Middle Ground

Dear Hussain Ahmad, Congratulations on being born 11 days back and I am sure it wasn’t a bad experience for you. Due to some reasons, I am late in writing a welcome note for you, my son. We tried to make the outside world as comfortable and warm for you as we can. I am [...]

Raymond Davis, a staff member of the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore killed two young Pakistani nationals on Mazang Chowk in Lahore. The incident was witnessed by many people and the accused was later handed over to police. The U.S. citizen opened fire on two motorcyclists and anther man was crushe

Being a prominent member of Zardari Tola, Salman Taseer was never a favorite personality for me. Like others, he was a corrupt politician who used to defend NRO and said that it is a medal, which he unfortunately was not listed in. A smart man, who used to give tough time to PML-N leadership and [..

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 4,000 times in 2010. Tha

Watching movies is the best available activity I have. For me, it is not only an entertainment but also works as an antidepressant. Below are few movies which I watched in recent months and found worth recommending. The Hours: Do I need to write anymore? Three women, living in different eras, but so

The present government is the best example of the worst violation of democracy in the country. The government was formed after the people of Pakistan voted for them based on their manifestos. The nation was craving for democracy after being ruled by a dictator for almost a decade, though the dictato

Pir Pagara is heading a new party, Muttahida (United) Muslim League, which, so far, includes PML (F), PML (Q) (Likeminded group), PML (Z), headed by Aijaz-ul-Haq and Awami League. This is nothing unpredictable; the echoes of CHANGE were being heard since the last few months, when Altaf Hussain asked