Articles

Of Sin and Crime

shobig sifar Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 5

I was fervidly persuaded that day by my neighbour molvi sahib to attend this Jum’a congregation in a madrassah near the city centre.

Snowflake

MVJ Simon Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 5

Sparkling in the sunshine
Pristine, white and pure
I am a snowflake there
High up above them all

Mosquito Music

Lokhi Menon Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 2

That’s one form of music
That makes me quite sick,
whose notes are malaria,
dengue or filaria.

Starting from the End

Ali Hashmi Mar 16, 2008 interacts: 16

Wapda and the ministry of power have implemented an emergency load shedding plan to plug the gap between electricity supply and demand leading to more

New US Strategy Needed in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Agha Amin Mar 16, 2008 interacts: 711

The main thrust of USA's policy was to construct roads and schools and clinics. These were important but no substantial stakeholders or major employment opportunities

Lost That Loving Feeling

Tamkeen Shah Mar 16, 2008 interacts: 2

Is love bound to end? Is very relationship doomed to
die a natural death at the hands of time?

Pakistan: The War of Drones

Pervez Hoodbhoy Mar 10, 2008 interacts: 857

Why do so many Pakistanis suddenly lose their voice when it comes to condemning suicide bombings? Is it because the bomber kills in the name

The Deoband Declaration on Terrorism: Why Now?

Dost Mittar Mar 10, 2008 interacts: 183

On February 25, 2008 an “All India Terrorism Conference” was attended by over 10,000 Islamic clerics, scholars, muftis and teachers.

Is Decline of the Fourth-Estate Here and Happening?

Mahesh Prabhu Mar 7, 2008 interacts: 58

Distinguished Editor and Author of our times M J Akbar is removed from the Chairmanship of 'The Asian Age' and 'Deccan Chronicle'.

Kashmir Liberated, Others Languish

Beena Sarwar Mar 7, 2008 interacts: 36

Kashmir Singh spent 35 years in various Pakistani prisons before Ansar Burney, the caretaker minister of human rights found him and obtained a presidential pardon.