CAN VOTERS AND MEDIA HEROES PREVENT THE GRAB?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Rabb naray kay ghusun” is an unresolved dilemma spanning generations. It translates “Is God close or the punch thrown…
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GLOBAL REALIGNMENTS – WHERE DO WE STAND?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A friend visited Canada recently. We spent quality time together enjoying the weather and visiting breathtaking,lush green sites. After…
MEMORIES OF REAL PAKISTAN – WHAT HAPPENED?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Yakay Wali” starring the top heroine of her times,Musarrat Nazir was a blockbuster of its times. Released in 1957,…
ECONOMIC MELTDOWN IMMINENT. WHO CAN DENY IT?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan There is a saying in Punjabi “ek boti laye bakra mar ditta”. It translates “killing a whole sheep to…
SOCIAL MEDIA VERSUS DOCTORED MEDIA
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Iqbal alias Bala was a hardened criminal reputed to be a top “rasageer”, acronym for a cattle thief, around…
CONSIPARACY RUNS DEEP; PTI MUST EVALUATE OPTIONS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan 23rd March 1973 I participated in a joint opposition’s jalsa organized in Liaqat Bagh, Rawalpindi. It was meant to…
TAIL I WIN, HEADS YOU LOSE; FINISH LINE IN SIGHT
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan In my younger days I have been at the receiving end of a police “lathi’. Believe me it really…
SUPREME COURT SHINES LIGHT ON PM SHARIFS SHENANIGANS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Sau Ganday we khaday tay chittar wee” is a popular Punjabi saying. A conceptual translation would be “indecision and…
HAPLESS PRIME MINISTER WILTING UNDER PRESSURE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Majha and Saja were in business together. Majha had lent money to Saja who kept reneging on his promises…
PDM INTENDS TO CRUSH AND DEFAME IK. WILL PAKISTANIS ACCEPT IT?
by“Gatka” is a form of martial art associated with Punjab. Its origins can be traced back to the 15th century. It is popular among…