Imran Khan, prior to his political career, was a famous cricketer who is remembered for winning the 1992 Cricket World Cup as Captain of the Pakistan team. With his unprecedented fame, in comparison to other Pakistani successes, Imran Khan turned towards philanthropy and opened the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, a hospital where free cancer treatment …
The sun-scorched maidans of Mumbai reverberate with the crack of willow on leather. Local lads wield improvised bats of discarded wood, striking bundled rags across dusty gravel. It is gilli-danda, a game as old as the land itself. The origins are uncertain, but the joy is visceral. Centuries later, English ships arrive on Indian shores. …
Donald Trump exploded onto the political stage in 2016 as an iconoclastic populist promising to shake up the status quo. His brash, politically incorrect style and “Drain the Swamp” rhetoric electrified supporters tired of politics as usual. Trump portrayed himself as giving voice to a “forgotten” America seeking renewed power and purpose. After a chaotic …
President Alvi has been caught in the cross-fire of a one-sided bureaucracy and a political coup. The Constitution of Pakistan awards Arif Alvi, our sitting President(Of Pakistan), certain powers that may be exercised at his own discretion. The delays on passing of laws, the removal of civil servants, and pardoning any individual, and supersede any …
Categorized as an opinion, but a fact will remain. ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ is the murder of Punjab. It is the vast atrocities of the elements of “pindh”(village) culture. It is the death of history, and all those that filled their souls with it. Bilal Lashari’s Maula Jatt, a rendition of the original Maula …
This movie was about a simple battle between right and wrong. Noori Natt in the film belonged to the tribe of Natt’s, who held a “Dera”(center) within the village, residing in an old havelli(an estate). From this estate they conducted their hooliganism, whereby Noori Natt was known to be the strongest amongst all in the …
Word’s to know before reading: Noori Natt & The People of Punjab Sarwar Bhatti & Lashari both have orchestrated a magnanimous Protagonist, that plays the anti-hero to all that is right. Credit for birthing the iconic film character will forever reside with Mustafa Qureshi and Sarwar Bhatti. Any insult or mockery of the excellence of …
The cabinet boasts professionals, unknown to many, yet very hidden faces and prominent workers. The cabinet selected has been meticulous, very professional, and very few stains are available to the public sphere. Although, all with their respective history, it surprises us that always in a caretaker setup, a very professional team of candidates arrives, and …
