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Rape Survivor Families Struggle Against Odds

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Even the high-profile case of Mukhtaran Mai, gang-raped by locally influential people in 2002, is still pending before the Supreme Court.

Oct 6, 2008   Views 308  Interacts 9

Life

Demon

Sahir Shah

They slither, mock, and laugh at me
these demons, I can't walk away
I feel the curse well up in me
it tugs the life right out of me

Oct 6, 2008   Views 213   Interacts 5

Life

Better Times

Muhammad Farhan

It is Akhtar’s fifth year in captivity. Like the others, he too is given the food confiscated from the UN and other aids which came in frequently at different locations

Oct 5, 2008   Views 549   Interacts 10

Life

Love at Shara Zawia

Prashant Bhatt

Muneer and Emily had gone to Tangiers to register their marriage, as many foreigners who marry in Libya do.
Emily does not like to talk about these things.

Oct 5, 2008   Views 420   Interacts 1

The Indian Story

‘Dustbin of history’ or ‘history of sorts’

Gowhar Geelani

Omar Abdullah the president of the National Conference opines that complete independence for both sides of Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC) is not a viable option at all.

Oct 5, 2008   Views 1680   Interacts 36

Politics

Cockroaches of Disruption

kashkin dabruski

The process of peace, the process of change
As the deal are struck, as deal are brokered
Through rumors and disobedience
To the nation, the silent witness

Oct 3, 2008   Views 742   Interacts 9

Life

Salt N Pepper

Amber Bokhari

I asked him about his wife and children. He loved kids but didn't have any. His wife, he said, was a loving person. He'd often say, "I have gray hair

Oct 3, 2008   Views 933   Interacts 18

Life

Fathers and Daughters

Fatima Mirza

When Abu liked to talk of the moon, sitting by the sea, he was quite the man. He would tell me complicated things about life, and how to live it

Oct 3, 2008   Views 3757   Interacts 126

Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy

MQM - History and Origins

Ali Chishti

The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.

Oct 3, 2008   Views 4605   Interacts 110

Current Affairs

Living Gandhi and King Today: Unbroken Historic Continuity

Tahir Qazi & Syeda Nuzhat Siddiqui

In the current hopeless global situation, Gandhian way has a promise for a better world. It promotes consciousness of peace and harmony, the foundation to build a peaceful society

Oct 2, 2008   Views 5937   Interacts 156

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