Articles with tag: IT
Cockroaches of Disruption
kashkin dabruski Sep 30, 2008 interacts: 9The process of peace, the process of change
As the deal are struck, as deal are brokered
Through rumors and disobedience
To the nation, the silent witness
MQM - History and Origins
Ali Chishti Oct 2, 2008 interacts: 98The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.
Reforming Religious Fundamentalists
Khalid Sohail Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 98What would you do with religious fundamentalists, especially those who adopt militant practices, have violent consciousness, and have become involved in armed struggle...
Whose Dog?
Prashant Bhatt Sep 29, 2008 interacts: 2The way the Sangh Parivar has co-opted the working class and youth militants while serving the interests of the rich and powerful is a phenomenon which has torn India apart.
Coming to America
Wajahat Ali Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 132It's both surreal and frightening that these two (Palin and Zardari) upstart political figures could very well be significant actors in deciding the fate of global relations.
Pakistani-Americans or American-Pakistanis?
Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 26, 2008 interacts: 184How long will it before Pakistani-Americans will let their voices be heard as a group?
The Marriott Bombing: ‘Pakistan’s 9/11’?
Beena Sarwar Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 115The message was clear: they can strike Pakistan’s capital, and they care nothing for democracy or for religion.
Boot Point
Nadeem F Paracha Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 27Party chief Altaf Hussain and the MQM Rabita Committee cancelled Liaquat's membership after accusing him of "spreading religious hatred through his TV shows"
National Survey on Student Politics
Sabiha Butt Sep 14, 2008 interacts: 2A vast majority of university students (63.6 percent) wants reserved quota for girls in the student unions, according to a recent national survey on student politics.
The Prejudices Pakistan’s New President Faces
Beena Sarwar Sep 12, 2008 interacts: 60Asif Ali Zardari's presidential nomination was widely condemned - but the fact is that he is now the democratically elected President of Pakistan.
Is Mumbai a hub of dirty politics?
aditya uppal Sep 7, 2008 interacts: 10After rejection from West Bengal Trinamool Congress, Tata received invitation from Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to start Nano project from Maharashtra.
A New Kind of Charity this Ramadan
Fawad Butt Sep 1, 2008 interacts: 9Being vigilant and demanding transparency is not optional but imperative. We must learn to treat our donations as investments in the future of Pakistan.
Alcohol and Teenagers: A Lethal Mixture
Feroz Qutabshahi Aug 22, 2008 interacts: 21If one can Vote and join the Army and sent to Iraq when 18, why not being able to buy a beer in the USA?
Faith and Religion
Murad A Baig Aug 24, 2008 interacts: 140Though I have a Muslim name I am a non practicing Indian Muslim who does not believe in any organised religion.
Black Pencils
Fatima Mirza Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 13jehad in a woman?
daggers in a jar full of berry-nectar
pleasant as honey-sugar
ordinary, crowd senses as usual.
In the Face of Adversity
Prashant Bhatt Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 3Three courageous persons who are in compromised positions –physically, financially and socially, but have not lost their spirit.
Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh, Gandhi, Churchill and Jinnah
Anil Kapuria Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 141Reviewing positions of three key players on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre - the watershed event of India’s independence.
The Aftermath of Musharraf’s Departure
saeed qureshi Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 19After Musharraf’s departure, there might be some respite in the escalating insurgency and intensifying turmoil in Pakistan’s Northern scenic valley of Swat and Tribal regions.
Global Warming: Green with Controversy
Mutaal Mooquin Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 8Its effects will happen 30 years down the road, and then you say, "Okay, do something about it."
Toward a Pakistani Media Strategy
Ethan Casey Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 10Being disgusted with the way things are is not a sufficient response, and the Pakistani community needs to take the lead in changing its own image.
Olympic Dreamers
Khalid Sohail Aug 11, 2008 interacts: 26A famous American novelist Henry Miller once wrote, “Humans work while gods play”. But there are some humans who like to become gods as they love to play all their lives.
The Tribal and I
ameem lutfi Aug 8, 2008 interacts: 13We, too, like the British lump up all tribal setups into a single category and generalise. Basing our understanding of 'their' culture on our 'feeling' towards them and a sense of superiority.
Here We Go Again
Ahmer Muzammil Aug 9, 2008 interacts: 4But it’s really a wet firecracker without Army’s intervention, because sehba auntie or shareefudding peerzada can’t jump the gates of PTV and take over.
From Marx to Mao to Jintao
Dost Mittar Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 36The world's eyes are focused on China today as Beijing plays host to the 2008 Summer International Olympics Games.
And then there was The Impeachment Issue…
Shiraz Mahmood Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 432A smug looking Mian saa’ab and the ever dramatic Dark Prince, announced at a joint press conference, their plans to pursue the Impeachment of President Pervaiz Musharraf.
Karachi Monsoon
Shiraz Mahmood Jul 29, 2008The rains are now bound to start where it’s almost non-stop. Half the roads are dug up. The drains are not complete. And the energy problem is only going to increase.
Quarter No.5
Nadeem Akram Jul 30, 2008 interacts: 9It had been raining for two hours. The heavens were in a generous mood that day. The sewer behind the 'servants' quarters' was overflowing with rainwater...
The Labour Struggle
ameem lutfi Jul 31, 2008 interacts: 1The current upsurge of labour strikes all over the country has once again brought to the forefront the same rhetoric of 'work harder instead of complaining'.
Fissures in the Middle
Nadeem F Paracha Jul 27, 2008 interacts: 554Pakistan is at war. It is a conflict of ideas across the country and Pakistan’s bourgeoning middle-class is at the centre of it.
The Tunnel
jehanzeb khan Jul 15, 2008 interacts: 1 We aren’t the people of these bright lights and we will never be, we’re people of the docks. A fish cant survive on land. Don’t you ever forget that.
