Khalid Saleem

Living in the past!
- By Khalid Saleem
- January 15, 2024
THERE is no use living in the past; it has no future in it! Thus goes the saying. Things being as they are; this saying…

A fishy tale!
- By Khalid Saleem
- January 8, 2024
Most tales one comes across these days are fishy. Some, to be sure, are more fishy than others, but fishy nevertheless. One was looking through…

Eating habits et al
- By Khalid Saleem
- January 1, 2024
IN this glorious age of technology, try as one might there is just no getting away from scientific researchers. One can hardly go through a…

Of events of December 1971
- By Khalid Saleem
- December 25, 2023
PASSAGE of decades has not eased the pain of the traumatic events of 1971. Much has been written on the subject. Most analyses have been…

The last laugh!
- By Khalid Saleem
- December 18, 2023
I hasten to laugh at everything for the fear of being obliged to weep. One does not claim authorship of these words; since they were…

The world of entertainment!
- By Khalid Saleem
- December 11, 2023
THE world of entertainment is being held hostage. There is very little the man-in-the-street can do to escape its impact, except perhaps by bowing to…

Money and happiness
- By Khalid Saleem
- December 4, 2023
MONEY is the buzzword these days. People who have it in truck-loads are hankering for more; those that do not spend the better part of…

Of sartorial elegance
- By Khalid Saleem
- November 27, 2023
ONE of the minor joys of living in Islamabad is the welcome opportunity it affords one of enjoying long and pleasant walks early in the…

Mango diplomacy a la carte!
- By Khalid Saleem
- November 20, 2023
AS a nation, we are understandably proud of our mangoes. Pakistani mangoes, we believe, are nature’s gift to mankind. It hurts our collective ego, therefore,…

The survival ladder?
- By Khalid Saleem
- November 13, 2023
The world is full of mugs – of more varieties than one! One would allude at this time simply to the ones in which one…