STATE CANNOT RUN BY INFLATED EGOS AND REVENGE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Chuj tey bolday sun hun chananee we boldi aiy.” In the days gone by, wheat and chaff were separated…
PDM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I have shared this anecdote previously; however events of 8th March gave it a new meaning. In 1997 we…
DISASTER AVERTED – SC RISES TO THE OCCASION
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistan has only one national anthem, however on occasions a particular song sinks into the psyche of the nation…
PENT UP EMOTIONS NEED AN OUTLET
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Filling gas balloons is a routine now-a-days for party events. Helium canisters are readily available. It was not so…
LOVE LAHORE FOR ITS SPIRIT, CHAOS AND CULTURE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Nai reesan shahr Lahore diyan” is part of Lahori folklore. It translates “Lahore has no comparison”. A bold statement…
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS – CHAOS OR ELECTIONS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Mera jhuga te bach gaya, baqi khair aay” said Mannah, a peasant farmer after a devastating flood. “My hut…
COMPARISONS ARE AWKWARD; SO IS THE TRUTH
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan In a recent meeting with Chairman Imran Khan, I saw him limp in pain walking at a slow pace….
ISLAMABAD FLAVOR – CONFUSED AND DETACHED
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Capitals worldwide are the pulse of what is happening in a country; a deduction from decades of travel. My…
FAISALABAD- FOND MEMORIES AND A REALITY CHECK
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Every time I enter my Lyallpur, erroneously named Faisalabad, my heart misses a beat or two. For a very…
COFFERS EMPTY YET VULTURES GREED UNABATED
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Lalchee nu jhuta marda aiy” a Punjabi saying whichtranslates “greedy’s undoing is a liar.” Rustic wisdom that endures over…