Kashmir Experiencing Hyderabad
Raoof Mir Jul 25, 2008 interacts: 1In January every year all India industrial exhibition is held in Nampally, Hyderabad. Most of the businessmen taking part in the exhibition are from Srinagar.
Why is Karachi Turning Into a Sell-Out?
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 17, 2008 interacts: 93Isn't this the same city that lost 20,000 of its young men in 1990's at the hands of this same military establishment that we seem to be so fond of these days?
Of Medical Students, Passports and Religous Tolerance
furkan ali Jul 14, 2008 interacts: 423Who am I to declare that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Quadiani is an impostor nabi? Why on earth am I even being asked the question?
An Ode Called Amritsar
ammara ahmad Jul 14, 2008 interacts: 141
On hearing that I was about to visit her ancestral city, my mother gave me instructions to reach her childhood home from the railway station...
Edward De Bono's Point C: Situtation in Pakistan
Faysal Malik Jul 8, 2008 interacts: 10Capital of a nuclear power now plunges into darkness daily, for 5 to 6 hours. In small cities, this duration is 11 to 16 hours. With hottest months of the year still to come.
A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey
Murtaza Shibli Jul 7, 2008 interacts: 220It (Indian Muslim) happens to be my identity. And this book is about the identity question in large measure - my identity, the Pakistani identities.
London’s Knife-Crime Epidemic:
Asif Naqshbandi Jul 6, 2008 interacts: 11Such is the horror in Britain at this new phenomenon, that the Police have declared tackling knife-crime to be their new number one target surpassing even that of terrorism.
Muslim Ghettoisation
Iftikhar Ahmad Jul 3, 2008 interacts: 515The perception among Muslims is that they are unwelcome in Britain is undermining efforts to help them integrate into wider society.
The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing
Wajahat Malik Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 11Lately his wife seems to be depressed and irritated when he comes home in the evening. The children look cold and withdrawn. Sohail Khan himself feels a shift in his moods.
Yet Another Immigrant Story
Madiha Qureshi Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 71I arrived in the US about eight months ago, to get married in Houston and move to Maryland, where I live now. My last visit had been less than a year ago, during which I met my husband.
Nirad Babu's Ghost
Prodyumna Goutam Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 9His (Nirad C. Chaudhuri's) discourse could effortlessly vacillate between, say, the role of the Kama sutra in the Indian psyche to the merits of a Chateau d'Yquem.
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 99The Taliban are waging an armed struggle to remake society. They will keep fighting this war even if America were to miraculously evaporate into space.
Muslims in America
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 289I am all for Muslim identity but frankly what I don’t get is the overbearing role dogma plays in every action of the Muslim community in America.
Music: Muslim Madonna
Arun Reginald Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 51Performing seated alongside notable ghazal maestros of the subcontinent was the eight years old Deepika Thathaal known by her stage name Deeyah.
Nawaz Sharif’s Moment of Truth
Karamatullah K Ghori Jun 26, 2008 interacts: 158Nawaz Sharif disqualified to run for the national Assembly by none other than the Lahore High Court. How should he react to it? How should he take it?
The 'One God' Religions of Revelation
Murad A Baig Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 980The success of the `One God’ idea was its ability to use fear to empower the professional priests enabling them to command the absolute obedience of their followers.
Restoring the Civil Rights of Ahmadis
Chowk Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 200The persecution of Ahmadis even under the present mangled constitution is patently unconstitutional.
The Cruel Expulsions
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 19Reaction to “Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad”
Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
Atif Mian Jun 8, 2008 interacts: 696On Thursday, June 5th the principal of Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad expelled every student who belonged to the minority Ahmadi community from his college.
Dancing With Madonna
Muhammad Tariq May 31, 2008 interacts: 13Dancing helps in developing, not only a beautiful body, but also a healthy mind, and should be encouraged in society.
Paper Trail
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 5, 2008 interacts: 6To produce five sheets of 8 x 11 inch paper we use the equivalent energy of an 80 watt bulb operating for an hour; but at a cost far greater than that of electricity.
Please De-stabilize the System
Ahmer Muzammil May 18, 2008 interacts: 10Who are we trying to save the system from anyway? Why are we STILL sugar-coating this?
The Emerging Threat
Ayesha Umar May 27, 2008 interacts: 127According to some people, Mangal Bagh has the full backing of government. If this is true than another Frankenstein is in the making.
Pakistan (private) Ltd.
Amer Nazir May 26, 2008 interacts: 5‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever go to jail, why did you never kill someone, why did you not ever embezzle money – ’
Pakistan's Nuclear Test - Ten Years Later
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 28, 2008 interacts: 508Today we are at war on multiple fronts. But the Bomb provides no defense. Rather, it has helped bring us to this grievously troubled situation and offers no way out.
Delayed Justice
Shridhar Naik May 25, 2008 interacts: 25Centre’s decision to award a compensation package totaling Rs 330 crores to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots can at best be described as a pre-election effort at applying a healing touch.
Confessions of a Religious Fundamentalist
Abrar Hasan May 26, 2008 interacts: 35
I just want you to understand that never mind the beautiful facades of different ISMS, at the base of it all we are all religious and all fundamentalists.
Logotherapy: Humanism In Psychiatry
Mutaal Mooquin May 21, 2008 interacts: 45The heart has reasons that reason does not know ... A reflection on Victor Frankl’s “The Unheard Cry for Meaning”
Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
Tahir Qazi May 19, 2008 interacts: 149"I have not found a single period that I could in all honesty say I would trade for my 21st-century existence as a Muslim living in a secular democratic society."
