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Off-white Mughals 3.0

Weekly article - On the looming balance of payments crisis -  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/29-Oct-2015/off-white-mughals-3-0  - October 29, 2015 

An alliance for regional stability

Weekly article - An alliance for regional stability -  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/22-Oct-2015/an-alliance-for-regional-stability October 22, 2015

Why is state building a tough ask in Punjab?

Weekly article - Why is state building a tough ask in Punjab? - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/15-Oct-2015/why-is-state-building-a-tough-ask-in-punjab  October 15, 2015 

Stupid’s economy 2.0

Weekly article - Stupid’s economy 2.0 -  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/08-Oct-2015/stupid-s-economy-2-0  October 8, 2015

The Middle East and global power play

Weekly article - The Middle East and global power play - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/01-Oct-2015/the-middle-east-and-global-power-play  October 1, 2015

National language?

Weekly artilce  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/24-Sep-2015/national-language September 24, 2015

He should at least sing

Weekly piece for Daily Times (that got lost in editing)  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/17-Sep-2015/he-should-at-least-sing Determined I was to write on the ever-going political engineering experiment by the powers-that-be to install the leadership of their will. But then I have not fully learnt avoiding useless arguments. And I indulged in one such with a few friends on Atif Aslam’s much talked about Tajdar-e-Haram for a popular fizzy drink sponsored music show that gets a lot of limelight on media, both regular and social. My disdain for the show is pretty well-known among my friends and when a friend was all praises for Atif for the song, I could not help but point out that Atif’s singing lacked the basic understanding of melody and does not adhere to basic rules of singing. That, of course, did upset a few there and we went into a long argument. In the singing sensation’s defense, the best my friends could muster was that yes he lacks basics of music but one shoul...

Aylan Kurdi and shaken beliefs

Weekly article -  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/10-Sep-2015/aylan-kurdi-and-shaken-beliefs - Sept 10, 2015

Will the PML-N be next?

Weekly article -  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/03-Sep-2015/will-the-pml-n-be-next - September 3, 2015

India, Pakistan and the fictional world

Weekly article - India, Pakistan and the fictional world  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/27-Aug-2015/india-pakistan-and-the-fictional-world  August 27, 2015

China and the global economy

Weekly article  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/21-Aug-2015/china-and-the-global-economy  August 21, 2015 

Moment of reckoning in the Middle East

Weekly article in Daily Times - Moment of reckoning in the Middle East http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/30-Jul-2015/moment-of-reckoning-in-the-middle-east  July 30, 2015

The elephant is in the room

Weekly article in Daily Times - The elephant is in the room  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/16-Jul-2015/the-elephant-is-in-the-room  - July 16, 2015 On Iran deal

The cost of doing business

Weekly article in Daily Times - The cost of doing business -  http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/09-Jul-2015/the-cost-of-doing-business July 9, 2015

Agartala

Weekly article in Daily Times - Agartala  http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/02-Jul-2015/agartala July 2, 2015

The army, Zardari and perceptions

Weekly article in Daily Times - The army, Zardari and perceptions http://dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/25-Jun-2015/the-army-zardari-and-perceptions June 25, 2015

Shame

Weekly article in Daily Times - Shame.  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/18-Jun-2015/shame June 18, 2015

Stupid's Economy

Weekly article in Daily Times - Stupid's Economy  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/11-Jun-2015/stupid-s-economy  June 11, 2015

The haves and have nots

Weekly article in Daily Times - The haves and have nots - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/29-May-2015/the-haves-and-have-nots  - May 29, 2015

Corporate media, power plays and truth

Weekly article in Daily Times - Corporate media, power plays and truth - On Axact saga  http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/opinion/21-May-2015/corporate-media-power-plays-and-truth - May 21, 2015