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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 […]



Vision 2010 Part-II

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment



Vision 2010 Part-I

By Talal Hussain Malik • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment



A Nose of Wax

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

It seems that our government now is in a mood to lend an ear to Shakespeare, “Condemn the fault and not the actor of it.”(Measure for Measure) The news is that the capital punishment i.e., Death Sentence may be changed into Life Imprisonment.
As I see it, there seem to be two possibilities for this change. […]



Transfers at large

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Change in the government has its consequences. Just when everything is in a topsy-turvy the government decided to add more to it. To that effect are the transfers of the government officials from different departments.
It is yet unknown as to who the face behind these mass transfers. Presumably, the transfer of a single government servant […]



Altaf Hussain, who you’re trying to fool?

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Altaf Hussain of MQM could be a great teacher for you if you wanted to master the intonation pattern of Urdu language. Well, that’s not what I want to talk about here but the news is that Altaf Bhai decided to resign from MQM’s leadership and then took a U turn before the news could […]



Conspiracies On the Rise

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 9th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Politics is a dirty game. Even worse when it should be done putting at risk the peace and stability of the nation, something that has been happening in our country for quite some time now. Conspiracies are on a rise.
There are people from among us who don’t want to see the present government continue peacefully […]



Cylinder Blast at Grout Atomic Plant

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The news is that after the blast of a cylinder, poisonous gas has erupted across the Grout atomic plant, district Khushab. If you didn’t know already, our man on top had inaugurated the KCP4 in the plant in the recent weeks. Who knows, it might have occurred in the same plant. As the situation is, […]



Valediction

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Wishing you success in all your life,
In the crucible
You’ll find me by your side.
But if my voice fades away,
Never stop;
Nor let your hopes suffer decay.
Dig five feet down,
Put in some straw, and fill the ditch.
The swelling ground
Will tell you where I am.



Of Education and Character

By Talal Hussain Malik • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

You would be astonished as well if you could see scores of people deputed in a small shop busy in tearing the first page out of every book. This was the scene I witnessed in a shop at Urdu Bazaar Lahore, the other day. It didn’t take much time to realize as to what was […]