Life Long Commitment vs. Singledom
Kiran Farooque May 19, 2008 interacts: 34Marriage, I think, is highly overrated. Marriage being the perfect happily ever after and the solution to life’s problems is ‘just a myth we’ve been fed since childhood’
Building a Dream House
Muhammad Tariq May 14, 2008 interacts: 5This Saturday was a very pleasant day . It rained in the afternoon, and as usual, Islamabad after a rain on a summer afternoon, was the perfect place to just drive around.
Persecution of Religious Minorities In Islamic Countries
Feroz Qutabshahi May 9, 2008 interacts: 470Meaningless protests over stupid cartoons do not achieve anything. Speaking up against injustices in their own countries does.
Myanmar Disaster
kashkin dabruski May 8, 2008 interacts: 3“Dedicated to the people of Burma in their hour of need………but stands there, the government and its obstacles “!!!
Bridge Mania
Mohammad Gill May 2, 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 with one spade.
PPP Isn’t Convinced!
Ahmer Muzammil Apr 30, 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 yet.
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 booed, but despite all adversity, he delivered.
The Power of Faith
Nadeem Akram Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 158Religion has become a weekend thing, where offering Friday prayers means immunity from everything that is required of a Muslim.
People of Gilgit Baltistan Waiting to be Heard
Syed Ali Apr 20, 2008 interacts: 18A week after sending this letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, emergency was imposed in Pakistan, constitution was suspended and the Chief Justice was deposed.
Harold and Kumar Escape From Gitmo
Ras Siddiqui Apr 24, 2008 interacts: 34This time the duo attempts to explain the difference between a Bong and a Bomb aboard an airplane to Amsterdam in a post 9/11 environment.
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008 interacts: 120How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
Is It Treason to Question
Amer Nazir Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 15In the General Hospital in Lahore, in the top most brain surgery institute of Pakistan, people lie in verandas in unhygienic conditions.
Europe and the Film Culture
noman siddiqui Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 38Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna” was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.
Spinning the Public Beating and the Mob Justice
Sindhyar Talpur Apr 8, 2008 interacts: 1You really need to be a bad administrator or power usurper that people are so full of hatred for you that they can’t help but beat you.
The ‘shoey’ Side of Politics
Ather Naqvi Apr 9, 2008 interacts: 517People had not shut their ‘shocked’ mouths at the treatment meted out to Arbab Ghulam Rahim when they saw Sher Afgan being roughed up by the black coats.
How to End Politics of Hate and Intolerance
Ikramul Haq Apr 9, 2008 interacts: 221The man behind the politics of intolerance and hate, symbol of discord rather than harmony as president of State, is responsible for present state of affairs.
Student Movement Revisited
S Haroon Ahmed and Saleem Asmi Apr 6, 2008 interacts: 25Dr Haroon Ahmed and Saleem Asmi, two stalwarts of the first student movement in Pakistan, the Democratic Students Federation (DSF) write to set the record straight about DSF.
A Staircase Connecting Three Worlds
Salma Omar Mar 27, 2008 interacts: 10This is a world where hopes are pinned, dreams take form and life’s problems seem to somehow droop their heads like tired banners on an old banyan tree.
Late Afternoon at Masjid Wazir Khan
Salma Omar Mar 21, 2008 interacts: 13“Aapni ki Bengali”? I asked him as we finally reached the lattice worked balcony that encircled the minaret from where the muezzins have been calling the faithful to prayers for centuries.
Power to the People
Sindhyar Talpur Mar 22, 2008 interacts: 2There is suddenly a change in the air, amidst all this chaos which still continues to remain, still there seems to be something blooming, dare I say optimism.
Of Sin and Crime
shobig sifar Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 5I was fervidly persuaded that day by my neighbour molvi sahib to attend this Jum’a congregation in a madrassah near the city centre.
Mosquito Music
Lokhi Menon Mar 18, 2008 interacts: 4That’s one form of music
That makes me quite sick,
whose notes are malaria,
dengue or filaria.
Starting from the End
Ali Hashmi Mar 11, 2008 interacts: 16Wapda and the ministry of power have implemented an emergency load shedding plan to plug the gap between electricity supply and demand leading to more misery for millions.
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha on Pakistan Military
AliHasan Cemendtaur Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 22Stay out of politics, it is good for you, good for us, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha advises Pakistan Military.
Student Politics in Pakistan: A Profile
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 28, 2008 interacts: 130Student politics in Pakistan has had a history of mixed fortunes and shades. Though extremely tumultuous, it is also a history of rich democratic traditions.
Reinterpretation of Islam in Turkey
Mohammad Gill Feb 28, 2008 interacts: 307Reinterpretation of Quran (and Hadith) is allowed in principle although no effective reinterpretation has ever taken place in the Muslim world.
An Unnecessary Interview with History
Amer Nazir Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 38Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the ex- President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharaff.
The Spring of Discontentment
ahmad hayat Feb 27, 2008 interacts: 20As of today 27th Feb 2008, the USD has touched its record low against Euro (1.50) while Oil has touched its record peak of 101 dollars.
Ralph Nader Joins 2008 Presidential Race
Riaz Haq Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 9Attacking both Clinton and Obama in an interview, Nader said, "Obama is an overly cautious captive of his handlers and Clinton is a panderer and a flatterer.”
My Top Ten Novels by Desi Writers
Asif Naqshbandi Feb 12, 2008 interacts: 35I am a prose stylist and all my choices reflect this bias.
Talking to Jamil Dehlavi about Infinite Justice and More
Ras Siddiqui Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 103Jamil Dehlavi's film “Infinite Justice” recently opened in Britain. The Indo-Pakistani-French film maker was born in Calcutta to an Indian father and French mother.
