Timeless

Ever so gently, he took her old fingers in his hand and uncurled them lightly. His face was now trembling, as if he were fighting a great storm inside of him

Dancing With Madonna

Dancing helps in developing, not only a beautiful body, but also a healthy mind, and should be encouraged in society.

Bridge Mania

Myrtle Bennett of Kansas City shot her husband John to death on September 29, 1929, over a bridge hand. Her husband had opened the bidding with one spade.

Prisoner of Conscience

Mr. Afridi is imprisoned because of his peaceful expression of his beliefs. He is victim of an unfair trial.

Hypnotherapy: Mind-Body Interactions

Imagine thinking yourself to better health. Dating back from 2600 BC this concept of inducing oneself to an alternative state of mind, has evolved through many stages.

The Vicious Circle of Violence

The birthday of The Prophet Muhammad is a good time to remember that he was a man of peace. But the intoxicating violence now makes it difficult to go back to the origins.

Is Decline of the Fourth-Estate Here and Happening?

Distinguished Editor and Author of our times M J Akbar is removed from the Chairmanship of 'The Asian Age' and 'Deccan Chronicle'.

Student Politics in Pakistan: A Profile

Student politics in Pakistan has had a history of mixed fortunes and shades. Though extremely tumultuous, it is also a history of rich democratic traditions.

Musharraf’s Days are Numbered

From all political portents, it seems it’s time for Musharraf to go. If he doesn’t leave voluntarily, he’ll be helped out by force – by the army of course.

Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah

After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.

I thirst

I will shed this wretched skin
shred it, peel it, skin myself

Home, a state of mind?

Home is not necessarily a four-walled structure that has traces of one’s childhood days and it certainly does not represent the country or city one lives.

6th December 1992

A turning point in Hindu Muslim relations in the post independence Indian history. It was a moment when all truths about religious coexistence suddenly proved false.

Media: The more things change...

Where only one Najam Sethi was picked up under the Sharif regime, over the past eight years, dozens have been picked up and tortured by Pakistan’s secret agencies.

Freedom of Expression

Was the media really free in Pakistan prior to November 3 2007? Is the media right to claim that it was being responsible and professional.

Musharraf and The Media

With the imposition of martial law, all TV channels suddenly disappeared. BBC and CNN and Fox all were gone.

The Press Ordinance and Its Repercussions

Did the dictator really shut down GEO News for the better 'interests' of Pakistan?

I Await ...

Of what avail the melodies and glitter,
That an evening muse brings;
Life is false:
The past is faded, 'today' is a brittle 'now';

Hisab Barabar

She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on the bike. On the treadmill, her whole body heaves with an energy-less movement.

Dreams

Even this rain…even this has changed. Even Mother Nature has started whoring around. Nothing is the same. Nothing New Jersey spits out can be like Lahore.

Corruption and Freedom of Press in Pakistan

There have been a number of statements lauding the “freedom� of the press accompanied by a grim reminder of the “dark� days under the democratic governments of the 90s. What does the evidence say?

Communists and the Making of Pakistan

History of the last years of Punjab under the Raj

Opportunity Knocks But Once

The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.

Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman

What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!

Mother Teresa’s Moment of Truth

Soon afterwards the doubts and skepticism, not about her missionary work but her faith, began to assail her mind and lasted until her death.

Living Through a Revolution

An account of my personal experiences in Iran as it went through a transition from a monarchy to an Islamic Republic

A New US Vision?

The US Congressional bill designed to implement the '9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007' contains the seeds of new thinking on Pakistan.

Science and the Islamic world --- The quest for rapprochement

With well over a billion Muslims and extensive material resources, why is the Islamic world disengaged from science and the process of creating new knowledge?

He Dared to Call His Own

He screamed and he screamed, until he was certain his lungs were forced empty of fury intermingling with paining love. And still, nobody listened.

The Horse and The Zebra

“Do you know the most important difference between a horse and a zebra?” Shazi asked me after the first drag of his cigarette loaded with hash. “And don’t tell me that a zebra has stripes and a horse doesn’t,” he added

OPEN Silicon Valley Holds Fourth Annual Forum

This full day affair incorporated three keynote speeches, four panels and workshops and approximately three hundred people in attendance.

