Energy, power, revolution …….. Asha’ar Rehman
The past few days have been spent by repeatedly going over three questions that may appear to be not linked to each other. The first of them came from the … Read More
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Age of self-loathing ….Asha’ar Rehman
Through successive periods of extreme frustration in recent decades, Pakistanis were told that it was alright for them to experience depression – so long as they stopped falling into the … Read More
Boys from our neighbourhood …. Asha’ar Rehman
There is no bigger fear than the fear of being led by your contemporaries. Perhaps this feeling is peculiar to your upbringing in Pakistan. Perhaps this is something personal. In … Read More
A happy gathering …. Asha’ar Rehman
The refrain about a supposedly impending parting of ways between the PML-N and the PPP has been a part of the recent Pakistani political discourse with the same intensity and … Read More
Looking for poll clues….Asha’ar Rehman
Pakistan needs to fast start throwing up signs to convince everyone around that a general election in the country is imminent. Right now, things are moving rather slowly, despite whatever … Read More
Who wants to be the PCB chief?…Asha’ar Rehman
The intense manoeuvring that goes into the selection of the person in charge at Gaddafi Stadium always makes for some most intriguing viewing. And in the final analysis, it is … Read More
The JI and the jiyalas….Asha’ar Rehman
The PPP is not quite the party it used to be and today there are more people in the vicinity who wince at the mere mention of it than perhaps … Read More
The victory lap…Asha’ar Rehman
Some of the politicians on the (supposedly?) winning side of the current divide in Pakistan are behaving in a manner reminiscent of victorious soldiers in history. Their laughter as they … Read More
From the virtual to the real…Asha’ar Rehman
Ghareeb kay bachay versus ameeron kay bachay. The intriguing refrain does the rounds as Pakistanis cannot help but group people in Imran Khans discredited protest caravan and then compare one … Read More
Kingmakers for fathers…Asha’ar Rehman
Mr Asif Ali Zardari has expressed the very legitimate desire of seeing his son as the prime minister of Pakistan. With a lineage including such names as Z A Bhutto … Read More