Monday Morning Blast in Rawalpindi ... An eyewitness account
Sabahat Vahidy Feb 4, 2008 interacts: 328This morning marked the first day of classes for the current batch of officers chosen from around the country to take the Unit Command Course. Five of them never signed-in today.
A History of the Pakistan Army by Brian Cloughley
Agha Amin Jan 19, 2008 interacts: 268Brian Cloughley has made an honest attempt to present things as they are or as he perceived them to be with whatever facts he could lay hands to.
Taliban, Pashtoons and Pakistan
Khalid Bhatti Jan 28, 2008 interacts: 155The militants have become so bold that they have started to fight pitch battles against the Army instead of employing hit and run tactics that were the hallmark of tribal battle skills.
Pakistan's Universities - Problems and Solutions
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jan 27, 2008 interacts: 198300% jump in research publications, nine new engineering universities with European faculty, 3000 Pakistani students sent overseas for higher-degrees...self-serving lies, half-truths and deceit.
It's ME on Both Sides!
Asra Nadeem Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 51I was told that my dad had been by my mother's side when I was born but left only after he found out that his child was a girl.
Rashidabad: Beginning Charity at Home
Mehroz Sadruddin Jan 15, 2008 interacts: 3Irrespective of race, religion, language and ethnic background, all children in the hostel and the orphanage are provided equal opportunity to prosper.
Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken
Amer Nazir Jan 17, 2008 interacts: 5Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry Mr Nazir this is all we have for you at the moment,’ she said.
Sounds from Within
Amber Bokhari Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 10Walking in the woods today
I talked loud and low,
To the ever listening trees
I said my silent woe.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23After 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.
Ashes in the River
Lokhi Menon Jan 8, 2008 interacts: 5...at that stage all the differences are really wiped out.
Revolutionary for Sale
jehanzeb khan Jan 9, 2008 interacts: 9Clothing plastered with the portrait of socialist revolutionary Che Guevara is possibly one of the oddest and most self contradictory phenomena's of the 21st century.
Psychology of Men's Honour and Women's Sexuality
Khalid Sohail Jan 3, 2008 interacts: 122When Eastern women become financially and emotionally independent their husbands start losing control and become abusive and violent
Movie Review: The Kite Runner
Ras Siddiqui Jan 2, 2008 interacts: 28Khalid Hosseini, like many Afghan’s is a poet at heart. Here with the assistance of screenwriter David Benioff, the essence of The Kite Runner remains intact
Interviewing Ayman
Faisal Kapadia Jan 4, 2008 interacts: 13I came across the “hilarious news” that Al Qaeda would be now conducting an open interview. Yes my friends.. good old Ayman will be answering your questions.
1857-What Really Happened-A Reconstruction
Agha Amin Jan 5, 2008 interacts: 68A brief analysis of the claims about 1857 as one hears them in today’s Pakistan.
Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society
Nadeem F Paracha Jan 6, 2008 interacts: 22Populist, mass-oriented politics can effectively cancel out the two most prominent anti-populist strains in Pakistan i.e. the politico-religious and the elite-bourgeois.
Islam as a political weapon in Pakistan
Mubarka Ahmad Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 473Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes
Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears
Amer Nazir Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 5‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’
Benazir Bhutto: Death of Hope and Dilemma
Tahir Qazi Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 1She is an even more significant loss for the West that myopically supports personalities rather than masses and institutions in the countries of interest.
Catharsis
MVJ Simon Dec 26, 2007 interacts: 3A walk through fire
Eyes shut tight
Stepping on red hot coal
Mind overcomes pain
The Real Issue Facing Pakistan
H P Dec 23, 2007 interacts: 212A cursory look at the main characters in the tribal insurgency would show their strong links with the army in the past.
Interview: Imran Khan on Elections and Boycott
Asra Nadeem Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 81Participating in elections will only give legitimacy to an illegal action.
The Good Monster: Musharraf's Cultural Legacy
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 133A leader’s true legacy tends to be more accurately deciphered when studied through the effects his ideas and policies have had on the cultural mindset of the people.
Chicken Biryani
Raiya Hashmi Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 9Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers forced to stand outside. There was some trouble up ahead...
Search for Origins of Mahayana Buddhism
mahmood Mahmood Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 297The land of Pakistan is blessed with one of the most important treasures of the world, the glorious civilization of Buddhism flourishing in the North Western areas of Pakistan.
I thick therefore I am
Ibrahim M Khalil Dec 1, 2007 interacts: 23I wanted to show off my intellect by writing a piece on current situation of Pakistan but decided against it.
Enlightened Mediocrity
Amer Nazir Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 12‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable at times...’
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 195A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
The Plan To Topple Pakistan Military
Ahmed Quraishi Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 158Its not about Musharraf anymore. This is about clipping the wings of a strong Pakistani military, denying space for China in Pakistan, squashing the ISI, stirring ethnic unrest...
Talk with Shandana Minhas author of Tunnel Vision
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 7Why would I sell to western readers? My loyalty is to the story. As a storyteller you don’t choose the story, the story chooses you.
Six Minutes
kashkin dabruski Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 4The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds
Privatization of PTCL: The Redundant Employees
Imran Ali Teepu Nov 25, 2007 interacts: 6As many as 40,000 people will quit the job through Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) offered by the PTCL management.
Dispensation of Justice is the Main Pillar of Democracy
Ikramul Haq Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 15The three constitutions, framed in Pakistan, proved to be just pieces of paper; their sanctity frequently violated by the men with guns, and by those who authored and approved these documents.
Go Jamiat Go
Raza Hamdani Nov 20, 2007 interacts: 16The students have announced loud and clear that they no longer want the Jamiat over their head.
Secret Life of Gays in New Delhi
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 16On all other days, Pegs N Pints is "normal" - strictly straight. But on Tuesday evenings as the clock struck ten, queers start trickling out of their closets.
