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Frailty, thy name is..

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Features

The government recently celebrated its 100 days and much hullabaloo was created by the government itself declaring this period to be very successful. The way it was proclaimed a successful period forces me to quote (yet again) from Goebbels, “the greater the lie the more convincing it would appear.”
Seems like the government under PPP chanting […]



Enemy at the Gates

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

Bertrand Russell, the great philosopher, in his essay ‘The Future of Mankind’ mentioned the possibility of a unification of the world under a single government, possessing a monopoly of all the major weapons of war. Today we can assume that we are heading almost towards the same end. He talks about one world government which […]



The Enemy Within_II

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Someone defined democracy as “Government of the people, for the people, by the people.” But how do we define dictatorship? What is the other name of getting into power from back doors, reigning like a king and caring least for the lot? Wild bats fly best at night; dictators have always been strengthened by the […]



The Enemy Within

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

With an ally and a friend like the USA there for us we don’t need no enemies. But one might question if it is solely the USA that should be held responsible for our predicament. Today, many blame late Liaquat Ali Khan’ tying the friendship knot with the USA and refusing Russia’s offer that was […]



The Growth of Cell Phone Industry in Pakistan

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jun 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Telecommunication is, perhaps, the only field in our country which has improved and got cheaper at the same time with the passage of time. When PTCL first launched its services, getting a telephone connection was quite a task. Connections were given on priority basis but today you can get the PTCL Wireless connection without getting […]



Pakistan Budget 2008

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment



Long March : A Requiem for Dictatorship

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jun 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The lawyers have hit the road yet again. With the hope that this would be a decisive battle for the independence of judiciary the multitude makes headway, growing bigger every day, to hit the last nail in the coffin as the politicians also flex up their muscles for the impeachment of godfather of the miseries […]



The Human Clay

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The goddess if night was spreading its wings and it was already dark as this group of friends enjoying the cool breeze took to the colorfully illuminated Mall Road, Murree. On the corner of a street they saw a kid of tender age selling toys. It looked strange for a kid to sell […]



The Minus One Formula

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Politics

With several deadlines passed, the issue of restoration of the judges still remains unsolved. Whereas the lawyers are bent upon getting restored Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, the government has come forward with the idea of Minus One Formula.
The judiciary crisis began, in the first place, by Musharraf’s pressure for CJP to resign from his […]



Politics, Army and the Future

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

You don’t have to be a man of extraordinary prudence to realize what our country is going through. Even a common man would tell you the reasons for the chaos that this country has fell a victim to. That how a nation responds in the time of crisis measures their rise and fall. You can […]