THE SOCIAL DEBACLE WE FACE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Growing up in Abbottabad, each year we would spend our winter holidays with my grandfather in Lahore or Lyallpur…
PTI NEEDS TO WALK THE TALK FOR COMMON MAN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan When we joined the New Campus in late sixties, Punjab University had a vibrant rowing club. The boats were…
PAK US RELATIONS IN BIDEN ERA
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I remember playing weekend cricket in Abbottabad as a kid. One of our playmates used to walk off with…
WILL COVID DECIDE THE NEXT US PRESIDENCY?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Americans tend to trust their leaders. They are not naive, however the institutions built over centuries have taken root…
WILL US ELECTIONS IMPACT PAKISTANIS?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Lebron James is a legend in Basketball. He has dominated this extremely popular sport in North America for 16…
DESPERATE NAWAZ ENTERS UNCHARTED TERRITORY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Gujranwala was an interesting show. PML(N) has deep roots there since Zia Ul Haq coupled with “Butt Baradari”. It…
WHAT IS FUELLING NAWAZ’S BLUSTER?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Lahore has a unique culture amongst its traditional families in and around the walled city. Blunt and down to…
TRUMP’S LIES TAKE USA TO NEW LOWS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Fifties and sixties were an era of Hollywood classics dominated by Cowboy movies. The stories revolved around good versus…
FIFTY YEARS OF SPILT AFGHAN BLOOD Part 2
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was approaching dusk when we reached the Mujahid camp in Attock. Our hosts had arranged a tour of…
FIFTY YEARS OF SPILT AFGHAN BLOOD Part 1
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was early 70’s and my friend, late Ajmal Malik, had landed a job with the information department in…