The rich man’s failed revolution…Farrukh Khan Pitafi
Actions have consequences. The problem with our habit of offering ball-by-ball commentary is that we often miss forests for trees. But when the penny drops, as it must, we are … Read More
Actions have consequences. The problem with our habit of offering ball-by-ball commentary is that we often miss forests for trees. But when the penny drops, as it must, we are … Read More
T oday, on the 27th of May, Henry Kissinger turns 100. Two days ago, his son, David Kissinger, wrote a piece in The Washington Post titled My father, Henry Kissinger, … Read More
Media reports recently revealed information about the salaries of the top office holders of the country as it was submitted to the Public Accounts Committee. It was inevitable that the … Read More
Bear with me as I first identify a few abstract thoughts and then seek to operationalise them. You will see they all come together in the end. Devils bargains dont … Read More
Call it a legacy of loss or the curse of Sisyphus, Pakistans history is replete with counterfactuals the coulda-woulda-shoulda of our past. There is something genuinely bitter about knowing that … Read More
While we were destroying our brain cells in noble political battles involving questions like whether the faithful should break their eggs at the big end or the little end, The … Read More
How many times must we ask the same question? Why bother, what’s the point? Who doesn’t know Pakistan grapples with many intricate and interconnected obstacles that hinder its development and … Read More
Recently, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced that it was degrading Wikipedia services in the country on account of it not blocking some offensive content online. Later this throttling turned into … Read More
Zia Mohyeddin and Amjad Islam Amjad died this month. So did General Pervez Musharraf. But except for some peripheral controversies, tributes and discussions, the country had little time to spare … Read More