Why the American War on Terror is Failing Miserably
Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 250USA's counter terrorism effort in the Global War against Terror is frankly creating more terrorists than it is stopping.
Foreign Factor in our Higher Education
Muhammad FarooqiAzam Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 10Our whole system of education is working in such a way to produce good high-tech workforce for European and American markets. Irony is we do this at our own expense.
Artifice of Scholarship : CSPI on FrontPage
Anand Patwardhan Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 2Where will Mr. Warner hide when faced with the ignobility of logic deserting his beloved Christianity? What will he do when the devil of duality is discovered in his own sacred texts?
Whither Emergency
Rezwan Bajwa Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 19General Musharraf’s self perception of being indispensable to Pakistan is now compounded further as the US affirms him as the most valuable partner in the ‘war on terror’.
Searching for Qurratulain Hyder in a Delhi Kabristan
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 10I was looking for a grave. In the next hill perhaps? For Qurratulain Hyder. She was an Urdu writer who died on August 21.
Overcoming Learned Helplessness and Apathy
Ikramul Haq Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 59The shackles of “learned helplessness” can only be broken if all the political parties and intelligentsia join hands to restore rule of democracy and the independence of judiciary.
Capuchin Monkeys : The Paradox of Choice
Anand Patwardhan Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 1If we are smart how did we end up making such a stupid mistake? If a mistake is made, how could we call ourselves smart? Psychologists call this Cognitive Dissonance.
The Proposition
Shaique Hussain Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 2The halala was solemnized. At 11, Iqtidar had his first experience of the flesh. Naghma was facilitated in her return to the man she really loved.
Religiosity, National Ethos and Governance
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 94Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.
Hisab Barabar
Manpreet S Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 9She 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.
Imran Khan at LUMS
Ammar Rashid Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 145Amidst speculation of the imposition of emergency in the country by the state, Imran was here to speak about the role of the youth in the country’s political future.
Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?
ijaz gul Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 9The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical procedure by butchers.
The Roving Stones
Haroon Malik Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 5My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how could they?
The Other Woman
Tahera Sajid Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 19She was a friend who just happened to be a woman...or, was she?
Of No Importance
kashkin dabruski Oct 21, 2007 interacts: 4I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem
Daughter of the Beast: The General's New Clothes
Khan Khan Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 33Benazir is eager to show that she is not doing deals with Musharraf but, as Ahmed Rashid points out, despite the army’s dwindling popularity she needs the army because it controls Pakistan.
Communists and the Making of Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 7, 2007 interacts: 117History of the last years of Punjab under the Raj
Media: A Catalyst for Social and Political Change
Mazhar Mazhar Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 22Media should connect the public spirit of politics by encouraging the people’s participation in political decisions.
Jeenay Do BB
Raheel Lakhani Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 12A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.
Can Religious Leaders Redeem the Future of the World?
Mohammad Gill Oct 12, 2007 interacts: 235138 prominent Muslim scholars have written an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI calling for religious harmony between Christians and the Muslims.
A tribute: To Revathy Gopal
Lokhi Menon Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 5We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.
Shattered by the Status Quo
raza raja Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 9The recent pro Musharraf decision has been rationalized on the grounds that we need him for keeping democracy on “track”.
Bernard Lewis and the Neocon view of Islam
William Dalrymple Oct 4, 2007 interacts: 7Lewis has had such a profound influence that according to the Wall Street Journal, “the Lewis doctrine, in effect, had become US policy”.
Farewell to Shimla
Nasim Hassan Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 384Life was normal in early 1947 till June when sporadic incidents of ethnic violence began. In July of 1947, the Muslims started leaving Shimla for Pakistan.
The Gust of Suspicion is Not So Kind
mazhar butt Sep 29, 2007 interacts: 2Forcing its entry like a wanton thief
It steals from Heart the jewels of belief
The Melting Pot
Ejaz Haroon Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 108We weren’t surprised when we went to the reception and the guests sitting next to us asked us if the groom was Muslim or not.
The Ramadan Ordinance
Saad Anis Oct 2, 2007 interacts: 8In 1981, the Ramadan Ordinance was issued by President of Pakistan Zia ul Haq, whereby eating, drinking and smoking in public during fasting hours in the month of Ramadan was declared unlawful.
Old Wine, Still Older Bottles
Babar Mufti Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 7If the people of Pakistan don’t take to the streets, the politicians are themselves to blame. They have chosen the politics of convenience and non-agitation.
Metamorphosis
S G Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 20He was terrified of anyone spinning the cocoon off him, terrified of anyone looking at him closely.
War of Independence or the Great Mutiny
Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 29, 2007 interacts: 30A review of William Dalrymple's book, The Last Mughal
Law of Necessity… A Logical Recourse
ijaz gul Sep 29, 2007 interacts: 2
All military interventions in Pakistan have a distinction of getting legal/constitutional indemnity in two phases. First, the judiciary legalises the intervention...
A Sad Day for Pakistan
naeem sadiq Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 254September 28, 2007 was a sad day for every citizen who hoped that the courts may finally bury the doctrine of necessity.
From Lahore with Love
Mohammad A Shaikh Sep 23, 2007Collection of poems written in Lahore, somewhat inspired by the Baba Bulleh Shah, one of the first modern poets of the Sub-Continent.
Musharraf the Out-smarter
Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 330A lot is being said and written these days for and against Musharraf who first introduced the concept of ‘Pakistan First’ (keeping Pakistan before self and all).
Confronting Ahmadinejad in U.S.
Tallat Abid Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 39University authorities failed to draw clear-cut distinction between criticism and insult. Free society does have few limits too.
An Alternative Approach to International Development
Thorsteinn Gestsson Sep 24, 2007 interacts: 13Although many nations have promised 0.7% of GNI to relieve suffering and secure the enjoyment of basic human rights, no one is able to hold them accountable.
