When Plato interpreted ‘justice’ as a power tool of mighty in his famous work ‘The Republic’, I thought it to be only an interesting read and imagined a barbaric world of long forgotten times where the theory would apply. Perhaps, a king sitting on his marble throne ordering people to be butchered if they deserve … Continue reading
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Engineer who runs on controversies: Isolation of the intellectuals
So, it’s been more than a month since a ‘messiah’ from the underprivileged led people to believe that he can cure the energy crises of not only the nation but the entire world. Engineer Agha Waqar from Pakistan spoke of a car that runs only on water as fuel. Some called him crazy; many more … Continue reading
Obama and Gilani need a slap from their mothers
My mom did not attain a formal doctorate in foreign affairs. Although, she would have loved that but then she couldn’t see the use of it in running the household affairs and domesticating four wild children. But what she did know was how to balance the conflicts of me and my brother who would often … Continue reading
Why Imran Khan should not win the elections
Noted Columnist Thomas L Friedman recently wrote a piece in New York Times where he advocated why Michael Bloomberg (the current Mayor of New York) should run for US elections. Not for winning, not for fame but to give a fresh perspective to an election debate which is hijacked by corporate agenda and doesn’t give … Continue reading
A lesson unlearned…a ‘greek’ debt deal
Some historians argue that World War 2 was never a war of its own, it was an offspring of World War 1. European nations battling over for global domination were borrowing vast sums of money to finance the First World War. The debt burden later fell on the defeated Germany which was thrust a … Continue reading
Syria: waiting for the ‘spring’
Dreams invoke in a person what he is not capable of. They inspire and help us achieve what seems beyond us. But for the worse part, they disappoint, as a human might be naive enough to dream of world peace and harmony all over. This is what my Syrian friends are dreaming in the … Continue reading
Syrians turn to sarcasm to fight oppression
Humor in the face of adversity is reflective of true character of the people. While the whole world has now come to terms with the disturbing situation in Syria, few may know that the locals have turned to dark humor to express their sentiments and are doing so in a noteworthy manner. As per my … Continue reading
of Kingdoms and Karachi
The coming Once upon a time in a kingdom far far away called ‘Land’, people from outside started to settle in as they were thrown out from their native land because of their religion. They merged with the locals who were very kind in nature and to be frank did not have the power to … Continue reading
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