Author: Rukkaiya Dastgir

The Power of Words

The Power of Words

Words are pale shadow of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light a fire in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. We live and breathe words. Is is impossible for someone to be the most sensitive person? Someone who feels […]

Life as we know it

Life as we know it

If you stay in the past, how would you be able to know about the future? Change is a part of life, it is a fact from which you cannot escape. It is the law of life; inevitable. “There is nothing permanent in life except change”, said Heraclitus. My whole […]

Pakistani State and Morality

Pakistani State and Morality

What if Pakistan were the world’s sole superpower? Would it be any different from the United States today? Would it treat the less powerful in the same way as Pakistanis currently expect to be treated by the US? Would Pakistan stand up for freedom and justice? However, improbable such a […]