Musharraf and Pakistan: A Message for the Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Mohammad A Shaikh Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 8Let not the Commonwealth make Musharraf 'an exception story'. Call a spade a spade. Tell it how it is.
A History of Failure: The Rise and Fall of Military
Athar Osama Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 4Is military rule the solution to Pakistan's problems? Is Musharraf any different than his predecessor generals?
Local Knowledge, Capital, and Social Change in the Age of Globalization
Rohit Chopra Sep 20, 2007 interacts: 3Whether it is selling vegetables or tourism, the local agent does not, by definition, possess anything that cannot be brought from elsewhere in the globe.
The Chair
kashkin dabruski Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 2At no cost, I will leave
This chair and its power
Limits of Multiculturalism
Dost Mittar Sep 18, 2007 interacts: 269The question of reasonable accommodation with cultural minorities has erupted with increasing frequency and friction in almost all countries with multicultural minorities
A Writer's People and earlier works of V.S. Naipaul
William Dalrymple Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 26Naipaul was once a penetrating and unpredictable literary critic, but here criticism has been reduced to a series of spikey provocations.
Neuro Politics
Tallat Abid Sep 17, 2007 interacts: 9When self-talk is not monitored cautiously it can lead to drastic effects on one’s personality, mentality and psychology.
The need for De-Bhuttofication of the Pakistan People's Party
Yasser Latif Hamdani Sep 11, 2007 interacts: 389In the last 5 years, PPP in the assembly at least has emerged as a strong force against obscurantism.
Chunari vs. Topi
L Z Aug 17, 2007 interacts: 5When will we learn that the 'Daag' isn't imported and not on the 'Chunari' at all.
The Power of Ideas and the Modern University
Pervez Hoodbhoy Sep 11, 2007 interacts: 60Ideas rule the world, drive our actions, inform our beliefs, and unleash mighty revolutions. How must Pakistan’s higher education system change for it to succeed?
An Unconditional Commitment to Pluralism
Rohit Chopra Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 22It means accepting a Hindu as a Hindu, a Muslim as a Muslim, a Jew as a Jew, an atheist as an atheist, an unbeliever as an unbeliever and it means respecting that choice.
Sex Education For the Next Generation
Khalid Sohail Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 369Sex education based on science, medicine and human psychology rather than cultural and religious superstitions help make rational and responsible choices in life.
Mother Teresa’s Moment of Truth
Mohammad Gill Sep 4, 2007 interacts: 98Soon afterwards the doubts and skepticism, not about her missionary work but her faith, began to assail her mind and lasted until her death.
Twin Blasts in Rawalpindi leaves 27 dead, 70 injured
Saeed Minhas Sep 4, 2007 interacts: 239A chilling response to Musharraf's military operation in tribal areas
Mushy is Done!
Ahmer Muzammil Sep 1, 2007 interacts: 51Jawed Hashmi is a stand-up politicians amongst a wide variety of political midgets that we have right now, and I hope that he is sincere when he advises his party to be humble and serve rather than rule.
India's first Citizen Journalists Meet held in New Delhi
Abhishek Behl Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 1Citizen journalists participating in the meet shared their views and ideas to take the country ahead into the next 60 years of independence.
Violence, the Indian Media, and 'Non-Violent' Indian Society
Rohit Chopra Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 12Coverage of violence appears to be motivated by the profit margin, and often veers on the sensationalist. Issues are also prioritized based on their populist appeal.
Book Review: Killer Tune by Dreda Say Mitchell
Arun Reginald Aug 24, 2007 interacts: 5What is race? Is it the colour of our skins, or the faith of an individual, or is it the rebel within?
Cellular Cancer
Javaria Farooqui Aug 25, 2007 interacts: 8Cell phones have erased distances and brought people closer. But each step in the cellular direction is bringing us closer to physical and mental problems.
This Is For The Men Who'll Roll Their Eyes
Sidra Omer Jul 20, 2007 interacts: 154I’m waiting for the day when the word feminism will not be a synonym for extremism.
Qurat-ul-ain Haider Has Passed Away
Chowk Staff Aug 21, 2007 interacts: 41An obituary of a distinguished writer of Urdu literature.
India: The Empire Strikes Back
William Dalrymple Aug 21, 2007 interacts: 104In 1600 India produced 22.5% of global GDP. By 1870, India had been reduced into a Third World nation, thanks to the Raj.
Mobile Phone Ideas
Jay Prakash Aug 21, 2007 interacts: 16Philip Koetler, the marketing guru wrote that products that succeed are the ones that meet human needs, definitely not true for mobile phones.
Rise of Hindu Right Wing Ideology
Hussain Abbas Aug 16, 2007 interacts: 138Today, when a Hindu shouts an obscenity at Pakistan the Indian Muslim has to shout two to show their patriotism towards India.
Stephen Gill on his Writing and Diaspora
Nailanshu Agarwal Aug 15, 2007 interacts: 2Multiple award-winning author Stephen Gill was born in Pakistan, grew in India and has settled in Canada after staying in Ethiopia and England for a while.
Emergency: From Behind the Sandbags
Babar Mufti Aug 15, 2007Emergency at this time serves Chaudhri Shujaat more than it serves Musharraf, who wants to play this final card not so early.
Celebrating Pakistan's 60th Anniversary
Asif Naqshbandi Aug 13, 2007 interacts: 10What better way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pakistan's independence from Britain than poetry from Iqbal, the man who is Pakistan's ideological founding father?
My Life Story
fariha ansari Aug 1, 2007 interacts: 10When I close my eyes in solitude and think about the goings-on in my life during the past 17 years, I realize that a big part of my life is gone, withered away, wasted...
