Notes in Anguish

Mr Zafar Abbas, a senior journalist, speaking on Malick’s show on 13 Jul 2019, opined that if Judge Arshad Malik can prove all allegations as set out in his affidavit, he would be beyond guilt. No, Mr Zafar Abbas, he would not be beyond guilt. The moment a solicitation is made to a Judge, and… →

The leadership of Pakistan’s two largest political herds have competed with each other in fields other than daylight plunder of the resources of the state. One of these fields is that of fulsome naked dripping sycophancy, from which anyone with even a shred of modesty will recoil in horror. The current record of this is… →

And he roars with “conviction”. Once again he is logical and fluent in his latest piece: “Contriving Traitors.” Reading him, I cannot but recall to mind that other great Harvard luminary, Alan Dershowitz, whose arguments against the Palestinians always appear flawless because of the mastery with which he first fixes the “facts” of the case… →

How will these two Justices be remembered by the people of Pakistan, on whose lives and fortunes they have had tremendous impact? I don’t know either of them. I’ve never seen them. But if I were to go by the Urdu proverb which translates as: “the voice of the people is the drumbeat of the… →

In an age when scandals and bad news comes in torrents, this Ramzan was especially eventful. With the mosquitoes and the heat, and prices going through the roof, what may have kept many going is the fun promised after Eid. There are many eyes on Chairman NAB’s run- in with the formidable Ms. Tayyaba Gul.… →

Bilawal Bhutto threw a party in Islamabad on 19nth May. All the thugs were invited. Most of them “graced” the occasion. The aim of breaking [sacred] bread together was to hammer out an agreement among them for a movement which would restore the democratic rights of those attending the party. These are the rights enshrined… →

The link and the video attached below have compelled me to write this note. It is amazing how investigations in a crime called a “massacre” can be interfered with to give a free pass to the culprits. Even more amazing is the brazenness and the impunity with which this is done. There was always more… →

Last year when PTI ascended to the halls of power, there was hope in the air. Today this hope has transformed itself into prayers. And that is sad. The government’s singular achievements have been on the foreign front. And these have been significant, especially considering where we were coming from. Apart from that one may… →

Irrespective of what has been said in the attached link on sundry issues, Qazi Faiz Isa is a judge who needs being investigated and scrutinized for allowing Nawaz Sharif and family a free pass in the Hudaibya case. This was an open and shut case of huge corruption against the Sharif family. This family was… →

A new type of messaging became the new normal with Nawaz Sharif’s drive down the G.T Road last year, after the Supreme Court put an end to his political career. He began cursing the Supreme Court and the Army using varied shades of innuendo, often foaming at the mouth. This strategy was designed to stand… →

24 Dec 2018 is a day which may well decide whether it is Pakistan that is to survive, or the grand masters of mega theft who fairly cleaned it up before being hauled up to the courts. Nawaz Sharif is back in jail on one count. His sentence is a mere mollycoddle compared to the… →

Just about a month back it was being whispered that Bob Muller’s investigations into Donald Trump’s shenanigans were going nowhere. But on 18 Dec the Trump Foundation in New York was ordered closed by a court. Multiple frauds was the reason given. And this does not in any way preclude criminal cases being brought against… →