Month: August 2022

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Habibullah Kalkani better known as “Bachai Saqao”, which means a water carrier, ruled Afghanistan from January 17th to October 1929. He forced King Amanullah to abdicate. He was thrown out by Nadir Shah. Kalkani, of Tajik origins, came from a humble background, earning his livelihood distributing water in buffalo skin…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Punjabi is a flamboyant language. Its one-liners convey more than a thousand words. The present situation bringsto mind “chor uchka Chaudhry tey gundee Run bardhan.”It translates “when the head of a clan is a rogue and a thief, his gangster counterpart reigns supreme.” I don’t need to indentify the head…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I used to farm in Kasur till I moved to Canada. In the earlynineties rural areas had limited TV access. To while away evenings, we would invariably congregate at “deras” of local landowners. Conversations would touch uponvarious topics, including local issues. It included stories about dealing with “mozairas”, farm workers,…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan ECP’s findings that PTI has done “prohibited fundraising” are bogus. They have thrown the kitchen sink at PTI full of falsehoods. PTI team has to go into overdrive to identify persons and companies wrongly named and debunk these assertions. PDM’s rejoicing is premature. Will it stand scrutiny by the Supreme…