PAKISTAN HAS CHALLENGES BEYOND POLITICS
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan During my university days in the late sixties and early seventies politics was reentering our civil discourse. After…
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PDM IMPLOSION IS A NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan December 2020 was a tumultuous month in Pakistani politics. It started with thunder, threatening a severe storm but ended…
POLITICOS REMEMBER YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Rustic wisdom emanates from centuries of experience transferred from generation to generation. These universal truths are common amongst cultures…
SAUDI BLOWBACK LEADS TO CHANGE OF GUARD
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Rub al Khali, the Empty Quarter covers a third of the Arabian Peninsula. It hugs the belly of Saudi…
PTI NEEDS TO WALK THE TALK FOR COMMON MAN
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan When we joined the New Campus in late sixties, Punjab University had a vibrant rowing club. The boats were…
PAK US RELATIONS IN BIDEN ERA
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan I remember playing weekend cricket in Abbottabad as a kid. One of our playmates used to walk off with…
DESPERATE NAWAZ ENTERS UNCHARTED TERRITORY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Gujranwala was an interesting show. PML(N) has deep roots there since Zia Ul Haq coupled with “Butt Baradari”. It…
WHAT IS FUELLING NAWAZ’S BLUSTER?
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Lahore has a unique culture amongst its traditional families in and around the walled city. Blunt and down to…
CCPO TRIGGERS IGP CHANGE- BAD OMEN FOR PTI
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan “Tail wagging the head”. An idiom that befits the present situation. A fifth Inspector General of Police has been…
2 YEARS OF PREP AND 3 TO DEPLOY
bySTRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistan just completed 73 years of existence. We have been through some good, bad and dreadful times. We learn…