Raoof Hasan

A classic case of thieves joining hands to save the spoils of their thievery“The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticise where necessary. Those who en

Not a mere faux pas, but a calculated attempt to sabotage the state“It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror thr

Romance by the night, tantrums by the light“The path of life is strewn with many perils and the folly of knowledge is one of the greatest dangers. Wisdom is a treacherous weapon, little mast

Chickens have come home to roostCandid Corner“Shame on the misguided, the blinded, the distracted and the divided. Shame! You have allowed deceptive men to corrupt and desensitise your h

Fragments of a collapsed system making a mockery of grandiose pretensions“Fine, you do that, and you tell them that, at the very first opportunity, I am coming down there and killing all of

Hunger and deprivation stalk a land of beauty“Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar,Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?Whom do you lead on Rapture's roadway farBefor

A masterstroke drums the opposition hollowCandid CornerIt should be pointed out for our own guidance in the West that the continual signing of manifestoes and protests is one of the surest

The nerve, conviction and character to bring about the change“The burden of a porter is temporary, but the burden of a crooked politician is permanent because his conscience always carries t

Just a can of worms, or an opportunity to cleanse the stables?Candid Corner“Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminut

Detractors may conspire as they may, Khan is here to stay“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but h

Let the people respond to the call of their conscience“Without strong watchdog institutions, impunity becomes the very foundation upon which systems of corruption are built. And if impun

“It appears to be among the laws of nature that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one great bird is followed by the twittering petulance o