Afghanistan, prior to the much-debated American invasion, was no symbol of peace and prosperity under the direct rule of these “self righteous and pious Muslims.” Sheer brutality and lack of human values were their hallmark.

It is a defining moment for the introduction of rule of law in Pakistan. Now or never! Only the youth can push this matter through though. They just sacrificed two of their own.

The entire episode took place in the presence of the police and instead of dispersing the mob and taking the boys into their custody they acted like mute spectators.

Recently I was asked to join a facebook group which called for 'Collective Repentance for Our Sins'. What have we done collectively that has incurred such wrath on to us?

Pakistan’s peculiar brand of Islam is based on distortion, fundamentalism, misrule and sadly terrorism. It has done to Pakistan irreparable damage in terms of dismantling civil structure of the country and pushing it on a path of self-destruction.

The Taliban apologists have a disgraceful capacity to go to extreme measures in order to dress them up in the garbs of humane saviors.

To the USA, a Taliban is simply a bogey and a terrorist, someone who is extremely bad and dangerous and deserves to be eliminated. Hamid Karzai consider them as country men who oppose him and his policies for easons of their own.

Khalid Hosseini, the renowned author of The Kite Runner, described Islamic practice as propounded by the Taliban in Afghanistan in his other novel A Thousand Splendid Suns as follows. This quote is quite extensive but it is worthwhile to read it in full.