The Snow Will Melt
Tahir Gul Hasan Jan 14, 2008 interacts: 74“So what happened to that Fokker which crashed in the mountains?” sipping coffee, she (Benazir Bhutto) took the words right out of my mouth. Did
Pakistan's Flawed and Feudal Princess
William Dalrymple Jan 11, 2008 interacts: 314It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier
1857-What Really Happened-A Reconstruction
Agha Amin Jan 7, 2008 interacts: 68A brief analysis of the claims about 1857 as one hears them in today’s Pakistan.
Pakistan After The Assassination: Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy
Chowk Jan 6, 2008 interacts: 145Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy by Stefania Maurizi of Venerdi of La Repubblica
The Sufi Tarot Card Reader
Rakshanda Khan Jan 2, 2008 interacts: 12‘Hello! Would you like a reading?’ he asked, shuffling the cards with a flourish, his round, bald head settling into his broad shoulders with a
This Pyre Will Burn…!
H P Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 404Larkana and the entire interior of Sindh and Sindhi/Baloch dominated areas in Karachi resonated with the slogans of Jiya Sindh and Punjabi na Khapan and
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 30, 2007 interacts: 92The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 30, 2007 interacts: 102
We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors
Benazir’s Murder: Who Killed Her?
Karamatullah K Ghori Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 27Why wasn’t BB’s body post-mortem not carried out? It sounds so naïve and unconvincing that the post-mortem was dispensed with at the request of Asif
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 27There should be an APC (All Party Conference) right away in which a National consensus government is formulated with the mandate of organizing free and
Goodbye Pinky
Rafi Aamer Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 118When she conspired with the Army and the establishment for the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif government in 1993, I got disillusioned with her leadership and
Benazir Bhutto: A Sad Farewell
Ras Siddiqui Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 10
After 9/11 it was Benazir Bhutto that took up the banner of democratic hope in Pakistan, stressing the need for
Whither Pakistan?
Panini Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10The best possible thing has happened: Musharraf gave up power. But the worst has also happened: Pakistan has lost a charismatic and popular leader.
Mourning Benazir Bhutto
Dilawar Syed Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 24The country is on the brink of disaster. Banks are burning, government buildings are on fire, emotionally charged political workers are streaming on streets across
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 520
Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before
Drifting in the World
Saeed Urrehman Dec 26, 2007 interacts: 5“I have to design a website which will host pictures and videos of wet t-shirt competitions. And if I do it well, they’ll give me
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