Complex Problems can have Simple Solutions

Cool roof systems with high reflectance (percentage of solar energy reflected back from the surface to the atmosphere without absorption ) and emittance (percentage of energy that is radiated back to the air after absorption) stay up to 70ºF (39ºC) cooler

Mr. Dollar, The good old days are gone, perhaps forever

The young Euro, once a weakling against the fledgling dollar has quickly become the 800lb gorilla

Why Atif Aslam works

'If the color blue could take a voice, it would be that of Atif Aslam'

Encounters With Depression

Depression, like love, is probably one of the most misunderstood words of English language. It has been a mystery for lay people and professionals as it means different things to different people.

Chief Justice’s Chess

The chess fable illustrates the consequence of exponential growth! It begins slowly and no one notices. But then before you know it you have reached the center of the chess board and things really begin to make an impact.

Alex

A tall, broad, handsome 21 year old who loved basketball, on the outside he was the same old Alex. But he had become someone he did not want to be.

Media under siege in Pakistan

At least 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured in clashes when suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry arrived in Karachi to address a bar council ceremony.

The Power of Positive Thinking

After almost thirteen years working at a large multinational engineering firm, he had attended a workshop conducted by a consulting firm. He was so impressed (and probably so tired of the corporate treadmill) that he immediately began learning more, event

Monar Jomban (part 3 of 4)

I have started distinguishing the girls now – all in their late teens and two of them obviously sisters. The two sisters are also the most vocal in gestures and words, very beautiful but in a loud sort of way – blood red glossy lips, mascaraed

A Nation Reborn

Just when I thought my people would once again silently ignore this new form of oppression, and resign themselves to a fate written by politicians and generals, they responded! They awoke! They said in one voice, “enough is enough!” I have ne

What is it going to take to have a Clean Bombay?

If we are to ever look civilized in the eyes of the world, it has to start with ensuring that our major cities are clean.

Why Have This Train At All?

The complete Samjhauta Express scenario as it operates now, with a full night for the bad guys and their cohorts to create havoc between Delhi and Attari, as well as on the way back, is all about smuggling between India and Pakistan

Terrorists Strike Samjhota Express

Both India and Pakistan have condemned this act which appeas to have been timed to disrupt a high level meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.

J&K: The Hopes and Despairs of the Peace Process

It has taken pretty seven long years to reach a point of hope. Therefore, the current year is really most significant for Jammu and Kashmir and it has to be keenly watched how things unfold.

This Really Gets My Goat

As the outcry against the Pakistani governments plan to mine the Durand Line grows, I am reminded of the title of a Ray Bradbury novel published in 1985, Death Is A Lonely Business. Death is a lonely business. Step on an anti-personnel landmine, and it

A Strike Against Strike

What is one reminded of when he or she sees things like unattended garbage dumps, blackened billboards, burning buses and broken windowpanes? Things more frequently witnessed during strikes.

Fruits of Western Civilisation

The first psychiatrist he saw, at age 7, decided after a 20-minute visit that the boy was suffering from depression.

A Humanistic Approach Towards Mental Illness

We need to see a day when people with mental illness can live respectfully and peacefully and do not fear to be persecuted and penalized because of their emotional problems.

Are Artists Really Mad?

Creative people are are more at risk to suffer from mental illness than general population as creativity and insanity are genetically transmitted in the same families.

The Lament of Master Yoda

Double standards might well be the last bastion of universal brotherhood, seeing as they are practiced by all people everywhere to some degree or other.

Click!!

He was in the mosque that he had built and Amir Liaquat Hussain was leading the prayer – strangely, they were the only two people there. As soon as Amir said the final salam, Arsalan heard footsteps behind him. It was Aishwariya...

The Gardens

I was mostly quiet as we made small talk. Salima was giving me time to reminisce and absorb that day’s memories for when I would need them most. In America.

‘Smarty’ is the word…

** Gear-up for the style business!!

Obsessions

Foreigner in My Land

I have discovered life again and again by doing things people feared the most. I was told by a Pakistani consultant living a prosperous life in Saudi Arabia that Pakistan has nothing to offer. It is full of corruption and most of the youth don’t get

Gear-up for a Power Internship!

So, it’s very important to get an insight of the profession you want to choose in the future. In this regard internships — a short attachment with a progressive organization — could be a viable solution.

