Adil Najam The Lahore High Court has declared Mudassir Qayyum Nahira, a PML-N member of the national assembly, disqualified because he holds a fake degree. Elected form NA-100 Gujranwalla. The idea that those holding fake degrees should be disqualified – not just for the ‘fakeness’ of their education but also for the sheer act of […]

Adil Najam This year marks the 60th anniversary of Pakola. If you are not Pakistani you are asking ‘What is Pakola?’ If you are you probably know that it is Pakistan’s first branded bottled soft drink, and one that has been a remarkably resilient brand. Well, the fact that it is celebrating its 60th birthday […]

Faisal Kapadia The FIFA Football World Cup is underway and Pakistanis are enthusiastically watching matches, cheering for their favorite teams, and organizing football get togethers. Football is everyman’s game and requires not much other than a ball which we are adept at producing in the millions in Sialkot. It is simple to understand, easy to […]