Khalid Saleem

The (lost) knack of reading!
- By Khalid Saleem
- August 26, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- August 19, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- August 12, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- August 5, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- July 29, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- July 22, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- July 15, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- July 8, 2024
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!
- By Khalid Saleem
- July 1, 2024
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
- By Khalid Saleem
- June 24, 2024
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…