STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Let us not beat around the bush. General Asim Munir harbors ambitions of a ten-year rule. He wants to repeat what Ayub, Zia and Musharraf did as military dictators. Every military ruler after forcing his…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Ashura falls on the 10th day Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. It mourns the martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain ibn Ali, grandson of our beloved Prophet. There are other landmark events associated with…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan AUTHOR’S NOTE July 12: It’s a judicial revolution following the people’s revolution on Feb 8th. PTI must diligently file reference against ECP in SJC and register FIR under Article 6. After Qazi’s debacle, General Asim’s 2nd crutch…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan A niece of mine, who was pregnant and married to an army officer, was murdered by their batman in 1970 in East Pakistan. The brute sliced her throat and cut open her stomach. He left…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan In the sixties tractors and trawleys were rare. “Gud” a bull drawn wooden carriage, was used to move produce. Wheat crop after harvest would be thrashed manually and grains bagged. Farmers would be in a…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Friendships share a quality with good wines. They get better with age. I just returned from an extended visit to Maryland, USA to be with my son Faisal Khan. While the days were spent involving…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I remember watching wrestling matches in my younger days. There were no sports channels or live commentaries except cricket; one had to attend in person. They were fun events full of enthusiasts. Each contestant would…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Mirror mirror on the wall who is the greatest liar of them all? There was stiff competition amongst military leaders, poodle politicians and some parts of Judiciary and bureaucracy. The undisputed winner was CEC Sikander…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Overseas Pakistanis living in functioning democracies with robust justice systems can see both sides of the coin. It is both a strength and a curse. Democracies are not perfect anywhere and many rogue players test…

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan The American civil war took four years to come full cycle from 1861 to 1865. It was bloody and brutal, destroying everything that came its way. The outcome was the end of slavery and USA…