Hasan Aftab Saeed

As relevant as ever Was it a coincidence that the Indian Supreme Court chose to announce the Babri Masjid verdict on Allama Iqbal’s 142nd birth anniversary? It would appear to be so

Some crimes are their own worst punishment Prime minister Imran Khan is set to inaugurate the Kartarpur Corridor on November 9. The project has been completed in record duration to ma

And what one requires for its understanding Is Quran a difficult book to understand? Of course, the words ‘easy’ and ‘difficult’ are relative, so what’s easy for one man may

And the misconceptions surrounding it The other day, Mufti Kifayatullah of JUI-F let it slip on live TV, during an altercation with anchor Yashfeen Jamal, that as per his istikharah M

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A polite reminder that music is not plasticRecycling is a great idea. Provided one is talking about plastic, paper or metals. Not so much when it comes to music and certainly not when practica

A job well doneImran Khan is back home after his week-long trip to the United States. Upon his return he thanked the nation for its support and prayers. Displaying continuation of rare mid-sea

On the Haripur fiascoThe KP Department of Education successfully triggered a nationwide debate by directing the heads of government-run schools in Haripur and Peshawar to instruct all schoolgi

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And does everything happen for the best? There’s no dearth of misery and misfortune in the world. There’s plenty of joy and happiness too, but as far as most thoughtful individual

A brief history Maulana Fazlur Rehman is firm in his resolve to lockdown the federal capital. He had warned Imran Khan to resign by August 31 or face the consequences. Khan hasn’t b

An unpopular opinionThe heart goes out to the residents of Indian Occupied Kashmir, for their dark night may just have gotten a whole lot longer. The problem, which has defied settlement for s

A politically incorrect columnAre women equal to men? This is an old question, and there have been all sorts of responses to it. There are men who have laughed at the very suggestion. There ar

About time eight things were realised The 72nd anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence Day was celebrated with customary fervour and excitement. Customary fervour is a great thing of