The Secret

This plan was the basic frame work which he had decided not to forget as all the other things were needed to be forgotten for becoming non-existent.

On death of a Terrorist

I did not know what to feel about the death of the most dreaded murderer and terrorist. I thought I should feel something.

Optimism in a Pessimistic World

I am wary of anything that seems too perfect because there have to be as many imperfections concealed within it to reach the equilibrium of black and white that is a property of everything within this world

Prisoner of Conscience or Conscious Prisoner?

V.P.Singh is back with a new Jan Morcha. Look at the timing. ‘Mandal 2’ is staining the streets. Is he capitalising on the wave? He says in this interview, “We are sitting on a volcano. The very backward are looking up to me. In 15 years

Musharraf and Manmohan’s Monologues

India’s talking with only those who already agree with the Indian position, and Pakistan consulting those who only toe Islamabad’s line is not a dialogue -- it is a monologue

Kill for a Pill

And then call this patriotism like Hitler
Then call it “christianity”
And murder, “sanctioned by jesus
And god bless America”

Modi’s Men and their Mean Machines

Every illegal religious shrine ought to be demolished. Yet, I wish to know how a 200-year-old dargah of a Sufi saint qualifies as being ‘illegal’, is bulldozed and leads to mob violence. Gujarat is becoming an experimental lab for the Hindu Ra

Ba, Beti aur Bahu

Uma Bharti is putting on the loner act for only one reason – to save the BJP’s top rung. The real loner here is Sonia. Her godfathers are ghosts. Are both of them “mind-controlled victims”?

Great Expectations, Little Sense

When books are written to primarily sell, it’s no wonder that we end up confounded. The case studies presented are mostly those of successful, large organizations, which may be irrelevant to the vast majority of readers

A World of Dreams

No dream is not worth having. No dream is distant. The only thing that separates us from our dreams is ourselves

Have Muslims Become Caricatures?
Another point of view

Omar Marzauk, a Danish comedian, used to joke that he should have born a poodle, not a Muslim [in Denmark] “Dogs in this nation have their own burial grounds, and Muslims don’t,' he would say

Loveless in London

The lech of Longing leers, the lust for love seduces her sinless spirit.

The Minute After the Demise

Most people get casual headaches or heartburn, I suffer from random depression

Overcoming Deafness

Deafness is an invisible handicap. Deaf babies as well as adults cannot hear themselves crying.

A Certain Age

Everything one reads seems so dire. Endless implications for the fate of civilization and the way the world turns and is going to go in the next ten, twenty, fifty years.

Autumn Harvesting

with ever so trembling hands
he felt for his back pocket
in a gesture reminiscent
of slow motion pictures

The g Quotient is Education and Success

The gap over what can be called intelligence and how we should measure it is wide and is still widening. Standard forms of I.Q. testing fail to look at creativity, wisdom, knowledge, initiative, leadership, empathy, character, passion, discipline, charism

Towards a shackled society, perhaps

The vague and ambiguous provision of “ensuring Islamic values at public places” is bound to open a Pandora’s box because it would be safe to assume that the person whom the NWFP government will appoint as ombudsman will share the MMAR

How Free is ’free?’

The Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's August 11, 1947 speech to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in which he talked about freedom of religion, is no longer censored, as it was for years.

Faraz

Deeply indulgent in philosophy, classical music and Jaun Elia, Faraz was a thinker more than anything else. He spent much of his time conversing about life, the meaning of existence, and yes death.

Gurgaon Past and Present

The original Gurgaon residents continue to shop at sector markets, look at the three M’s i.e. malls, multiplexes and multi-cuisine as encroachers

I miss you

She sat in the dark listening to the clock ticking away trying to get rid of the deep grief she was feeling. Turning her head she stared down at the empty space beside her and felt her sorrow claw at her insides.

anti-depressant

come give me little deaths
stroke my pain
silence will come
encore

The State Strikes Back

Many expected this to take a bit of time but the State pulled a surprise this past Saturday. The Rangers moved in to occupy all PTCL installations in the country and the Army signals core moved in to take over operations so that the workers could no long

Selling the Family Silver

Privatization in Pakistan is seen as the strategy that will correct all past wrongs of the public sector. But two questions arise: Is the wholesale privatization good for the country in the long run and whether there is a role for public sector enterprise

They Came From the Brothel

There was music, alcohol, hash and the prevailing dampness of our saturated lusts. Since Biblical times, lust had always been intimately associated with the idolatrous worship of Ishtar: the Babylonian goddess of fertility.

