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Khusro Mumtaz
Khusro Mumtaz

  • November 19, 2018

    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...

  • November 03, 2018

    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 ...

  • October 25, 2018

    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...

  • October 20, 2018

    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...

  • October 10, 2018

    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...

  • October 03, 2018

    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...

  • September 26, 2018

    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...

  • July 06, 2016

    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...

  • June 22, 2016

    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...

  • June 14, 2016

    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...

  • June 01, 2016

    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...

  • May 17, 2016

    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...

  • May 10, 2016

    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...