STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan ECP’s findings that PTI has done “prohibited fundraising” are bogus. They have thrown the kitchen sink at PTI full of falsehoods. PTI team has to go into overdrive to identify persons and companies wrongly named…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan All the crap uttered in the last few days by PDM against Superior Judiciary was disgusting. This was backed by a well orchestrated social media campaign that was filthy and revolting. Their script and its…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Burai de jarh”, “the root cause of all evil” arrived in Lahore a couple of days back. He quickly launched his “mandi mowaishian” or “animal auction” for sale and purchase of Punjabi MPAs. If there…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was at a BBQ last weekend. A bright young Pakistani entrepreneur, Mujtaba Hameed came upto me for a chat. He said “Uncle I learn from your analysis based on substantive arguments. However what I…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Rabb naray kay ghusun” is an unresolved dilemma spanning generations. It translates “Is God close or the punch thrown at you?” In this debate “God or the punch”, the pious claim that God is present…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A friend visited Canada recently. We spent quality time together enjoying the weather and visiting breathtaking,lush green sites. After two weeks he suddenly became restless and wanted to return to Pakistan. Sitting around a fire…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Yakay Wali” starring the top heroine of her times,Musarrat Nazir was a blockbuster of its times. Released in 1957, it broke all records of popularity, running for 50 weeks in one cinema. Producer Bari Malik…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan There is a saying in Punjabi “ek boti laye bakra mar ditta”. It translates “killing a whole sheep to eat one piece of meat.” That is exactly what happened in Pakistan. Sharifs and Zardari wanted…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Iqbal alias Bala was a hardened criminal reputed to be a top “rasageer”, acronym for a cattle thief, around Lyallpur. My uncle Dr. Abdul Majeed Khan, a veterinarian, was a dedicated cattle breeder. He went…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan 23rd March 1973 I participated in a joint opposition’s jalsa organized in Liaqat Bagh, Rawalpindi. It was meant to be an event wherein parties opposed to Bhutto’s rule gathered to express their positions. That was…