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When You Love More Than One
Khalid Sohail Jul 3, 2009 interacts: 15Since human sexuality is intimately connected with social morality, such relationships are judged on moral grounds rather than understood on psychological basis.
Another Sovereignty Transfer Charade in Baghdad
Gajendra Singh Jul 3, 2009 interacts: 2An average of about 15 tankers carrying 16.5 to 17 million barrels of crude oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day. That represents 40% of the world's seaborne oil shipments, and 20% of all world shipments.
Am I a Skeptical Muslim?
saeed qureshi Jul 2, 2009 interacts: 107The story of Islam from the rift on the succession of the prophet, the end of the Muslim glory in Spain in 1492, to the end of Ottoman caliphate in 1924, is all about the struggle for power.
Greatest Challenge Before Obama
Ikramul Haq Jun 29, 2009 interacts: 44 July, 2009 is a special day for the people of United States of America. The dream that Martin Luther King visualized has attained reality.
Peace for People and People of Peace
Saeed Shiekh Jun 26, 2009 interacts: 11This is all I ask after paying my taxes. A safe haven for my home. Smiles on my children faces. Halal, hard earned food, and electricity.
Himanshu Rai: The Light of India
Rajesh Shankaran Jun 9, 2009 interacts: 3Before Danny Boyle, before Shyam Benegal, even before Merchant-Ivory and Bimal Roy, there was one Indian who was peddling Indian fare to the cinema audiences of Europe.
The Kaleidoscope Of My Dreams
Hina SajidKhan Jun 6, 2009 interacts: 1My present is what I have.
My thoughts are here to stay.
The rapture will come again.
You can’t take that away.
My kaleidoscope of dreams,
Will be born again.
Movie Review: New York
sufia ajaz Jun 29, 2009 interacts: 22A thoughtful comment on terrorism that took place in America on 9/11 and its aftermath.
Local Government System – Incompetence vs Competence
Ali Chishti Jun 25, 2009 interacts: 16I fail to understand why people blame the system for their incompetence? MQM has proved that with any system they could work and contribute because of their commitment, competence and honesty.
Environment, Kyoto Protocol and the Carbon Market
Zafir Zia Jun 26, 2009 interacts: 7Pakistan today considered to be among the top 20 countries in the world that are gravely endangered to the adverse affects of climate change.
Loser
mohsin ahmed Aug 4, 2007 interacts: 5I dream of those bizarre sketches,
on my unworthy soul,
hands proceed towards me snatching,
Streets of Bahadurgunj
saif ahmad Jun 28, 2009 interacts: 962, Basu Road, Bahadurgunj, was the address of the ancestral house where I was born. Joint families, uncles, cousins living on different floors. The House was known as "Plot", elders forgot to name the house and everyone would call it "Plot".
King of Pop Silenced at 50
Anum Ali Jun 28, 2009 interacts: 46
As the music fraternity gathers round to grieve their beloved King of Pop it is true when their words echo: “There cannot be another Michael Jackson.”
Nabil and Fatima
Shakuntala Rao Jun 25, 2009 interacts: 17Approximately 9,000 Afghan refugees continue to live in Delhi today. After years of lobbying by various NGOs, Indian government is now allowing some of these families to become naturalized citizens.
Morality Undefined
Scaliper Aziz Jun 25, 2009 interacts: 5There is a man standing in the aisle a little up ahead from my seat. He is standing next to a woman, who shouts and tries to shelter the little girl next to her...
Media Besieged by Taliban in Pakistan
zafar sopoori Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 5..recent global survey about political rights and civil liberties, Pakistan was ranked as "Partly Free" and "Not Free" in the 2009 version of Freedom of the Press.
A Prescription for the BJP's Revival
Dost Mittar Jun 24, 2009 interacts: 675You should also take this opportunity to redefine hindutva to give priority to cleanse sacred rivers like Ganga and Yamuna and to rejuvenate forests dearly beloved of ancient rishis and munis.
Tale of Two Rebels
sarah zahid Jun 23, 2009 interacts: 14It was from Firdous market till the bridge. “Stop it”. I cried.. But at that moment I felt that there was a demon inside her.” It’s fun and stop whining”. She snubbed me with a grin on her face.
Water Scenario: Past, Present and Future of Pakistan
Zafir Zia Jun 23, 2009 interacts: 9Per capita availability of surface water in Pakistan is gradually dwindling from 5300 cubic meter in 1951 to 1000 cubic meters in 2005 and is projected to hit less than 1000 cubic meters making Pakistan a water short country
Rise of 'The Cornered Tigers'
Ghazanfar Haider Jun 22, 2009 interacts: 12Emerging from the ashes like a phoenix re-born, conquering not just the game but also their nation. The Greens were crowned Champions in front of an ecstatic Lords on Sunday.
Book Review: Flight of the Falcon
Afrah Jamal Jun 22, 2009 interacts: 6Sajad Haider’s (SJ) name made headlines, both in war and peace. The former remains his legacy, faithfully revisited every September. The latter became a fleeting moment in history, which no one talks about.
Of Men and Guns
Beej K Singh Jun 21, 2009 interacts: 13I had a dream! No, not the Martin Luther King, Jr. variety of dream! In fact, my dream was from the opposite end of the ideological spectrum. I saw Dick Cheney.
Science and Enlightenment: East and West
Ali Hashmi Jun 19, 2009 interacts: 115‘Why the West craves Materialism and the East sticks to Religion’, the essay is an unabashed (and ill informed) defense of religious orthodoxy with some awkward, and factually inaccurate, jabs at Science and Reason.
An Encounter with Green Zone Living
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 19, 2009 interacts: 6In every person there is a centre and at the core of this centre is the green zone.
War of Words : Swat Military Campaign
Ibrahim M Khalil Jun 17, 2009 interacts: 10In times of war, governments create lexicon of new words to justify the war and to make it more palatable.
Watching Poverty Grow
Rashid Malik Jun 19, 2009 interacts: 185The whole city of Karachi was without power for longer than 24 hours. Load-shedding of electricity for a few hours daily is the norm, all over the country, but consumers will see a minimum raise of one thousand rupees on their monthly bills.
She Needs to be Saved
Hiba Tanvir Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 33And we'll all be guilty.
Guilty for doing nothing to find her, guilty for not challenging her abductors, guilty for remaining silent
A Trillion Dollar Halal Business
Riaz Haq Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 131The myriad other products and services — cosmetics, real estate, hotels, fashion, insurance — that comply with Islamic law and the teachings of the Koran, and the sector is worth well over $1 trillion a year.
Waziristan Operation is a Faux Pas
Agha Amin Jun 16, 2009 interacts: 169Nothing in history is inevitable. If Pakistan is to be preserved the Punjabis and Pashtuns have to be friends. Its time that mistakes of the criminally opportunistic Musharraf are not repeated.
Hindu Mathematics – How Original Was It?
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 291Plofker’s book (Mathematics in India) fulfils an important need in a world where mathematical historiography has been largely shaped by the dominance of the Greco-Christian world view and the Enlightenment period.
Ahmedinejad Wins Surprise Landslide Victory in Iran
Gajendra Singh Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 57The reaction of rich and upper middle class Iranians, specially those who are abroad is like BJP’s ‘Shining India’ group, who were shocked at their defeat in 2004 elections in India.
Martyred for Speaking Out Against the Taliban
Asif Naqshbandi Jun 13, 2009 interacts: 55The silent majority of ulama finally rises up against the Taliban
Cantonment in Swat : Wrong Solution
Ibrahim M Khalil Jun 14, 2009 interacts: 5I believe the solution to the Swat problem is much simpler and less costly: well trained and well armed Police, functioning courts and elimination of status of Swat as Tribal Area
Dark Angel
Ali Hashmi Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 1The dead take no medicines, do not get admitted to hospitals and make no money for anyone. Therefore, if it can be helped, people are not allowed to die.
Bad Press
Feroz Qutabshahi Jun 12, 2009 interacts: 9If you are pressed for time, you can get the latest news and race results on your Blackberry, and do banking on your cell phone. Should you still read the newspapers?
Obama's Regional Strategy and India
Dost Mittar Jun 12, 2009 interacts: 126Obama has ignored India in all his important foreign policy pronouncements since taking office. Even the appointment of a US ambassador to India was given a low priority.
The Tragic fall of a Super Star
Mansoor Gadehi Jun 12, 2009 interacts: 16Inspired by one of Bollywood’s most famous Peshawar born personality, Yousef Khan, better known as Dilip Kumar, Ali too took a screen name of Vijay Kumar.
Pakistan Budget 2009-10
Bilal Sarwari Jun 11, 2009 interacts: 2Fiscal deficit is expected to be 4.3 percent of GDP-down from 7.4 percent and the current account deficit is likely to be 5.3 percent of GDP–down from 8.4 percent last year.
Shadow of the Crescent
Rakesh Mani Jun 10, 2009 interacts: 321Are the country’s citizens Pakistanis who happen to be Muslims, or are they Muslims who happen to be Pakistanis? Which comes first, flag or faith?
Odd Jobs
Padash Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 44So what if you ever scrubbed a toilet in a rough time or worked at a gas station or shed every sheath of your pride at a job interview? Remember, days from now, it will merely be an interesting memory for you and only you to cherish.
The Last of the Mughals
Beej K Singh Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 129The book is mostly about the 1857 mutiny – discussing at length what brought it about, how it spread and how it ended – and Dalrymple reconstructs a chronicle of its days and months.
Child Labour in Pakistan
Rizwan Ahmed Jun 3, 2009 interacts: 3Child Labour is a complex problem which demands a range of solutions. There is no better way to prevent child Labour than to make education compulsory.
Seven Reasons to Kill
Khalid Sohail Jun 5, 2009 interacts: 45It is ironic that in the contemporary world, leaders of religious, spiritual and secular traditions claim that their ideologies and philosophies promote peace, but we see their followers continue to kill each other.
Me Against Myself
Anum Ali Jun 1, 2009 interacts: 7“Seek to win from yourself, and within yourself, rather than from the world you cannot control.?
Who Has Seen the Wind
Wajahat Malik Jun 4, 2009 interacts: 3Dadu Khan has always been sad about his name and has thought many times to change it. He still remembers the trauma and humiliation he had to suffer during his childhood days, when his school mates used to twist his name and call him Padu Khan
Obama’s Courtship of the Muslim World
mohammad gill Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 195President Obama inherited a Muslim world in which America became the most heinous bogey. Quite understandably then his one of the most urgent tasks was to repair the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
Plastics In Our Environs
junaid jazib Jun 6, 2009 interacts: 2Every time we use and throw a plastic product we contribute our share to a deadly pollution whose far-reaching and irreversible ill-effects will be borne by the generations to come.
My Children Play in the Same Playgrounds as the Desolate, Bombarded Souls
Saeed Shiekh Jun 5, 2009 interacts: 3Terrorism is the root cause of all of the current atrocities that are harboring in the beautiful cities of Pakistan. But is this the same terrorism that the world speaks of?
My Grandmother ~ Obituary
salman Ali Jun 3, 2009 interacts: 7I learned from you the power of humour, and how a single laugh can sometimes be more pleasing to a human heart then a carefully crafted melody.
Obama’s Promise
Ather Naqvi Jun 5, 2009 interacts: 70The speech of US President Barack Obama at the Cairo University has raised the hopes of the Muslim world for peaceful relations with the Western world.
North Korea — A Fresh Non NPT Guest Of Tri-States
Absar Khan Jun 3, 2009 interacts: 2Here comes North Korea – our partner Non NPT nuclear weapon state along with India and Israel – with overt Nuclear arms on display now.
Talk English, Walk English
Shoaib Daniyal Jun 3, 2009 interacts: 53Should Hindi be imposed instead of English? Hardly. In my opinion, no one single language should be imposed. India, for better or for worse, just isn’t a single language country.
Is TALIBANIZATION a New Phenomenon?
Salman Aneel May 20, 2009 interacts: 511Media has been an effective tool in changing public opinion; earlier it was demonstrations against US drone attacks, but some clips of Talibans, beating a woman, slaughtering Pakistan army and people took a 360 degree turn.
Progression First, Philanthropy Later Or Vice Versa?
Absar Khan Jun 1, 2009 interacts: 2We can develop our country – our city sometime in near future as well, but presently, the unfortunate 3 million people should be the governments priority.
Sunshine
Nikhat Rasool Jun 2, 2009 interacts: 9A symbolic story of a girl who wants to be free. Her wish was granted but at the cost of...great disaster.
The Shrinking Boundaries of Sikhism
Dost Mittar May 26, 2009 interacts: 191The attack on a Sikh temple in Vienna brings into focus the tensions that are being created in the community in the name of maintaining the purity of the faith.
It's Yet Another Pakistani Nuclear Anniversary Today
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 29, 2009 interacts: 469People of North Korea gained nothing from their country’s nuclearisation. But they cannot challenge their oppressors. But, we Pakistanis — who are far freer — must ask: what have we gained from the bomb?
Various Colors of Jugni
Afat Qiamat May 24, 2009 interacts: 39Jugni is a narrator, a female who wanders through various lands and then sings her observations and comments about the land, the people and the events she sees.
An Eco-bag Full of News!
monika d May 26, 2009 interacts: 1An empty stomach can be as much of a devil’s workshop as an empty mind. Making their clients self reliant, is therefore, as much of an objective for them as is improving their health.
Missing Link?
Zarrar Said May 25, 2009 interacts: 14The discovery of Ida, or Darwinius masillae, has sparked fascination in the science world with many claiming it to be the “missing link?.
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
Mutaal Mooquin May 21, 2009 interacts: 6Margaret Atwood proposes that debt is like air - something we take for granted until things go wrong. And then, while gasping for breath, we become very interested in it.
Delhi's Desert Adventures
Rakesh Mani May 24, 2009 interacts: 2In the context of growing American dominance in the Gulf, India’s rise as a major Asian power with global aspirations and the expansion of Indo-American cooperation.
Interview: Nafisa Haji
Ras Siddiqui May 21, 2009 interacts: 4A voice of first or second generation immigrant motherhood, trying desperately to be protective by passing on fading family traditions.
Aid versus Trade, Investments and Remittances
Riaz Haq May 23, 2009 interacts: 378Microfinancing, along with social entrepreneurship, is becoming an essential component of non-government efforts in Pakistan and other developing nations to empower ordinary people.
The Guantanamo Millstone
saeed qureshi May 24, 2009Guantanamo Detention Center and its inmates have turned out to be a millstone around the neck of the United States.
Congratulations Mr. Singh!
Ibrahim Malick May 20, 2009 interacts: 205Kashmir conflict is inadequately represented thus far as a territorial issue. Going forward use a more accurate term; water conflict.
Angels and Demons
sufia ajaz May 20, 2009 interacts: 13Even before this movie was released, the controversies had began. A priest has said that the church does not want to be associated with murders. Others allege there are anti-Catholic sentiments in the movie.
Political Slogans in Pakistan
Nadia Khan May 14, 2009 interacts: 57“Hum ko Manzil Nahee Rehnuma Chaheya? means we don’t need to achieve our goals; we need only a leader, is the guiding light for MQM.
Expecting to Hate Delhi but Loving it Instead
Anannya Dasgupta May 19, 2009 interacts: 9Delhi 6, as a mainstream film needs to be appreciated for the broader context that it provides for communal tension. It also needs to be appreciated for why people were so virulent in its dismissal.
The Villain of Villains
Maj Azhar May 10, 2009 interacts: 173Asif Ali Zardari is an enigma which has intrigued many for over a decade and nobody expects any relief anytime soon.
The Gods of Her Life
Ayesha Umar May 13, 2009 interacts: 9“What if?, she thought “She had run away with him? How life would have been with the man who loved her most?? She would have liked to grow old with Rustam.
Reasons for War in the Pakhtun Land
Pukhtoon Khan May 13, 2009 interacts: 40The situation in swat is not a local problem. It is the symptom of a bigger crisis in which Pakhtuns are going to be trapped due to neglecting the importance of sticking to the national interests of Pakhtun land.
No Quarter For Half Wits Please
Shandana Minhas May 18, 2009 interacts: 7Humanitarian disasters are bad because they kill people. Extremism is a menace because it kills people. Again I ask, why is there so much fuss about how we die and not how we live?
India Votes for Stability
Dost Mittar May 16, 2009 interacts: 485The election sees the passing of Congress baton from mother to son. Rahul Gandhi played a prominent role as a campaigner and seems to have impressed voters with his charm, modesty and maturity.
Result 2009
Shoaib Daniyal May 16, 2009 interacts: 39Yes, it’s time to jive to Jai Ho. The big story of the day, apart from what I had for lunch, is that the Congress has swept the country, Singh is King and Sonia is our soniya.
Faran Tahir as Captain Robau in the New Star Trek Movie
Ras Siddiqui May 17, 2009 interacts: 11South-Asians will be especially pleased to find that the film’s first image is one of their own as the striking expression of Faran Tahir.
The Ever Changing MQM
Ali Chishti May 12, 2009 interacts: 87The future is likely to see support for MQM from non Urdu speaking Pakistanis, as they begin to see MQM in positive light with regards to its active role in opposing religious fundamentalism.
The Caves of Islamabad
Muhammad Tariq May 8, 2009 interacts: 4As children, my friends and I used to be greatly fascinated by a deep and very large round hole in the ground, somewhere in the area of what is now sector f-6/1.
Why Yes: Homeless Hoes!!!
Padash May 10, 2009 interacts: 256I had initially wanted to write a piece on my experiences as a stripper, I decided to take a few steps back and write about the equally sordid odd jobs I did before my debut as Rosa.
Demise of Pukhtoon Nation
Farhad Khan May 11, 2009 interacts: 99Pukhtoon is bleeding to death and all my fellow countrymen are standing and watching the sad demise of this nation, thinking that Americans and Talibaan will never knock at their doors!
When Faiz was Imprisoned
Khalid Sohail May 11, 2009 interacts: 21His sense of guilt as a father, husband and son even made him question the moral basis of his idealistic lifestyle. In one of his letters he wonders whether idealism is one form of selfishness.
Politics As Usual
Rashid Malik May 10, 2009 interacts: 4As hundreds of thousands flee the war-ravaged areas in Pakistan, a status-quo in US-Pakistan relations has been regained. US officials express no immediate danger of a collapse of the state.
Remembering the Past - 12th May 2007
Nadia Khan May 8, 2009 interacts: 12On 12th May 2007 with the help of press, electronic media, and Internet blogs, the real face of MQM was exposed.
Chaos – Thy Name is Pakistan
mohammad gill May 8, 2009 interacts: 154Islam has become a sort of Pandora Box; you take out of the box whatever you want and call it Islamic. The tragic thing is that you believe that every thing else is un-Islamic.
Obama's Af-Pak Strategy
Abia Zaidi May 7, 2009 interacts: 543It should be clear by now that Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari who met with Obama yesterday in Washington have no concern for creating welfare in their respective countries.
Because the Doctor Said So
Sarwar Sukhera May 6, 2009 interacts: 8Let’s face it; living is all about eating and since life is short, I eat a lot. I relish all that is considered by the medics harmful. Yet, the only thing growing in my body is the belly.
