Month: March 2022
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WHAT’S AFTER OIC PRESTIGIOUS MOOT
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan With a dust storm on the political horizon, conspiracy theorists and rumor mongers are having a field day. The dust will begin to settle soon. Watching a clip of my friend Hassan Nisar cleared my mind about what we are contending with. Both PPP and PML (N) are far from…
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FUTURE COURSE FOR PM IK
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Marcus Aurelius was the last Roman Emperor during a period known as “Pax Romana”, an age of relative peace and stability from 27BC to 180 AD. He was a successful ruler and recorded in history as a prominent stoic philosopher. His thoughts are valid even today. In his philosophical work…
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NO CONFIDENCE – A RETURN TO THE DARK DAYS
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was looking forward to enjoying Lahore’s blissful spring this March in company of friends and family. It would be a pleasant break while escaping the blistering Canadian cold. It was not meant to be. The political temperatures here are soaring and uncertainty is in the air. When a…
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WHAT’S THE RUSH FOR A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan ”Meray Aziz Hum watano” translates “My dear fellow countrymen” is an opening phrase we have heard many times. Especially in a gruff no nonsense voice. Are we headed there? Far too many times internal squabbling by politicians has led to this opening sentence. Each time the masses welcomed it, fed…