Humayun Gauhar

The Gujranwala rally left much to be desiredAfter two years, the opposition finally put up what looks like a forced alliance of 11 parties and named Fazlur-Rehman as its head. The alliance the

Some good things for PakistanMany bad things are happening in many countries which are causing their economies to nearly go down the drain, like the massive resurgence of covid-19 in Europe. T

Karachi has been through a delugeOnce upon a time, God Almighty asked his Prophet, Noah, to build an ark to save mankind and many of his other creations from the coming deluge. Noah did as ins

Learning the lesson of the tragedyThere is nothing new in this famous Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” Interesting times are worrisome times when things start changing f

Things are beginning to move We were talking about change some weeks ago. Do you see how much has changed in the last couple of weeks? The world is on the edge of a precipice because of covid

To rule successfully is to rule well. To rule well is to give the people what they want. It would be good for Prime Minister Imran Khan to make his own list of what he thinks it is that the people wan

Slavery became peonageSlavery was ended in the United States in 1866, one year after the Thirteenth Amendment. But the states of Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Florida

One of the most acute manifestations of prejudice is racism. It reveals the mindset of a person and a large part of the society he or she comes from. They may be very intelligent and witty but their r

Man has been pretty awful to other menWhen I say gunslinger, your mind would automatically go to the USA. It certainly comes across as the Number One gunslinger who is extremely trigger happy.

The world’s reserve currency, political systems, behaviour, are all changingThis is a terrible choice. Especially for a government. It is a choice before every government in the world and th

A new thesis creating a new synthesis?Change is constant. Once it takes place, it can never be reversed. Philosophers used to wonder how change takes place and why. Unable to find the answer,