEN TO GARBAGE CITY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The New Year brought glad tidings for Lahore from one of the most prominent and influential newspaper in the…
PAKISTAN HAS CHALLENGES BEYOND POLITICS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan During my university days in the late sixties and early seventies politics was reentering our civil discourse. After…
PDM IMPLOSION IS A NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan December 2020 was a tumultuous month in Pakistani politics. It started with thunder, threatening a severe storm but ended…
POLITICOS REMEMBER YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Rustic wisdom emanates from centuries of experience transferred from generation to generation. These universal truths are common amongst cultures…