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Terrorism Accused: Is Legal Aid Justified?

Shridhar Naik

The BJP National President, Mr. Rajnath Singh’s recent statement opposing the providing of legal aid to the suspected terrorists

Oct 9, 2008   Views 1513   Interacts 53

War on Terror

Losing the Battle, Losing the Faith

Ehtisham Iqbal

The car is an old Toyota Mazda with two gentlemen with long beards. Few years back I would've thought how blessed are they for practicing the religion of peace. Today

Oct 9, 2008   Views 260   Interacts 1

People

Three Cups of Tea & Pennies for Peace

Ras Siddiqui

In 2000 only about 800,000 children went to school in Afghanistan. Today said Mortenson, 6.4 million kids are in school in that country out of which 2 million are girls.

Oct 9, 2008   Views 215   Interacts 3

Life

Not to Forget the Devastation of October 8, 2005 Earthquake

Adnan Bashir

We are yet to get out of the planning stage while people continue to strive for their survival braving the dilapidated conditions of the relief camps

Oct 9, 2008   Views 157   Interacts 1

Law Liberties Justice

Rape Survivor Families Struggle Against Odds

Beena Sarwar, Personal Political


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 1130  Interacts 24

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 434   Interacts 6

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 893   Interacts 13

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 672   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 2930   Interacts 53

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 947   Interacts 9

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