Archive | January, 2012

End of a bad episode

Syed Talat Hussain
I have heard that Samaa television management has laid off their morning show host for her incredibly audacious attempt…

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Paper tigers and real killers

Syed Talat Hussain
It was a horrific picture. A young woman transfixed with grief and completely wide-eyed looking at the dead bodies of three…

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Contempt for merit

Syed Talat Hussain
Babar Awan almost became the law minister—again. For anyone in his shoes, this should be a cause of joy, but today…

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Heroics against the Court

Syed Talat Hussain
I hope the prime minister Yusuf Raza Gillani has done his political sums correctly. If he has not, then he is facing sudden…

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Wasting national time

Syed Talat Hussain
It seems that wasting national time has become this government’s topmost agenda. Take today’s resolution…

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Understanding Supreme Court Order

Syed Talat Hussain
An interesting situation has developed after the five-member bench of the Supreme Court’s order yesterday. One view…

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Lahore tragedy

Syed Talat Hussain
The death of three students at Alhamra Cultural Complex is truly tragic. The concert they were attending to have a good…

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Govt likely to hike POL tariffs

Islamabad: The government is likely to increase the tariffs of petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) as well as CNG with the beginning of the…

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Protests in Lahore

By Syed Talat Hussain
The events in Lahore should be an eye opener for the government in Islamabad. Thousands of labourers along with mill…

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Dodgers and absentee representatives

By Syed Talat Hussain
Those who cant seem to cry enough over the sovereignty of the elected houses should take some time off from getting blue…

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