My darling Dhoti!

The customs officers examines my stuff and says “nice table cloth” “is it hand-made?” he asks. Sir, this is not a tablecloth, this is a Dhoti, I explained to him.

Mr. Ahmed

With his grave manner and impeccable dress, one could imagine him to be, oh, a partner in a law firm, or maybe a funeral director. But he was a salesman, and a good salesman at that...

The Last Leaf

Up in the tree
Touched by the breeze
What must it be
For the last of the leaves

Half a Confession II

Body sponges, change of sheets, the general bull shit and I cannot help but smile -- what everyone prays for and dreams about -- I had taken for granted -- the leisurely life style where people around me would do my bidding without me having to lift a fin

Am I Insane?

Let me tell you about myself. I have a law degree, and got married straight out of University. My Prince Charming is no other then my Bhabi’s brother. Yes I made the mistake of getting married in a “Watta Satta”.

India Through Pakistani Eyes

Is India now set to become a science juggernaut, a leader of the coming 'Asian Century'? A nascent superpower of the East?

Conflict over Foreign Investment in Indian Press

Is it a threat of further invasion of our values, culture and life by foreign opinion makers or would it simply bring in financial investment, editorial quality and transparency. A heated debate amongst editors, publishers, and politicians in India.

Sanity

I was taken aback. The paintings… the craft, the harmony, the beauty in them. And they were made by an abnormal girl?

Parveen Babi Passed Away

Parveen was a glamorous actress who brought charm and unique attraction to the Bollywood film screen. The first time I saw her was in Kranti.

Psychemanica

I screamed inside. I played cool on the out. “I am the messiah,” said I. “I am.” “I.” My, my, what delusion. Since when was I reborn? Since he died. But what then when I die?

In Defense of H

There are rumours circulating that after we rid of the waning moon on our flag ... a slight design flaw...the new emblem in the middle of the corrected rising moon would be...yes!...a shalwar...

Avant-garde Pakistani Women

She is the young, single, career woman in Pakistan today. Living at home, establishing her career, with no excess baggage. But it’s never that simple. After speaking to a wide array of women, from diverse backgrounds, I learnt about where they were

An End

Waiting for that grinding to begin
of small small hopes and stupid little feelings

States of Matter

I find myself there
in the wake of
needs and wants

Proud to be a Pakistani?

Our leaders sitting in their big houses, driving their big cars...do not seem to bother as to what the future holds for ambitious students like myself who are made to stand at the end of the line at every job opportunity around the world because of the kn

Sughraa

Sitting in the faded lamplight, Sughraa mends her soul, the imaginary needle piercing in and out of the tarnished fabric.

An Interesting Encounter

Judging by the voice, I could tell that it was a bright young girl, one of the people who have nothing to fear, in this world at least, for they have come to terms with the transitory nature of this world.

Hindi films in Iraq and Palestine

In a war torn country where the Mahdi army stomps and fights and where Jordanian born militant Abu Musa Zarqarwi stalks the land with his band of militants you can see Shah Rukh Khan hoardings endorsing Kenstar products at busy Baghdad intersections.

One Day At a Time

For As’r prayers they do not thrust their staff in the ground like they used to in the days of Muhammed (saw). Today they look at the calculated chart and then look at their wrist watches. This is a simple but effective use of reasoning that

Stargazing

Towering and insensate

Atiqa Odho

Thinking young is great feeling healthy is even better. In spite of her hectic schedule, Atiqa manages to keep herself young, active and healthy. Atiqa most definitely intends to make the years to come the best ones of her life.

Elucidation from the Loony Side

I am a victim of madness, brought upon by very powerful media. Madness, as you may have realized, is a nature. It has been termed as a disease of the brain but eventually it acquires the attributes of disposition.

Baby’s Room

She got up then, and laughed out aloud, her laughter drowning out the baby’s cries. As the baby heard the alien sound of laughter from his mother’s familiar voice, his cries dwindled to a whimper.

A Shameless Polemic Against the Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty

One of the most pathetic sights in India today is to watch various Congress party officials beating their breasts over secularism and the rise of Hindu nationalism.

