Faraz
Xari Jalil Jun 29, 2005 interacts: 25Deeply indulgent in philosophy, classical music and Jaun Elia, Faraz was a thinker more than anything else. He spent much of his time conversing about
The Nuclear Noose Around Pakistan’s Neck
Pervez Hoodbhoy Feb 2, 2004 interacts: 349Thirty years ago, fearful of India’s newly acquired nuclear weapons, Pakistan set out on its own quest to become a nuclear weapons state...Few could
Will Pakistanis Listen and Act?
Sushil Bhatnagar Jul 22, 2005 interacts: 226President Musharraf's response as extremism in Pakistan comes under scrutiny once again
Conduits
Jawahara Saidullah Feb 1, 2006 interacts: 20This is the reality, for most of us who live outside our countries. We’re always looking for that door… the conduit that connects our new
Animal Language
Lok Raj Oct 10, 2006 interacts: 5Now they are about to issue ‘fatwa’ against me. They suspect that I have changed my religion. But this is wrong. I have only stopped
Western Civilization? A Very Good Idea
Panini May 24, 2004 interacts: 24It is attributed to Mohandas Gandhi
Turks: The Bad Part
Fenasi Kerim Mar 18, 2006 interacts: 95Pakistanis are seen as too religious, backward, and too eastern. Confusingly, many Turks think that Pakistanis are Arabs, but have a positive opinion of them
The Singing Box
Faisal Shahid Mar 28, 2006 interacts: 4
Bodies in black, swaying,
Like wild swans,
Floating on diverging ripples,
Fingers meditating
Burqa Vaganza – A Satirical Backlash
Mohammad Gill May 2, 2007 interacts: 435Burqa Vaganza satirized by showing “modern youth in veil going out on dates and generally sneaking out of educational institutions, offices and homes for discreet
Report on the Tsunami: Kanchipuram District
Harimau Iyer Jan 15, 2005 interacts: 28Part I of a first-hand report on the tsunami in South India
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
Saeed Jaffer Mar 23, 1998 interacts: 8Have you ever tried to find a suitable match for a 33 year old desi? Now I know why they’re asking for help!
Varanasi Explodes
Chowk Staff Mar 7, 2006 interacts: 569The quiet of the temple town of Varanasi was shattered when a powerful bomb exploded at Sankatmochan temple early this evening of March 7
In Search of Greener Pastures
Faiza Hussain Oct 8, 2003 interacts: 17It is time we drop the rhetoric and bring an end to Pakistan’s feudalism
Havelis of Pakistan
Ameer Hamza Jul 22, 2006 interacts: 19
Pakistan inherited not only the structures of Gandhara, Mughul, Sikh or British period, it also inherited a vast collection of
Who Tarnished the Image of Pakistan?
Xari Jalil Jul 13, 2005 interacts: 53The 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
Going Home to Lahore, and a World Left Behind
Parag Khanna May 8, 2005 interacts: 21Before I die, I want to see where I was born,' my father announced last fall at home in Katonah, N.Y., as our family was
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