Asha'ar Rehman
Posts by Asha'ar Rehman:
The New Year Buzz
On the first day of the new year, the three major partners in the Punjab government sat in a huddle in Lahore to figure out the map in front of…
Basics Of Our Own Liking
IT is always better to begin with the basics. In recent times a debate has raged over an ailing prime minister and what legal and medical and political cures could…
Waylaid On GT Road
LAHORE exists somewhere between Imran Khan’s march then and Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s march now. Then, the PTI leaders were worried as their leader set off for his siege of Islamabad.…
Too Late The Hero
THE legend of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is growing. His incarceration earns him positive sentiments in the camp of old, wizened political workers, among them those who were once his…
Conflicting Chroniclers
The days of the quite adjustable spokespersons that the PML-N and PPP were served by when in power appear to be a far cry from the present times. The PTI…
Who The Opposition Must Shun
THE PTI politicians’ opinions regarding the opposition alliance offers a study in the possibilities of politics. That Prime Minister Imran Khan’s camp disapproves of the collection of opposition relics would…
It Takes Two To Tangle
SIGNS are that the powers within the house of Sharif are finding it a wee bit tough to reconcile with each other’s authority. The latest proof of a lack of,…
Where Heat And Hostility Meet
PAKISTANIS like to describe the times they are living in as tense. Still, some stretches are more tense than others. Such as the period we are going through right now.…
Our Treatment Of Them
IT got to a point where the newspaper started smelling like a hospital. It is difficult to say when was the last time the healthcare system in the country came…
This Side Of War
THERE is no greater chill in this world than that provided by the prospect of war. We tend to forget this as we go about fighting the little battles of…
Doctors In Democracy
DOCTORS are being put to the test in Lahore these days. They have to come up with a medical report on Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif that is acceptable to all.…
Naya Pakistan: The Changing Change
THE year 2018 lived up to its billing of being the year of change. In August, Imran Khan was sworn in as the prime minister. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won…
Corridors And Other Peace Openings
“Dekha to phir vaheen thay chalay thay jahan se hum Kashti kay saath saath kinaray chalay gaye” — (We found ourselves to be where we had begun our journey. The…
