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Ghazi SalahuddinThe News International |
We are increasingly living in a post-truth world. But what does it mean? Well, Oxford Dictionaries define it “as relating to and denoting...
Against the backdrop of the explosive political crisis that relates to proposed constitutional amendments, Pakistan is now haunted by a grim and...
One more time, Imran Khan’s party mobilized its forces to attack the citadel of power. Friday’s march on Islamabad will continue to make headlines...
In an environment ridden with conflict and uncertainty, the Arts Council of Pakistan (in Karachi) is celebrating culture with an unprecedented show of...
Has the mob become a dominant force in Pakistani society? We do have some evidence to justify this fearful assertion, though primarily in the context...
Let me suggest a little exercise that may help you sort out your thoughts and feelings about the existing state of affairs in the country. Pick out...
Given the deafening buzz that the so-called Karsaz accident had created, its finale on Friday is bound to generate excited conversations about the...
As an avid reader of fiction, I often wonder if even some of those who sit at the high table in the citadel of power read books and have learnt to use...
If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? This choice actually belongs in the realm of poetry and parables. But dreams, in the context of...
Yes, we are all waiting anxiously for something big to happen. In fact, what has already happened this week is stunning in its significance. But these...
When you run into someone you know well, in a cafe or a grocery store or wherever, your conversation usually starts before even a word has been...
It was well past midnight on Friday, and I sat glued to the live coverage of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. And I was truly overwhelmed...
While the world is getting ready for the possibility of America being led by Donald Trump, we in Pakistan may also have our reasons to closely watch...
Having been a proclaimed pessimist, sometimes boastfully so to, as they say, sex up a conversation, I am not very alarmed by the recent turn of events...
Think about a small country, less than one-sixth of Karachi's population. Also, it is relatively poor and has a Muslim majority. What should this...
Every week, there is an inner dialogue in my head about the column that I write. It usually becomes difficult to find a subject that is not too...
There is this quotation from Einstein that I was surprised to discover: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax”. And for...
Is there any hope for democracy in South Asia? Imagine what conjectures would have been made in response to this question just one week ago. But many...
There is this forbidding thought that bothers me a lot. Let me put it as a question. What is more crucial for our nation’s progress, a nuclear...
All around, things have been getting hot. The temperature is rising in the political sphere. And the calendar certifies that the long, hot summer is...
When you look at the map of Pakistan, the province of Balochistan pops up with its geographical expanse. But where – and how big – is it in the...
While the advent of May 9, the first anniversary of attacks on some military installations after Imran Khan was taken into custody, had certainly...
Being a man of action in the lazy setting of Pakistan’s politics, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would know that every challenge is an opportunity....
Every morning when I pick up the newspapers, I wonder if I will find a particular news, datelined Karachi, that is reported rather infrequently –...
We whine. And we dine. These two activities, in a proverbial sense, have apparently become the two faces of the Pakistani middle class. At the same...
Beware the Ides of March. This well-known quotation was, we know, the warning given to Julius Caesar, in Shakespeare’s play, by a soothsayer. It...
What options does an ordinary man have in this country to find redress for the wrongs he suffers in his daily existence? For anyone who has observed...
With this week’s advent of Ramazan, our lives have changed in some tangible ways. Our daily routines have acquired a new rhythm. At least in these...
One of the most dreadful periods I have lived through, as a citizen and as a journalist, was in the aftermath of the assassination of Salmaan Taseer...
An ominous moment it was – at around midnight – when they finally announced their consensus to form the new government and agree on names for...
What would a Charles Dickens, or a Dostoevsky or a Manto do with today’s Pakistan, in terms of investing its intriguing socio-political realities...
For the second time, it seems, the powers-that-be have not been able to handle ‘Project Imran’. And this will have consequences in Pakistan’s...
When one of the time bombs seemingly planted for the final days of the electoral campaign exploded on Tuesday morning, there naturally was a rush of...
We do not know if Ahsan Raza Rizvi, a small businessman dealing in garments, had any interest in politics or if he felt connected to the election...
A few weeks ago, I felt intrigued by a development in national affairs that made big headlines. I asked a friend who I believed had access to inside...
If you are unnerved by the national state of affairs and unable to figure out what the rulers and leaders of this country are doing, there is one...
While we wait for elections to be held – with bated breath, perhaps – there are matters of greater significance that trouble the minds of people...
With the proceedings of the four-day 16th International Urdu Conference continuing this weekend at the Arts Council in Karachi, there is this...