Writings

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...
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...
Moeed Pirzada | PTI Seminar on Health Policy VisionTI Seminar on Health Policy Vision: I did attend the Seminar at Marriott, Islamabad. It is certainly a historic moment in Pakistan’s political history when a major political party, or any party...
Moeed Pirzada | Imran Khan did not have the charisma of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto or the oratorical skills of Benazir, but what he had, in his simple straightforward words, was something different http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011112story_2-11-2011_pg3_4 “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to...

Good Show, General!

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | On November 28, the Pakistani dictator finally decided to shut the doors to the most colourful wardrobe in the land. In an auspicious celebration, General Pervez Musharraf became civilianised, so to speak Since 9/11, my biggest...
Moeed Pirzada | Why it is vital for ECP to call Army to supervise Elections in NA-149 Multan on 16th October?- Given today’s application by Punjab Govt to Election Commission to postpone/delay elections in Multan constituency for fear of violence...

Post Election Fault Lines

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | These overtures were a must to ensure the continuity of US strategic interests in a period of transition. However, it ended up creating the impression as if the fault lines between Pakistan’s new political dispensation...

Christian-Muslim marriage…!

Moeed Pirzada | I realized that most who have commented on my post of “Christian-Muslim Marriage” are perhaps not aware of the context of the story and why I raised the question. The facts are (read Express Tribune below) that...
Moeed Pirzada | PM Nawaz Meeting with President Obama – I just read Munir Akram’s piece, “Washington Challenge” and I genuinely felt sympathy for PM Nawaz Sharif. He is up against a huge challenge and needs our support. As per past...
Trump's first day at the Oval Office. First briefing by the CIA, Pentagon & FBI: Trump: We must destroy ISIS immediately. CIA: We cannot do that, sir. We created them along with Turkey, Saudi, Qatar and others. Trump: The Democrats created them. CIA:...
Moeed Pirzada | FB Blog | Hi! as you all know Senator John Kerry is in Pakisan. He is a great visionary, a man of advanced consciousness, an able statesman, and a leader who thinks in terms of positive solutions for the...
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...

Mother of All Elections?

Moeed Pirzada | Khaleej Times | People forget about creators while their creations live on and multiply. In the six years since then the expression has changed its meaning, more than once. Today it reminds you of a Pakistan where young...
Moeed Pirzada | Title: EXCLUSIVE: Jeb Bush resigns all board memberships with eye on 2016 Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, moving closer to a possible presidential run, has stepped down as a paid adviser to a for-profit education company that sells online...
Moeed Pirzada | A palace coup could be in the offing in nuclear-armed Pakistan as pro-Taliban army generals try to undermine democratically elected civilian government of President Asif Ali Zardari. First indications that something foul was afoot in Islamabad came on...