A Little After Three
Lajwanti Khemlani May 11, 2008 interacts: 7I lay face down, pretending to have fallen asleep. Soon I heard random words like boy, Muslim, Sindhi, dowry, next week, dinner, and blood pressure.
May 12: One Year Passed, No Lessons Learned
Mehroz Sadruddin May 11, 2008 interacts: 26On May 12, the entire nation would be mourning the death of forty-four innocent civilians on what turned out to be one of the darkest
Happy Mother's Day
ammara ahmad May 11, 2008 interacts: 15Today, 11th May is Mother’s Day. It is almost absurdly romantic that a country like Pakistan would celebrate a day like to honor mothers!
Nipa Chowrangi
Shandana Minhas May 9, 2008 interacts: 74The neighbors couldn’t hear her screaming over the sound of the building’s generator, so that particular Sunday Aslam was able to beat Tehmina for considerably
When a Knock at the Door is Not Enough
Aisha Sarwari May 9, 2008 interacts: 138She surprised me by her answer, same old she said, battering. Her honesty made me nod. I said, oh, and walked away. The purpose was
I Spy Hindutva
Vaibhav Jain May 9, 2008 interacts: 137Attempts have been made to 'saffronize' at both the ground level (by editing textbooks) and by challenging conclusions of scholars who have attempted to rewrite
Myanmar Disaster
kashkin dabruski May 9, 2008 interacts: 3“Dedicated to the people of Burma in their hour of need………but stands there, the government and its obstacles “!!!
The Raj Lives: India In Nepal
Umesh Verma May 7, 2008 interacts: 30
Six decades after the British withdrew from the subcontinent, it takes considerable audacity to produce a book titled “The Raj
Can the Judiciary Save the Coalition?
Zafar Mohiuddin May 6, 2008 interacts: 103Handing the Supreme Court back to a judge and his team that stood up to the COAS and the President amounts to adding a new
Bridge Mania
Mohammad Gill May 4, 2008 interacts: 21Myrtle Bennett of Kansas City shot her husband John to death on September 29, 1929, over a bridge hand. Her husband had opened the bidding
Still Looking!
Tahera Sajid May 3, 2008 interacts: 24“No, no, no!” I had stormed out yesterday leaving my Mum baffled and Shabbi Auntie angry, when she brought in yet another rishta-seeking brigade.
PPP Isn’t Convinced!
Ahmer Muzammil May 3, 2008 interacts: 179Pandering to the presidency, appointment of Mehmood Ali Durrani and Rehman Malik, failure to remove Malik Abdul Qayyum, are signs that establishment isn’t blinking just
Nirmala Deshpande - A Truly Great Soul
Juan Sandoval May 3, 2008 interacts: 233Nirmala Deshpande a dedicated Gandhian was a true peace activist.
Race to the Finish
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 29, 2008 interacts: 77860 years ago, when Jackie Robinson, first Black Man to play in US Major League Baseball, walked onto the field, he was taunted, ridiculed, and
The Power of Faith
Nadeem Akram Apr 29, 2008 interacts: 158Religion has become a weekend thing, where offering Friday prayers means immunity from everything that is required of a Muslim.
What Does Negative Campaigning Really Mean?
Hamzaad Apr 29, 2008 interacts: 16It doesn't measure tenacity or taking the punch. It proves Machivalean shrewdness. It proves un-Bono like altruism. It means power hunger.
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