2020 – WILL IK SHED HIS SHACKLES?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It is the wedding season in Lahore bringing multiple invites. The cold and fog lends coziness to the atmosphere….
WHO IS THE TRAITOR?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan It’s in the air, Lahore does it to you. It does not matter wherever you are from, after how…
DECENCY BUTCHERED
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Announcement was made over the intercom that the plane was about to land. Despite nearly four decades of international…
Demise of Morality
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I grew up in the sixties in Abbottabad, a pretty and peaceful town nestled amongst pine trees in the…
GOVERNANCE ON TRIAL
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan In my last post I had written about the “Great Escape” of Nawaz Sharif. I had commented about the…
SUPREMACY OF LAW TRUMP VS SHARIF
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan We live in interesting times especially if you are a political buff like me. On one hand we see…
BILLION TO BOND
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan There is huge circus going on in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif is suffering from some serious ailments. It led to…
IS CHANGE POSSIBLE?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A lot of confusion prevails on the dynamics of Nawaz Sharif’s journey from jail to London. The answer is…
MAULANA UNCHAINED
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman is roaring. Echoes are reverberating around the country. His march on Islamabad has eaten up…
CANADA SPEAKS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The Canadians have spoken through their votes. It is a sobering verdict. The results are summarized in the table…