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STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan My writings were largely focused on Pakistan and the sub continent. In the last few posts I am writing on Canada. I have been asked why? Here is my answer. I have lived in the…
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MISSISSAUGA CENTRE
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Mississauga has a heart.Both metaphorically and literally. Metaphorically because it has absorbed hundreds of thousands of new Canadians in its bosom. Given them a home they can call their own, a sense of belonging, a welcoming…
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MY HOME IN ERIN MILLS
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “All politics is local”. A huge truth simply stated. I have lived in Erin Mills, Mississauga for the last 20 years in same locality. Mississauga is now the 6th largest city in Canada. It grew…
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ELECTIONS 2019
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I am referring to the Federal Elections in Canada on 21st of October. Here is a quick background for those not familiar with the Canadian political landscape. The front runners are incumbent Prime Minister Justin…
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PM UNDER SIEGE?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Things are not going well within the power structure in Pakistan. It seems Prime Minister Imran Khan is not being able to cope with the vultures surrounding him. He is in power yet he comes…
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MY LYALLPUR
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan My Lyallpur is under threat. In a recent column my buddy Hassan Nisar wrote about cutting of over 100 year old trees in the Agriculture University Lyallpur. The issue was highlighted in a publication by…
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CLOUDS OF WAR
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I sustained a minor injury from which I am recovering well, but under doctor’s advice I had to avoid focusing on computer screen for a few days. Hence the delay in this post. Many countries in…
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WHY BAJWA?
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The Chattering classes are in full swing fuelled by PML(N) media cell. Extension of General Qamar Javed Bajwa has got them going. The compromised and corrupt “Analysts” are going full throttle for sanctity of institutions…
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A BUMPY YEAR IN REVIEW
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Kashmir is front and centre in Pakistan. A 72 years old dispute has flared up. It had an underpinning. Article 370 and 35A ensured autonomous status. It kept the dispute below boiling point. There was…
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MEDIA CIRCUS
STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistan is facing its greatest existential challenge. PM Modi’s unilateral demolition of Article 370 of Indian Constitution has moved Kashmir from “disputed territory” to “occupied Territory”. The delicate framework laid by PM Pandit Nehru with…