Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928′ April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. He was the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which is one of the largest political parties in Pakistan. His daughter, Benazir Bhutto has also …

The politics of Bahawalpur has gone way ahead for anyone to put the ‘geneie back into the bottle’ of its history. Whoever said that reading and writing history is not an art? The presentation of select facts without understanding or explaining the context doesn’t make for good history writing. Such historical analysis with a slant seems to be fueling the …

Feeling of unfair treatment, hostile behaviour of males (father, husband, brother or even son in few cases), media influence, clubbed with some expectation of shelter other than home, are trigger points for girls/women to leave their families and homes. Young girls may get this feeling of support from their lovers. And women may seek for some welfare trust. We do …

Polio which was once included among the world’s most dreaded diseases, has been virtually wiped out through successful vaccination programmes from most parts of the world, but the fight against it still goes on in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Only last year, the highest number of polio cases in the world were reported from Pakistan and in the …

On a similar March evening in 1973, the same resplendent ceremony was being held with all its glitter and glamour. Clad in their costly costumes, those who ruled the hearts of movie lovers, were eagerly waiting for their awards. During the previous year, the movie which had been repeatedly watched and highly appreciated by the cinema goers was ‘Godfather, in …

Lutfullah Khan was such a multi-dimensional, rare, wonderful and valuable person that one really finds it hard to find appropriate words for describing his amazing personality. I had my first meeting with him almost thirty-five years ago, through the courtesy of the late Mushfiq Khuaja, who told me that Lutfullah Khan was an extremely nice and decent fellow, who was …

Clinton’s remarks were in response to Congressman Rep Lewis asking the US secretary of state why the budget request for the State Department included a $1 billion request to help Pakistan address its energy problems. Secretary Clinton said the Turkmenistan pipeline was a better alternative, predictable and will avoid business with Iran. She added that embarking on the construction of …

Some facts about the life, achievements, sacrifices and dedication of an unsung hero of Pakistan movement and struggle for the restoration of democracy in it. 5 Dec 2011 was the 48th death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.  Not a single newspaper in Pakistan published any news or article in this regard. I remember when I went to East Pakistan in …

Iran has always imagined itself as the natural hegemon of its neighborhood. As the Persian Empire shrank over the centuries and Persian culture faded with the arrival of more riveting western mores, Iran’s exaggerated view of itself remained largely unbroken. By dip of history, Iranians believe that their nation deserves regional incomparability. Loud claims of nuclear achieve-ment, threats to close …

An analysis of measures taken and efforts made to overcome the economic crisis of eurozon and the prospects of their proving to be fruitful. World leaders spent colossal amount of time in 2011 to resolve the eurozone crisis which spun out of control. Foreign Secretary William Hague called the euro a ‘burning building with no exits’. Tragedy of circumstances is …