It was the session of 1969/1970. Pakistan was in a political turmoil. President Ayub Khan was removed in March 1969. General Yahya Khan was in the saddle. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had emerged as the populist leader, the defender of the…

PTI fault lines have surfaced again. FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi has picked up cudgels publicly. His grief, why Jahangir Tareen got to brief the cabinet. It’s a public relations disaster. Give us a break Shahji. Such outburst don’t suit mature…

Punjab University Alumni launch had a lovely twist, thanks to the Organizers led by Dr. Niaz, the VC and orchestrated by Dr. Khalid, Registrar and Dr. Hadi, Director Alumni. Before the start of the program the Alumni were invited to…

Prime Minister Imran Khan is a man of integrity, he is Pakistani First, he genuinely wants to reform. I can say it with confidence in view of my long association. His direction is correct as borne out by steps taken…

It was fall 1967. The start of a new session in Punjab University. Hassan Nisar (then known as Israr Ul Haq) and I were driven from Lyallpur to the New Campus by Uncle Mian Nisar ul Haq (Hassan’s Father) in…

I travelled from Toronto to Lahore last weekend. In the departure lounge I met some friends and we chatted crisscrossing between Canadian and Pakistani issues. At that moment it hit me that I was amongst the lucky ones who can…