Contours of Political Fundraising
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan ECP’s findings that PTI has done “prohibited fundraising” are bogus. They have thrown the kitchen sink at PTI full…
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JUSTICE DISPENSED NOT A JUDICIAL COUP
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan All the crap uttered in the last few days by PDM against Superior Judiciary was disgusting. This was backed…
PUNJAB’S POLITICAL CHAOS AND IMPENDING ECONOMIC DISASTER
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Burai de jarh”, “the root cause of all evil” arrived in Lahore a couple of days back. He quickly…
WILL POPULAR WILL OR POWERFUL STICK PREVAIL?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was at a BBQ last weekend. A bright young Pakistani entrepreneur, Mujtaba Hameed came upto me for a…
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…
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…