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Dost MittarThe way is now clear to officially approach the Board of Governors of the IAEA to approve the agreement reached between the Government of India and the IAEA officials.
Jul 24, 2008 Views 3286 Interacts 126Society
Feminist Mumbo-Jumbo!
Pranay RupaniPatriarchal society has ingrained in us so deeply the thought that women are lesser to men, that it is bound to surface (even if it is subconscious).
Jul 24, 2008 Views 649 Interacts 12Books Arts & Culture
Translation of a (Love) Letter by Allama Iqbal to Miss Atiya Faizi
Asif NaqshbandiAtiya Faizi was the socialite daughter of a prominent Bombay trader named Hussain Afandi. She was born in 1891 and first met Iqbal in Cambridge in 1907.
Jul 23, 2008 Views 1760 Interacts 74Society
Fields Of Joy
Umer MurtazaTwo lost Kandaharis, Opiumzai and Hashishuddin, were wandering aimlessly when they chanced upon something very special...
Jul 20, 2008 Views 1029 Interacts 5Current Affairs
Time for Musharraf to Quit
saeed qureshiPresident Musharraf will go down in history as one of those third world leaders who by playing as the second fiddle to West exposed Pakistan to religious militancy.
Jul 20, 2008 Views 1281 Interacts 17Current Affairs
Why is Karachi Turning Into a Sell-Out?
Ahmer MuzammilIsn't this the same city that lost 20,000 of its young men in 1990's at the hands of this same military establishment that we seem to be so fond of
Jul 20, 2008 Views 3000 Interacts 70Books Arts & Culture
Dhokha and Being a Muslim in India
Raoof MirMukesh Bhatt’s Muzammil Ibrahim starred ‘Dhokha’ or ‘Betrayal’ is the Bollywood’s latest offering that raises several questions about Muslims and their identity in India.
Jul 20, 2008 Views 8843 Interacts 388Humor
What's In a Name?
Aziz AkhmadThe name, Blue Area, has for some reason stuck in the collective memory of people of Islamabad, but not Jinnah Avenue. I never understood why?
Jul 20, 2008 Views 901 Interacts 8Business & Economy
Pakistan’s Prevailing Political And Economic Mess
Mehroz SadruddinThe Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) though a laudable incentive, is highly insufficient. With rising inflation, the Rs 1000 package may be next to nothing.
Jul 15, 2008 Views 2344 Interacts 34Society
Of Medical Students, Passports and Religous Tolerance
furkan aliWho am I to declare that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Quadiani is an impostor nabi? Why on earth am I even being asked the question?
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