Khalid Saleem

The (lost) knack of reading!

NOT so very long ago, the Harry Potter mania had become something of a phenomenon. Hats off to Ms. Rowling for the way she veered…

Frogs in the doghouse!

IT may be time to do a bit of introspection. A good look over the shoulder in times like the present can do a lot…

Diplomacy a La Carte!

THE re-organizing of our diplomatic representation abroad is in the news of late. Coming at a time when the world is reeling from the Corona-Virus…

Some more equal than others!

ONE thing that the corona-virus Pandemic has brought in its wake is the realisation that nature abhors inequality. The Pandemic does appear to have brought…

Angling and human nature!

THE Corona-virus Pandemic has resulted in one positive development. It has obliged mankind to pause and reflect. In effect, it is long that man had…

It is teamwork that counts!

OUR cricket appears to have hit rock bottom. Things just could not be any worse than they are at this juncture. The common Pakistani is…

Brave new world of technology!

EFFORTS have been on for some time, it would appear, to ‘humanise the computer’. One would have thought that, as things stand, the influence of…

Age as an attitude of mind!

IT is becoming something of a habit for our intelligentsia to label this blessed country as ‘young’ – ‘young’ that is in terms of the…

Corruption a la carte!

AMIDST the scare created by the Pandemic, there are two other buzzwords that continue to cadge the headlines. These are ‘corruption’ and ‘accountability’. Open any…

Equitable apportionment of water resources

A news report has it that the Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan are to meet to discuss ‘a host of issues’ under the relevant…

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