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Let me say..

Tehseen Baweja   Sep 20, 2006   interacts: 8

the hypocrisy of nature’s law
that will now make some millions draw
to selflessly ask for pity and grace
from the one who brought distress!


Abnormal Norms

Salman Siddiqui   Sep 3, 2006   interacts: 3

With persistent awful conditions of our roads that are filled with bumps all year round, and now thanks to the recent monsoon rains, many pot

Remembering a great Pakistani: Sir Zafrullah Khan

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Aug 31, 2006   interacts: 573

His greatest contribution came when he drafted the famous Lahore Resolution, which till this day is the rallying point of

Bihar : Where Kangaroo Courts Rule

Shantanu Dutta   Aug 27, 2006   interacts: 12

Caste panchayats in the heartland of our country often display a lack of consciousness and humaneness which belies the 21st century we live in.

It should be called Stupid Ordinance, not Hudood!

Ahmer Muzammil   Aug 24, 2006   interacts: 121

They are about to resolve another landmark issue for the people of Pakistan. Once the amendments are done to Hudood Ordinance, the entire Pakistani population

Blasphemy, Photocopy and Electromagnetic Theory

ahmad hayat   Jul 4, 2006   interacts: 3

One of the strategic assumptions made by him was that the “Puraana Daur” is back. “Puraana Daur” signified the old times when students, backed by

Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice

Farzana Versey   Apr 18, 2006   interacts: 116

I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch

The Virgin Birth

Abdul R Samnakay   Dec 22, 2005   interacts: 141

Generally for the Muslims, the Immaculate Conception is considered sacrosanct, and to question it would be at the least irreverent

Looking for a New Islamic Fiqh

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Dec 7, 2005   interacts: 92

Today Islam needs a new Fiqh to implement its Shariat. Not many Muslims appreciate the difference between these two very important and distinct terms

Of Lawyers and Corporate Scandals

Amit Agnihotri   Oct 18, 2005   interacts: 5

It is accepted practice that one’s actions need not have even a distant connection with one’s words.

Who Tarnished the Image of Pakistan?

Xari Jalil   Jul 13, 2005   interacts: 53

The Government placed her name on the Exit Control List thus canceling her scheduled visit to the U.S. with the President announcing shamelessly that it

The Last Moments of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Mukhlis T   Jul 11, 2005   interacts: 44

Mr. Bhutto’s back was almost touching the floor while he was being brought out of the cell. The lower part of his shirt got entangled

Mukhtaran Mai vs. the Rest of Pakistan

naeem sadiq   Jun 14, 2005   interacts: 281

There are examples in history where armies were dispatched to protect the honour of a single woman. There is however no example of a

Erica

manu mohandas   Jun 5, 2005   interacts: 19

Her morals were of the highest standards and she always stood for values like truth and justice. She resolved issues with wisdom and pretty soon

Why Mukhtar Mai Matters

Bina Shah   Jun 1, 2005   interacts: 147

She has decided to take up the fight against “outdated and unIslamic customs and traditions” as she stated on International Woman’s Day this year. Mukhtar

A Journey Through Our Conscience

sajal javid   Apr 7, 2005   interacts: 305

Up to eighty percent of the thousands of women incarcerated presently in Pakistani jails are facing charges related to the Hudood Ordinance, and most cases

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