NOVEMBER 1997 - More mobile than the fastest mobile phone in history, the buck as it is found in Pakistan, is a creature that defies all...

NOVEMBER 1997 - With Ajmal Hussain, Aju to all of us who were constantly drawn to him, there was no telling what he would do next, but of...

JULY 1997 - Why the Mughals had to muck up a perfectly good set up and let the Brits in, we’ll never understand, but just when you...

JANUARY 1997 - The news that 34 people died in Hyderabad the other day after drinking home-made liquor has been carried on the front...

JANUARY 1997 - If it wasn’t the middle of the day and if it wasn’t a bright winter sun that blazed down at me, I could have sworn that it...

FEBRUARY 1997 - Like last year, the nation observed Solidarity Day on 5th February this year to reaffirm its support for the Kashmir...

DECEMBER 1997 - Trust the Cabinet to be a bunch of spoil sports. Just as we were getting used to nothing really happening, there’s bad...

DECEMBER 1997 - I think few will disagree that among the things that plague us, and there are many that do, discipline or rather the lack...

AUGUST 1997 - Every time one reads stories in newspapers of the plight faced by revenue paying passengers of PIA, (followed invariably by...

AUGUST 1997 - Well there’s good news at last. They have finally decided that women cannot dance after all. This should take care of all...

AUGUST 1997 - If you want to lose the last remnants of hope for this country, go and see a film at any cinema house anywhere and you will...

FEBRUARY 1997 - The felling of another grotesque plaza in the heart of old Lahore on the orders of the Punjab CM has sent a wave of...

AUGUST 1997 - When was the last time you went to somebody’s house and spent the better part of the evening talking about a book you had...

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...