In Pursuit of a Pakistani Deng Xiaopeng
Haroon Shaikh May 5, 2009 interacts: 19Pakistan must learn from China. We must focus on developing a holistic trade policy with China. Chinese investment in Pakistan is critical.
British Wheel of Anglo-American Axis Coming Off
Gajendra Singh May 6, 2009 interacts: 3On April 30, in sweltering heat, after six years, Britain formally handed over control of the Iraqi port city of Basra to US Army command.
Arundhati ‘Pakistani’ and ‘Patriotic’ Right-wingers
Beena Sarwar May 4, 2009 interacts: 236“Shouldn’t Arundhati Roy come from Pakistan?? sarcastically asked a Delhi freelance journalist, commenting on the Facebook posting about a panel discussion, ‘Does Media Jingoism Fan India Pakistan Tensions?’
Too Good To Be True
Amber Bokhari May 4, 2009 interacts: 159After years of searching I have finally found my soul mate. Out of six billion people on this planet, I finally know who I will spend the rest of my life with.
Land Mafia Havens in Karachi
Taimur Khan May 1, 2009 interacts: 23Once again the people of Karachi are victimized by these elements and there is no one to stop or counter them.
A Leader of Speeches Only!
Nadia Khan May 4, 2009 interacts: 25Few newspapers reported that, “his wife has filed a divorce petition against him just because he spends all his nights in rehearsal of the next day speeches by standing in front of mirror that is fixed in his bedroom.?
Mohtarma Iqbal Bano (1935 to 2009): A Generational Tribute
Ras Siddiqui May 3, 2009 interacts: 18With the passing of Iqbal Bano, the Urdu (and Persian) speaking world has lost one of its finest Ghazal singers.
No Room for Half-Truths and Quasi-Morals
Qasim Mirza Apr 28, 2009 interacts: 15If the rest of Pakistan should ever hold a mirror to their face, they should see the reflection of turbaned and bearded hooligan.
Kashf - Lifting of the Veil
Zeynab Ali May 1, 2009 interacts: 6Described by critics as ‘a captivating homage to a Pakistan of tolerance, grace, aspiration and good humor’, Kashf is Pakistan’s first English language film in thirty years.
Mallika Sherawat, Pamela Anderson of India
sufia ajaz May 2, 2009 interacts: 50Let’s not undermine her efforts and call her a mere glamour puss. She definitely struggled but look where she has reached.
Karachi Could Bleed To Pakistan's Death
Rashid Malik Apr 30, 2009 interacts: 646Karachi is bleeding again. Mohajirs against Pathans, MQM against ANP or the ISI against Karachi, the cycle of blood-shed has hit the city.
Obama's 100 Days of Presidency
Mutaal Mooquin Apr 29, 2009 interacts: 13Wipe off that smile please,
Your pleasant face does not excite me
Any more.
Not My God
sarah zahid Apr 29, 2009 interacts: 25The only thing which I remember till this day, were the piercings in her ears. In the next three years I would sit in her lap and would try to count them -- 5, 6, 7, 8
Speculations on Female Sexuality and Religion
Abdul Arif Apr 29, 2009 interacts: 53Confronted with an attractive female, compounded by our lust and resulting rejection, is this fear, guilt and anger at what we cannot have possibly manifests itself in our holy books?
What's Wrong With Imran Khan?
Hasan Shakoor Apr 25, 2009 interacts: 273I am tired of people like you making excuses for these barbarians. Why can’t someone like you just say what has to be said. These people are savages and don’t represent the Islam we grew up practicing.
Hangman and the Priest
Ibrahim Malick Apr 24, 2009 interacts: 6It is not enough that Jamaat-e-Islami does not win votes. Their ideology has hijacked our entire parliament, our entire nation.
Urban Middle Class’s Steady Descent Into Conservatism and Religious Right
Raza Habib Apr 23, 2009 interacts: 261The latest stance being that terrorism is just a “reaction? and nothing else. The most banal argument is that if Pakistan stops attacking their “own? countrymen, the hardliners will throw weapons.
Militancy, a Product of Fragile Social Fabric
Haider Ali Apr 23, 2009 interacts: 15The major chunk of our youth population is alienated to the extent that they have least trust in state, lack in sense of belonging, alarming level of cynicism.
Sufi Muhammed...No More a Joke
sarah zahid Apr 24, 2009 interacts: 46It was a small headline on the back page of Roznama Jahng. My father had passed it as a joke. “Sufi Muhammed claims that if the government does not instate sharia law in Pakistan, he will attack Islamabad.?
In My Veins, In My Blood
kashkin dabruski Apr 23, 2009 interacts: 1It’s our turn; we will not remain in fear
If challenge is to come, then embrace
We will, as failures not an option
The Prevailing Sensibilities
Naveen Qayyum Apr 22, 2009 interacts: 2I produced Talking Faith out of my complete conviction of demonstrating that the religious barriers can never hamper the natural ways of human living.
Taliban: The Golden Goose And The Deadly Noose
Rashid Malik Apr 21, 2009 interacts: 264President Zardari seeking aid from the Friends of Pakistan said, “If we lose, you lose. If we lose, the world loses.? He was referring to the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan.
The Gentle Power of the Sufi Tradition
Murad A Baig Apr 21, 2009 interacts: 473Although Sufis are now widely considered to be a Muslim sect, their history goes back to long before the advent of Islam.
There is Nothing "Mystical" about "Mystical" Experiences
Thinking Storm Apr 15, 2009 interacts: 7If you had weak eyesight and you put on prescription glasses, and now you can see things clearer for what they are; would you think this was a mystical experiences?
The Fortuneteller
Ali Asjad Apr 14, 2009 interacts: 2“Will I get the woman I love?? questioned the young man with a faint smile on his lips, his expression softening a bit.
The Rabbi's Daughter
Rabab Zehra Apr 20, 2009 interacts: 1Controversial due to its detailed exposure of the orthodox Judaism it is a first hand account of rediscovery of a lifestyle and faith that author Reva Mann believes is the answer she has been looking for.
The World According to Google, Hizbullah and Taliban
Riaz Haq Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 34Whether we see them as the good guys or the bad guys, they do understand the new laws of power in this new world.
If God is the Same then Why is God Different?
Saima Shah Apr 19, 2009 interacts: 90The answer to this question came after many years of searching.
Pakistanis in 2009: A Thoroughly Indoctrinated Population
Imran Syed Apr 18, 2009 interacts: 220Obscure Swedish cartoons that are deemed blasphemous never fail to arouse our passions, but the death of thousands of our countrymen and the public flogging of our women fails to stir us to action.
Journey to Istanbul: A Travelogue and An Ode to Melancholy
Asif Naqshbandi Apr 15, 2009 interacts: 6Ah! Istanbul, jewel of the world, beloved city of Holy Roman Emperors and Muslim Caliphs—the very name conjured up exotic images in my mind.
YES, we can!
Muhammad Akhtar Apr 18, 2009 interacts: 8All great transformations are started by a small minority at a stage when there are skeptics dominating the optimists. We have to believe that there is no greater power than that of the people.
Tense Day in Delhi with Pakistani Journalists
Veeresh Malik Apr 15, 2009 interacts: 2814 guys shouting Pakistan Hai Hai, 6 random supporters variously demanding Freedom Of Speech, 10 Left Of Centre jholaas shrilling back for silence
I Muster An Illusion
Amber Bokhari Apr 12, 2009 interacts: 14I muster an illusion
In vacant hours of day,
Where life is not a challenge,
Nor death the true reward
Tharoor of Trivandrum
Rakesh Mani Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 33If there is indeed a worthy candidate standing for election from the Trivandrum seat once occupied by the legendary V.K. Krishna Menon – then it is Tharoor.
Pakistan Is Partitioned By Its National Assembly
Syed Hussaini Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 362As reported by the Geo TV website, your “National Assembly has passed the resolution in support of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 for Malakand Division.? The President of Pakistan has signed it.
Negotiating Aid Package
Ibrahim Malick Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 77Pakistan’s Prime Minister Gillani may have done something historic by categorically declining to accept US aid with conditions that are not in Pakistan’s national interest.
Portraying Dera
Fahimullah Khanzada Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 2The town (Dera Ismail Khan) with a political team having most of its members holding important slots in the government benches is still deprived of basic facilities.
Aliya and the 3 Brothers
Padash Apr 10, 2009 interacts: 44Aliya (my then best friend) was the lucky biotch wooed and asked out by all three of these handsome brothers. Am I bitter? Why Yes!
The Dust and the Shadows
Beej K Singh Apr 9, 2009 interacts: 12There is a hardness which descends on you like a shell when you are in India, like a protective shield except it protects nobody but you – it makes you more of your own master and less of a man.
Islamabad Nagging
Rashid Malik Apr 10, 2009 interacts: 153The changed attitude in Islamabad reflects dissatisfaction of the military and the ruling elite, over the US demands for democracy, transparency and the sovereignty of civilian rule.
Young Turks’ Revolution for Pakistan
saeed qureshi Apr 10, 2009 interacts: 28They will emerge and born from the lower and middle ranks of the army. The civil society activists can agitate but cannot dislodge and force the reactionary forces to retreat.
The Long Road to Talibanization
Nosheen Ali Apr 8, 2009 interacts: 49The perpetrators of religious terror in Pakistan are not just the terrorists, but also actors embedded in state and society, and neither have been made answerable.
State of Denial
MD Waqar Apr 7, 2009 interacts: 87Today I congratulate everyone because General Zia’a dream has been fulfilled as a teenaged girl was flogged in Swat.
Lashes to lashes, dust to dust
Shandana Minhas Apr 7, 2009 interacts: 342The Taliban existed before the drone attacks began. They existed before 9/11 happened. They were dismembering dissidents and hanging their bodies from lamp posts, long before the word Predator entered our local lexicon.
Islam vs. Islam
Rashid Malik Apr 6, 2009 interacts: 33Mr. Swati's comments represent the general tendency among Muslims to lie defiantly every wrongdoing committed by the Muslims; and never identifying and discussing various conflicting interpretations of Islam.
A Graphic Evening In Paris
Salim Chauhan Apr 4, 2009 interacts: 34If the object doesn’t cooperate, the artist needs to adjust and, therefore, I tried several positions ranging from squatting to missionary to a reclining Buddha.
That emptiness, that nothingness, what lies beneath?
Thinking Storm Apr 3, 2009 interacts: 8as we sit in large glass window living rooms in gated communities and mimic what we see on TV
The Other Wonders of Khanpur
Rakesh Mani Apr 3, 2009 interacts: 1Lately, we’ve seen a flurry of first-rate fiction as young Pakistani writers begin to confidently address turmoil and change in their societies in a refreshing, contemporary way.
Is There a Redeemer?
saeed qureshi Apr 2, 2009 interacts: 20Is there some one from among the Pakistani leaders who can stop this calamitous down slide and reverse the dreadful drift?
The Stranger
Nida Maqsud Apr 3, 2009 interacts: 73Once she made sure her bedroom door was shut and securely locked, she went about her recently cultivated routine of applying lotion to, and spraying foundation onto, her legs...
Lessons From Another Lahore Tragedy
Ather Naqvi Mar 31, 2009 interacts: 369Our whole generations seem to have been sacrificed at the altar of the Afghan ‘jihad’ and now the war on terror.
Time for Introspection
Aftab Zaidi Mar 27, 2009 interacts: 19Burying our head in sand like an ostrich will not get us anywhere. We need to come out of our siege mentality. The entire world is not out there to get us. The threat that we face is internal.
Standard Issue
Jyoti Iyer Mar 30, 2009 interacts: 3But then there are places in the city
I have never seen
Places I have heard of.
Places not too far either.
The Healing Heart
FouzKhalid Khan Mar 28, 2009 interacts: 2I could not wait to let the show
Get started and enthrall us more.
But fate had marked me for her bait:
My heart is shriveled in my chest.
Living Together
Mutaal Mooquin Mar 28, 2009 interacts: 26Is it for taking that we give?
Is it for living that we live?
The question remains in our brain
And we look at it but do not see.
Bequeath the Rose That Beareth the Thorn
Anum Ali Mar 28, 2009 interacts: 3Not fragrance, not beauty
Or a dew drop's fun.
A simple vow to guard
Instead
A PVC Pipe Relationship
leenah Nasir Mar 28, 2009 interacts: 28This sphere is not built to take loads. It is not meant to be subjected to pressures. It is built with just as much contribution from each partner so as to contain them within.
Painting in the Sikh period
Nadeem Alam Mar 29, 2009 interacts: 7It was Sikh period when the painting style started to turn from aboriginal stylized miniature style to the western realistic one and provided the foundation to the “Company Painting?
President Zardari’s Address to The Parliament
saeed qureshi Mar 28, 2009 interacts: 2He has simply announced constitution of a committee to look into repealing the 17th amendment containing the 58-2/B clause. The same announcement he had made before becoming president of Pakistan.
USA's New Afghan Strategy
Agha Amin Mar 29, 2009 interacts: 227While tailor made and apparently or at least outwardly speaking neat and logical, President Obama’s policy speech on Afghanistan is vulnerable to many serious criticisms.
Mandela and His Women
Khalid Sohail Mar 26, 2009 interacts: 15Mandela’s life story highlights the dilemmas and dreams of a revolutionary and a profile of a successful guerrilla warrior.
Common Pakistanis US Foreign Policy
Nasim Hassan Mar 26, 2009 interacts: 286Common Pakistanis believe that America plans to destabilize or divide Pakistan with the help of India.
Let Me Count the Ways I Love You
Feroz Qutabshahi Mar 24, 2009 interacts: 125Some societies practiced both polygamy and its reverse polyandry where one woman will have multiple husbands. Nairs of South India being an example of a polyandrous society.
Pakistan Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity
Riaz Haq Mar 22, 2009 interacts: 94There are successful examples of private citizens addressing sanitation issues on a local, community level. For instance, Dr. Akhtar Hamid Khan is the force behind Orangi Pilot Project.
Flying Home
Sarwar Sukhera Mar 24, 2009 interacts: 11Patriotism demands that we fly by PIA, also because no one else does. The airline must be doing fantastic business since its always fully booked regardless of date or destination.
My Younger Sister Has Died...
mahmood Mahmood Mar 24, 2009 interacts: 30Death is reality of life, but sometimes it has devastating affects not for the near and dear ones of departed; but even for the ideas which prop and sustain our lives.
Jihad for the Sake of Environment
Sairah Ali Mar 20, 2009 interacts: 1The Water Table is dying. Without constant cooperation now the Earth will begin to die bit by bit. Like the Vedanta Brahman, all Humanity is One. The Earth is One. The People are One.
My November Rain
Hina SajidKhan Mar 23, 2009 interacts: 79One's personality could be judged by choice of tea. “Light? for the kind, shy girl and “Strong? for the ambitious guy. And yours truly-Regular. As always. Life could truly be this simple.
Obama's Feeler for Peace between Iran and the U.S.
mohammad gill Mar 21, 2009 interacts: 27In the context of the Middle East political muddle, President Obama can not simply write off Iran because it has become central to any political development in the region.
The Virulet Virus of Wahhabi Intolerance
Murad A Baig Mar 22, 2009 interacts: 155Wahhab seems to have understood the tremendous power of hatred to unite and inflame its followers in an intensely determined war against its declared enemies.
A Marriage Market, Full Of Lemons
Hina SajidKhan Mar 20, 2009 interacts: 21As I sat there, listening to stories of failed love, broken marriages, cheating partners and those insisting that they did not have time to mingle, I could not help but think about George Akerlof.
The Tablighi and the Doctor Hop a One-Way Plane
Omer Aijazi Mar 13, 2009 interacts: 36It just doesn’t seem right when uncles and aunties argue in their jaded accents that the country is imploding - while sipping coffee in their 24 hour patrolled neighborhoods in Houston and Toronto.
My Failed Independence
Ali Rizvi Mar 11, 2009 interacts: 1It was raining. It was too cold, with every drop, I kept thinking. What was I doing here? Here in this damp city, which I secretly liked.
The Book Fair Chronicles
Aahirini Romonika Mar 12, 2009 interacts: 6Calcutta. The word holds a magic charm for me- permeates my senses, brings on a sense of belonging, identity and a pride which has nothing to do with the less-than-perfect state of the city.
Company Style: Indian Painting under the British Rule
Nadeem Alam Mar 20, 2009 interacts: 6Under western influence and out of the centuries old tradition of native convention of miniature painting ‘company style of painting’ evolved with local artists working for company projects.
White Bride
Prashant Bhatt Mar 8, 2009 interacts: 5They called it the ‘White Bride of the Mediterranean’ and it is still one of the most charming and peaceful places Marino knows.
Speechless
Amber Bokhari Mar 19, 2009 interacts: 38I am thinking of him tonight and the universe seems to mourn the death of our love. I don’t talk to him anymore. There is nothing left to say.
Recipe for a God
Zarrar Said Mar 18, 2009 interacts: 19During these tough economic times, one will be surprised to know that the only industries that have witnessed surges are religious outlets, astrologers, witch doctors.
Section 144
kashkin dabruski Mar 18, 2009 interacts: 1From the avenues of power
Deployed they section 144,
To stop and to arrest,
The human conscience
And will of millions
Izzatdar - The Respected
Khalid Bhatti Mar 18, 2009 interacts: 43They beat her up badly, and decided that she be married in the first instance after her iddat of three months, as Khan threw his turban in the feet of her uncle to save his honor.
Foreign Worker Expulsions Hit South Asia
Riaz Haq Mar 17, 2009 interacts: 2As the global economic crisis continues to take its toll in US, Europe, Middle East and East Asia, South Asian workers overseas are being let go in large numbers.
Save Pakistan!
Usama Khilji Mar 14, 2009 interacts: 186Skeptics will say that there is no future left for Pakistan. They are wrong. Pakistan certainly has a future; it is every single one of us. It is you, and it is me.
Phantom Passengers
Azhar Ali Mar 7, 2009 interacts: 8Some time ago I witnessed with horror how wantonly a 12 year old bus 'page-boy' was hit by the bus conductor for having negligently given the signal to move the bus prematurely.
Pakistan - The Audacity of Collective Hope, The Struggle for an Ideal
Haroon Shaikh Mar 17, 2009 interacts: 3People of Pakistan, there are challenges before us. The colossal size of these threats is vast. But we do have the capacity to turn the tide in our favour.
Democracy, Pakistan Style
Chad Haines Mar 17, 2009 interacts: 13Unlike 1990s, when demonstrations were carried out by PPP or PML hired thugs, today’s rallies are full of people, Pakistani citizens demanding accountability and full restoration of democracy.
How Long Could He Hold the Avalanche?
saeed qureshi Mar 16, 2009 interacts: 1In this nerve shattering political battles first against former president Musharraf, and now against president Zardari, the lawyers have emerged victorious consequently.
Pakistan's Long March to Democracy or Chaos
Wajahat Ali Mar 15, 2009 interacts: 262Supporting Pakistan’s recurring cast of rogues, both Pakistanis and the U.S. now risk playing a deadly game of Russian Roulette with drastic rise in extremism igniting the AF/PAK region.
