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Category Archives: Rants

If Muhammad Ali Jinnah is reincarnated today…

Of course he would’ve been involved in the state affairs and elections. I can bet, if he forms his own wing of Muslim League, all the existing Muslim Leagues will dissolve into his because no matter how big they get, they know they won’t be able to participate in an election against M.A. Jinnah. And [...]

Fueling Christian-Muslim clashes: Reporting half the story

It will be quite harsh to pin-point one out of a million and put all the blame on it but there are some who should definitely not be ignored. Specially those who are presenting the story with the intention to provoke. Most of the news sources who report half of the stories (the case with [...]

What will become of us?

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is not so Islamic and neither so republic. Is it even Pakistan? A man made this country because all the coins in his pocket were useless? Did a man make this country or was it a reward from our British rulers to the landlords who served them for years? Did [...]

Has Louis ‘Gumby’ Pinto lost his touch?

You will probably not agree with what I’m going to say here but that’s just how I see it. Gumby – a phenomenal drummer of our generation undoubtedly. Probably not one of the best in the world but definitely one of the best in Pakistan. But is over-hyped? I think yes. I love how he [...]

The Facebook dilemma

20th May, 2010 was unofficially announced as the ‘Draw Muhammad Day’ on Facebook. As it gained popularity, obviously, all of the Muslim community objected to it in two ways. One group very strongly and publicly condemned the event by making regular wall posts and creating/joining/liking pages and groups against it. The other group chose a [...]