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Fatima Bhutto Fighting for Justice

William Dalrymple

The man Fatima Bhutto holds responsible for her father’s death is not only out of prison after 11 years without conviction, but is suddenly the most powerful man in the

May 21, 2008   Views 1851   Interacts 55

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Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State

Tahir Qazi

"I have not found a single period that I could in all honesty say I would trade for my 21st-century existence as a Muslim living in a secular democratic society."

May 20, 2008   Views 1396   Interacts 30

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India Pakistan Talks

Aparna Pande

India and Pakistan are to have Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary level talks starting May 20 in Islamabad. It is time to once again look at the chessboard and see

May 20, 2008   Views 367   Interacts 6

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Life Long Commitment vs. Singledom

Kiran Farooque

Marriage, I think, is highly overrated. Marriage being the perfect happily ever after and the solution to life’s problems is ‘just a myth we’ve been fed since childhood’

May 20, 2008   Views 699   Interacts 20

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The Wrong Mix

Nadeem F Paracha, Cafe Black

Refusing to ally with capitalist-democracies of the West and cautious about openly supporting the USSR/communism Islamic Socialists attempted to come up with a "third way."

May 19, 2008   Views 3709  Interacts 121

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Whither Enlightened Moderation

saeed qureshi

The latest patch up between the NWFP provincial government and Taliban of Swat and South Waziristan buries the much touted President Musharraf’s theme of enlightened moderation

May 18, 2008   Views 719   Interacts 10

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Twenty 20 Cricket

Qaiser Rashid

Will twenty-20 cricket kill the ‘gentleman’s sport’ or is it going to be its savior!

May 18, 2008   Views 873   Interacts 23

Life

Building a Dream House

Muhammad Tariq

This Saturday was a very pleasant day . It rained in the afternoon, and as usual, Islamabad after a rain on a summer afternoon, was the perfect place to just

May 18, 2008   Views 525   Interacts 3

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Saqi Farooqi ... A Rebellious Poet

Khalid Sohail, Mind Space

He likes to be in the centre of controversy and to achieve that he challenges every literary, social, religious, moral and sexual taboo that he comes across.

May 14, 2008   Views 1565  Interacts 21

Current Affairs

Persecution of Religious Minorities In Islamic Countries

Feroz Qutabshahi

Meaningless protests over stupid cartoons do not achieve anything. Speaking up against injustices in their own countries does.

May 14, 2008   Views 12912   Interacts 458

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National Reconciliation Order

saeed qureshi

The concept of Truth and Reconciliation of Nelson Mandela cannot be offered as a parallel of pardoning the outlaws.

May 14, 2008   Views 847   Interacts 4

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Mohajirs Are People Too

Atif

It was quite obvious that unlike Punjabis and Pushtoons, mohajirs have figured out that if there is chaos in the airport it is not because of Allah’s will.

May 14, 2008   Views 5421   Interacts 146

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