If the Deal in Swat Works
Zubair Torwali Mar 15, 2009 interacts: 5Swat will be a lesson for other regions of the country. It has already given the message that in Pakistan one can make his demand accepted only through the means of guns and brute power.
Little Zizou
sufia ajaz Mar 14, 2009 interacts: 3Mira Nair has always presented thoughtful movies. This one has an added dimension of entertainment. Watch 'Little Zizou' to know what you have been missing in life - a good laugh.
Long March Poem
kashkin dabruski Mar 13, 2009 interacts: 1In all these years in our memory
In all these moments in our sight
Never that rapture or passion
Never there was a moment
To unite for purpose and oppression
To break this silence, to protest
For our rights, until now
Long March - A Long View Analysis
Beena Sarwar Mar 12, 2009 interacts: 309
Long-festering tensions between the PPP and PML-N came to a head with a Supreme Court ruling of Feb 25 barring Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from holding elected office.
A Brief Survey Of Pakistani Novels In English
Kumar Manoj Mar 12, 2009 interacts: 11Should we include those writers, like Khushwant Singh, who were born, brought up and educated in areas which are now in Pakistan but later migrated to what is now India?
Insha'Allah: An Evening Walk in the Time of Terror
Sankrant Sanu Mar 10, 2009 interacts: 9Ma! Terror reigns In each corner. Every criminal Has armed himself Using the name of Allah. Or if not that-Freedom. Or better still-Revolution.
Hindutva's Paradox
Rakesh Mani Mar 11, 2009 interacts: 130With general elections in India around the corner, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently promised to a construct a temple in Ayodhya if elected to power.
Dealing with Losses
Jawad Qureshy Mar 10, 2009Top 5 things you can do (but don't have to) when you see the TSX (and your savings) dropping like the temperature in winter or like a stone in water.
Guerrilla Warriors...Freedom Fighters or Terrorists?
Khalid Sohail Mar 10, 2009 interacts: 133Are they motivated by love or hate? Do they promote peace or violence? Are their leaders progressive or regressive? Do they take their communities to a higher or a lower level of human evolution?
Happy Effing VD to you too!
Padash Mar 10, 2009 interacts: 55So here I am. Out of town on a work conference with my boss. In yet another comfy bed. The large windows on my hotel room paint a pretty picture of downtown Seattle. Bright, enticing.
God of Many Needs
Mutaal Mooquin Mar 7, 2009 interacts: 51I am infinite
I am a god;
Self-sufficient
Creator
Shaper
Destroyer
Fatima Jinnah: A Beacon Of Hope
Danya Ehsan Mar 10, 2009 interacts: 23When I think about what does being a Pakistani woman mean to me, I think of Fatima Jinnah’s aspirations. But do those aspirations come into the minds of ordinary Pakistani women?
Mr Zardari is Fighting a Losing Battle
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 8, 2009 interacts: 165Ironically, more people have been killed by Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan than by the three “enemies? of Pakistan (India, America and Israel) put together. But no one talks about this.
The Stone Age has Come
Saroosh Shabbir Mar 8, 2009 interacts: 27Ideas may give birth to nations but ideas do not sustain them. Ideologies are the province of well-fed stomachs, warm beds and loving embraces.
Doha Educates
Maina Raza Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 5Qatar is a small country that has staked its future on education but it seems that this important initiative is paying off.
Nightingale of Pukhtoonwala: Rehman Baba
kashkin dabruski Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 4The old Pushtu poet
Carried in his words,
The echoes of peace and music
Movie Reviews: 13b, Dhoondte Reh Jaoge, Karma Aur Holi
sufia ajaz Mar 6, 2009 interacts: 6Must say, it is a 3-in-1 treat, which you should enjoy at your own leisure. All provide entertainment and enjoyment in their own way.
Tent Cities In The USA
Nasim Hassan Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 14As the economic downturn continues, the tent cities are emerging in various places like California, Nevada, Ohio, West Virginia and Georgia.
Crumbling Away
Aarzoo Naeem Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 5As the first rain of winters lashed across the city, I, with a couple of colleagues and a photographer, set out to discover the Walled City of Lahore and the Gates that ‘protect’ it.
Out at Liberty Market
Rakesh Mani Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 126Let the people of Lahore march peacefully in protest on Liberty and fly the Sri Lankan flag on the streets. And let the cricketing lions of Lahore, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram, lead that march.
Mangalore vs Kolkata
Sankrant Sanu Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 7In Mangalore the issue was of the freedom for women to visit pubs without intimidation by religious zealots. In Kolkata the issue was the right of a newspaper editor to publish a reasoned academic critique of religious fundamentalism
And the Hits Just Keep on Coming
Ahmer Muzammil Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 163Another day, another catastrophe in Pakistan. For all intent and purpose international cricket is done in Pakistan for years to come, you can put a fork in it.
Study Of Terrorism
Aziz Dad Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 2Is terrorism determined by socio-political, psychological and economic forces or springs from individual? What can we learn from theories of Durkheim, Faisal Devji, Walter Benjamin
Attack on Sri Lankan Team
Nadeem Akram Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 13From the pictures, seen by all of us, we have observed, that there was serious lapse of security due to lack of compliance on part of PCB and law enforcement agencies.
Who Keeps the Deadly Duo in Business
Maryam Khan Mar 3, 2009 interacts: 5Salman Taseer now rules supreme in Punjab, reporting, every so often, to Zardari who now rules supreme from his hideout in the President’s House.
Lahore Terror Attack Targeting Sri Lankan Team: Who is behind it?
Ather Naqvi Mar 2, 2009 interacts: 225The killing of five policemen and two others in Lahore blows the lid off the security arrangements in the city, especially at a time when the Sri Lankan team was visiting the city.
Reflections on Aasiya Hassan's Murder and Domestic Violence
Junaid LevesqueAlam Feb 27, 2009 interacts: 8On Feb. 12th, Aasiya Hassan was discovered beheaded in the television station office where she and her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, strove to show Muslims in a positive light.
Demystifying Slumdog
Diditi Mitra Mar 2, 2009 interacts: 33Any film about the ‘East’ that gains recognition at the global level (read: Western), must fit the frames constructed by the West, frames that deny the ‘East’ a place in ‘modernity.’
Fitna : The Proverbial Dutch Foot
Sairah Ali Mar 2, 2009 interacts: 17Response to Geet Wilders Speech 2008 on Dutch Movie, Fitna
This Charade Should End Once For All
zohaib muzaffar Feb 28, 2009 interacts: 115Mr 10 percent (Zardari) had played his cards pretty well. He not only got the most powers as a civilian president but also outplayed and out manoeuvred his opponents.
Al-Aah: The Lover's Sigh
Saima Shah Feb 27, 2009 interacts: 98They have tried hard to tell me you don't exist,
That you are a figment of my imagination
And what is my imagination?
Suicide Prevention in Pakistan
Sohaib Hassan Feb 27, 2009 interacts: 4While official stats are lacking, it has been possible to calculate rates of suicide in at least six different cities of Pakistan (Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, Faislabad and Larkana).
Mother of All Speeches
saeed qureshi Feb 26, 2009 interacts: 12After eight years that degenerated every aspect of American life, America is certainly fortunate for having a leader of the ability and talent of Barack Obama to lead the nation.
The Outliers of Bollywood
sufia ajaz Feb 26, 2009 interacts: 2With the passage of time, many filmi families have come into being. But in the last eighty years, it has always been an Outsider, who ruled the masses.
Is Neo-Miniature Ethnic or Foreign Import
Aisha Rajar Feb 11, 2009 interacts: 1History of miniature in our part of the world in its true sense of a progressive hybrid of myriad cultures from vast expanses of world, in particular, Ancient Indian, Persian, and Classical European.
Self and Architecture
leenah Nasir Feb 13, 2009Open your doors, roll up your blinds. Let air, light and noise drop in. They mark life. After all, you do want your Taj Mahal to be something more than a cemetery!
Truce Or Capitulation?
Ibrahim Khan Feb 25, 2009 interacts: 6These Talibs, like cancer that spreads deep in the body, are now not only in Swat, but everywhere else too. In Peshawar and Islamabad and Lahore there is a palpable feeling that the evil is lurking somewhere in the shadows watching.
Unemployment Woes
Nadeem Akram Feb 24, 2009 interacts: 5I have become a cook; I cook for family and they love it; something that I have been missing for a long time which is spending time with my family.
Pakistan, Can You Hear Me?
Rakesh Mani Feb 24, 2009 interacts: 374Pakistanis come out on the streets to protest against the Taliban, against violence and against the murder of their own people. And for peace and dignity and friendship with their neighbors.
Collision of Cultures
Faris Kasim Feb 20, 2009 interacts: 22The evening's highlight was the band "Call" from Lahore. Suddenly people began running away from the main gate. I went forward and found 20 to 50 middle-aged bearded men in shalwar-qameez.
Slumdog Success Brings Focus on Child Poverty
Riaz Haq Feb 24, 2009 interacts: 12After the well-deserved success of the well-made Slumdog movie, will the lives of poor children in Mumbai improve?
Islamic Justice or Talibanisation of Pakistan
Syed J Hussain Feb 24, 2009 interacts: 75The Swat agreement between the provincial government of NWFP and the Taliban led by Maulana Sufi Mohammad is of greater significance than what the government has perceived.
Blow Daddy
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 21, 2009 interacts: 53You seem to like wars, son.
Yes. I like to watch them on TV.
But real wars are fought outside the TV, son.
Really? How is that possible? What sort of a war is that?
How it Became Bakistan
Feroz Qutabshahi Feb 21, 2009 interacts: 76A brief political history of Pakistan, from Jinnah’s idealism to Bhutto’s socialism and from dictatorships to present day Islamic fundamentalism.
Elderly Suicide: Breakdown of Traditional Support System
Veeresh Malik Feb 23, 2009 interacts: 20One had heard of younger people committing suicide in such a drastic manner, but now even the elderly? With a breakdown in the family based traditional support system, things are unravelling.
Delhi 6 (Dilli CHHE) - Aage Nahin PEECHHE
sufia ajaz Feb 21, 2009 interacts: 13The spirit of Purani Dilli is missing. Its spirit lies in the hearts of its people. Sadly, filmi actors cannot even come close to it.
Pen-Pals
Padash Feb 19, 2009 interacts: 16I was a young, sheltered girl ready to see the world and live a crazy life of anonymity. I made my plans for college. Plans to shave my head and dye my hair electric blue.
Pubs, Liquor Shops and Women Empowerment
Rohan Dharesh Feb 18, 2009 interacts: 118CPLFW: Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women. Should we take it that these women believe going to pubs and having sex outside marriage as a matter of right?
Modern Burlesque Fantasy: A Matter of Eating Sour Grapes
Tayyab Asif Feb 18, 2009 interacts: 1“These cash and carry chains would destroy our business; nay they are already destroying it.? A familiar sentence uttered by every maja, sheeda and meeda living in the shadow of mount doom of modern world.
Sun Running the Cells
Fahimullah Khanzada Feb 18, 2009 interacts: 5According to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), one of the foremost challenges Pakistan will be facing in future is the supply of adequate energy.
In Honor of the Heroes of Swat
Afzal K Shinwari Feb 14, 2009 interacts: 32Despite being targeted a number of times by the Taliban in Swat, he has refused to leave his hometown. He, along with his near and dear ones, continue living and defying the militants.
Oh My God
Shoaib Daniyal Feb 18, 2009 interacts: 107Every few days Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs or barbers pop up out of nowhere claiming that their sensibilities have been hurt.
Taliban Cloud Moves to Pakistan
Beena Sarwar Feb 17, 2009 interacts: 480Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik recently took many by surprise with his belated public acknowledgement that the Mumbai attacks of Nov. 2008
Book Review: Daniyal Mueenuddin "In Other Rooms, Other Wonders"
Wasiq N Khan Feb 15, 2009 interacts: 4Finally, a major publication by a talented young Pakistani with an eye for Pakistan's rural society and an ear for its rural dialects.
Leadership Crisis of South Asia
Ilhan Niaz Feb 14, 2009 interacts: 10Asking people to choose from amongst the likes of Narendra Modi, Bal Thackeray, Sheikh Hasina Wajid, Khaleda Zia, or the assorted Nehru-Gandhis, Sharifs, Chaudhries is an exercise in futility.
Wake Up Already!
Amna Chaudhry Feb 14, 2009 interacts: 10“What happened to the dream of a girl president? She’s dancing in the video next to 50 Cent? ... they are destroying what took the women before them an eternity to gain.
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not...
Amber Bokhari Feb 10, 2009 interacts: 27What are we doing? Here we are spending most of our time together. Endless hours spent talking about everything under the sun, and yet you insist on having no strings attached.
Solving the Afghan Puzzle
Rakesh Mani Feb 12, 2009 interacts: 12President Obama’s surge in Afghanistan might bring a reduction in civilian casualties and collateral damage from air strikes, but there are several important factors that threaten this strategy.
With Drops of Jupiter in Her Hair
Zarrar Said Feb 13, 2009 interacts: 104Astrology misleads the public, constantly denounces scientific development and belittles human intelligence.
Khalid Hasan, Manto, and Kala Kola
Aziz Akhmad Feb 12, 2009 interacts: 4A lifelong journalist, he observed people minutely, and commented upon them playfully and bluntly. His satire was particularly reserved for people with puffed up egos.
No More Gods
Prashant Bhatt Feb 1, 2009 interacts: 13The surgeons were no more “God? but they remain some of the most respected, courageous and wisest of doctors and persons from whom one can learn.
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land
Mohammad Gill Feb 9, 2009 interacts: 14Although Jimmy Carter couldn’t fully accomplish his peace project in the holy land during his tenure as president, it was not for want of his serious efforts.
How Greed Ruins Academia
Pervez Hoodbhoy Feb 11, 2009 interacts: 75Naked greed is now destroying the moral fibre of academia. Professors across the country are clamoring to lift even minimal requirements that could assure quality education.
Let's Celebrate Darwin's Anniversary Year
Q Isa Daudpota Feb 12, 2009 interacts: 35According to the clips I have seen on the Internet, the focus is on the misconceptions and fears that people have had about the Darwin's "Dangerous" Theory.
The Nightmare Must End
Beena Sarwar Feb 10, 2009 interacts: 386Today, Pakistan bears the brunt of the Taliban fallout, thanks to short-sighted Pakistanis and Americans who thought routing the Taliban militarily in Afghanistan would ‘root out the evil’.
In memory of the Swat valley
Kamal Siddiqi Feb 9, 2009 interacts: 12One has to go no further than the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar to hear the tales of woe of the people of Swat and other parts of the NWFP.
Gone in 42 Seconds
Rajesh Shankaran Feb 7, 2009 interacts: 5Gama was the last great Indian wrestler to storm the wrestling pits of Old Europe but he was not the first. As early as 1892, Karim Baksh defeated English champion, Tom Cannon.
In Search of Political Will: Fight Against Militants in Swat
Khalid Bhatti Feb 5, 2009 interacts: 85Not only the state of Pakistan has the right to take arms against these elements but rather has a duty to curb these elements with all of its might.
President Obama’s Political Style: Tips For India
Madhavi Bhasin Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8There is an urgent need on India’s part to replace rhetoric with merit based arguments. Convincing discussions based on facts and supported by logical arguments.
The Smile of Dinah
Ayesha Umar Feb 2, 2009 interacts: 6She seems gazing at me with a mockingly triumphant smile, head drenched in blood, eyes fixed upon me as if saying, ’You are a lair, dastard, unfaithful retard.’
Congress Party's Dilemma
Rakesh Mani Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8What can Manmohan Singh do to avoid a war but still pander to the rampant anti-Pakistan sentiment among the masses.
In the Gallery Of Pakistan
Nikhat Rasool Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 28What had happened here? All those pictures were mutilated as if some anti-art psychopath was unleashed. There was blood, hate, violence and death written with bold letters everywhere.
Imagine Life Without Government
tayyab rashid Feb 3, 2009 interacts: 12The mobile phone company was responsible for providing me a service for Rs. 85 it had charged. The government on the other hand was not accountable to me at all, for the Rs. 15
Obama's Surge in Afghanistan: An Indian's view of Opium trade
captainjohann Samuhanand Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 21Why such importance to this tiny country. The Jihadies have already gone into the caves of Wazirstan. Then Why? Is it the poppy and heroin trade?
Humanity at a Crossroads
Khalid Sohail Feb 2, 2009 interacts: 342Humanity is passing through an adolescent phase as is at a crossroads. All of us have to make certain choices. We can choose the path of collective suicide or the path of peace and harmony.
A Third View
Anand Mahajan Jan 31, 2009 interacts: 2Bendre had come to Mumbai to see his son. Suddenly, a Marathi movement against north Indians in Mumbai rose to peak level fueled by politicians and there were violent scenes in Mumbai.
MOLE - All About Your Future And Personality
sufia ajaz Jan 18, 2009 interacts: 2No, no, no. I am not writing about the furry mammal or a spy/undercover agent or the Avogadro’s Number or a Mexican spicy sauce or a breakwater.
Fond Reminiscence
Shehrzade Jan Feb 1, 2009 interacts: 3So now, there is a fondness in reminiscing those moments, in the same way an old sweater of a loved one is breathed in deeply, a photograph touched with the fingertips
A Proven Approach to Make Pakistan's Defence Impregnable
David Leffler Jan 30, 2009 interacts: 116If there are no internal or external threats, there are no enemies. No enemies, no conflict. But how could such an ideal goal be achieved in Pakistan where tensions are so high?
Torture me, hurt me, yes...yes...YES!!!
nyda ahmad Jan 29, 2009 interacts: 31
He sits perched on the edge of the bed in another seedy hotel, dragging on an endless string of cancer sticks, from my corner under the sheets I gaze despondently.
Jammin' at the Jive
Shaheryar Mirza Jan 26, 2009 interacts: 24A cruise for every scud
Doom for every dud
It’s all about staying alive
Beats your normal 9-5
Jammin’ at the jive.
Black is Beautiful and Michelle Obama
Gajendra Singh Jan 28, 2009 interacts: 42If black would now become beautiful and fashionable. It is unlikely to create any change in the deeply ingrained fair colour obsession of India's higher castes.
Memories of Abid
Amna Chaudhry Jan 11, 2009 interacts: 7I remember seeing him on my first day at the copper mines and my fourteen year old mind decided that I was to become a magician.
A Muslim’s Memo to Obama: Words Cannot Camouflage Cluster Bombs
Junaid LevesqueAlam Jan 28, 2009 interacts: 34
If President Obama wishes to repair relations with the Muslim world and help isolate Islamic extremists, he is going to have to reign in anti-Muslim extremists.
What Happened To Tania?
Nikhat Rasool Jan 26, 2009 interacts: 28Tania! My daughter… Our dream daughter, Sara’s and mine. It’s been six months now since she had gone. Where and why, I don’t know?
First 11 Months of PPP Government
Mehroz Sadruddin Jan 11, 2009 interacts: 15Overall inflation has touched 25 per cent and the US dollar has gone up from Rs 62 to Rs 81, a near 36 per cent increase.
