Archive for January, 2014

She is a very senior journalist whose plethora of experience makes her a credible talk shows host whose opinion matters.  She has been known to take a courageous stand on contentious issues – for instance she was one of the few anchors who had a discussion on the blasphemy law and Salman Taseer’s assassination at […]

When it comes to reasoned intellectual discourse, Talat Hussain takes the lead.  His arguments are well researched and his analytical ability stands as one of his biggest strengths. He is adept at the craft of putting his guests on the spot without losing his cool. Talat Hussain’s shows are conversational, enlightening and engaging and that […]

He is known for his brand of vitriolic journalism and has taken pot shots at some high profile people unabashedly. From top guns in politics, to notable media personalities, organisations and even the formidable standing chief justice of the country has not been spared of his wrath. He has taken positions of late, which have […]

Musharraf, the man Pakistanis love to hate, and hate to love, has been splashed across front pages and has taken up more air-time in 2013 than any other political rival, despite abysmal performance in the elections. The media frenzy started in March, when he returned from his self-imposed exile, committed to contending general elections, heavily […]

Director General Military Operations, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief of the Army Staff, there isn’t a military post the spymaster has not held. Completing nine years at the latter two posts, the ‘71 war veteran has been the center of attention for American interests in the […]

There is no crisis too unmanageable, no obstacle insurmountable, and no quagmire too deep that former President Asif Ali Zardari was unable to worm his way out of during his five years in the hot seat. Zardari was characteristically absent from national politics in 2013, favoring secrecy over a public presence, despite being the first […]

He is a pit of wit and a man of many talents. A little birdy is said to whisper covert information that is relished across satellite waves. Najam Sethi is one of the most celebrated talk show hosts of this country who has an ability to connect to the masses through his humour and boisterousness. […]

No amount of praise can encapsulate the depth and breadth of unconditional, selfless public service Abdul Sattar Edhi has provided for Pakistanis for six decades. The Edhi Foundation, the leading relief organization in Pakistan has the largest voluntary ambulance service in the world, “without any discrimination on the basis of color, race, language, religion or […]

The year 2013 has been nothing but a fairy tale come true for the once-beleaguered Nawaz Sharif and his party, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). After successfully forming a government in 2008 in Punjab, the PML-N emerged as the most popular choice among voters in the country. An IRI and Gallup Pakistan poll put the […]

One of the few journalists who are professionally trained in their fields, Fahd has stuck to his guns and not resorted to yellow journalism for ratings. He has given precedence to issues over sensationalism. This has come at a cost perhaps of not garnering the kind of publicity that some other mainstream anchors have but […]