Tag: Sahibzada Riaz Noor

Salaar is packing his household bric a bac for a parlous journey across Spin Boldak into an Afghanistan from which he hails but which he has never seen. The Afghan … Read More

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva to Caretaker Prime Minister in New York on 20 September 2023: “Pakistan must tax the rich to provide relief to the poor…” Being a Bulgarian, her … Read More

The attarn dance is a prominent feature of the Pashtoon culture with affiliations to both festivity and war. According to some accounts its roots go back to folklore hero, Zorastrian … Read More

Within quotes below is the translation of an extract from Jou Mein Ne Daikha by Rao Rasheed, ex-IG West Pakistan & Special Secretary to PM (his 1st district appointment was … Read More

In 1887, Friedrich Neitsczhe wrote his seminal work, The Genealogy of Morals, attempting to understand the socio-psychological and historical foundations of western morality. It posited that modern man cannot comprehend … Read More

Could Babur have conquered Hindostan without asking for the hand of a Pashtoon wife? This may appear an odd question nary raised nor researched. While history recounts the past yet … Read More

On 21st February 2023, another International Mother Tongue Day came and passed by, more or less unnoticed, but for some social media mention, sans serious commitment, public or private. Neglecting … Read More

A column by a former deputy State Bank Governor, scribing about the deadly sins of economic policy managers, recently appeared in the press. The analysis is apt but partial, like … Read More

In 1965 India experienced a serious constitutional crisis involving a face-off between a high court and a state assembly. In 1964, through a habeas corpus petition, a two-member Lucknow bench … Read More