Auction of New Cellular Licenses In Pakistan

Thirty-three parties have expressed an interest for these two coveted licenses including several prominent international firms like MCI, MTC-Vodafone, Singtel, Etisalat and Turkcell.

A Waste of National Resource

Currently, there are two distinct educational systems in Pakistan. One is based on the government of Pakistan’s state funded educational institutions and modern curricula and other one is based on the centuries old system of madarassas’ religi

A Strip of Road, a Bulb of Light, a Bucketful of Water

We are getting reported in the US as “women are moving up in India” even in the notoriously backward and casteist cowbelt. This might be seen as good omen, the external push to internal determination for aspirants of mud and thatch paradises.

Musarrat Nazeer

Musarrat, as her name implies, delighted the spectators for quite some time. She retired from the cinema years ago. However, she continued singing for the Pakistan television up until recently. Her sweet singing voice makes us happy. Her movies will keep

To Be Or Not To Be Home?

Then there is the equation with the husband. All the ladies that I spoke to put their husbands on hold till the weekend. 'Otherwise, the entire schedule goes haywire', said one. 'Can’t get up and get going early morn next day', chimed another. 'Who

Running Mascara: Behta Kajal

A common sight seen waiting for the expats at the Arrivals Lounge

Free Thought is Key to Progress

Aazadi-e-afkar sey haiy unn ki tabahi, Rakhtay naheen jo fikr-o-tadabbar ka saleeq
(If a person is forbidden from indulging in free thought, how he can acquire the skills and the right attitude for free thinking)

Silent Screams

poem

Development of Steel Sector

the feasible steel-making projects based on Kalabagh and Nokkundi iron ores have been shelved, and the Pakistan Steel based on imported iron ore will be expanded

Engineering One’s Passion into Profession

I hope those of you who are struck in the career fields they love to loathe will find this article a good forum to indulge in a bashing spree of our society’s stereotypical attitudes

Bollywood: The Show Must Grow On

Indian films have enabled us to see our dreams with eyes wide open. The film industry has responded to our ethos with much experimentation and innovation.

Message in the Bubble Burst

Our IT policy was put together in 1999 – the year when the longest running US economic boom was peaking. A lot has happened since then. Firstly, US tech stocks collapsed in the year 2000,

Great Empire or Grand Illusion?

The world’s only superpower is turning into a banana republic

The Art of Business Lunching

The best part of giving a ‘business lunch’ is that you get your prospective client out of his office, where he sits imperiously behind a huge desk, looking you through the top of his half-eye

Of Damn Pakis and Deregulation

Is the Pakistani public not yet mature and responsible enough to be introduced to a deregulated source of Information? If it is, then how can a censorship be justified? If it is not, what is the pride in bringing X-hundred cities online? Pornography on th

Foreign Investment

We constantly hear from various government officials about how the government is trying to encourage foreign investments in Pakistan. At the same time we hear of foreign firms shutting down their businesses in Pakistan and leaving.

Haseena and Jannat (on earth)

even her grim demeanor cannot hide the fact that she is very attractive

The Follies of the Natives

A circus called Pakistan

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

we believe that 2003 should turn out to be the fourth consecutive down year for the U.S. equity markets

TiECon 2003: The Year of the Huddle

a symbolic Football “Huddle” which may very well become a part of Hi-Tech Management style from now on.

Inside China Today: Q&A with Dr. Robert Oxnam

“The single biggest challenge right now is for the private sector of both countries (India and China) to work with the governments to establish a framework, which promotes trade.”

Administrative Reforms and the Budget

The simple truth is that without people’s participation no system, however well designed, can deliver consistently. The budget this year can kick start the process, but did someone say that this is election year?

Revolution of Regression

Establishing an Islamic Caliphate in New York

Exchange Rate Policy

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been successful in leading people to believe that hard currency is pouring into the economy.

Wanderings in the Twilight Zone

Serialized Novel

Little Big Men

Fanatic five-year-olds with Firearms

OPEN (Silicon Valley) Holds Seminar

This was an “All-American” business gathering, with a Pakistani-Indian twist

Int'l Donors and Local Partners Need Fundamental Change

Advices to INGO/donors on what kind of relationship they should have to turn their presence into someting worth

Interest Free Banking

Is this a farce?

Pir Sahib on Wall Street (Part –1)

In October, 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen its best monthly gain since 1987.

