CONSIPARCY OR INTERVENTION – A USELESS DEBATE
byCONSIPARCY OR INTERVENTION – A USELESS DEBATE STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Hina Rabbani Khar, in her 2nd term in Foreign Ministry, came up…
DEFINING MOMENT- CHOOSE CORRUPTION OR SELF RESPECT
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was a warm sunny day. Excitement and anticipation was in the air on this 25th day of April…
“DO MORE” WITHIN DAYS OF IK’S EXIT. WHAT’S NEXT?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan When you cheat in an exam after bribing the staff, there is a sheepish look for the uninitiated. However,…
BEGGARS CAN’T CHOOSE; THEY CAN BE CHOSEN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Donald Lu is the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs since 2021. As a…
LOOT SALE TRIGGERED BY FOREIGN, LOCAL PARTNERS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Following developments in Pakistan a quote of Henry Kissinger says it all, “America is strong for two reasons. They…
WHAT’S AFTER OIC PRESTIGIOUS MOOT
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan With a dust storm on the political horizon, conspiracy theorists and rumor mongers are having a field day. The…
FUTURE COURSE FOR PM IK
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Marcus Aurelius was the last Roman Emperor during a period known as “Pax Romana”, an age of relative peace…
NO CONFIDENCE – A RETURN TO THE DARK DAYS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I was looking forward to enjoying Lahore’s blissful spring this March in company of friends and family. It…
WHAT’S THE RUSH FOR A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan ”Meray Aziz Hum watano” translates “My dear fellow countrymen” is an opening phrase we have heard many times. Especially…
THE ENERGY WAR BEGINS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Human history is replete with conflicts based on ethnicity, religion and expansionism. Underlying most wars there is an element…