Themes and Topics
War on Terror
On the Waziristan Operation Nov 12, 2009
Mehroz SadruddinIf the American and NATO forces do not undertake the requisite action along the Durand Line, then the impact of the achievements being attained by the Pakistan Army may be short-lived.
Role of Media
The Strange Case of the Indian Channels That Did Not Air the 26/11 Documentary Nov 9, 2009
Vivek BalaramanThe 48 minute documentary titled "Terror in Mumbai - Dispatches" consists of interviews with victims, actual CCTV videos of the terrorists at various sites, video testimony of the captured terrorist Ajmal Kasab
The Indian Story
Uneven Democracy : The Cry from Chhattisgarh Nov 7, 2009
Anand PatwardhanOur democracy is patchy. Our democracy is uneven. Even in our cities it is the experience of every ordinary citizen that law is not applied to everyone evenhandedly.
Religion Today
Islam and Modern Times: Is There a Case For Reinterpretation? Oct 10, 2009
Raza HabibFor the religion to become functionally effective and progressive rather than static and time trapped, it has to be reinterpreted metaphorically and the mantle of interpretation has to be taken away from the existing ultra conservative clergy/religious sc
Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
Bring Back Jagannath Azad’s Pakistan Anthem Sep 22, 2009
Beena SarwarJagannath Azad was working in Lahore when Mr Jinnah commissioned him for this task just three days before Independence. He complied, Mr Jinnah approved the lyrics, and the anthem went on air on Radio Pakistan Karachi the day Pakistan was born.
Indo-Pak Relations
Gilgit-Baltistan : A Deprived and Subjugated Region Sep 18, 2009
Jasbir SaraiThe PPP led government of Pakistan has, through the enactment of the Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2009 of August 29, opened yet another Pandora’s Box in the already complicated dispute over the status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Hold Them Accountable
The Innocent Image in a Mirror Aug 30, 2009
MirAlam SaidWhere the looks turned to,
The happiness hid its face from;
And the blood and the soul,
With each tear came out;
Personal Narratives
Streets of Bahadurgunj Jun 28, 2009
saif ahmad62, Basu Road, Bahadurgunj, was the address of the ancestral house where I was born. Joint families, uncles, cousins living on different floors. The House was known as "Plot", elders forgot to name the house and everyone would call it "Plot".
Environment and Us
Environment, Kyoto Protocol and the Carbon Market Jun 26, 2009
Zafir ZiaPakistan today considered to be among the top 20 countries in the world that are gravely endangered to the adverse affects of climate change.
Call for Social Change
Child Labour in Pakistan Jun 3, 2009
Rizwan AhmedChild Labour is a complex problem which demands a range of solutions. There is no better way to prevent child Labour than to make education compulsory.
Way of Life
Al-Aah: The Lover's Sigh Feb 27, 2009
Saima ShahThey have tried hard to tell me you don't exist,
That you are a figment of my imagination
And what is my imagination?
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