Articles & Column

Government of Pakistan suffers from underperformance at 4 levels. One, Pakistan does not allocate higher budget for health and education of people due to low tax to GDP ratio. Pakistan’s citizens spend twice the size of government’s budget for social development on welfare activities. Some […]

All the crap uttered in the last few days by PDM against Superior Judiciary was disgusting. This was backed by a well orchestrated social media campaign that was filthy and revolting. Their script and its formatting were similar to that seen in Godfather films, when […]

You have read me right. I am making this proposal in all seriousness, sincerity, and honesty without aiming to point fingers at any one group, party, a section of the elite or power player in Pakistan. I don’t want to use anyone as a scapegoat. […]

“Burai de jarh”, “the root cause of all evil” arrived in Lahore a couple of days back. He quickly launched his “mandi mowaishian” or “animal auction” for sale and purchase of Punjabi MPAs. If there was a university program in Machiavellian manipulation, Mr. Zardari would […]

I was at a BBQ last weekend. A bright young Pakistani entrepreneur, Mujtaba Hameed came upto me for a chat. He said “Uncle I learn from your analysis based on substantive arguments. However what I really enjoy is the blend with events from your memory […]

A highly charged political debate in Pakistan depicts only one thing, we have a strong faith in the argument of power not in the power of the argument. The voice of reason has almost drowned in the cries of self-righteousness in the public square. While […]

“Rabb naray kay ghusun” is an unresolved dilemma spanning generations. It translates “Is God close or the punch thrown at you?” In this debate “God or the punch”, the pious claim that God is present in the main aorta, the arterial trunk that feeds the […]

We spent quality time together enjoying the weather and visiting breathtaking,lush green sites. After two weeks he suddenly became restless and wanted to return to Pakistan. Sitting around a fire in my backyard I enquired why the rush? You look relaxed and seem to be […]

We need to dig much deeper than the theories of corruption or conspiracies to deal with the current crisis in Pakistan. Pakistan’s crisis is created due to its specific path to modernity. The discourse of modernity in Pakistan is a combination of five unresolved conflicting […]

“Yakay Wali” starring the top heroine of her times, Musarrat Nazir was a blockbuster of its times. Released in 1957, it broke all records of popularity, running for 50 weeks in one cinema. Producer Bari Malik raked in tons of money enabling him to buy […]