Slumdog Millionaire ... what should movies be like
Shantanu Dutta Jan 23, 2009 interacts: 239Should cinema expose harsh truth or should it portray a carefully sanitized picture of society? This question has again come to the fore front with release of Slumdog Millionaire
Afghanistan Strategic Choices for USA and Regional Actors
Agha Amin Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 85The distinction between Islamist and non Islamists is being fast transformed into US versus Anti US Forces.
Compromised Freedoms
ahmed hasan Jan 23, 2009 interacts: 6untamed confessions
Driving out…
knotted wounds…
And healing…
Compromised freedoms
In Search Of Manwel Dimech
Prashant Bhatt Jan 24, 2009 interacts: 2The Medieval Knights and stories of the siege make nice tourism, but what about the original inhabitants of this island nation, which has the oldest free standing structure known to mankind?
How Sacred is Life ?
Shantanu Dutta Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 7If the government accepts the recommendation of legal reform submitted by Kerala Law Reforms Commission, Kerala will become India's first state to legalize euthanasia.
Gaza: A New Awakening in the American-Arab Youth
Yasmin Qureshi Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 11During the election campaign many discussions centered on why Muslims have no voice in the campaign. Some analysts concluded it was because Muslims are not part of the ‘American story’.
Obama Inauguration Brings Hope, Scepticism
Beena Sarwar Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 203The message of hope that he symbolised resonated with Pakistanis - though some shrugged it off as part of a system that is unlikely to change.
Bye Bye Preemptive Wars
Mohammad Gill Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 4It remains to be seen how good will Obama’s administration turn out; one thing is certain though that the wheel has started turning up after reaching the lowest point.
Gone Are Those Days Sweetie
Ehtisham Iqbal Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 1When going out shopping to Hyatabad was considered a family picnic, when sitting at a road side Khokha was considered to be safe and fun among your friends.
World Bank Help For Pakistan’s Education – A Poisoned Chalice?
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 95What Pakistan needs from the Bank is help for improving the dilapidated infrastructure of ordinary colleges where the bulk of Pakistani students in higher education study, not more half-baked universities.
Economic Crisis: The Challenge & Opportunity for Barack Obama
Jesudas Athyal Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 2He had a credible policy for new social order and seemed sensitive to plight of millions who fell by the wayside. Is he willing to rise up to his Gandhian vision?
Why Be Good?
Zarrar Said Jan 20, 2009 interacts: 3The question is why do we strive to be good? Believe it or not, the answer lies in our genetic make up.
Scylla or Charybdis?
Faysal Malik Jan 20, 2009 interacts: 22From terrorist attacks in India to insurgency in Afghanistan, from nuclear proliferation to radicalization of Islam, every thing is “exported? by us; it’s strange that still our GDP is going down.
Human Trafficking: The Great Commodity Exchange
Shantanu Dutta Jan 16, 2009 interacts: 3While no comprehensive study of forced and bonded labour can ever be completed, there are estimates that the trafficking “industry? touches 20 to 65 million Indians.
That Blue Dove
Sana Rashid Jan 18, 2009 interacts: 8Adapted from Ashfaq Ahmed’s Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay : Neeli Churiya
Civil Society Pleads for Peace
Beena Sarwar Jan 17, 2009 interacts: 111As tensions between Pakistan and India continue to see-saw, citizens in both countries are stepping up efforts for peace through initiatives
Gaza
ahmed hasan Jan 15, 2009 interacts: 11The sirens are heard
In the background
As few more
windows turn to
Splinters
Growing Up
Manali Chakrabarti Jan 15, 2009 interacts: 8I was ready to be impressed with anybody who lived in such a majestic dwelling, but this man was impressive anyway. Tall, dark, old...
Heed Tariq Ali's Voice
anil sharma Jan 14, 2009 interacts: 96A veteran on the South Asian scene, Ali has clinically diagnosed the post-partition developments with a sympathetic mind without losing the desired element of objectivity.
Satyam Scandal and Misgivings of Business Management Education
Vidyadhar Date Jan 14, 2009 interacts: 18The controversial independent director on the board of Satyam Computer Services, N. Mohan Rao, was the dean of the high profile Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.
Abused Husbands
Khalid Sohail Jan 14, 2009 interacts: 116Since abuse in many men is far more emotional than physical or sexual, they generally do not come to the attention of police and mental health professionals.
Cathartic Militarism
Faris Kasim Jan 1, 2009 interacts: 35Threats of bankruptcy and widespread anarchy in the nation and the prospect of war with India has instilled a deep feeling of euphoria and panic in citizens of Pakistan.
Palestinians Look for a Sliver of Hope in Obama Presidency
Allen Hafman Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 14It appears Obama is reconsidering his earlier stance to take into account the historical background of the Middle East situation.
Story of Srinivas Ramanujan
Rajesh Shankaran Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 75The only man rated a perfect 100, the man who was in G. H. Hardy’s mind among the greatest mathematicians of all-time was Srinivas Ramanujan.
The Palestinian Puzzle
Mohammad Gill Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 934Israel and the Western world has projected Israel as a peace loving country; they pretend Arabs are the trouble shooters who don't want peace, the reality is however quite complex.
Swat Calls For Civil Society to Act
Zubair Torwali Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 134Government writ is a faded vision; elected councilors and Nazims are killed, women no more allowed to visit bazaars; markets are deserted, police stations vacated.
A Guantanamo Diary
Beej K Singh Jan 2, 2009 interacts: 20The question that comes through strongest in reading M.R. Khan’s book “My Guantanamo Diary? is – how can a system supposedly full of safeguards go so wrong so quickly for so long?!
Terrorism Unveiled
Jalal Awan Jan 4, 2009 interacts: 374Once again, the Israelis bomb the starving and imprisoned population of Gaza. The world watches the plight of 1.5 million Gazans live on TV and online.
Babel
Salman Aneel Jan 4, 2009 interacts: 11“Babel? is the best word that describes the present situation in South Asia. Have we solved issues like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition that we want to go to war?
India-Pakistan: Hope for Prisoners Despite Ongoing Tensions
Beena Sarwar Jan 2, 2009 interacts: 8The announcement that India is in the process of repatriating 65 Pakistani nationals brings fresh hope to hundreds incarcerated in prisons across each other’s countries.
The Many Colors of Indian Corruption
Murad A Baig Jan 2, 2009 interacts: 94Unless the complex multi layered system of Government inherited from the British is simplified, corruption will continue to thrive.
Year 2008 in Review-Pakistan
Riaz Haq Jan 1, 2009 interacts: 133It began with Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari taking over the reigns of Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan's largest political party, and ended with rising tensions in South Asia.
Vijay Tendulkar: A Voice Against Misogyny
Enam Hasan Jan 1, 2009 interacts: 70It seems as if these social structures - like in Pakistan and India - are bound to torture its inhabitants, especially women.
Journey to the Center of Our Souls
Maina Raza Dec 24, 2008 interacts: 32Jerusalem was considered the fountain of wisdom because of the shared knowledge of our three traditions. I hope and pray we will one day learn to share that knowledge again.
Time’s Man of the Year 2008 – Barack Hussein Obama
Mohammad Gill Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 445Half the people in America had never heard of him two years ago – that even his campaign manager, at the outset, wasn’t sure Obama had what it takes to win the election.
Thereek-e-Televiban: A Short History
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 22, 2008 interacts: 102Thereeka-e-Televiban (TT) – also called the Cable TV-Mujahids- is a militant organization operating in the cities of Pakistan. It is a collection of various radical groups.
An Old Man, an Ima and the 'green chili pickle' Woman
Vandana Mittal Dec 23, 2008 interacts: 22There is weariness to the soul and those images that seared my heart and mind for 70 long hours are now clamoring to be understood and their significance internalized and understood.
Al - Basir : The All Seeing
Fareeha Choudhry Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 10And the last day she came to learn about God, the monster would just not let her go no matter how hard she tried to escape his grip.
The Other Side
Omer Aijazi Dec 20, 2008 interacts: 15There is not much value in trying to judge the world and maybe slightly more in trying to change it. But real power lies in understanding people around us and their motivations.
The Magician
Raiya Hashmi Dec 19, 2008 interacts: 14In long flowing saris, sporting mangal-sootar and sindoor these angelic bahus are seen suffering, sacrificing, being victimized in short everything a sane and normal woman would never do.
Creepy Chemicals
Mutaal Mooquin Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 15This Holiday season, toys containing harmful phthalates, which are known endocrine disruptors, will fill up the shelve space in the markets.
The Fo Factor
Enam Hasan Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 11Rahat Kazmi on Radical Socialism; Jungle Main Mangal Bazaar, adaptation of Fo’s play, Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!
The Mumbai Terror Apologists
Sankrant Sanu Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 539Whether or not other Muslims agree with their actions, the first step is to admit the existence of Pakistan-based Islam-inspired terror.
Introspection – Pakistan and Terrorism
Khalid Bhatti Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 61Isn’t dispensing power to non state actors a crime against the state itself, and those who committed it should be brought before the court on the charges of high treason.
Man And The Sun
Malik A Jamal Dec 16, 2008 interacts: 3For these troubling times, a dialogue between the morning sun and a man on a mountain about what is the essence of a human being.
Dreamland Dubai
Atif Dec 16, 2008 interacts: 88One of my last acts in Dubai was to visit Sitwah, a sort of Little Pakistan (but with a good number of Indian businesses as well) in the shadows of skyscrapers.
Verification of the String Theory – The Dooms Day Gets Postponed
Mohammad Gill Dec 17, 2008 interacts: 21The collider will provide data that will enable the physicists to understand how the universe began to exist among several other important issues that have eluded verification.
Open Letter to all Pakistanis: Bombay, Faridkot and Us
Yasser Latif Hamdani Dec 17, 2008 interacts: 224No matter how legitimate one's grievance or cause, it does not sanction violence aimed at unarmed civilian populations far removed from the cause itself.
In Search of Identity : Tribal Warriors
FM Shah Dec 14, 2008 interacts: 97We have to shed our colonial identity imposed on us and undertake a fresh challenge, an IDENTITY-altering venture that allow us to paint the happenings and experiences of our existence and our dreams.
Ajmal Amir Kasab – Right to Defence?
Shridhar Naik Dec 15, 2008 interacts: 69In a solid show of patriotic zeal and indignance, the Bombay Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court Bar Association has passed a resolution restraining its members from taking up the case.
Mirror, Mirror
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 13, 2008 interacts: 26The electronic media in Indian and Pakistan is simply reflecting the paranoia and politics of a class of people that became an important economic plank in the economics of consumerism
The Mumbai Massacres And Pakistan’s New Nightmares
Cristina Otten Dec 13, 2008 interacts: 107An interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, chairman of the physics department Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, and member of the Permanent Monitoring Panel on Terrorism of the World Federation of Scientists.
A Just War?
Arjun Vasan Dec 10, 2008 interacts: 47If defensive war is found to be just, there is moral imperative to wage it; even if one is morally against war itself. Case regarding Pakistan's role in Mumbai attacks.
One Hour From Midnight
Parakkad Varma Dec 12, 2008 interacts: 4If the people clamour for more stringent laws, the government is bound to heed. After all, no political party can be trusted to resist a demand for a police state.
Do Not Wash This Blood; Do Not Wipe This Tear: Get Angry
Maloy K Dhar Dec 12, 2008 interacts: 6Change the system, change the governing tools, change the consitution, change the laws, change the criminal jurisprudendec system and dump the politicians of present variety.
Sharp-Eyed View of a Mohajir
Sayeed Hasan Khan Dec 11, 2008 interacts: 61These immigrants (in Bengal and Sindh) were to play a great role both in the development of these provinces and also in generating political instability.
Zardari: An Emerging South Asia Statesman?
Joe Athialy Dec 11, 2008 interacts: 26The article 'The Terrorists Want to Destroy Pakistan, Too' by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, published in NYT on December 9, 2008 is significant in many ways.
Evil Walks the World Today
Zeejah Dec 6, 2008 interacts: 435Pakistanis are in denial and Indians are baying for blood and pointing a finger across the border at Pakistan as the source of the murderous plan.
How to Stop Terrorism: Appeal to Advani
Gnani Sankaran Dec 9, 2008 interacts: 72Terrorism cannot be fought or prevented by mere expansion of our firepower. To attack it, we need to attack the tools of terrorism and roots of terrorism.
No Short Cuts to End Terrorism
Murad A Baig Dec 9, 2008 interacts: 42There was such a huge feeling of outrage against the lapses of the intelligence and security services, the custodians of law as well as all the politicians and officials.
Ayodha , Dec 06
Shantanu Dutta Dec 7, 2008 interacts: 81December the 6th is a day to weep as the day when some of our own people decided that the unpalatable parts of our history eserve to be physically annihilated.
Nothing Queer About It
Zarrar Said Dec 3, 2008 interacts: 105Homosexuality is demonstrated in all species from fruit flies to donkeys. Humans are no exception to this rule and the fact is that sexual orientation is an inborn combination.
Kashmir: Any Closer to Solution?
Shridhar Naik Dec 3, 2008 interacts: 19Creation of “soft borders? allowing the free movement of goods and people as a symbolic first step towards a closer cohesion between the two units of the Himalayan state.
Pleas For Sanity as Sabres Rattle Over Mumbai Mayhem
Beena Sarwar Dec 2, 2008 interacts: 1263Angry condemnations lead us nowhere; political demands may make vote-catching politicians rethink strategies, but we need to create space, think things out in the long term…
The Future of Indo Pak Conflict
Agha Amin Nov 30, 2008 interacts: 79What are the chances of peace being established between Pakistan and India?
Mumbai Wounded
Anita Lobo Dec 2, 2008 interacts: 2Yet amidst death,
The goodness of humanity, triumphed
Unknown brave hearts
Shielded strangers, fellow beings
I Am A Pakistani
Ayesha Khan Nov 29, 2008 interacts: 27(India, America) These are countries that I carry in my heart but do not carry their passports. I am a threat to the safety of their people. I am a threat to my friends.
India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in Pakistan for Mumbai mayhem
Beena Sarwar Nov 30, 2008 interacts: 386The Mumbai attacks, hitting in the midst of the fifth round of the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan, are likely to have wide-ranging repercussions for India and Pakistan relations
Proud to be an Indian
Shantanu Dutta Nov 30, 2008 interacts: 4Like the memorial to the Unknown Soldier; we need a way to honor the unknown citizens of all hues – the ones who really make us proud to be Indian
Karachi Riots! Who is responsible
Zafir Zia Dec 1, 2008 interacts: 13This silence shown by the government on the aggravated law and order situation is beyond comprehension.
An Indian Muslim
Shoaib Daniyal Nov 28, 2008 interacts: 269The Indian Muslim doesn’t need people killing in his name. He needs reform. The community is one of the most backwards in India, and largely the blame has to be shouldered by itself.
Terror in Mumbai.....and also in 'Bannu or somewhere'
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 28, 2008 interacts: 43Also in ‘Bannu or somewhere’?? What does that mean? That the premier of this country was not briefed about a bomb blast. Or that it has become so routine that one does not care to know the complete facts.
Mumbai Attacks: Shocking
Chowk Nov 26, 2008 interacts: 708This kind of terrorism is unforgivable and must be condemned unilaterally in no uncertain terms, in all forms, in all contexts.
A Big, Decadent Pakistani Wedding
Malik A Jamal Nov 14, 2008 interacts: 9Pity the nation whose rich spend recklessly on decadent weddings but won’t spare few dimes to alleviate suffering of the down-trodden. Pity that nation, for it is a dying nation.
A Day At The Tempe Mosque
Sidra Omer Nov 11, 2008 interacts: 2In 1984 a wealthy student from Saudi Arabia studying at ASU brought a lot of funds from his family to build the mosque. No one at the mosque seems to remember his name.
In Transit at Dubai International
Prashant Bhatt Nov 20, 2008 interacts: 1The announcements for boarding were heard. We said goodbye! Friends and workers in transit, with common threads and links, sharing and learning at Dubai International.
Khuda Hafiz Faraz Sahib
Ras Siddiqui Nov 16, 2008 interacts: 3It was late when I drove back to Sacramento that night but Faraz Sahib appeared to me to be as fresh as a morning breeze and completely in his element.
Sexless and Loveless Marriages
Khalid Sohail Nov 25, 2008 interacts: 43Many people are surprised how the same routine life that provides stability and security starts to kill creativity, spontaneity and love. When monogamy turns in monotony.
History & Origins of Pakistan's Nuclear Program
Ali Chishti Nov 20, 2008 interacts: 5By September 1976 one hundred acre site near Kahuta was personally selected by Dr. A.Q. Khan. Kahuta’s secretive work was known as Project 706.
Terror Unlimited
Ayesha Umar Nov 20, 2008 interacts: 19I Hope that God’s wrath doesn’t fall on Punjab because we, the inhabitants of NWFP, are truly suffering from the wrath of militants and other criminal elements, terror unlimited as I call it.
The Taliban and Our National Interest!
H P Nov 18, 2008 interacts: 339The Pakistani Taliban is not an ideological but an opportunistic anarchic group. The farrago of Sharia is a cover to step up recruitment to create anarchy in FATA and NWFP.
Child Labour – Legislation Alone not Enough
Shridhar Naik Nov 17, 2008The Government of India has always been committed to the elimination of child labour. Enforcement or even a workable machinery to implement the policies seems to be lacking.
Leprosy : The Shadow Lingers
Shantanu Dutta Nov 18, 2008 interacts: 1Medically, leprosy is detected early and thanks to a multi drug regime, cured early too. And yet piles of archaic legislation keep those infected on the margins of society.
Hop Aboard the Interfaith Express
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 19, 2008 interacts: 24Ironically, the main organizers of Interfaith conference at UN was His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, country with the worst record in history on religious tolerance.
The Indian Obama!
Joe Athialy Nov 19, 2008 interacts: 16The question 'Can India produce an Obama' carries significance in the context of the Happydent White television commercial doing rounds on Indian channels since August or so.
Cricket: Afridi is Our Future
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 21, 2008 interacts: 7Don’t write him off as a dumb cricketer. He has a fantastic cricketing brain. As a baller and on the field. And he is seasoned. 12 years. He’s the most experienced player on Pakistan team right now.
Thought for Food and Food for Thought
Faysal Malik Nov 16, 2008 interacts: 6In last sixty minutes, while earth rotated around it’s axis for about 1,000 miles on the same planet 1,000 people died because of hunger.
The Correct Turn
Nadeem F Paracha Nov 16, 2008 interacts: 240Like most movements of the 20th Century that adopted what is called Political Islam as its calling card, the Kashmir militancy too collapsed under its own weight.
Politics of PPP and Asif Zardari
Ali Chishti Nov 14, 2008 interacts: 63Asif Zardari led government today is an extension of Mushraff’s government; authenticating Mushraff’s policies regarding war on terror and shifting the pendulum of power from Punjab to Sindh
G-8: RIP?
Dost Mittar Nov 16, 2008 interacts: 149The G-8 meeting will take place in Italy next year as scheduled but all eyes will be on the April meeting of G-20
Urdu News Columnists and Anchors -- should we always believe them?
Aziz Akhmad Nov 10, 2008 interacts: 35Personal opinions and biases are presented as news; commentators state inferences and perceptions as facts, often peddle half-baked ideas and folklore as received truths.
