Month: July 2022
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JUSTICE DISPENSED NOT A JUDICIAL COUP
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan All the crap uttered in the last few days by PDM against Superior Judiciary was disgusting. This was backed by a well orchestrated social media campaign that was filthy and revolting. Their script and its formatting were similar to that seen in Godfather films, when Sicilian Mafia attemptsto discredit judges…
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PUNJAB’S POLITICAL CHAOS AND IMPENDING ECONOMIC DISASTER
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Burai de jarh”, “the root cause of all evil” arrived in Lahore a couple of days back. He quickly launched his “mandi mowaishian” or “animal auction” for sale and purchase of Punjabi MPAs. If there was a university program in Machiavellian manipulation, Mr. Zardari would have a PHD and would…
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WILL POPULAR WILL OR POWERFUL STICK PREVAIL?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was at a BBQ last weekend. A bright young Pakistani entrepreneur, Mujtaba Hameed came upto me for a chat. He said “Uncle I learn from your analysis based on substantive arguments. However what I really enjoy is the blend with events from your memory lane. Please keep doing it. I…
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CAN VOTERS AND MEDIA HEROES PREVENT THE GRAB?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Rabb naray kay ghusun” is an unresolved dilemma spanning generations. It translates “Is God close or the punch thrown at you?” In this debate “God or the punch”, the pious claim that God is present in the main aorta, the arterial trunk that feeds the body. The realists state the…
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GLOBAL REALIGNMENTS – WHERE DO WE STAND?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A friend visited Canada recently. We spent quality time together enjoying the weather and visiting breathtaking,lush green sites. After two weeks he suddenly became restless and wanted to return to Pakistan. Sitting around a fire in my backyard I enquired why the rush? You look relaxed and seem to be…