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I Listen to Chori ka Music

Aqsa Hussain   Sep 1, 2009   interacts: 3

The showbiz industry in Pakistan, especially the music industry is plagued with many challenging issues ranging from piracy, to royalties and the artistes’ mass entrance

The Innocent Image in a Mirror

MirAlam Said   Sep 1, 2009   interacts: 1

Where the looks turned to,
The happiness hid its face from;
And the blood and the soul,
With each tear came out;

The Winter Goodbyes

Salman Latif   Sep 1, 2009   interacts: 5

The night's blanket prevailed pregnant with unsaid things and ripe of the unspeakable syllables of his gloom.

History On Hold

Irfan Waheed   Sep 1, 2009   interacts: 9

The region of the world recently christened as 'Afpak' is in a shell much like a driver who finds a sheriff on his tail. A

Did Pakistan Modify Harpoon Missile?

Ibrahim Malick   Aug 30, 2009   interacts: 243

The timing of this article is rather curious; the story was leaked by anonymous sources on the same day that Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza

An Open Letter to Mian Nawaz Sharif

Ali Chishti   Aug 30, 2009   interacts: 53

Khawaja revealed that Osama gave Nawaz just a minuscule of the Rs 500 million cash that he wanted, but more importantly, for the Pakistani, what

Of Mausoleums, Tombs and Gardens

Nadeem Akram   Aug 30, 2009   interacts: 1

These man-made wonders, passed on to us by luck of draw, are at the verge of extinction, thanks to our deliberate neglect and lack of

If Youth is the Future of Our Nation, Should We Be Worried?

Aqsa Hussain   Aug 28, 2009   interacts: 3

Youngsters of the 21st century seem to be in a hurry; they want success but they don't have much time. Persistence and steadfastness are two

Bubble of a Believer

Tahir Qazi   Aug 28, 2009   interacts: 323

Spirituality is mystification of feeling, a subtle peg of believers’ subjectivism and just another name for unknown. There is nothing wrong about it as long

Rolling Back By 42 Years

Anand Mahajan   Aug 28, 2009   interacts: 0

He was standing near the policed barrier that is zero point for reaching Ram Janam Bhoomi Garbh Sthal- the idyllic piece of land where Lord

Bala’s Hair

Ayesha Umar   Aug 28, 2009   interacts: 6

Bala was forty and still single. He had never seen a woman with eyes that were bound to make him fall in love. Love seemed

When India Banned Thought

Rakesh Mani   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 177

While Singh has shifted ground from supporting a nationalist right-wing party to intellectual liberalism, Jinnah moved from pursuing secular, liberal policies to rallying the masses

An Unsustainable Future

Asad Badruddin   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 3

With energy shortages peaking this summer all around Pakistan, there could have been a serious opportunity to drastically change the way Pakistan produces energy.

From Cat's Cradle to Video Games

Sairah Ali   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 2

They reflect the social, economic, religious and artistic life of the culture from which they develop and have, themselves, become an intrinsic part of human

My Fair, Goon? “By Jove: He Nearly Did it….”

Afrah Jamal   Aug 27, 2009   interacts: 2

Here lies Rehman – Day Job: local Godfather; often mistaken for the Fairy Godfather. Primary residence: the Hood – Lyari. Forwarding address (had he lived):

The Sacred and the Profane

Ali Hashmi   Aug 25, 2009   interacts: 1

Ms. L had been a challenge for me to treat for 3 years. She was from Lahore, my native city and the first time I

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