Khusro Mumtaz

Khusro Mumtaz

  • Confront the problem

    I’m not the sort to say, “I told you so.” But, you know … I told you so. In the aftermath of the massive mess that was the Atif Mian...

  • The housing question

    Let’s talk some more about the PM’s housing scheme. We’ve already covered how financing the Kaptaan’s pet project isn’t going to be easy ...

  • Home, sweet home

    Ayub Khan had his five-year plan and industrialisation. Bhutto had his nationalisation and Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan, Zia had his Islamisation and...

  • The 90-day bug

    At least our leaders don’t promise they’ll fix everything in six days . No, they’re humble enough to know they aren’t deities so they need...

  • Polishing the ball

    Atif Mian is in the Economic Advisory Council one day. He’s out the next. Aamir Liaquat is in one day. Out the next. And back in again. We are...

  • Whither the women?

    “No country can truly develop if it locks out half its population,” Justine Greening, the former UK secretary for international development.Go...

  • Our never-ending battle against extremism

    “No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect of any such appointment on...

  • Regretxit

    Out of my head I’m depressed. I’m not even British but I’m still despondent after the result of the Brexit vote. It’s not...

  • What’s good for the goose…

    Out of my head As most Pakistanis are aware by now the bearded members of the Council of Islamic Ideology were so threatened by the perfectly...

  • The Greatest

    Out of my head The Thrilla In Manila – the third and final fight of the Mohammad Ali vs Joe Frazier rivalry – was the greatest boxing...

  • The oranging of Lahore

    Out of my head While PM Nawaz is off to London to fix up his faulty ticker one hopes that his younger sibling, CM Shahbaz has a change of heart too...

  • Springing leaks

    Out of my head Yes, yes – the Sharifs have to explain why they aren’t badmaash, So do all of the other shareefs of the country whose...

  • War games

      Out of my head Imran Khan and the PTI didn’t win the 2013 elections but they sure did rock the boat, winning plenty of seats in the...