Islamic Utopia?

Reconciling Islam and Modernity

Mable and Me

Mable was in Girls College. We had one class common at the Cambridge University

A Tale of Two Countries: Comparing India and Pakistan’s Economies

What ails these economies at war with each other for more than half a century?

Dhirubhai Ambani: The Heathcliffe of Indian business

In the death of Ambani, Indian sensibility might have changed course from ...

TieCon 2002: Innovating for Success

what divides us today can be bridged via the path of free enterprise

On the Nature of the Principal Civic Contracts

Is anyone amongst the current world leadership dreaming with us

An Interview with Noam Chomsky

I don’t feel that I have important messages to convey

The Wages of Obedience

The systemic failure of a whole class of people to think honestly and seriously, in short a failure to do their job as political analysts

IT or a time to get LIT?

... “Suckers bring your money and projects to Pakistan, but we as a Government don’t have faith in home-grown talent so we’re going elsewhere.”

OPEN for Business

An introduction to OPEN, the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs

India’s Communal Gamble

What sells best in India?

Jihad: Paradoxes and Defining Moments

There will always be a lunatic fringe in the Muslim society

My Sahib

An English translation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s ‘Mera Sahib’

The Nature of The Sea

I mean, the boy was dead.

TiECon 2001

Inside the recent TIE conference

Telecom Dreams Sold Dirt Cheap

If the Privatization Commission in Pakistan has a real asset then it is the telecommunications infrastructure of this country.

A critical look at Indian telecom policy in the ’90s

The government attitude to opening up wireless seems to stem from an antiquated image of the spy huddling over a wireless transmitter

Umair.com: An Interview

Chowk’s co-founder talks about entrepreneurship, parenting, and Chowk in ten years

IT Is Not A Magic Wand

Pakistan yearns for a magic lamp

Interest is Halal?

Halal Interest. Oxymoron?

A Long Night’s Odyssey

we do not have the luxury of time

Science Is A Dead End Career

The love affair between society and nerds, which peaked during the days of Einstein and Oppenheimer, is apparently over

Why Most DOT.COMS Will Fail

It’s the business model, stupid

Startup Genes I: A Tale of Three IPOs

Expensive furniture and expensive looking people

Lahore Notes, March 2000

I took the famous Bus to Lahore

Law, Development and How Not To Do It

Think of the world of investments as a beauty contest

The Real Face of Saudia Arabia

Saudi Arabia is not a signatory to the human rights as envisioned by United Nations

IT Pie in the Sky?

And the beauty is that it seems to be working. Word is out, learn computers, or perish

San Diego Warming’

... fifty plus people of all sizes and ages convened for a slumber party

Need for a Confederation

India had never been a Nation, it is still not one

A Forgotten Incident

India and Pakistan go to war!

An Interview with Nasser Khan Ghazi

A talk with the man who started the first ISP in South Asia.

The lack of Women’s Rights in Pakistan

Tracing the roots of oppression

Global Economy in a Swirling Freefall

Is the free market system to blame?

What Is Your Caste?

Caste is South Asia’s apartheid

Giving Way to Intolerance

During the last many years, religious intolerance and sectarian fanaticism have created a war-like situation in Pakistan

Nuclear Bomb for Sale

the demand for nuclear bombs outstripped that of mangoes, movies, health services, designer labels, paan, clean water,

Patriot Games

Pass out the barfis. It could be a hockey match. A Tendulkar century. A riot or a nuclear blast.

Brown Man’s Burden

I remember my English teacher sneering at students for not understanding what they were teaching, attributing our faults to lack of breeding

Gender and Literacy in Pakistan

By looking at agendas and practices of some organizations involved with women’s literacy in Pakistan this paper attempts to clarify ideas related to gender, assumed or consciously advocated in their various approaches.

Beware, Now That You Have Left Your Homes

Words that break your will, and then build it up again. A Translation of Amjad Islam Amjad’s Gharo say Niklay ho ab to DayKho.

PPESA Seminar: How to Break The Glass Ceiling?

Mr. Farhat Ali, Amdahl’s Vice President for Customer Services Operations, examines the management selection process at American corporations.

PPESA Seminar: Why Start a Business?

PPESA seminars: Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mr. Noorul Haq presented his seven steps to building a successful business.