NEED TO DEFINE TREASON
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The budget has been announced. All kinds of analysis and analyst have sprung up. Those impacted are complaining vehemently….
COALITION OF THE CORRUPT
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The holy month of Ramadhan is over. A month of blessings for those who seek. The devout prayed their…
DANCING WITH WOLVES – INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Two references have been filed with the Supreme Judicial Counsel against Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Sind…
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS – INDOMITABLE TAHIR A KHAN
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I am stepping away from my routine of once a week post. There is a reason. Through a massive…
NEW GOD FATHER’S – NAB UNDER ATTACK
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Mario Puzo’s insightful book, The Godfather, that went on to be filmed as all time classic films. It traces…
BANKRUPTCY IS NOT ECONOMIC, IT IS MORALITY
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan May 9th was my spouse Rakhshanda’s birthday. We decided to go for Iftar to Monal restaurant in Islamabad. Nestled…
STAY THE COURSE IK- TURMOIL WILL END.
Horses for courses. An English idiom that translates “best person for a particular job”, “best response for a situation”, “the best means to achieve…
AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT, PART 1
Pakistanis have an entertainment deficit. There are very few options available. We all need light hearted moments, activities that induce laughter in our lives….
FRACTURED COMMUNITIES NEEDING TO HEAL
Analysing the impact of present tensions between India and Pakistan on the overseas communities and a possible resolution. In my last post I…
AN ATTEMPT TO CONNECT 4 MILLION PUNJAB UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan This piece is a journey back to the original well that quenched our thirst for knowledge 50 years ago…