Malik Tariq Ali

Remembering Allama Muhammad Iqbal

ALLAMA Iqbal died on 21 April 1938. By late mid 20’s, Allama Iqbal had realized, that powerful elements within Hindu majority population would not allow…

Modern apartheid and colonial echoes

  IT took over 15 months to put into place a belated, three-phased ceasefire, effective 18 January 2025, which hopefully will put an end to…

Strengthening diplomacy against hostile propaganda

2024 has been one of the worst years in terms of fatalities and casualties suffered by our brave sons and daughters in uniform as well…

The new brand of East India Company

LOYALTY to any individual or political party, must never overshadow loyalty to Pakistan and neither should the ambitions of the paid elite. They all exist…

Ides of October-December

THERE should be no doubt about significance of Quaid’s advice given on 14 June 1948, that paid government servants should have no role in political…

Red Zone protests impact

IN the recent PTI-staged dharna, Pakistan has suffered immensely. Lives were lost—whether they were PTI activists or members of law enforcement, they were Pakistanis. The…

Democracy sans tolerance and ethics

THE struggle for independence of Pakistan and India, from British Colonial Raj, was led by political parties. For over 100 years, the Indian subcontinent was…

Smog the silent killer

SENIOR citizens of Lahore would be captive to the nostalgia associated with memories of a pollution free city, where citizens would sit in the open,…

Woes of a tax payer

IT is an article of faith for all patriotic Pakistanis, that undivided loyalty is as important as belief in one religion. Taxpayers, whose revenues fund…

Adieu CJ Qazi F Issa

CJ Qazi Faez Issa will always be remembered for his courage and commitment to upholding supremacy of the Constitution. He retires tomorrow (25 October) and…

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