PARLIAMENT: A CIRCUS OF INCOMPETENCE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Winters in Lyallpur, aka Faisalabad, were fun times after the rigors of straitlaced Burn Hall in Abbottabad. Many…
THE CURSE OF ISLAMOPHOBIA
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It was a beautiful summer day last Sunday in London, Ontario. Syed Salman Afzaal, his Mom Talaat Kidwai, wife…
EMERGENCE OF POLITICAL PREDATORS IN PAKISTAN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan While chatting with a friend deeply entrenched in media a very interesting point came up. Whenever high performing kids…
SHARING THE INTENSE PAIN OF COVID
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It is human nature to share joy and success. We internalize our pain and put up a brave face….
THE INDESTRUCTIBLE SPIRIT OF AFGHANS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A quiet storm is brewing in our front yard that will impact the future configuration of the entire region….
THE BUMPY ROAD TO MAKKAH
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia reminded me of an incident during my stay in the…
COVID will lead to a New World Order
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The wide-bodied Boeing 787 nicknamed “Dreamliner” entered Toronto airspace and circled down to land. There was no line up…
25 YEARS LATER, IT IS PTI’S CHOICE TO DO OR DIE
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Early February 1997 the air still had the wintry chill in Saidu Sharif, the capital of Swat. It was…
ACCOUTABILITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS A TRAVESTY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Recently I was sitting with my friend Raja Munawar, Member Senate Punjab University. Although he is younger than me…
RAMADAN REFLECTIONS: STOP TRAMPLING “HUQOOQ UL IBAD”
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan We all witnessed mayhem on TV across the country and I saw some firsthand. It was senseless, brutal defiance…