OCTOBER 1996 - It is not surprising that the people of Pakistan are now convinced they are part of a great ping pong game that is being...

OCTOBER 1996 - My friend Z, who has been a real pal all these years, called last Friday threatening to break off all diplomatic ties with...

NOVEMBER 1996 - If you belong to the minorities in Pakistan, it doesn’t pay to be paranoid. Should you become a victim of that state, you...

NOVEMBER 1996 - While we all watch and wait as the nation’s very soiled linen is tossed about from hand to hand, it may not be a bad idea...

NOVEMBER 1996 - Perhaps the caretakers mean business and perhaps they don’t. As usual, speculation runs high and there is no shortage of...

DECEMBER 1996 - The last time I ever heard anyone at a dinner discussing anything other than the sordid state of affairs in the country...

DECEMBER 1996 - Perhaps it is irrelevant to moan about anything these days since nothing is right or will ever be, but can somebody stop...

DECEMBER 1996 - Chasing an elusive friend the other day led us to the mob-infested streets of Lahore’s Lakshmi Chowk where between dozens...

DECEMBER 1996 - Two weeks ago, travelling from Chiniot to Lahore through Faisalabad, I saw the Manchester of Pakistan (as we like to...

APRIL 1996 - A revolution is desperately required to take the tedium out of Pakistani marriage ceremonies because the pain these...