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21st Century Terrorism and Wars Against Terror
Mehroz SadruddinAlmost every widely held idea that we currently entertain about 21st Century terrorism and its relationship to the wars against terror is wrong and must be thoroughly rethought.
Mar 12, 2010 Views 550 Interacts 12People
With Never a Lamentation
Aisha Sarwari
She was a British born faithful of the communist movement, allied fiercely with the mission of promoting freedom from oppressive regimes, a learned and well-read person, she was as opinionated and prolific in her writing as she was in her thoughts.
Current Affairs
Poking the Good Turk in the Eye
Salim ChauhanHis passionate speeches in Istanbul and Cairo sound much like his fading appearance in Grant Park in Chicago. More and more, Obama seems to have the reverse Midas touch.
Mar 7, 2010 Views 6821 Interacts 188Life
Stretching It, Just a Little Further
Vinay MehtaHeading out of one of the gates of the plant, he had run into a group of protestors. "Management ka chamcha! (Stooge of the management!)", someone shouted at him.
Mar 7, 2010 Views 1327 Interacts 17People
Lutfullah Khan and His Alam-e-Junoon
Ayaz Abdal
In his house, under specially built cabinets are rows and rows of audio tapes. When played they tell you the history of Indo Pakistan music, literature and poetry. A treasure which is most likely to be destroyed…
Law Liberties Justice
Privatizing Law And Order In Pakistan
Syed HussainiOver decades, private companies moved into education, water supply and health care as the state failed to perform in these sectors. Now is the time for Pakistani tycoons to move into the business of maintaining law and order and administration of justice
Mar 4, 2010 Views 2863 Interacts 59Current Affairs
Conspiracy Theories and Hate Mongering
Tariq AqilZaid Hamid is slowly but surely poisoning the minds of our impressionable youth particularly the student community. Every sentence or every word that he utters is loaded with prejudice, extremism and hate.
Mar 4, 2010 Views 5497 Interacts 60Society
Impressions: What Has Changed Back Home
Jawid MirzaPeople are getting this drug, religious morphine if you will, a few times a week. It is important to ask what will they do if they were not getting this dose but more important is to ask “When are they going to get off this
Mar 4, 2010 Views 2676 Interacts 35People
Dr. Salima Ikram: A Pakistani Egyptologist
Ayaz Abdal
In the land of the great Pharaohs, under the shadow of the mighty pyramids, there lives a woman who seems to know every intricate details of every conspiracy that went on in the ruins of the magnificent palaces.
Sports
Is Afridi Guilty?
Ibrahim Baig
Like Afridi, Stuart Broad attempted to alter the ball, unlike Afridi, he did it with his shoe instead of teeth. Like Afridi, fingers were pointed at him, unlike Afridi, neither was he punished by the ICC, nor did anyone from his own country call for
Swat: Paradise Lost
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