I am in regular touch on whatsApp with a Pakistani lady from Lahore, whom I call ‘Lahore waali’ in lighter vein on Twitter. Recently I sent her this whatsApp message : ” Imran Khan reminds me of a story. A man told his friend that his father was a veryContinue Reading
The rapid offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has reshaped the Syrian conflict, culminating in the collapse of the Assad regime. Backed by Turkey’s logistical and economic support, Ukraine’s drone expertise, and indirect U.S. cooperation, HTS leveraged advanced tactics to seize Damascus. This highlights the critical role of foreign actors in the region’s shifting power dynamics, with Syrian civilians paying the heaviest price.
I am very keen to visit Pakistan, and see the beautiful places and meet the wonderful people there. But I know this will remain only a dream https://www.sunrisetoday.pk/single/315 https://indicanews.com/justice-katju-my-dream-of-visiting-lahore I am particularly keen to see Lahore, with which I have a strong 125 year old connection from the time of my revered grandfather D KNContinue Reading
Being a Kashmiri myself, I salute the Kashmiris who are holding massive protests and agitations in the Pakistan army occupied Kashmir against inflation, particularly huge rise in electricity bills and prices of foodstuffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzY8RTO61xk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5alTsyD2Uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cUM8vI_YZQ&t=15s&pp=ygUka2FzaG1pcmkgcHJvdGVzdG9ycyB3YXZlIGluZGlhbiBmbGFn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQe6gZNNJx4&pp=ygUka2FzaG1pcmkgcHJvdGVzdG9ycyB3YXZlIGluZGlhbiBmbGFn To many it seem that such protests will achieve nothing, but to myContinue Reading
Ali Amin Gandapur is the Chief Minister of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( KP ) in Pakistan, and belongs to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the PTI. https://globalpolitics.in/pakistan/pakistan-short-notes.php?recordNo=856&url=Who%20is%20Sardar%20Ali%20Amin%20Gandapur,%20PTI%E2%80%99s%20Chief%20Minister%20for%20Khyber%20Pakhtunkhwa? His recent fiery defiant speech has not only aroused the people of KP but also the whole of Pakistan AlsoContinue Reading
6 Judges of the Islamabad High Court have written a letter to the Supreme Court Judicial Council of Pakistan, whose head is the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, complaining of the interference in their work, threats, and snooping on them by Pakistan’s Intelligence Agencies The lawyers have called aContinue Reading
Holi, the festival of colour, is falling on 25th March this year. I appeal to Pakistanis and Bangladeshis of all communities to celebrate it together. Before 1857 Hindus would participate in Eid and Muharram, and Muslims in Holi and Diwali together, and there was no communal feeling among them. ThereContinue Reading
‘Nakba‘ ( catastrophe ) is the name given to the exodus of about 700,000 Palestinian Arabs in 1948 from the present territory of Israel, who fled out of fear after many were massacred by Israelis, including women and children. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/23/the-nakba-did-not-start-or-end-in-1948 Before Israel was established as a state, about 90% people livingContinue Reading
The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that elections to Pakistan’s Parliament will be held in the last week of January, 2024. The question is whether they will be free and fair ? Presently 90-95% of Pakistanis support former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI party ( as allContinue Reading
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was deposed in April 2022, and later arrested, and has been confined since early August in a tiny, dingy cell in jail with few amenities. About 180 criminal cases have been foisted against him, so that if he is acquitted in one, he will beContinue Reading