Writings

Moeed Pirzada was invited to speak on the nexus of Pakistani Media and politics at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Washington on 24th June, 2016. Roundtable was attended by members of academia and think tank community. Pirzada...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Congratulations! to all of you on this page; we have now become a community of more than 300,000 people, across Pakistan, India, UK, Europe, UAE and US and many other countries and amongst you there are...

A Pakistani in Turkey

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | Many years ago I fell in love with Bosphorus, its bridges, fishermen and Turkey. This affair still continues. But just like the evolution of all passions in our lives my reasons have changed. Eighteen years ago, I...
Sharif set for grilling on wealth Pakistan's new regime says the deposed prime minister bought Park Lane apartments with stolen money Pakistan coup: special report Luke Harding and Rory McCarthy in Islamabad Monday 10 April 2000 01.52 BST Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Nawaz...

Triumph of the will…!

Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Triumph of the will…the power of determination - Amazing piece by Ayaz Amir - Idolise Imran Khan or pillory him, the fact remains that against the odds, out of the seemingly impossible, through sheer force of...

PM Nawaz speech at UNGA…!

Moeed Pirzada | PM Nawaz Speech at UNGA was not bad. If anything it was a good balanced speech. Off course it was not written by Nawaz; he would not even grasp some of the concepts or terms -or their...

Over the last two days ….!

Moeed Pirzada | Over the last two days, I have read through most of your 900-plus responses with your brief profiles, careers you follow, the cities you live, universities you have been to, organizations you work and above all your...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | From Ms. Fahmida Khan on this Page: - There is a provocative proposal at the tail end. Moeed Pirzada, After watching your programe yesterday, I couldn't stop myself penning down my thoughts around "Political Dynasties and Future...

SINCE THE PESHAWAR TRAGEDY…!

Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Since the Peshawar Tragedy - Terrorism Attack on the Army Public School - I have not written anything here. Just a few tweets about Death Penalty that were produced here. I have remained very confused, in...
Last summer, in a small gathering, a senior civil servant was complaining of massive traffic congestion on access roads to Murree and Swat. And then he paused, reflected and amused with himself said: "but it also shows veil of...

Obama and the World

Moeed Pirzada | The News | US Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, sharing breakfast with the US soldiers in a canteen in Kabul, and patting affectionately on the shoulder of an African-American female soldier in uniform, was definitely a good PR stunt....
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Regarding the Program on Pakistani Cinema: First it was not only about newly released film 'Waar'; it was about the regeneration of Pakistani cinema and the phenomenal success of 'Waar' and its nationalistic theme was this...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | History's first draft is always a journalistic account; I have given you an outline to understand what happened and why and will write more as I gather more insights. However lets see who steps in to...
Dr. Moeed Pirzada, Editor Strategic Affairs, Dunya News, met clients of Credit Suisse from Picket Asset Management (UK) and Aventicum Capital Management, Qatar on their request to discuss Pakistan's political landscape and nature and direction of political change on 4th...
When Khurram Rashid, District Police Officer (DPO) of Abottabad, was descending down the winding hilly pathway towards the ill-fated village of 'Maqool Payin' located few kilometers off Donga Gali, he had a sick feeling in his stomach. It looked...