F.S. Aijazuddin

THE award of the Nishan-i-Imtiaz to the late Saadat Hasan Manto has cut open old scars. What a short story he would have written on this belated recognition of his literary stature! Published 23 Aug, 2012 02:00am

I HAVE learned to live by the hour. Thanks to the on-off loadshedding policy of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and the Lahore Electric Supply Corporation (Lesco), I come alive on the Published 09 Aug, 2012 01:00am

ANYONE who wishes to reduce his life by 10 years should become involved in the admissions process for any reputable school in Pakistan. Published 25 Jul, 2012 11:00pm

ESCALATION being what it has become, any conversion of an Indian value must be factored proportionately for Pakistan. V.S. Naipaul’s Million Mutinies would on a Pakistani scale become a Trillion Tyrannies. Published 12 Jul, 2012 03:00am

IT is a fable, and like most such stories it bears a similarity to the truth, just as a waxwork does to reality. Published 28 Jun, 2012 12:20am

THERE is a reason why the figure of Justice is depicted as she is, holding a set of scales, a sword, and her eyes covered by a blindfold. Published 13 Jun, 2012 09:00pm

WHENEVER Mani Shankar Aiyar begins to speak on Indo-Pak relations, he opens his mouth and reveals, like Krishna, a universe of limitless possibilities. Published 30 May, 2012 10:00pm

WHAT was a Czech violinist Jaroslav Sveceny doing in Lahore recently? Published 17 May, 2012 12:00am

ANYONE who tells you that in Singapore spitting is a crime should be reported immediately to the Singapore authorities for bringing that city-state into disrepute. Published 03 May, 2012 12:10am

TODAY, governance in Pakistan can best be described as a parliamentary form of presidency. Published 19 Apr, 2012 12:15am

IF, to read this article, you have enough light from your back-up source — either a UPS, a generator, a solar panel, or even a torch — you belong to the new elite in Pakistan. Others less privileged must wait until the sun rises. Published 04 Apr, 2012 11:35pm

IT was on Feb 18, 2008, election day itself. Two United States senators — John Kerry and Joe Biden — had come to witness the conduct of the general elections. Published 21 Mar, 2012 08:32pm

YOU must have heard the expression a hundred times: ‘Poor thing! He has the sort of face that only a mother’s love can bear.’ But who — other than a plastic surgeon — could bear to look on the face of someone ravaged by Published 29 Feb, 2012 11:32pm

ONE has to love Pakistan to be able to live in it; mere survival is not the true measure of one’s patriotism. Published 15 Feb, 2012 11:35pm