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Back in the Saddle

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

CHIEF Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary showing his concern over the huge pendency of cases has directed the judiciary for their quick disposal, in which connection the High Courts are also conducting a meeting with the District and Sessions judges in the next week. It is said that justice delayed is justice denied, so the justice [...]



Aliens Do Exist

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 15th, 2009 • Category: Politics

YOU’D believe in their existence too, especially after hearing Rehman Malik’s pointless statements that he’s been giving to the media trying to brush aside the shame that the current situation has caused the government. To be specific, Rehman Malik has repeatedly said, in very innocent way at times, that no one is being blocked from [...]



Blood Sport

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The government of the people, by the people, for the people is out with providing another relief to the suffering lot of the country by allowing Basant to be celebrated, of course as a festival. Even though the lot mostly consists of the people anxious for an old promise to be fulfilled, that of Roti, [...]



Under Attack

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics

MARCH 3, 2009 would be written in the long list of the darkest days in the history of our country when a foreign cricket team was attacked by terrorists killing members of the escort and injuring six players. Whereas the incident itself is pathetic having no precedent in our country’s history, what makes the situation [...]



Mobile Courts

By Talal Hussain Malik • Mar 2nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

WITH Supreme Court’s verdict of Mian bros.’ disqualification and the natural response by the lot, the President is now up to devising methods to create a soft corner among the lawyers’ community in order to minimize the growing rage against him. This is something the ex was pretty brilliant at too though he had to [...]



Murder in the Woods

By Talal Hussain Malik • Feb 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Let me enlighten you about the story of a wild forest. Of course, its dwellers were animals of all kinds but they had democracy there so anyone could be the king of the forest. Even though the animals lived like comrades yet their instinct usually took them to fighting and obviously the bell tolled for [...]



A Nightmare for Pakistan Cricket

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jan 28th, 2009 • Category: Misc

The terrible news is that Younis Khan has been named the new captain for the Pakistan cricket team. Quite a shocking move by the PCB. PCB has been making the like moves over the years, it made captains who actually didn’t deserve a place even for the 12th man, let alone the playing eleven, and [...]



Remembering Hitler

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Politics

While reading today’s newspaper I really missed Adolf Hitler. What the world hates Hitler the most for is the massacre he carried out of hundred thousands of Jews and leaving homeless those who remained. But what I don’t like Hitler for is leaving those who remained. While he killed many with the belief that he [...]



Of Honour and the Shoed President

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

“There is one reason I like Guddoo, the neighbour’s kid. He is so good at aiming when he hits, thanks to his playing Pithoo Garam”, said a friend. At a time when the world economy is facing a fierce decline, the Baydan Shoes Company is enjoying soaring sales for the hot favorite (flying) ‘Model 271’ [...]



It Still Goes On

By Talal Hussain Malik • Nov 30th, 2008 • Category: Misc

I wish this song
Be stopped in the middle
Where fate has played me long
Like fingers on the fiddle.
I wish an end to this pain
But there are tears to be shed
So none would try in vain,
With more sufferings ahead
It still goes on.
Never these wounds would heal
Till there is blood to be spilled
To redden the lake where life
Still [...]