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STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Author’s Note: I want to thank my readers and friends for their encouragement. It is an elixir that pushes me to research deeper, analyze and express better. Please keep your comments and suggestions coming. There…
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SERIOUS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THREATS LOOMING
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was August 2002 when I last visited Kabul. I was accompanied by Niaz Ali Shah, a scion of the Syed family of Peshawar. His father, Syed Taj Mir Shah was a loving elder who…
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FIRES ACROSS CONTINENTS- GLOBAL WARMING IS HERE
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It is time to wake up. We are facing the biggest threat ever to mankind – Global warming is here; we have summer temperatures never experienced before. What have we done to mother earth in…
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PML(N) PARLIAMENTARIANS NEED TO WAKE UP
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an English classic novel written by R. L. Stevenson in 1886, a must read for students of literature. The title got co-opted into English language as a reference for…
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THREATS TO PAK- CHINA SOLIDARITY
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The Chinese engineers got ready for work as usual on Dasu Dam. Nine of them would never return. Tragic. Dasu is located in the breathtaking parts of Kohistan District along the Karakorum Highway on the…
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Navigating Hate and Viciousness in Politics
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It has been a very eventful summer in the region. A lot has been written and said about departure of US forces from Afghanistan. Verbalized in North American lingo, it can be summarized as “Adios…
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SELF RESPECT OVER SUBMISSION – PART II
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Writing in English has its benefits and challenges. The audience is limited; however it is quality readers with their own spheres of influence. I experienced that in my last article. It had a huge footprint…
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SELF RESPECT OVER SUBMISSION
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Short cuts have become embedded in our national psyche. Both as individuals and at the national level. We seek expediency to gain wealth, success, or status legitimate or illegal. No one cares whether the chosen…
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AFGHANS AT A CROSSROAD
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Afghan Baba migrated from Afghanistan accompanying an estranged cousin of King Zahir Shah. The family had settled in Abbottabad residing in homes built on the foothills of “Chir Pahari” translates to “Pine Mountain”. We lived…
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PARLIAMENT: A CIRCUS OF INCOMPETENCE
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Winters in Lyallpur, aka Faisalabad, were fun times after the rigors of straitlaced Burn Hall in Abbottabad. Many festivities used to happen around that time. My uncle Dr. Abdul Majeed Khan, a veterinarian, worked…