Revival of Dastan Goi
Tehseen Baweja Nov 7, 2008 interacts: 7The going-away of this art was so unnoticable that the last known dastan go "Mir Baqir" is said to have died in Delhi in extreme poverty, after reverting to selling 'Paan' as his livelihood.
Delhi Belly
Shoaib Daniyal Nov 11, 2008 interacts: 17There’s something about the human brain which makes one terribly curious when one hears the words “bathroom mein jet hain?.
The Muslim Protagonist and the Past Three Years
Vaibhav Jain Nov 11, 2008 interacts: 120What better a movie to begin with than Rang De Basanti? RDB will stand out for long as ‘The Generation X Movie’ in the annals of Bollywood.
Phoenix In Green
Faisal Kapadia Nov 12, 2008 interacts: 2Just as I had swept ODI cricket, specially Pakistan cricket under the rug of ancient "feel good" memories, the Pakistan and West Indies match turns out to be a smasher and a half.
Hail Obama
Saima Shah Nov 12, 2008 interacts: 298Surely you, who are a veritable crossroads yourself, black, white, Muslim, Kenyan, Indonesian, American and under 50, you can see further than others have been able to.
Ways of the Taliban
Malik Rashid Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 21Its tradition of gory acts of public beheading, suicide bombings and acts of terrorism is rapidly unmasking the Taliban in NWFP and swinging public opinion against them.
Sonal Shah to Help Divide Obama's Victory Spoils
Riaz Haq Nov 10, 2008 interacts: 139It is ironic that both Emanuel and Shah, with close ties to far-right politics in Israel and India, have become part of the supposedly liberal elite assembled by the Obama campaign
Will we ever learn?
Nadeem Akram Nov 11, 2008 interacts: 2The wise men of PCB and their cronies as usual, has started a smear campaign against the outgoing Chairman, Dr. Nasim Ashraf and “his? men who were asked to leave PCB.
Effects of Climate Change and Bio-Energy
NoorAli Noorani Nov 9, 2008 interacts: 7In Asia, temperatures are expected to rise 2-8 degrees Celsius in next 8-10 years affecting climatic variations like decreased rainfall, crop failures and more floods.
Against Zardari's Pakistan
Saroosh Shabbir Nov 9, 2008 interacts: 35When a people become this apathetic, they forfeit the right to a decent life. They have made their peace with the circumstances and deserve no struggle in their name.
The Way Out
Hussan Zia Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 33Much of the responsibility for the failure in Pakistan rests with the people themselves who have not played their part in protecting their rights.
Singur and the Small Entrepreneur in India
Veeresh Malik Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 42Thank you, Mr. Tata. 10 years ago, for another magazine and on television, I predicted how the Tata Indica would change the face of the small car scene in India. It did.
Off With Test Cricket's Head
Faisal Kapadia Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 3Allen Stanford, mention this name around puritan English cricket fans and you would probably get the equivalent of a mental wedgie these days.
Yes we can, Obama!
Ather Naqvi Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 308We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 72From the march in Alabama to the victory speech in Grant Park, the nation has come this far in such a short span of time is nothing hosrt of a miracle.
The Psyche of Al-Qaeda
Khalid Sohail Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 179To have a better understanding of the psyche of Al-Qaeda we need to understand the ideology, personality and political strategy of the organization’s leaders as well as the followers.
New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy
Beena Sarwar Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 28Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus
The Capture of Christianity
Murad A Baig Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 181No execution in human history has been as minutely researched as the crucifixion of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago. There has also been no myth like the story of his resurrection
Live In
Prashant Bhatt Nov 3, 2008“The world outside the campus is very cruel. There are people who pass sarcastic remarks or start giving patronizing advice regarding my job, career, potential marriage? she told as they sat together
Illegal Border Crossing, Is There a Solution?
Shridhar Naik Oct 31, 2008 interacts: 8Hailing from the NWFP in Pakistan, Nasir crossed the border in his zeal to make it to Bollywood and meet his hero Sharukh Khan. Instead he was apprehended by the Border Security Force
Obama is Better for Jinnah's Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Nov 2, 2008 interacts: 193The only group of people in Pakistan that benefits from a Republican administration is the group of people that sides with and encourages military coups in Pakistan.
Momin Khwaja Case: Canada's Anti-Terrorism Law Tested
Dost Mittar Nov 1, 2008 interacts: 6Khwaja could not have been proven guilty of criminal charge and would have gone scot-free without the anti-terror legislation; By Oct 29 ruling, he is likely to get life imprisonment.
Through Bloodshed and Tears
Sidra Omer Oct 31, 2008 interacts: 29It was the year 1984. The Anti-Sikh massacre was taking place in India after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31 by her two Sikh guards.
Balochistan Quake Survivors Await Relief
Beena Sarwar Oct 29, 2008 interacts: 12At least 200 people are believed to be dead so far, a number expected to rise as many remain trapped under collapsed houses in scattered hamlets.
Reckoning Time for HEC
Pervez Hoodbhoy Oct 30, 2008 interacts: 109The new HEC head, yet to be appointed, has a difficult task ahead. One hopes that he or she will have the dynamism and eloquence of Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, but not the flaws.
US Elections: Watching the Watch-dog
Saeed Minhas Oct 30, 2008 interacts: 1Media and pollsters are calling the shots in US elections whereas candidates and people continue to make up their minds from day to day election messages and changing realities.
Ridiculing Religion or Religion of Ridicule
Mutaal Mooquin Oct 28, 2008 interacts: 209One leaves the theater with a strong sense that Bill Maher is rallying the atheists in a battle cry.
Global Recession and China
mahmood Mahmood Oct 20, 2008 interacts: 8Decoupling, the theory that Chinese economy is independent and is not dependent upon USA and EU market has been tested severely under the after math of the recent financial crisis
Hindu Hegemony
Harimau Iyer Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 139A great sense of sadness enveloped me as I contemplated the pathetic condition of Indian Hindus compared to the proud Hindus of Bali.
Organisational Bullshit
Murad A Baig Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 13Bullshitting is practiced by almost all people, sometimes unconsciously, but usually with quite intentional purpose.
On Blades and Scalpels
Amber Bokhari Oct 26, 2008 interacts: 21My experience working in Surgical Unit One of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore
Supporting Moratorium on Capital Punishment
Amjad Hussain Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 16Almost 30 of the 60 ‘Islamic’ countries have abolished or have moratoriums in place.
Iftikhar Chaudhry, the saga ensues!
Ahmer Muzammil Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 82Ever since Iftikhar Chaudhry has been out of office, not one date has been set for hearing of the mannoo bhayl case or the missing people case or the new murre project
Wake up to a cup of tea
Shantanu Dutta Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 4By establishing and building on the link between waking up to one’s social responsibilities and waking up in the morning to a cup of Tea – (Tata Tea of course !)
Dilli Dur Ast
Shoaib Daniyal Oct 24, 2008 interacts: 22The area around the dargah itself was a typical Muslim mohallah of the type also seen in Central Calcutta. Narrow dingy lanes with a profusion of small hotels.
Common Sense Left Behind
Prashant Bhatt Oct 22, 2008 interacts: 1The principal called her and told -“We have prepared the school-leaving certificate of your child. Please sign it and then we are free from any obligation to each other.?
Seize The Moment
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 302Since 2001, Pakistan had received only up to US$ 64 billion inflows, which is – no matter what people say- a pittance compared to our potential.
The Modern Morlocks Emerge – Muslim Americans
Wajahat Ali Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 9Obama, that biracial, African American son of a Kenyan with an Arab name, is apparently now a “Socialist with Islamic background? according to anti-Muslim McCain supporters
General Colin Powell – A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Feroz Qutabshahi Oct 22, 2008 interacts: 57Why blame the selection of Palin as one of the reasons for parting with McCain? Was this selection any worse than a warholes such as Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Rove, Bolton, Cheney
The Man in the Mirror
Faysal Malik Oct 20, 2008 interacts: 7How naïve we are sitting in one part of the world watching someone like us getting hurt somewhere else and we don’t do anything about it thinking it is not going to happen to us.
Miley Sur Mera Tumhara
Shantanu Dutta Oct 13, 2008 interacts: 22These days it is not enough any more to be a Hindu alone. No – indeed you have to be a particular kind of Hindu.
Seeking a way out of the 'war on terror'
Beena Sarwar Oct 18, 2008 interacts: 17The calls by decision makers for political engagement rather than military means to end the ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan reflects a major change in US policy.
Capitalism Comes a Cropper!
Zarrar Said Oct 20, 2008 interacts: 15The shock wave in global finance that began a year ago seems to have finally caught up with the KSE casino. The 100-Index fell from its mid-May peak of 15,600 to 9,144.
Oliver Stone movie “W.?
Wajahat Ali Oct 16, 2008 interacts: 1Stone and company at times veer dangerously close to parody in their depiction of the Magnificent 7 (Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, Rove, Powell and Tenent)
Post Colonial English Language Writers
William Dalrymple Oct 16, 2008 interacts: 9Post Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist a whole raft of new Pakistani novels are due to appear, all of which have already caused considerable pre-publication stir.
Are the Converted Tribals Really Hindu?
Murad A Baig Oct 16, 2008 interacts: 450Several reports confirm that many tribals have cynically accepted the tonsuring of their hair and the mouthing of Vedic prayers as a small price to pay to get back to their villages.
History and Origins of MQM Part II
Ali Chishti Oct 15, 2008 interacts: 85Emigration of Hindus post partition left a vacuum which was filled by the educated Muslim immigrants from India. In 1981 census only 6% of Karachites identified themselves as Sindhi.
The Republican Red Scare
Wajahat Ali Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 3If McCain and Palin want to play the guilt by association game, their own questionable ties must be examined.
They Will Seal The Case Sheets!
Prashant Bhatt Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 4How are doctors affected when their treatment plans go wrong? What is the difference between complications, difference of opinion and negligence?
Ahmed Faraz (1931-2008) – The Romantic Rebel
Zaki Rahman Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 6To the end of his life, Faraz remained fully committed to the ideals of democracy and justice as witnessed by his close involvement in the lawyers movement of last year.
Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak: A Man for All Seasons
Zeejah Oct 11, 2008 interacts: 79His greatest disappointment he says is that he was withdrawn as Ambassador before he could bring about the confederation between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Terrorism Accused: Is Legal Aid Justified?
Shridhar Naik Oct 7, 2008 interacts: 399The BJP National President, Mr. Rajnath Singh’s recent statement opposing the providing of legal aid to the suspected terrorists
Losing the Battle, Losing the Faith
Ehtisham Iqbal Oct 9, 2008 interacts: 8The 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 ...
Three Cups of Tea & Pennies for Peace
Ras Siddiqui Oct 9, 2008 interacts: 26In 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.
Not to Forget the Devastation of October 8, 2005 Earthquake
Adnan Bashir Oct 8, 2008 interacts: 3We 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
Rape Survivor Families Struggle Against Odds
Beena Sarwar Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 60
Even the high-profile case of Mukhtaran Mai, gang-raped by locally influential people in 2002, is still pending before the Supreme Court.
Demon
Sahir Shah Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 8They 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
Better Times
Muhammad Farhan Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 15It 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 in the city.
Love at Shara Zawia
Prashant Bhatt Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 1Muneer 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.
‘Dustbin of history’ or ‘history of sorts’
Gowhar Geelani Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 138Omar 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.
Cockroaches of Disruption
kashkin dabruski Sep 30, 2008 interacts: 9The 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
Salt N Pepper
Amber Bokhari Sep 29, 2008 interacts: 18I 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 but I'm not that old!"
Fathers and Daughters
Fatima Mirza Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 189When 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 as a running clock with no hands. To feel its essential present.
MQM - History and Origins
Ali Chishti Oct 2, 2008 interacts: 128The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.
Living Gandhi and King Today: Unbroken Historic Continuity
Tahir Qazi & Syeda Nuzhat Siddiqui Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 358In 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
Dueling Partners: Pakistan and America
Wajahat Ali Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 16In this exclusive interview, Tariq Ali, a seasoned journalist and Pakistani insider, focuses on all major players, including the Bush Administration, Zardari, Bhutto, Musharraf, military
Reforming Religious Fundamentalists
Khalid Sohail Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 105What would you do with religious fundamentalists, especially those who adopt militant practices, have violent consciousness, and have become involved in armed struggle...
A Weak Pakistan is a Threat to Neighbours
Beena Sarwar Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 38Thanks to past policies, Pakistanis are caught between a rock and a hard place - American military attacks on the border and suicide bombings and sectarian violence around the country...
Historian Amaresh Misra on South Asia
AliHasan Cemendtaur Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 360Left alone, South Asia would have evolved more smoothly into the Industrial age, says historian Amaresh Misra
Whose Dog?
Prashant Bhatt Sep 29, 2008 interacts: 2The way the Sangh Parivar has co-opted the working class and youth militants while serving the interests of the rich and powerful is a phenomenon which has torn India apart.
The Health and Medicinal Benefits of
Nadeem F Paracha Sep 27, 2008 interacts: 17Institute of Manic-Depression published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that Talk Show reduced the risk of sensibility in men and women by nearly sixty percent.
Coming to America
Wajahat Ali Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 132It's both surreal and frightening that these two (Palin and Zardari) upstart political figures could very well be significant actors in deciding the fate of global relations.
Zalim Online
TARIQ AQIL Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 9An eye witness to the horror and carnage by the religious fanatics in Pakistan
The Only Good Muslim is the Anti-Muslim
Junaid LevesqueAlam Sep 23, 2008 interacts: 12For some, Barack Obama's stature as a man of the left has fallen precipitously, like late autumn leaves shed by branches bowing to the will of winter.
Jihad Revised
Q Isa Daudpota Sep 26, 2008 interacts: 19Pakistan, which is being torn apart by jihadists from within and across its border, needs to make this latest work by Fadl available widely in translation.
The Sangh Octopussy
Dost Mittar Sep 24, 2008 interacts: 154In Kandhmal, Orissa, following communal violence, several hundred Christians are in refugee camps and have been threatened with death if they return without “reconverting?
Pakistani-Americans or American-Pakistanis?
Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 26, 2008 interacts: 185How long will it before Pakistani-Americans will let their voices be heard as a group?
Behind That Voice!
Sheharyar Malhi Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 20Jagjit Singh is a man with many attributes – a great singer, a passionate artist, a social worker and most of all, a humble, down-to-earth man.
Into The Thick of the Battle
Ather Naqvi Sep 22, 2008 interacts: 21It is in the interest of the US that Pakistan is given a free hand to deal with the Taliban on its side of the border. This is Pakistan’s war now.
Movie Review: Streets of Karachi
Ras Siddiqui Sep 23, 2008 interacts: 2Writer Shoieb Yunus successfully grasps growing up in a multi-religious Karachi of yesteryear where one lived in harmony.
We Have Met the Enemy and the Enemy is Us!
Salim Chauhan Sep 22, 2008 interacts: 420How the Chowkidar is Destroying the House from Inside.
The Marriott Bombing: ‘Pakistan’s 9/11’?
Beena Sarwar Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 118The message was clear: they can strike Pakistan’s capital, and they care nothing for democracy or for religion.
The Frontier Mail
Veeresh Malik Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 8Are the bomb-blasts in India and Pakistan all part of a greater plan, and if so, whose?
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Shandana Minhas Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 12We can go blue in the face shouting about the pernicious predators, but we stay silent while innocents are slain within our own borders.
Boot Point
Nadeem F Paracha Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 27Party chief Altaf Hussain and the MQM Rabita Committee cancelled Liaquat's membership after accusing him of "spreading religious hatred through his TV shows"
Hotel Babylon: The Marriot Hotel Explosion
Asif Naqshbandi Sep 20, 2008 interacts: 275The latest reports from Geo News, as I write, are that a small car entered the front of the hotel and a man came out screaming for those who wanted to save themselves to run.
A Guantanomized Age
Junaid LevesqueAlam Sep 17, 2008 interacts: 98The questions aimed at us fall into two broad categories: "Why aren't more moderate Muslims condemning terrorism?" and "What is it about Islam that produces terrorists?
Resisting Subjugation
Ikramul Haq Sep 18, 2008 interacts: 5Foreign debt is $48 billion after devaluation of rupee and domestic debt is over Rs. 3.4 trillion now. The way we are managing our resources is leading us to self-annihilation.
Emerging Pakistan-U.S. relations
Madhavi Bhasin Sep 17, 2008 interacts: 101On September 12, 2008, Army Chief Ashfaq Kiyani sought to defend Pakistan’s sovereignty by authorizing the Army to retaliate to any attempts by ‘foreign troops’.
National Survey on Student Politics
Sabiha Butt Sep 14, 2008 interacts: 2A vast majority of university students (63.6 percent) wants reserved quota for girls in the student unions, according to a recent national survey on student politics.
The God Delusion
Mutaal Mooquin Sep 13, 2008 interacts: 274In protest of all religio-zealots, I am bringing to attention of all, the work of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion".
ISI-the Trojan horse?
Zubair Torwali Sep 14, 2008 interacts: 7Many pertinent questions are raised by the common people about the recent rise of Talibanization in Pakistan, especially in North West Frontier Province.
Delhi Under Fright, Innocent Targeted
aditya uppal Sep 13, 2008 interacts: 255Today evening on 13th of September around 6’o clock bomb blasts took place at prime time in markets. The first attack took place at Karol Bagh, Gafar market.
The Prejudices Pakistan’s New President Faces
Beena Sarwar Sep 12, 2008 interacts: 62Asif Ali Zardari's presidential nomination was widely condemned - but the fact is that he is now the democratically elected President of Pakistan.
A Transfer
Prashant Bhatt Sep 10, 2008His younger son Hasen is studying in Hyderabad, doing first year of engineering while he lives in Tripoli alone. The elder son is doing a job in Lucknow.
The Cry of Karachi
Fatima Mirza Sep 12, 2008 interacts: 20“this is a city that can cry, look even the walls have become tears, I don’t know any other sea that is so distant.? I told you, sometimes I can’t let go.
September Morning
Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 4, 2008 interacts: 245The pace might be pathetically slow but an increasing cadre of writers and thinkers have started to question smugness of the Islamic world.
A Dismal Performance!
saeed qureshi Sep 10, 2008 interacts: 3His (Asif Ali Zardari) only answer to the economic meltdown was to raise the purchase price of wheat.
Muslim Psyche After September 11, 2001
Khalid Sohail Sep 10, 2008 interacts: 127When we reflect upon the reactions of Muslims from different parts of the world we see certain tendencies emerging in the last few years.
Automobiles Can Banish Unemployment and Poverty
Murad A Baig Sep 9, 2008 interacts: 23The Nano is however belatedly making India's economists, planners and politicians realize that the automotive Industry is a huge driver of employment and growth.
Last Will and Testament
Arsalan Farooqui Sep 2, 2008 interacts: 2I, Lord James Eva Williamson of the state of Rajasthan, hereby bequeath all my property to MR Thomas Alva Eddyson. Who had saved my life.
My Encounter with Ahmed Faraz
Aziz Akhmad Sep 5, 2008 interacts: 10As students at Peshawar, we often saw Faraz on campus. He was a noted poet even then but, among the students on campus, he was equally known, if not more, for his bohemian lifestyle.