Why Doxiadis Cries for Islamabad
Q Isa Daudpota Aug 8, 2007 interacts: 7A planned capital sinks through the neglect of its basic infrastructure at the cost of new wasteful projects
Weapons of Mass Empowerment
Pukhtoon Khan Aug 3, 2007 interacts: 15The one point agenda for underdeveloped nations of the world to secure real freedom from the exploitation of the imperialist nations.
The Deal and Our Responsibility
Muneeb Khan Jul 31, 2007 interacts: 24Does the deal between Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto really matter? And will we sit and let others to continue muddling with the affairs of Pakistan.
Khuda Ke Liye
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 237"In the Name of God", it is about us - the people of Pakistan warts and all.
The Corporation That Changed The World
V S Gopalakrishnan Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 53A book exposing the illegalities, tyrannies, immorality, rapacity, frauds and every kind of misfeasance practised by the East India Company.
Al-Qaeda In My House
Mujeeb Rehman Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 4After two days of intense negotiations more like US-India nuclear talks that failed, our negotiations bore fruit. We decided that we will bomb the place.
Tribute to a Master
Asif Alig Jul 19, 2007 interacts: 13A book dedicating the contributions of the great Indian littérateur Premchand
Moral Policing is the Same Everywhere
M B Qasmi Jul 22, 2007 interacts: 7The Lal Masjid\'s occupants might have changed, when will the moral policing system in Indian subcontinent change?
The Choice of Leading a Gay Life
Ali Kamran Jul 18, 2007 interacts: 31‘forcing them to marry hoping he or she will change’ – such a approach invites anger, irritation, tensions and worse absolute breakdown of relations.
Smile, for the camera?
Tan Sar Jul 19, 2007 interacts: 4One day, years later when the event itself is forgotten and the photo somehow emerges, they will laugh at what they believe to be a real moment.
As The Drama Unfolds
Asra Nadeem Jul 5, 2007 interacts: 30Mulana Abdul Aziz calls for Jihad one minute and runs for his life the next second.
Rest in Peace Pakistan (1947-1974)
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jun 28, 2007 interacts: 1223You cannot understand Pakistan until and unless you understand how the demise of the ideal of Pakistan was brought about by its own people
The Actor
nabendu debsharma Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 3Radhamohan Bose hated being called “Radha”, “Radha-da” or even “Radha-babu”. But very few people would take the trouble of pronouncing his full name.
Bandit Queen
mukta srivastava Jun 24, 2007 interacts: 8Shall we ever understand why a woman, so violent, got so much support and protection in rural India and made it to Parliament? Shall we ever unravel the mystique of power of illiterate, landless masses in bringing about so profound a change?
Musharaff Finds a Way Out
Saeed Minhas Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 35An election year usually carries lots of surprises in it and this one, perhaps the first official one since 70s, is no different.
Demystification of the Other
Amina Agha Jun 18, 2007 interacts: 4A spiritual journey to places of worship--mosque, church and synagogue
Dormant Embryo
Anum Ali Jun 13, 2007 interacts: 9There’s a world within me, a culture of cherished dreams
Lurking gloomy shadows, unheard unanswered screams
Section 144: Ban on public gatherings
almas almass Jun 12, 2007 interacts: 6The section 144 has its roots in British constitution of 1938. British needed it to secure their imperialistic interests. The question is whose imperialistic needs it is serving now?
Daughters of Hajar
Mohammad Gill Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 1054Hajar was Prophet Abraham’s wife and the mother of Ismael. Abraham took them to Mecca (at the site of the Masjad-al-Haram) and abandoned them there (at Allah’s command?). Identifying herself with Hajar, Asra chose to call her organization 'Dau
The Silent Majority Speaks
imran ahmad Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 58I have not yet seen or heard that an excellent bank manager, an efficient medical doctor or the most qualified air steward has been made a Corp Commander or an Air Marshall. I have however see many armed force officers in positions where they are not supp
The Indian American
sreelata menon Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 3A mixed up amalgam of diluted Indian traditions and strong western ideas, the Indian American appears to be a rootless, yet confident, brown entity aspiring to be something it is naturally not.
Who Is the Target Here?
Saeed Minhas Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 7The never-die judicial-issue is spinning out of control and irony of the matter is that every player dealing with this is made to believe that he holds the trump card.
Hindus in J&K: Elated in minority
Abhishek Behl Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 4Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, who have been at the receiving end of militancy in the state are elated over the proposal of the UPA government to bring about a law which will decide the status of minorities on the basis of state population.
Search for the Missing in Action
B Waraich Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 66A diary of the 14 day trip to Pakistan to search for MIA in Pakistani jails- an appeal for help.
Coffin Ride of the Classics
Anum Ali May 31, 2007 interacts: 4The creative classics of every genre are on life support systems and those who get them in the form of sequels, re-dos, movies etc make it to the modern flashy minds. Yes! All that flashes is gold today!
Female Image in the NWFP
Amer Khan May 29, 2007 interacts: 52A drive through Peshawar’s main roads shows the most perverse affects of gender selectivity.
Deweaponise Your Thoughts
Shandana Minhas May 28, 2007 interacts: 18“..Because of the perpetual — and all-too-real — fear of being hurt, or of death, or of unbearable loss, or even of “mere” humiliation, each and every one of us, the conflict’s citizens, its prisoners, trim down our own
The General vs. the Judge
Tariq Ali May 25, 2007 interacts: 468The attempt to browbeat a Judge has released a new fissure in Pakistani society. The violence in Karachi makes compromise difficult for both sides. There is an easy solution...
Guard of Honour
Pradeep Narayanan May 23, 2007 interacts: 2The outcome of the match between Eaton FC and with Weymouth FC did not evince too much of interest amongst the English football enthusiasts but for the fact that the world was to watch a ‘footballing genius’ one last time.
