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By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services)  Asif Ali Zardari, a man of multiple reputations, has turned 65 on July 26. Popularly known as the master of reconciliation, the former President of Pakistan is acclaimed to be a political maestro.  Born to Hakim Ali Zardari and Bilquis Sultana Zardari in a notable and prominent tribe on July 26, 1955, Asif Zardari had a resourceful background. His political rise, however, came after he married Benazir Bhutto, the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, on December 18, 1987.  Elections were held the following year and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) came to power with Benazir Bhutto becoming the first women Prime Minister in Islamic world.  Upon the dismissal of the PPP-led government, Asif Zardari fell prey to political vindication and faced multiple and prolonged arrests starting in October 1990. He, however, was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in the same mo...

By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) It goes without saying that Barrister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a politician who was unparalleled and it can confidently be argued that no modern politician equates anywhere near to his competence or pedigree. Born during the British Raj of India, Bhutto had seen many different aspects of life early on. He was a determined man, a few all called him stubborn, but whenever he wished to achieve something in life, he put extraordinary efforts to reach the goal.  He went to the University of California, Berkley to attain his under graduate education and then proceeded to the prestigious University of Oxford.  Stanley Wolpret, an English academic who wrote perhaps one of the most detailed and unbiased books on his personality titled ‘Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan’ narrated that Bhutto was determined to achieve any goal in life and he had even challenged his interviewer at Oxford having told him that he will ...

By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) Over the past few months, we have witnessed a case of uniquely controversial nature. It's a case concerning Justice Qazi Faez Isa, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The apex court dismissed a presidential reference against the senior judge on June 19. According to a Supreme Court short judgement, the 10-member larger bench dismissed the government reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa. The Supreme Court termed the reference invalid and said: "The reference is declared to be of no legal effect whatsoever and stands quashed." The government had filed a reference in May 2019 alleging that Justice Isa owned three properties in the UK in his wife's and children's names acquired between 2011 and 2015 while not disclosing them on his tax returns. Justice Isa, known to be one of the most vocal judges of the Supreme Court, having passed many judgments which were praised by m...

By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have seen that the world, as a whole, has been greatly affected. Our lifestyle has had to be altered to bring it in line with this epidemic, the new normal, as many have termed it.  Although these times have been proving to be cumbersome for most of us, we must realize the harsh realities and let’s adjust our lives accordingly to meet the challenge. These times are indeed tough, even to the extent of being depressing, but we must not let these get to our heads. We must be optimistic during all phases of life and these times too shall pass.  Now that most of us are forcefully or unwillingly locked up in our homes, we have more time on our hands to do things that in the normal, regular routine seemed rather difficult. This is a golden opportunity for us, which we must avail and make the most of it.  On the top of our list, we...

By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) When these lines are being written, as per official statistics of the Government of Pakistan, there are 160,118 confirmed cases of the coronavirus out (COVID-19) out of which 97,810 cases are still active. Unfortunately, we have already lost 3,093 lives to this novel virus and the death toll continues increasing very rapidly now.  These rising number of cases depict that Pakistan’s war with this virus is long from over, as almost on a daily basis, 5,000 plus cases are being recorded. In these alarming times, all the citizens of Pakistan must adjust their lifestyles and step out of their comfort zones in order to combat this deadly virus.  The World Health Organization (WHO), from time to time, has been advising the nations to observe social distancing and make use of the protective measures, which are not limited to wearing of face masks and the usage of sanitizers.  This has become the d...

By Tanzeel Rauf Farooqui (Pakistan News & Features Services) Over the past few days, we have witnessed disagreements between the Sindh government and the All Private Schools and Colleges Association, Sindh. The Minister for Education, Sindh, Saeed Ghani withdrew the earlier announcement of the department for opening educational institutions from June 1 due to the constant and arguably increasing threat of the Coronavirus.  The spokesman for the provincial government, Barrister Murtaza Wahab pointed out that 1,128 cases of coronavirus were of children below the age of 10 in Sindh, which shows that curve of the virus has unfortunately not flattened yet.  However, the All Private Schools and Colleges Association Sindh’s chief has demanded for the schools to be allowed to be reopened from June 15.  He has contended that the implementation of the SOPs of the government did not require any rocket science and further went on to say that sanitizers, ...