Dr Afia Siddiqui's Case
Muhammad sadiq Sep 1, 2008 interacts: 45While there is no dearth of people asking for her release and her handing over to Pakistan, I maintain my demand that a complete inquiry be made into whereabouts of Prisoner 650.
It's A Deal After All!
Dost Mittar Sep 6, 2008 interacts: 34In the long run, however, it will be difficult to ignore Pakistan’s demand for a similar deal once it establishes a clean record of nuclear safety and non-proliferation.
Is Mumbai a hub of dirty politics?
aditya uppal Sep 7, 2008 interacts: 10After rejection from West Bengal Trinamool Congress, Tata received invitation from Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to start Nano project from Maharashtra.
Honor Killings in Babakot
kashkin dabruski Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 22Those beautiful faces, our daughters
Gone forever, heads sunk in grief
As words betray us, to describe
Heinous crimes and we call ourselves
The followers of prophet and Islam
Greek Tragedy
Emma Alam Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 3There is no one left to punish me. I’m the last Mannon; I’ve got to punish myself. Living alone here with the dead is a worse act of justice than death or poison.
US Commando Strike in Waziristan
Agha Amin Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 197They have decided that the centre of gravity of all the trouble is Pakistan. Right or wrong this appears to be the central US perception now.
Bihar & Louisiana: A Poem
Mutaal Mooquin Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 5You are not God,
Not even half God.
Nor Poseidon or Neptune.
Why this bloody ruin?
There is no ‘honour’ in killing
Beena Sarwar Sep 2, 2008 interacts: 133Whether the women were buried alive or whether they were already dead when buried is not the point. They were murdered.
Why Zardari Should Be President!
Ather Naqvi Sep 1, 2008 interacts: 83The matter that is debatable is not whether Asif Zardari should or should not run for the presidency but what steps he should take if he becomes the president.
A New Kind of Charity this Ramadan
Fawad Butt Sep 1, 2008 interacts: 9Being vigilant and demanding transparency is not optional but imperative. We must learn to treat our donations as investments in the future of Pakistan.
Free to Breed
Nadeem F Paracha Aug 31, 2008 interacts: 43How come there is no "talk" on TV when a group of fanatics attack a concert, a painting exhibition, a "mixed function" at a college, or force the way the fanatics deem "correct?"
Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!
Dost Mittar Aug 29, 2008 interacts: 75I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name is Husseini
Educational Practices in Private Schools in Pakistan
Farzana Tahir Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 73Education has becomes an act of depositing. Instead of communicating, the teacher issues communiqués and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat.
Alcohol and Teenagers: A Lethal Mixture
Feroz Qutabshahi Aug 22, 2008 interacts: 21If one can Vote and join the Army and sent to Iraq when 18, why not being able to buy a beer in the USA?
In Memory of Ahmed Faraz
kashkin dabruski Aug 25, 2008 interacts: 17We will miss him and words
That breathed revolution
Death can only bring whispers
But words, a torrent of revolution
Faith and Religion
Murad A Baig Aug 24, 2008 interacts: 141Though I have a Muslim name I am a non practicing Indian Muslim who does not believe in any organised religion.
Ahmed Faraz: The Light Stays
Mutaal Mooquin Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 79"woh koh-kun to naheeN tha leikin
karree chatanouN se larr chuka hei
woh thhak chuka tha aur us ka teisha
usi ke seenay mein garr chuka hei" - Ahmed Faraz
How real is your politik?
Shandana Minhas Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 233According to many political pundits and media luminaries, people like you and me don’t understand it so we should mutely accept the PPP’s push for Zardari as president!!!
Writings on the Wall
Nadeem Akram Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 8I have been in a state of stupor for the last couple of days, ever since Mr. Zardari’s got himself nominated for the position of the President of Pakistan.
Time for Medals
Sarwar Sukhera Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 2The PPP has done it once again -- so true to its philosophy of challenging the powerful and the mighty and coming out victorious despite all the unfavorable odds stacked against it.
Black Pencils
Fatima Mirza Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 13jehad in a woman?
daggers in a jar full of berry-nectar
pleasant as honey-sugar
ordinary, crowd senses as usual.
The Pink Side of Disney
Amna Chaudhry Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 2Like Hannah, Barbie too had an ideal life. Except Barbie was a mere toy and that meant the endings to her stories were left to the imagination of the youthful owner.
Poet for Paperless People
Saeed Urrehman Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 8Darwish was paperless and, because of his defiant words and politics, he was often imprisoned. He kept on honing his words as if they were weapons
In the Face of Adversity
Prashant Bhatt Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 3Three courageous persons who are in compromised positions –physically, financially and socially, but have not lost their spirit.
Celebrating 61 Years of Broken Dreams
AliHasan Cemendtaur Aug 24, 2008 interacts: 6"Missing in Pakistan", a 29-minute documentary capturing Pakistan's gross human rights violations tacitly supported by the US Government, followed by a talk by Safdar Sarki.
Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh, Gandhi, Churchill and Jinnah
Anil Kapuria Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 141Reviewing positions of three key players on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre - the watershed event of India’s independence.
School Days
FouzKhalid Khan Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 42I was passing through St Patrick’s the other day when quite out of nowhere memories of my time spent in that gentle and noble place came flooding in.
Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?
Mehroz Sadruddin Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 12the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.
Is this Amnesia or Dementia?
Tahir Javaid Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 84I am addressing this to myself, and to the Pakistani awam to which I belong. More than anything, I 'd like to talk to us about two words: Escape and Hope.
Musharraf's Resignation and Beyond
Beena Sarwar Aug 18, 2008 interacts: 294Musharraf’s departure is just one step in the process of democracy, for the continuation of which Pakistan and its allies will need all the patience they can muster.
Long Live the King: Musharraf’s Controversial Legacy
Karamatullah K Ghori Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 9Nothing came out publicly from GHQ about Musharraf’s impeachment when the civilian government made its decision known. But bells had started ringing in both Rawalpindi and Washington.
Love him or hate him: Musharraf not a tyrant
Shujaat Wasty Aug 18, 2008 interacts: 8Objectively-speaking, he can hardly be considered a “tyrant? or a “despot?.
My Dear President Musharraf
Saima Saqlain Aug 18, 2008 interacts: 125Mr. President, you are a man of honour and character. We do not appreciate such men.
The Aftermath of Musharraf’s Departure
saeed qureshi Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 19After Musharraf’s departure, there might be some respite in the escalating insurgency and intensifying turmoil in Pakistan’s Northern scenic valley of Swat and Tribal regions.
Musharraf and Me
Amer Nazir Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 50Musharraf will learn for the first time that Truth is the most elusive thing in the world and innocence the hardest to prove when the onus is on the innocent to prove his innocence
Global Warming: Green with Controversy
Mutaal Mooquin Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 8Its effects will happen 30 years down the road, and then you say, "Okay, do something about it."
When Trembling Hands Learn To Heal
Amber Bokhari Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 2Every time anyone in my hospital needs advice and support, someone tells him of a doctor that not only talks but listens as well.
17 August 1988
Agha Amin Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 32An army chief who should never have been the chief in the first place and should have instutionally retired by 1980 was finally terminated by divine design on 17 August 1988.
It's Politics Uber Alles In Kashmir ..... And India
Dost Mittar Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 259The BJP, while paying lip service to maintaining peace, did nothing to calm the situation in Jammu; instead, its troops have taken to the streets in other cities in India.
Reviving the Pakistani cinema
Laila Kazmi Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 25For those who have been patiently awaiting a quality film by a Pakistani director, Mehreen Jabbar has just provided a cause for excitement.
Fashion Or Lack Thereof
Urooj Janjua Aug 12, 2008 interacts: 35You either want to cover your legs or you don’t; it is either too hot to wear a pair of cotton pants or it is not. Make your mind up.
Toward a Pakistani Media Strategy
Ethan Casey Aug 14, 2008 interacts: 10Being disgusted with the way things are is not a sufficient response, and the Pakistani community needs to take the lead in changing its own image.
Long Live Pakistan
kashkin dabruski Aug 12, 2008 interacts: 24From 1947, the day we became free
As we stand, to celebrate another year
From Waziristan to distant corners,
Lies there the evidence, of our endeavors
What Talibanization?
Nadeem F Paracha Aug 10, 2008 interacts: 72The moment I stepped out, my way was politely blocked by three young tableeghi jamaat recruits. "Aslaamulalaikum," said one of them in a swallowing Arabic accent. "Walaikum," said I.
A Strategy For Real Agricultural Prosperity
Murad A Baig Aug 11, 2008 interacts: 312.4% farmers control 23% of the land. They are the barriers to India's progress in agriculture. They can be moved, and they must be moved if India is to eliminate rural poverty.
Your Sentence
Saeed Urrehman Aug 11, 2008 interacts: 6Think that the system is dehumanising. Somewhere deep down you know that you are using dead metaphors, shortcuts to the death of your own thought. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Olympic Dreamers
Khalid Sohail Aug 11, 2008 interacts: 26A famous American novelist Henry Miller once wrote, “Humans work while gods play?. But there are some humans who like to become gods as they love to play all their lives.
The Tribal and I
ameem lutfi Aug 8, 2008 interacts: 14We, too, like the British lump up all tribal setups into a single category and generalise. Basing our understanding of 'their' culture on our 'feeling' towards them and a sense of superiority.
Beware of Thyself!
Emma Alam Aug 9, 2008 interacts: 31Why women suffer, cannot be explicated clearly, keeping in view the certain facts. Are they, standing themselves in the way of their own development?
Here We Go Again
Ahmer Muzammil Aug 9, 2008 interacts: 4But it’s really a wet firecracker without Army’s intervention, because sehba auntie or shareefudding peerzada can’t jump the gates of PTV and take over.
From Marx to Mao to Jintao
Dost Mittar Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 36The world's eyes are focused on China today as Beijing plays host to the 2008 Summer International Olympics Games.
Pura Vida – 2 Weeks in the Land of Ticos
Feroz Qutabshahi Aug 5, 2008 interacts: 8Futbol (soccer) is a national passion. Every town and village is built around a futbol field. Quoting a tour guide “we Costa Ricans love futbol but we suck at it?.
The Road To Misuraata
Prashant Bhatt Aug 6, 2008 interacts: 2The Italian Cemetery at Gargarish has stories of the families who lived here and made Tripoli their home. This is where the family of my friend Marino is buried.
And then there was The Impeachment Issue…
Shiraz Mahmood Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 432A smug looking Mian saa’ab and the ever dramatic Dark Prince, announced at a joint press conference, their plans to pursue the Impeachment of President Pervaiz Musharraf.
Aafia Siddiqui to Appear in Court
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur Aug 5, 2008 interacts: 231Disappeared in Pakistan, hysterical screams heard in Afghanistan, and now appearing in a New York court
K2, the Savage Mountain
ijaz gul Aug 5, 2008 interacts: 25As I read the news, and watched it on Television, memories of my mountaineering days came back and deprived me of my sleep bringing nightmares of my own struggle on K2.
Karachi Monsoon
Shiraz Mahmood Jul 29, 2008The rains are now bound to start where it’s almost non-stop. Half the roads are dug up. The drains are not complete. And the energy problem is only going to increase.
Brick Lane is About Immigrants Making Difficult Choices
Ras Siddiqui Aug 3, 2008 interacts: 14Brick Lane exposes the core of a complex immigrant dilemma. Asians who move to the western world often live with this dilemma and just choose to ignore it.
Mahboba Andyar: A Poem
Mutaal Mooquin Jul 12, 2008 interacts: 58Andyar, an Olympic aspirant is gone missing;
Sole Afghan woman sprinter slated for Beijing.
Andyar, A rising spirit, a brave soul,
Pride of a nation, an archetypal role.
Quarter No.5
Nadeem Akram Jul 30, 2008 interacts: 10It had been raining for two hours. The heavens were in a generous mood that day. The sewer behind the 'servants' quarters' was overflowing with rainwater...
Late Colin David
sehrish chauhdary Jul 30, 2008 interacts: 4Colin was born in Karachi in 1937; he began his art education at the University of Punjab when the fine arts departments opened its door to male students in 1956.
The Labour Struggle
ameem lutfi Jul 31, 2008 interacts: 1The current upsurge of labour strikes all over the country has once again brought to the forefront the same rhetoric of 'work harder instead of complaining'.
Fissures in the Middle
Nadeem F Paracha Jul 27, 2008 interacts: 554Pakistan is at war. It is a conflict of ideas across the country and Pakistan’s bourgeoning middle-class is at the centre of it.
Responsibility of the Media and the Repercussions of Terror Strikes
Pranay Rupani Jul 28, 2008 interacts: 80What is forgotten in the attempt to pacify the people is that there is no restraint in labelling a community responsible.
The Tunnel
jehanzeb khan Jul 15, 2008 interacts: 2 We aren’t the people of these bright lights and we will never be, we’re people of the docks. A fish cant survive on land. Don’t you ever forget that.
America's Opportunity in Pakistan's Tribal Belt
ziad haider Jul 28, 2008 interacts: 98a key question on Islamabad ’s mind is the fate of stalled legislation creating reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) to spur development and combat militancy in FATA.
Ahmedabad Blasts: Numbed Apathy and The Conspiracy Of Our Resilience
Lalit Vanshaj Jul 27, 2008 interacts: 276I lost my Chacha (father’s younger brother) in the Ahmedabad blasts yesterday. He was only 49. No, he had not participated in the post-Godhra riots of 2002.
Pakistan and the Death Penalty: Time to Call it Quits
Beena Sarwar Jul 26, 2008 interacts: 11Those who are awarded capital punishment are usually “the poorest of the poor.? Most of them are illiterate and have no resources or support.
The Indian Mujahideen – The Answer to BJP’s Pseudo-Secularist Fascism or a New Method to Spread Unrest?
Pranay Rupani Jul 27, 2008 interacts: 242The blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad have brought into focus the potent terror network that exists in India unbeknownst to Indian intelligence agencies and the government.
Kashmir Experiencing Hyderabad
Raoof Mir Jul 25, 2008 interacts: 1In January every year all India industrial exhibition is held in Nampally, Hyderabad. Most of the businessmen taking part in the exhibition are from Srinagar.
Roshni
Aditya Mukherjee Jul 23, 2008 interacts: 16In the stillness of the evening, the quietness of a beautiful garden, the most powerful man in the world has a conversation with his sister.
Government Wins Manmohan Singh Loses
Dost Mittar Jul 22, 2008 interacts: 141The 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.
Feminist Mumbo-Jumbo!
Pranay Rupani Jul 21, 2008 interacts: 14Patriarchal 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).
Translation of a (Love) Letter by Allama Iqbal to Miss Atiya Faizi
Asif Naqshbandi Jul 20, 2008 interacts: 130Atiya 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.
Fields Of Joy
Umer Murtaza Jul 16, 2008 interacts: 7Two lost Kandaharis, Opiumzai and Hashishuddin, were wandering aimlessly when they chanced upon something very special...
Time for Musharraf to Quit
saeed qureshi Jul 20, 2008 interacts: 17President 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.
Why is Karachi Turning Into a Sell-Out?
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 17, 2008 interacts: 93Isn'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 these days?
Dhokha and Being a Muslim in India
Raoof Mir Jul 17, 2008 interacts: 398Mukesh 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.
What's In a Name?
Aziz Akhmad Jul 16, 2008 interacts: 8The name, Blue Area, has for some reason stuck in the collective memory of people of Islamabad, but not Jinnah Avenue. I never understood why?
Pakistan’s Prevailing Political And Economic Mess
Mehroz Sadruddin Jul 15, 2008 interacts: 34The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) though a laudable incentive, is highly insufficient. With rising inflation, the Rs 1000 package may be next to nothing.
Of Medical Students, Passports and Religous Tolerance
furkan ali Jul 14, 2008 interacts: 423Who am I to declare that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Quadiani is an impostor nabi? Why on earth am I even being asked the question?
An Ode Called Amritsar
ammara ahmad Jul 14, 2008 interacts: 141
On hearing that I was about to visit her ancestral city, my mother gave me instructions to reach her childhood home from the railway station...
Banana Republic
Faysal Malik Jul 14, 2008 interacts: 12Khaliq wanted to buy bananas so he inquired the price per dozen. “120 rupees sir?, we were told. I thought I miss heard so I asked again. “120 rupees per dozen sir, 10 rupees each.?
The Non-Existent Tourist’s Guide To Pakistan
Nadeem F Paracha Jul 13, 2008 interacts: 150The male-female ratio of the population is 50-50, even though, according to local traditions in the north, women do not exist. Only men and goats.
Edward De Bono's Point C: Situtation in Pakistan
Faysal Malik Jul 8, 2008 interacts: 10Capital of a nuclear power now plunges into darkness daily, for 5 to 6 hours. In small cities, this duration is 11 to 16 hours. With hottest months of the year still to come.
Lighting Up My Fire
Ahmed Sadozai Jul 13, 2008 interacts: 2I switch on the radio, and a good song from the eighties is playing. I start reminiscing about the olden days, the fake Ray Ban Wayfarers and the Sony Walkmans...
A Fatal Act-Bad News for India Pakistan Relations
Agha Amin Jul 9, 2008 interacts: 112The assassination of Indian Defence Attache in Kabul on 7th July 2008 is a watershed in the ongoing undeclared low intensity war in Afghanistan.
Swat: Can the deal work?
Zubair Torwali Jul 10, 2008 interacts: 246After the peace deal between the Taliban and the government people thought that normal life would return to the troubled district of Swat.
I Fell Among (the APPNA) Doctors
Aziz Akhmad Jul 10, 2008 interacts: 41Like the conductor of a choir, with one hand raised, she piped up with a full-throated ‘Paaak sar zameeen shadbaad … The children simply stared at their toes in embarrassment.
A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey
Murtaza Shibli Jul 7, 2008 interacts: 220It (Indian Muslim) happens to be my identity. And this book is about the identity question in large measure - my identity, the Pakistani identities.
Bionic Woman
Saroop Gul Jul 8, 2008 interacts: 13The corporate woman is such a powerful and inspiring symbol when you are studying. It’s a realization you get later that a married working woman is a warrior.
Pigeons on My Balcony
Prashant Bhatt Jul 5, 2008 interacts: 5"They have laid eggs. Now Bhatt, if you do not throw them out, the babies will dirty your balcony like anything." That is the way they look at it, my dear human friends.
The Peacock Moments
kashkin dabruski Jul 3, 2008 interacts: 8Hope cannot be lost or forgotten
Carry they will these droplets of rain
Change will arrive, peace will reside
The old effect, the peacock moments!
Democracy is the Best Revenge?
Ehtisham Iqbal Jun 30, 2008 interacts: 112007 – 2008 will certainly be remembered as one of the most historically significant and turbulent for Pakistan with unprecedented public protests and mass revenges.
Aamir - A Film Review
Dost Mittar Jul 4, 2008 interacts: 148Most of the film is shot in the rough, mean streets of Mumbai and captures the cold, indifferent character of the city and its people.
Who Sold the Centrifuges?
saeed qureshi Jul 5, 2008 interacts: 68Dr. Qadeer’s inflammatory outburst against President Pervez Musharraf would, instead of personally absolving him, aid in painting Pakistan in more lurid colors by her detractors.