Secularism, Positive Communalism and the Pluralist State
Sangeeta Mahapatra May 20, 2007 interacts: 114What form of secularism works in a pluralist state? Is it the one that bases itself in inclusiveness or that which is premised on insularity of state from religion?
What Next After Karachi’s Carnage?
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 16, 2007 interacts: 1024Although Musharraf denies that he wants a postponement, a lengthy martial law may now be his only chance for a continuation of his dictatorial rule into its eighth year – and perhaps beyond.
Citizenship and Identity in Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani May 13, 2007 interacts: 406Before the British colonised the subcontinent, the people of this region existed in overlapping sets of multiple identities, where contending sovereignty of identity groups was negotiated and power was shared at several levels. When the British came alon
Guddi
Tahera Sajid May 9, 2007 interacts: 17'Am I forever destined to wish better luck to others when nothing good ever comes my way?'
Betrayal of Great expectations?
Nasruminallah Mian May 6, 2007 interacts: 4The absurdity of the theater that we find ourselves in never ceases to amaze even the most insensitive amongst us
Skins On Sale
Amar Jaleel Apr 19, 2007 interacts: 8Adam, a scared man in his millennium, hesitantly entered the shop, and stood alienated from the buyers. He was wrapped in a white cotton sheet that made him conspicuous. He watched the sale of skins with curiosity.
Live Earth - A lesson to be learned
Hussain Shafiq Apr 19, 2007 interacts: 3There should be a series of concerts that can take place in all major cities of Pakistan and they should carry ONE message, so that the awareness of that issue is raised.
Faade of Pseudo Feminism
Dawood Mamoon Apr 15, 2007 interacts: 59Pseudo feminism unlike positive feminism is guilty of bringing disaccord to human social lives rather then contributing more to the good of every one.
The Secret Is: Don’t Worry, Buy Happy
Saima Shah Apr 5, 2007 interacts: 16Then mankind became a bit smarter and said no god. But that meant more and more people would ask questions and not do as they are told. So mankind had to be taught to believe in god again and ignore the really difficult questions of why we kill, why there
Our Tolerance of Comical Illusions
Faris Kasim Apr 5, 2007 interacts: 7The only superpower in the world claims that it is fulfilling its majority’s wishes but does exactly the opposite. A third-world plutocratic state wishes to better its citizens living standard by investing in a policy that benefits only a privileged
Violation of Civilians by the Army in Pakistan
mohammad shoukat Apr 5, 2007 interacts: 27How the army controlled security abused my mother and my brother in front of the whole world.
Pakistan Shinning III - Population and Literacy
Zarrar Said Apr 3, 2007 interacts: 17There is no precedent in history of any nation demonstrating double-digit (or even high single digit) GDP growth while spending next to nothing on its human capital.
Girls Gone Wild
Shandana Minhas Apr 2, 2007 interacts: 1644The kidnapping of civilians and policemen by the students and teachers of the madrassas associated with the Lal Masjid, as well as recent events in Tank (NWFP) is evidence of a real, escalating and dangerous movement within the ranks of the religious righ
Marine Drive Makeover
Vidyadhar Date Apr 2, 2007 interacts: 3Marine Drive is Mumbai’s best known landmark. It has its own natural beauty. That is why there is need to pause and ask whether it is necessary to spend crores of rupees to dress it up further.
Industrial Dieting: The Myth and the Madness
Saima Shah Mar 28, 2007 interacts: 26The idea of a quick fix has taken hold of the global psyche through massive advertising and we struggle to buy a box, a pill, a bottle, a program, a spray and a thing to solve our problem
Johannes Kepler – A Mysterious Cosmographist
Mohammad Gill Mar 23, 2007 interacts: 70He lived his life in poverty and misery but he immortalized himself by formulating his three laws of cosmology. He was a humble person who said, “there was nothing I could state that I could not also contradict.”
Child Prostitution in Arizona
Sidra Omer Mar 22, 2007 interacts: 3Although the Task Force is focusing its efforts on the supply, mainly prostitutes and pimps, there’s a practical problem of how to help these children.
A Nation Reborn
Shaheryar Akbar Mar 20, 2007 interacts: 71Just 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
On Zillae Huma Usman
ZJ Mar 14, 2007 interacts: 172What good is the facade of encouraging educated women to be at the forefront at the expense of their life?
Monar Jomban (part 1 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 9, 2007 interacts: 8“Esfahan what can I write about you which has not been written before.” I quote a forgotten writer who was apparently jailed and then killed, perhaps for his writings. He was an Esfahani. I am not- but I realise that big cities and old ones, h
Women’s Day 2007
Zainub Razvi Mar 8, 2007 interacts: 7The modern woman’s struggle isn’t simply or solely about securing absolute equality... This struggle, and its an on-going one, is one of identifying our changing roles within society and our homes, it’s about understanding and accepting
What is it going to take to have a Clean Bombay?
Ajay Kamalakaran Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 94If we are to ever look civilized in the eyes of the world, it has to start with ensuring that our major cities are clean.
Karachi: The Descent Into Alienation
Xari Jalil Mar 6, 2007 interacts: 26Surprisingly as many would think, the people of Karachi have not shown themselves to be suffering from mass paranoia, even after this newest series of suicide bombings in the past few years.
Pakistan Quarters
Muhammad Tariq Mar 4, 2007 interacts: 24The name probably symbolized the fact that it gave shelter to the families of most of the government servants, keeping the administration of the newly formed nation running, Karachi being the capital then.
Thar Desert Festival puts Tourism Ministry to Shame
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 4, 2007 interacts: 5Let no one, however, be under the impression that Umerkot has nothing to offer.