2 YEARS OF PREP AND 3 TO DEPLOY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistan just completed 73 years of existence. We have been through some good, bad and dreadful times. We learn…
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THE EMERGING NEW MUSLIM ORDER
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I moved to Saudi Arabia in 1979. The fruits of oil wealth were beginning to show. Development was happening…
PM IK KEEP AN EYE ON HISTORY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan My friend Hassan Nisar narrated a very interesting anecdote. During British Raj it was a tradition amongst the notables…
“NEUTER NAB” APC DEMANDS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Idioms and sayings have a global ancestry. You have universal truths and wisdoms stated in most ancient languages and…
COVID FATIGUE REVIVES MEMORIES
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The human mind works in fascinating ways. Confinement frees the mind from the body and the soul wonders. Our…
NEW WORLD ORDER
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The main arterial road in Tehran is named after the renowned Persian poet Firdowsi. The author of “Shanameh”, one…
JUSTICE SYSTEM ON TRAIL
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Parveen was happily married. After completing 10th grade she was wedded to a cousin. She had four kids before…
MINUS ONE – DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Following democracy in Pakistan is a roller coaster ride. It is exhilarating with all the screaming accompanying each rise…
RAID ON UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan OPEN LETTER TO CHIEF MINSTER USMAN BUZDAR Greetings, but on second thought greetings for what? What have you achieved…
HEAT IN THE HIMALAYAS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Temperatures are rising in one of the coldest parts of the world. Dispute between India and China took an…