London’s Knife-Crime Epidemic:
Asif Naqshbandi Jul 6, 2008 interacts: 11Such is the horror in Britain at this new phenomenon, that the Police have declared tackling knife-crime to be their new number one target surpassing even that of terrorism.
Muslim Ghettoisation
Iftikhar Ahmad Jul 3, 2008 interacts: 515The perception among Muslims is that they are unwelcome in Britain is undermining efforts to help them integrate into wider society.
The Gin Game
Naveen Qayyum Jul 3, 2008 interacts: 1
Despite being a small group, The Gate Theater surely managed to touch an emotional yet witty story through a brilliantly written piece of literature.
The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing
Wajahat Malik Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 11Lately his wife seems to be depressed and irritated when he comes home in the evening. The children look cold and withdrawn. Sohail Khan himself feels a shift in his moods.
Yet Another Immigrant Story
Madiha Qureshi Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 72I arrived in the US about eight months ago, to get married in Houston and move to Maryland, where I live now. My last visit had been less than a year ago, during which I met my husband.
Solving Amarnath: A New Hope in Kashmir
Murtaza Shibli Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 79It demonstrates to the Kashmiris that by resorting to non-violent action, there is a room for manoeuvre and things can be changed through peaceful means.
Diabetes: Wrestling with a Twenty-First Century Monster
Mutaal Mooquin Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 50“Half of world’s population at risk of diabetes by end of next decade.? This disorder is encroaching on the traditional confines of age, ethnicity, and geography—in particular AGE.
Nirad Babu's Ghost
Prodyumna Goutam Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 9His (Nirad C. Chaudhuri's) discourse could effortlessly vacillate between, say, the role of the Kama sutra in the Indian psyche to the merits of a Chateau d'Yquem.
The Reflection In My Window
Salma Omar Jul 2, 2008 interacts: 6As he twisted her wrist, the little girl writhed in pain, tears welling in her eyes as she struggled to free her self. Her brother, pulled at the man’s other arm ...
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 102The Taliban are waging an armed struggle to remake society. They will keep fighting this war even if America were to miraculously evaporate into space.
Muslims in America
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 289I am all for Muslim identity but frankly what I don’t get is the overbearing role dogma plays in every action of the Muslim community in America.
The Lame Duck Government
saeed qureshi Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 43The Pakistan army has been once again mobilized in a big way to stamp out the presence of Taliban in the Tribal areas as well as Swat and Mardan.
Music: Muslim Madonna
Arun Reginald Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 51Performing seated alongside notable ghazal maestros of the subcontinent was the eight years old Deepika Thathaal known by her stage name Deeyah.
Whose Life is it Anyway?
Ather Naqvi May 13, 2008 interacts: 16A simple question evoked by an image in a local English daily, showing an old mother hugging the blood-soaked dead body of her teenager son in Baquba, Iraq.
We Can Make a Difference
Bhaskar Dasgupta Jun 30, 2008 interacts: 5They are the children who have been abandoned, have run away from abusive homes, were orphaned or simply got lost.
Forgotten President & Shape of Things to Come?
Moeed Pirzada Jun 27, 2008 interacts: 175A new kind of voting belt is being created where people are more aware of the larger issues, of national causes and increasingly form opinions under the spell of Urdu media?
Nawaz Sharif’s Moment of Truth
Karamatullah K Ghori Jun 26, 2008 interacts: 158Nawaz Sharif disqualified to run for the national Assembly by none other than the Lahore High Court. How should he react to it? How should he take it?
The Brain Food
NoorAli Noorani May 1, 2008 interacts: 20Eat your carrots; you’ll see better in the dark. Don’t go swimming until an hour after you eat. It turns out that some of these have stood the test of time.
A Meeting with Che Guevara
Gajendra Singh Jun 24, 2008 interacts: 10The man had a charismatic presence in green olive fatigues and black beret at a rakish angle. The very best of the Hollywood and Bollywood stars all rolled into one.
Local Liberal Dribble
Nadeem F Paracha Jun 23, 2008 interacts: 89I think it's time we start addressing irrationally-charged matters like religious fanaticism as a psychological issue rather than an intellectual or an ideological one.
The Global Self-Help Addict
Saima Shah Jun 17, 2008 interacts: 20Self help is the hallmark of the global professional. Words that inspire, soothe, comfort and motivate are powerful and popular forces of support in an everchanging workplace.
Who is Making the Oil Fume ?
Adnan Bashir Jun 22, 2008 interacts: 10235 countries, 25 oil company CEOs and 7 global energy organizations assemble at Red sea city of Jeddah today as the world faces one of the most unprecedented global crisis
The Puppet Speaks
Ather Naqvi Jun 17, 2008 interacts: 86Karzai’s recent diatribe against Pakistan, among other things, reminds one of Pakistan’s Punjabi movies, in which the blood-soaked hero makes the pledge of eliminating his enemy
Anil Ambani Pursues Global Media Empire
Riaz Haq Jun 19, 2008 interacts: 23Besides the Hollywood deals, Ambani is launching 20 TV channels and owns FM stations in India.
Freud and Jung and Their Secret Affairs
Khalid Sohail Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 136Of all of Freud’s admirers and critics, the most complex, complicated and troubled relationship was of Carl Jung. He started as an admirer and ended as a critic.
The 'One God' Religions of Revelation
Murad A Baig Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 980The success of the `One God’ idea was its ability to use fear to empower the professional priests enabling them to command the absolute obedience of their followers.
Opportunity Missed
Ahmer Muzammil Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 28If the nation of Pakistan can buy democracy, rule of law (going forward), civilian supremacy, justice etc. for 1.5 billion dollars from Mr. Zardari, I say where do we sign up?
Federal Budget — A Test of Loyalties
Kamal Siddiqi Jun 17, 2008 interacts: 10The budget is, in most aspects, a non-affair. Now we have to face the rising prices of essential items. In this the government is of no help.
Aitzaz’s Monumental Blunder
saeed qureshi Jun 15, 2008 interacts: 351There is all quiet in Pakistan after the lawyers’ long march. The struggle of more than one year was wasted away in matter of hours.
The Bhopal Tragedy Continues
Lajwanti Khemlani Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 29On June 10th a global hunger strike was called to bring justice to Bhopal victims and put the corporation Dow Chemical, to shame, since the Indian government does not seem to be doing its job.
Restoring the Civil Rights of Ahmadis
Chowk Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 200The persecution of Ahmadis even under the present mangled constitution is patently unconstitutional.
The Cruel Expulsions
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 19Reaction to “Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad?
Affair With The knife
Rabab Zehra Jun 7, 2008 interacts: 7With media promoting extreme makeovers and their short-term ‘amazing’ results, more and more people today believe that going under the knife is safe and easy.
The Chips are Down
saeed qureshi Jun 12, 2008 interacts: 9Mr. Zardari once again asked the president either to resign voluntarily or be prepared for his unceremonious and rather dishonorable ouster by the parliament via an impeachment.
Healthcare in Pakistan, Lessons from Cuba
Mahvish Zehra Jun 13, 2008 interacts: 18Cuba has the most impressive doctor to patient ratio of 1 to 175. All this and more while facing more than 40 years of US trade and financial embargoes.
Democracy and Me
Lokhi Menon Jun 11, 2008 interacts: 4An ordinary individual, me:
citizen in the world’s most populous democracy.
Democracy?
Yes, government by the people.
Attack in Mohmand
Agha Amin Jun 10, 2008 interacts: 209The recent attack on Frontier Corps (FC) post in Mohmand Agency is the first major US step in arm twisting the hopeless new Pakistani democratic set up.
Long March
kashkin dabruski Jun 11, 2008 interacts: 43In thousands, we will march, for change
Hear you will my friends, not far away
The days of change and nights of comfort
Walk with me, as each step gathers its storm
Timeless
Waqar Saleem Jun 7, 2008 interacts: 6Ever so gently, he took her old fingers in his hand and uncurled them lightly. His face was now trembling, as if he were fighting a great storm inside of him
A Stage For - V for Vendetta
usman Mehfooz Jun 2, 2008 interacts: 8"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Another Lal Masjid in the Making?
Ahmad Bilal Jun 8, 2008 interacts: 106The walls were filled with anti-west hate slogans, “Al-Jihad Al-Qital? (holy war, bloody battle) written everywhere around the central mosque. This was not the Bahawalpur I knew.
Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad
Atif Mian Jun 8, 2008 interacts: 696On Thursday, June 5th the principal of Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad expelled every student who belonged to the minority Ahmadi community from his college.
Dancing With Madonna
Muhammad Tariq May 31, 2008 interacts: 13Dancing helps in developing, not only a beautiful body, but also a healthy mind, and should be encouraged in society.
Paper Trail
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 5, 2008 interacts: 6To produce five sheets of 8 x 11 inch paper we use the equivalent energy of an 80 watt bulb operating for an hour; but at a cost far greater than that of electricity.
Who Moved My Cheese
Saima Shah Jun 2, 2008 interacts: 87Mr Gore wasn’t afraid of looking foolish, he’d take his presentation wherever people would listen. His persistence ended up creating a climate of global acceptance of global warming.
Please De-stabilize the System
Ahmer Muzammil May 18, 2008 interacts: 10Who are we trying to save the system from anyway? Why are we STILL sugar-coating this?
The Emerging Threat
Ayesha Umar May 27, 2008 interacts: 127According to some people, Mangal Bagh has the full backing of government. If this is true than another Frankenstein is in the making.
Indiana Jones, Iron Man and a Touch of Narnia
Ras Siddiqui May 31, 2008 interacts: 23If one enjoyed “The Raiders of the Lost Ark? or “The Temple of Doom? along with an okay “The Last Crusade?, nineteen years later viewers will still enjoy The Crystal Skull, wrinkles and all.
The Old Bungalow
MVJ Simon May 21, 2008 interacts: 12Etched in my memory
Looming the house stood
Once it was my home
Now it’s on my mind
Looking Towards a Brighter Future
Fiza Asar May 29, 2008 interacts: 14Being born in a farmer’s family in a small conservative village of Punjab, I could only wish that her intelligence and spark for life would meet its rewards.
Pakistan (private) Ltd.
Amer Nazir May 26, 2008 interacts: 5‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever go to jail, why did you never kill someone, why did you not ever embezzle money – ’
The Lucifer Effect
Yasir Abbasi May 16, 2008 interacts: 12The only things that can truly slow the decay of our society, is to make sure the rule of law is implemented ‘equally and across the board’ to everyone.
Pakistan's Nuclear Test - Ten Years Later
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 28, 2008 interacts: 509Today we are at war on multiple fronts. But the Bomb provides no defense. Rather, it has helped bring us to this grievously troubled situation and offers no way out.
Delayed Justice
Shridhar Naik May 25, 2008 interacts: 25Centre’s decision to award a compensation package totaling Rs 330 crores to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots can at best be described as a pre-election effort at applying a healing touch.
Myths Surrounding the Lawyer’s Movement
Ameer Mukhtar May 22, 2008 interacts: 68Election data made public is quite opposite to the generally promoted perception that February 18 saw an overwhelming mandate to restore the judiciary and remove Musharraf
Cluster Bombs
Fiza Asar May 26, 2008 interacts: 9United States, Russia and China have not signed the Mine Ban treaty and will not sign the Cluster Ban either, but their future actions affected by the outcome of this Treaty.
Were Buddhists and Jains Persecuted in Ancient India?
Murad A Baig May 26, 2008 interacts: 415Many genuinely believe that Hinduism had always been a tolerant religion that assimilated other peoples and ideas without bloody conflict.
India-US Nuclear Deal
Udayakumar May 26, 2008 interacts: 31If the government thrusts the deal down the throats of the Indian nation the Left may pull out of the alliance and force the country to face general elections.
Confessions of a Religious Fundamentalist
Abrar Hasan May 26, 2008 interacts: 35
I just want you to understand that never mind the beautiful facades of different ISMS, at the base of it all we are all religious and all fundamentalists.
Dancing on Broken Glass
Beena Sarwar May 24, 2008 interacts: 183President Pervez Musharraf’s appointment of businessman and media tycoon Salman Taseer as governor Punjab set off howls of protest from the PPP’s chief coalition partner PML-N
Hitched Hikers Guide
Ibrahim M Khalil May 18, 2008 interacts: 4I never aspired for such superficial goals. Being mature beyond my age, I always dreamt of being a Groom (Dulha).
Logotherapy: Humanism In Psychiatry
Mutaal Mooquin May 21, 2008 interacts: 45The heart has reasons that reason does not know ... A reflection on Victor Frankl’s “The Unheard Cry for Meaning?
Creating Magic For The Audience - An Interview with Afia Serena Nathaniel
Zeynab Ali May 21, 2008 interacts: 1Any change begins with a simple idea, Afia believes. ‘Those who can present ideas are in a unique position to effect change in their societies, ‘she says.
Zardari and the Politics of Defiance
Ather Naqvi May 23, 2008 interacts: 118“We do not want bread, we do not want electricity, but we want him (Musharraf) out? ... Can Zardari risk being complacent with the president?
Fatima Bhutto Fighting for Justice
William Dalrymple May 21, 2008 interacts: 363The 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 country.
Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
Tahir Qazi May 19, 2008 interacts: 149"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."
India Pakistan Talks
Aparna Pande May 19, 2008 interacts: 13India 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 what has changed.
Life Long Commitment vs. Singledom
Kiran Farooque May 19, 2008 interacts: 36Marriage, 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’
The Wrong Mix
Nadeem F Paracha May 17, 2008 interacts: 130Refusing 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."
Whither Enlightened Moderation
saeed qureshi May 17, 2008 interacts: 13The 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
Twenty 20 Cricket
Qaiser Rashid May 15, 2008 interacts: 23Will twenty-20 cricket kill the ‘gentleman’s sport’ or is it going to be its savior!
Building a Dream House
Muhammad Tariq May 14, 2008 interacts: 5This 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 drive around.
Saqi Farooqi ... A Rebellious Poet
Khalid Sohail May 14, 2008 interacts: 22He 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.
Persecution of Religious Minorities In Islamic Countries
Feroz Qutabshahi May 9, 2008 interacts: 470Meaningless protests over stupid cartoons do not achieve anything. Speaking up against injustices in their own countries does.
National Reconciliation Order
saeed qureshi May 13, 2008 interacts: 4The concept of Truth and Reconciliation of Nelson Mandela cannot be offered as a parallel of pardoning the outlaws.
Mohajirs Are People Too
Atif May 13, 2008 interacts: 163It 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.
30 Days in Afghanistan - Dinner Conversations
Naeem Randhawa Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 101I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan. Actually, I'm in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - and across and beside me, people are beginning to get drunk. Muslims are getting drunk.
A Little After Three
Lajwanti Khemlani May 9, 2008 interacts: 7I lay face down, pretending to have fallen asleep. Soon I heard random words like boy, Muslim, Sindhi, dowry, next week, dinner, and blood pressure.
May 12: One Year Passed, No Lessons Learned
Mehroz Sadruddin May 11, 2008 interacts: 26On May 12, the entire nation would be mourning the death of forty-four innocent civilians on what turned out to be one of the darkest days in the history of Karachi.
Happy Mother's Day
ammara ahmad May 11, 2008 interacts: 15Today, 11th May is Mother’s Day. It is almost absurdly romantic that a country like Pakistan would celebrate a day like to honor mothers!
Nipa Chowrangi
Shandana Minhas May 8, 2008 interacts: 76The neighbors couldn’t hear her screaming over the sound of the building’s generator, so that particular Sunday Aslam was able to beat Tehmina for considerably longer than he usually did.
When a Knock at the Door is Not Enough
Aisha Sarwari May 7, 2008 interacts: 138She surprised me by her answer, same old she said, battering. Her honesty made me nod. I said, oh, and walked away. The purpose was served. The momentum was broken.
I Spy Hindutva
Vaibhav Jain May 5, 2008 interacts: 137Attempts have been made to 'saffronize' at both the ground level (by editing textbooks) and by challenging conclusions of scholars who have attempted to rewrite history.
Myanmar Disaster
kashkin dabruski May 8, 2008 interacts: 3“Dedicated to the people of Burma in their hour of need………but stands there, the government and its obstacles “!!!
The Raj Lives: India In Nepal
Umesh Verma May 6, 2008 interacts: 30Six decades after the British withdrew from the subcontinent, it takes considerable audacity to produce a book titled “The Raj Lives?.
Can the Judiciary Save the Coalition?
Zafar Mohiuddin May 6, 2008 interacts: 103Handing the Supreme Court back to a judge and his team that stood up to the COAS and the President amounts to adding a new player in the already confusing power politics in Pakistan.
Bridge Mania
Mohammad Gill May 2, 2008 interacts: 21Myrtle Bennett of Kansas City shot her husband John to death on September 29, 1929, over a bridge hand. Her husband had opened the bidding with one spade.
Still Looking!
Tahera Sajid May 3, 2008 interacts: 24“No, no, no!? I had stormed out yesterday leaving my Mum baffled and Shabbi Auntie angry, when she brought in yet another rishta-seeking brigade.
PPP Isn’t Convinced!
Ahmer Muzammil Apr 30, 2008 interacts: 179Pandering to the presidency, appointment of Mehmood Ali Durrani and Rehman Malik, failure to remove Malik Abdul Qayyum, are signs that establishment isn’t blinking just yet.
Nirmala Deshpande - A Truly Great Soul
Juan Sandoval May 3, 2008 interacts: 233Nirmala Deshpande a dedicated Gandhian was a true peace activist.
Race to the Finish
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 29, 2008 interacts: 77860 years ago, when Jackie Robinson, first Black Man to play in US Major League Baseball, walked onto the field, he was taunted, ridiculed, and booed, but despite all adversity, he delivered.
The Power of Faith
Nadeem Akram Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 159Religion has become a weekend thing, where offering Friday prayers means immunity from everything that is required of a Muslim.
What Does Negative Campaigning Really Mean?
Hamzaad Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 16It doesn't measure tenacity or taking the punch. It proves Machivalean shrewdness. It proves un-Bono like altruism. It means power hunger.
Stripping Away Beauty
Adnan Bashir Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 8There are more houses and wider roads but lesser pastures and more stinking water drains. The weather does not seem all that pleasant and the air is ridden with smoke and smog.
Don’t Hang Sarabjeet
Moeed Pirzada Apr 27, 2008 interacts: 165This is not an easy decision for a President who has often been accused of being an appeaser to the Americans and Indians by his countrymen.
Dumbing Down Parliament....Again!
Hammad Siddiqi Apr 22, 2008 interacts: 35What kind of message are we sending our youth? "Beta, it's ok if you flunked out of B.A and cannot be a Banker or an Engineer or a Lawyer. You can still be Minister of Industry!"
People of Gilgit Baltistan Waiting to be Heard
Syed Ali Apr 20, 2008 interacts: 18A week after sending this letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, emergency was imposed in Pakistan, constitution was suspended and the Chief Justice was deposed.
Chillchinga, the US Soldier
kashkin dabruski Apr 22, 2008 interacts: 1The only desire now
To go home
To converse few words
In Spanish as he pays the price
For migration and adventure
Harold and Kumar Escape From Gitmo
Ras Siddiqui Apr 24, 2008 interacts: 34This time the duo attempts to explain the difference between a Bong and a Bomb aboard an airplane to Amsterdam in a post 9/11 environment.
