Category: Articles
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DEMISE OF QUIAD’S DREAM
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The budget has passed. The economy is still vulnerable. Signs are positive. A coherent Economic team is in place. Kudos to Hamad Azhar’s stewardship of budget. I sense IK is coming into his own. Velvet gloves are off. No more pussy footing. A criminal is to be treated as a…
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FACE THE FACTS
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The Budget has passed for better or worse, depending on which side of the divide you stand on. One thing is certain, it has changed the direction of the Country. It is the right direction. A very basic fact practiced in every home has finally been recognized at the National…
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RISE OF NATIONS- MENTAL STRENGTH & WORK ETHIC
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The Pakistanis lost at Manchester. Indians won. Commentators and analysts are coming out of your ears. The nation is in shock. Here is my take. Indians played a superior game. We lost because of our weaker resolve, mental strength and work ethic. Team is reflective of our national behavior pattern.…
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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. Government spokespersons are laying the blame on past regimes misdoings. Panelists are giving their own interpretations. I like to keep it simple by giving this analogy. Pakistan’s budget is like a…
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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 hearts out. Our mosques were full. Umra flights were overbooked. All form but where is the substance? Did we stop profiteering? Did we stop lying, cheating or defrauding? Were the streets…
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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 High Court Justice K.K. Agha. Swords have been unsheathed and lines drawn along party lines. Interestingly both sides are out to defend the independence of Judiciary, upholding the rule of law.…
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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 manipulation the entire process of Accountability is under threat of being derailed. Our nearly 3 decades of focus for a clean Pakistan is about to be dismantled. What is at stake…
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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 a Sicilian family’s migration from its ravished homeland to New York, USA. The first film “Godfather” released in 1972 traces the struggle by the family patriarch in early 20th Century US.…
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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 on top of Margala forest, it is a great place for a family outing. Snaking up the road we got there ahead of time, settled to a gorgeous view. It is…
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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 a specific end” or “choose the right person for a particular activity”. Common sense, yet not very common. I believe it is the main dilemma facing the not so infant PTI…