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Whither Emergency

General 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’.

Encountering My Own Berlin Wall

‘Now what is a foreigner doing in Berlin tonight!’ exclaimed an old man in the Berlin street. Racism was something I had prepared myself for. This old man was harmless when compared to the militant neo-Nazi outfits in Moscow

Children of Guest Workers

There exists a strong resentment amongst the immigrant youth against the German system; I see a highly polarised society

Notes from Latin America

A teacher of mine once said that if Intezaar Hussein were a Spaniard or an Englishman he would have been acclaimed as a phenomenon.

Ashiana-e-Ali

Mohsin bhai retired from the military service many years ago with the rank of Colonel. He must be approaching seventy now but what a spirited man I thought. Still going strong. The will to live, to accumulate wealth.

Iranian Puzzle

What the current election signifies and what it means for the future

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

Union Strike One

Something out of the ordinary has happened over the past 3 weeks. The PTCL workers Union has pulled off a successful strike and has managed to get the privatization of the company postponed indefinitely.

Rezwan Bajwa

• Articles on Chowk: 8
• First article: Jun 14, 2005
• Latest article: Nov 12, 2007
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