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Dishonourable discharge
Dr. Farid A Malik | Decency demands an honourable exit. Dishonourable discharge is deplorable. In disciplined institutions, such termination is considered terminal with no return....
Pakistan: Can only the Army provide freedom?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | On April 24, 1915, the combined forces of Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand attacked Gallipoli to topple the Caliphate...
Depleting gas reserves of Pakistan: Is Synthetic Gas the only option?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | In 1952, Pakistan discovered the world’s largest gas deposit of 12 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet) at Sui in Dera Bugti...
The downhill slope in Pakistan’s industrial development: Who is to blame?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | Recently the President of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has highlighted the importance of Industry-academia linkages. In the...
2018 elections drawing close: Is Pakistan ready to accept a democratic...
Dr. Farid A. Malik | October 27, 1958, is etched in my memory when as a five-year-old I stood on the Mall Road holding my...
2018 Elections: Hope for protected votes or another rigged story?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Those who cast votes, change nothing; those who count, change everything.” – Stalin How can protection of the vote be ensured?...
Pakistan and ‘Saaf Pani’ projects: Failed projects or merely a hoax?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | The future of ‘Saaf Pani’ (clean drinking water) in Pakistan is anything but clean. One of the vandalized filtration plants...
Corruption in the guise of development funds: Any accountability?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Hisab do” indeed... For once I tend to agree with the Prime Minister that development cannot be stopped to pursue accountability....
What Pakistan needs to develop its mining sector
Dr. Farid A. Malik | After reading two articles on the development of Chiniot minerals, I was motivated to write this note. Ansar Abbasi's article...
The Devil inside every human invention…
Dr. Farid A. Malik | It’s the oldest fight in history. The age old idiom, ‘The devil is in the detail’ holds good for all manmade...
Are the people ready for another long-march against dictatorship?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | Having lived through two movements (1977 and 2007) and getting ready for the third (2017), I thought it was a...
Will the “Aam Admi” really vote for PML-N, again?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | While addressing a public meeting at Jacobabad, Saad Rafiq roared that they will rule the province of Sindh by Aam...
Public forced resignation: Has the PM left us with no choice?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | ‘Awami Astifa’, or a public forced resignation, is an interesting concept. After the Panama case verdict, PML-N leadership is constantly...
Will the PM leave with a “great fortune” or the burden...
Dr. Farid A. Malik | My late father was a habitual litigant. When I took over from where he had left in September 1991, there...
True democracy in Pakistan needs the 1973 Constitution to be followed
Dr. Farid A. Malik | On April 10, 1973, an agreement was reached on the permanent Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Zulfiqar Ali...
Let us save our country for future generations!
Farid A. Malik | Nehru and his pundits had set a six months deadline for the reunification of the Indian Sub-Continent which they considered ‘Dharti...
Titanic of Pakistani Politics: PTI & PMLN; Upper Deck & Lower...
Dr Farid A. Malik | Most of you will remember the 1997 blockbuster by Producer and Director James Cameron. If you don't remember Cameron, you will...