My Most Memorable Journey
saman abbasi Apr 25, 2008 interacts: 46Surraiya Bi had finally reached India her place of birth after eleven years of yearning and praying.
Prisoner of Conscience
MD Waqar Apr 18, 2008 interacts: 6Mr. Afridi is imprisoned because of his peaceful expression of his beliefs. He is victim of an unfair trial.
Kiss of Death
Tazeen Javed Apr 22, 2008 interacts: 7Unlike cigarettes, gutka comes without a health warning and lack of awareness of its impact on health increases its consumption.
Children of the Streets
Ather Naqvi Apr 23, 2008 interacts: 4His frail hands make a slight mistake and draw the wrath of the Ustad who lands a kick in his side. The boy gives out a painful scream but quickly turns back to work.
I, Samurai
Sahir Shah Apr 22, 2008 interacts: 7my finger twitch
my neck hair rise
my throbbing pulse
my blistered foot
I'm full of life
Where Billions Vanish
Pervez Hoodbhoy Apr 21, 2008 interacts: 145The Musharraf years are over. It is now time for parliament to carry out a public inquiry into the irresponsible and crazy policies that have hitherto been the hall-mark of decision-making.
Mind the Gap, The Generation Gap That Is
Bhaskar Dasgupta Apr 21, 2008 interacts: 8Between 9/11, Afghanistan, Bush and Iraq, a new generation is forming which will define America for the next thirty years at the least. I call it the angry generation.
Little Pakistan: Brooklyn’s Coney Island Avenue
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 21, 2008 interacts: 209This article does not discuss racism or race relations. Instead, it hopes to capture how a community has gone through such adversity and is coming back to life, after almost losing it.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful
Azra Rashid Apr 20, 2008 interacts: 1022According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in 2007, 1205 women were reported to have been killed in the name of honor. Each year the number is doubling.
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
Tahir Gul Hasan Apr 17, 2008 interacts: 51I am late for the Glasgow-bound flight, and although I do say ‘the usual’ at the check-in counter, my favourite seat near an over-wing emergency exit is already taken.
Last But Not Least
Ather Naqvi Apr 17, 2008 interacts: 3Poverty may be more than a silent killer. This sentence cannot be ignored as emotional rhetoric since, sadly, it has become a hair-raising reality.
Akbar and Alexander
Murad A Baig Apr 17, 2008 interacts: 147Jodha Akbar has stirred considerable interest in the historic Akbar but it mostly shows his softer romantic side and rather little of his tougher character.
Gen. Petraeus & Crocker's Washington Show is a Damp Squib
Gajendra Singh Apr 17, 2008 interacts: 7If an act of mercy is twice blessed, then an act of illegal invasion and brutal occupation has since proved to be doubly cursed for the invaders as well.
The Psychology of Mothering
Khalid Sohail Apr 13, 2008 interacts: 287It is interesting that as our culture is changing and many women are reluctant to take on motherly duties, more men are becoming motherly and nurturing.
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008 interacts: 120How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
Is It Treason to Question
Amer Nazir Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 15In the General Hospital in Lahore, in the top most brain surgery institute of Pakistan, people lie in verandas in unhygienic conditions.
Europe and the Film Culture
noman siddiqui Apr 7, 2008 interacts: 38Despite the speculated aggressive reactions, the film “Fitna? was released on the Internet on March 27, 2008.
Spinning the Public Beating and the Mob Justice
Sindhyar Talpur Apr 8, 2008 interacts: 1You really need to be a bad administrator or power usurper that people are so full of hatred for you that they can’t help but beat you.
The ‘shoey’ Side of Politics
Ather Naqvi Apr 9, 2008 interacts: 517People had not shut their ‘shocked’ mouths at the treatment meted out to Arbab Ghulam Rahim when they saw Sher Afgan being roughed up by the black coats.
How to End Politics of Hate and Intolerance
Ikramul Haq Apr 9, 2008 interacts: 221The man behind the politics of intolerance and hate, symbol of discord rather than harmony as president of State, is responsible for present state of affairs.
Student Movement Revisited
S Haroon Ahmed and Saleem Asmi Apr 6, 2008 interacts: 25Dr Haroon Ahmed and Saleem Asmi, two stalwarts of the first student movement in Pakistan, the Democratic Students Federation (DSF) write to set the record straight about DSF.
The Importance of Natural Selection
Zarrar Said Apr 2, 2008 interacts: 607Throughout time we have asked ourselves whether we are fallen angels or risen apes. The answer lies in a simple yet tabooed subject.
Color-Blind Love
Feroz Qutabshahi Apr 3, 2008 interacts: 353Worldwide, interracial marriages are on the rise. However, 20 years ago, because of my religion, a German priest would not officiate our marriage nor would a Greek Orthodox priest.
Bhutto’s Judicial Murder Revisited
Karamatullah K Ghori Apr 3, 2008 interacts: 197For an insecure gatecrasher like Zia, Bhutto’s engineered ‘judicial murder’ was a zero sum game: it was either Bhutto on the gallows or his own neck on the chopping block.
A Walk down Memory Lane
Zeejah Apr 1, 2008 interacts: 26Forgive me if I am not taken in by the high sounding statements issued by the winners (and losers) of Election 2008, I simply see 'more of the same' for the future.
Simply Outrageous!
Ather Naqvi Mar 31, 2008 interacts: 44In their recent visits, the US officials kept looking for those who could listen to them and nod in the affirmative. They found none.
Surviving Musharraf's Exit?
Moeed Pirzada Mar 28, 2008 interacts: 595Throughout the election campaign and since the elections, no political party or politician has come up with any original thought or plan for the problems that confront Pakistan
Hypnotherapy: Mind-Body Interactions
Rabab Zehra Mar 27, 2008 interacts: 7Imagine thinking yourself to better health. Dating back from 2600 BC this concept of inducing oneself to an alternative state of mind, has evolved through many stages.
Sustained Pleasure, Instant Gratification
Ajitesh Pathak Mar 27, 2008So what am I supposed to do? Keep working hard to fulfill my ambitions, or worry about the state of my mind to positively influence the next generation?
Socialist Yuppies 3: The Jihadi
Adam Khan Mar 25, 2008 interacts: 61o chore, yaar…… OYE! Look who is coming on the way… Khasi, meet my cousin from Braadford in Englaand, Faltu Fasadi. Fasadi bhai, this is Khasi my very genius friend.
War of Another Kind
Ather Naqvi Mar 26, 2008 interacts: 318One reassuring factor for Gillani is that its a coalition government where all the major political parties have posed their trust in him and have assured their support.
Small Spies Must be Hanged , While Bigger Ones Prosper
Agha Amin Mar 24, 2008 interacts: 157The law is basically for the poor man. In cases of espionage official secrets act of 1923 , no politician bothered to revise this arbitrary British law.
A Staircase Connecting Three Worlds
Salma Omar Mar 27, 2008 interacts: 10This is a world where hopes are pinned, dreams take form and life’s problems seem to somehow droop their heads like tired banners on an old banyan tree.
An Agenda for the New Government
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 24, 2008 interacts: 70This time round, the change has come from the people. And it is their expectations and aspirations that have to be addressed.
Late Afternoon at Masjid Wazir Khan
Salma Omar Mar 21, 2008 interacts: 13“Aapni ki Bengali?? I asked him as we finally reached the lattice worked balcony that encircled the minaret from where the muezzins have been calling the faithful to prayers for centuries.
Power to the People
Sindhyar Talpur Mar 22, 2008 interacts: 2There is suddenly a change in the air, amidst all this chaos which still continues to remain, still there seems to be something blooming, dare I say optimism.
Why not hang Surabjit Singh?
Beena Sarwar Mar 21, 2008 interacts: 52Whether it is for illegally crossing borders, overstaying visas or terrorism, Indians and Pakistanis arrested in each other's countries have poor consular and legal access.
The Vicious Circle of Violence
Murad A Baig Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 155The birthday of The Prophet Muhammad is a good time to remember that he was a man of peace. But the intoxicating violence now makes it difficult to go back to the origins.
Zardari Rev 2
Ather Naqvi Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 49Zardari’s political shrewdness, if not statesmanship, has succeeded in making the civil society and the media revive the earlier impressions about Zardari.
The Irreverent Hero Islam Forgot
William Dalrymple Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 388The Adventures of Hamza is the Iliad and Odyssey of the mediaeval Persianate world: a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga, full of myth and imagination.
A Great Day, A New Hope for Pakistan
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 17, 2008 interacts: 18As our parliamentarians take oath and swear allegiance to the constitution today, one can feel happy about Pakistan.
Of Sin and Crime
shobig sifar Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 5I was fervidly persuaded that day by my neighbour molvi sahib to attend this Jum’a congregation in a madrassah near the city centre.
Snowflake
MVJ Simon Mar 17, 2008 interacts: 6Sparkling in the sunshine
Pristine, white and pure
I am a snowflake there
High up above them all
Mosquito Music
Lokhi Menon Mar 18, 2008 interacts: 4That’s one form of music
That makes me quite sick,
whose notes are malaria,
dengue or filaria.
Starting from the End
Ali Hashmi Mar 11, 2008 interacts: 16Wapda and the ministry of power have implemented an emergency load shedding plan to plug the gap between electricity supply and demand leading to more misery for millions.
New US Strategy Needed in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Agha Amin Mar 10, 2008 interacts: 711The main thrust of USA's policy was to construct roads and schools and clinics. These were important but no substantial stakeholders or major employment opportunities were created...
Lost That Loving Feeling
Tamkeen Shah Mar 13, 2008 interacts: 2Is love bound to end? Is very relationship doomed to
die a natural death at the hands of time?
Pakistan: The War of Drones
Pervez Hoodbhoy Mar 10, 2008 interacts: 859Why do so many Pakistanis suddenly lose their voice when it comes to condemning suicide bombings? Is it because the bomber kills in the name of Islam?
The Deoband Declaration on Terrorism: Why Now?
Dost Mittar Mar 3, 2008 interacts: 183On February 25, 2008 an “All India Terrorism Conference? was attended by over 10,000 Islamic clerics, scholars, muftis and teachers.
Is Decline of the Fourth-Estate Here and Happening?
Mahesh Prabhu Mar 7, 2008 interacts: 58Distinguished Editor and Author of our times M J Akbar is removed from the Chairmanship of 'The Asian Age' and 'Deccan Chronicle'.
Kashmir Liberated, Others Languish
Beena Sarwar Mar 6, 2008 interacts: 37Kashmir Singh spent 35 years in various Pakistani prisons before Ansar Burney, the caretaker minister of human rights found him and obtained a presidential pardon.
The Nawaiwaqt Generation and the Power of No!
H P Mar 1, 2008 interacts: 431I am not the only one who is perplexed by the term civil society that has rapidly gained coinage in Pakistan... The group from Punjab that had seemingly eternally supported the army
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha on Pakistan Military
AliHasan Cemendtaur Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 24Stay out of politics, it is good for you, good for us, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha advises Pakistan Military.
The Naval War College Bomb Blasts
Feroz R Khan Mar 4, 2008 interacts: 357I was about 800 meters away from the bomb blast. The force of the explosion was powerful enough to rattle the windows nearly a mile away.
When the Will of the People Poses an 'Inconvenient' Truth
Beena Sarwar Mar 4, 2008 interacts: 16"What kind of democracy is it that puts the fate of the country in the hands of a Nawaz Sharif and an Asif Zardari? My lord! How weird!"
Student Politics in Pakistan: A Profile
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 28, 2008 interacts: 130Student politics in Pakistan has had a history of mixed fortunes and shades. Though extremely tumultuous, it is also a history of rich democratic traditions.
Makli
Sumera Jawad Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 5Makli is believed to be the burial place of more than 125,000 saints or Sufis. This place is also one of the largest necropolises of the world.
Puppetry Through the Ages
Munazza Rashid Mar 2, 2008Over the years, puppetry has developed into a powerful medium of communication as it offers a real challenge to the imagination of viewers and creative ability of the presenters.
Reinterpretation of Islam in Turkey
Mohammad Gill Feb 28, 2008 interacts: 307Reinterpretation of Quran (and Hadith) is allowed in principle although no effective reinterpretation has ever taken place in the Muslim world.
How did Hindus Become Vegetarians?
Murad A Baig Feb 29, 2008 interacts: 346The Rigveda, as one of India’s earliest texts, gives numerous examples of meat eating with verses giving clear instructions on how to slaughter, cook, cut and distribute
Theatricality in Painting
Nadeem Alam Feb 28, 2008Both meaningful genres depict emotions related to life, most of the time, emotions of tragedy, and in between cheerful emotions of joy, for a change!
Men's Liberation...Better Late Than Never
Khalid Sohail Feb 1, 2008 interacts: 47It is ironic that those men who become caring towards their wives are sometimes called sissy, wimp and 'zan mureed'
An Unnecessary Interview with History
Amer Nazir Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 38Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the ex- President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharaff.
The Spring of Discontentment
ahmad hayat Feb 27, 2008 interacts: 20As of today 27th Feb 2008, the USD has touched its record low against Euro (1.50) while Oil has touched its record peak of 101 dollars.
Pakistan, a Different Country!
H P Feb 24, 2008 interacts: 346Benazir is now remembered as a Rani, a princess and soon will turn in to the first woman Saint in Pakistan.
Pervez Musharraf and India Pakistan Rapproachment
Dost Mittar Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 295Eight years of the Musharraf era has seen a sea change in the Indo-Pak bilateral relationship. Musharraf, in my opinion, can take a large measure of credit for this change.
Ralph Nader Joins 2008 Presidential Race
Riaz Haq Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 9Attacking both Clinton and Obama in an interview, Nader said, "Obama is an overly cautious captive of his handlers and Clinton is a panderer and a flatterer.?
The ANP Challenge
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 22, 2008 interacts: 767What if instead of a PPP prime minister or PML-N prime minister, ANP’s Asfandyar Wali Khan was to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan? Could this be a viable option?
Mother of all Elections
Moeed Pirzada Feb 22, 2008 interacts: 9In this most dangerous place on earth, almost 37 million men and women stood in queues to vote and by mid-night almost all had reached back to their homes, safe and sound.
Warday
Ali Rizvi Feb 2, 2008 interacts: 12A continuation of the Graphic novel WARDAY, but from the perspective of ex-patriot Pakistani population stranded after a 36 hour nuclear holocaust.
Bullhe Shah and His Veil of “Meem?
Mohammad Gill Feb 4, 2008 interacts: 363One of the attributes of Allah is “Ahad,? meaning “One.? This is the spirit of monotheism. Ahmad is the name of prophet Muhammad.
Between Sanity and Insanity
Amar Jaleel Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 15No one knows what kind of torture was perpetrated on Zen during his 15-day interrogation. After 15 days when he was produced before the judge he was a different Zen.
Chimera
Ayesha Umar Feb 12, 2008 interacts: 15They sipped the coffee quietly then she asked, “So what brings you here?? “You know very well.? He replied looking straight into her eyes. She took her eyes off his face suddenly.
Voting For Change
Beena Sarwar Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 558Despite pre-poll manipulation and irregularities voters have rejected the politics of hate and religious extremism.
Election 2008: Looking Ahead
Ishrat Saleem Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 1The election result has come as a touch of healing to the anxious, wounded and exhausted and tense nation.
People's Verdict
Dilawar Syed Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 7A left-of-center Pashtun nationalist party and Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) bags more than 60% of the seats in provinces neighboring Afghanistan.
Long Road Ahead
Khalid Bhatti Feb 19, 2008PML(Q) showed a very dismal performance with managing just 38 seats against the boastful claims of more than 110 seats in national assembly before the elections.
At Last...Nationalism at Last
ahmad hayat Feb 19, 2008 interacts: 35Socialism, the destroyer of the civilisations, took the world under its claws after the Second World War. This (Kosovo) win might be the beginning of the end of the anti-nationalist hegemony all round the world.
Inside you
kashkin dabruski Feb 18, 2008 interacts: 3As colour drift apart from painter’s brush
Says the picture, I am inside you
As the ocean turns itself upside down
Says the fish I am still inside you
The Emperor is wearing Albanian Clothes
Bhaskar Dasgupta Feb 18, 2008 interacts: 28As soon as the western powers recognise Kosovo as an independent country, it will cause a huge dislocation in the fabric of all other separatist terrorist campaigns
Manufacturing a Fig Leaf of Democracy in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 3According to an IRI poll in September 2006, Musharraf had a 63 percent approval rating. But last October 11, IRI released a poll showing him at 21 percent.
Pakistan Poll Rigging
Riaz Haq Feb 12, 2008 interacts: 13When you hear the opposition, particularly PPP and PML-N, describe the details of alleged rigging, it seems they have a great deal of knowledge and expertise in this specialty.
February 18th, 2008-Election Day
Jungraiz Pukhtunyar Feb 16, 2008 interacts: 338Election in Tribal Areas and Pukhtunkhua province has been marred by violence. There have been attacks on the offices and rallies of all major political party.
Political Issues Ahead of Pakistan Elections
Mehroz Sadruddin Feb 16, 2008 interacts: 6If these elections are not free and fair, irrespective of the turn out, public reaction would “boil up in the times to come,? according to lawyer Sahabnam.
Its Not About Gender or Race Anymore
Ras Siddiqui Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 14America has certainly (and finally) come a long way to witness and participate in an election which will choose between a black man and a woman to run for President.
Elections and the Future Leaders of Pakistan
Abdullah Wiqar Feb 14, 2008 interacts: 2Future Leaders of Pakistan is an organization that is straining against the shackles of convention and tradition and is aiming to do things a little differently.
The More Things Change...
Kamal K Jabbar Feb 15, 2008 interacts: 1Almost every election ever held in the country has been replete with allegations of fraud and duplicity.
Judah Folkman
Syed Shah Feb 11, 2008 interacts: 5History may yet end up remembering Judah Folkman, who passed away earlier this year at Denver International Airport, as the man who cured cancer.
Pakistan Elections 2008 - An analysis
Yasser Latif Hamdani Feb 11, 2008 interacts: 353For the first time since the constitution of 1973,elections promise to be fought around an agenda that has to do with democracy, social welfare and minorities rights.
My Top Ten Novels by Desi Writers
Asif Naqshbandi Feb 12, 2008 interacts: 35I am a prose stylist and all my choices reflect this bias.
Dr. Bari's Toothache
Sanaullah Khan Feb 12, 2008 interacts: 4The maid was amazed, contrary to her master she had no regards for molar aches. “Wise men too have toothaches!? She wondered while descending the stairs.
American Muslims and Presidential Elections 2008
Ahmer Muzammil Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 170Disagreeing with American foreign policies doesn't really mean that you are against 'us'. That stupid train has thankfully left the station and hopefully won’t return in Nov. 2008.
Mediocre vs. Mediocre
Khalid Bhatti Feb 8, 2008 interacts: 6As expected the report by Scotland Yard on Benazir Bhutto investigation came up with nothing helpful. Now what remains to be seen is the reaction of Pakistan People’s Party.
Talking to Jamil Dehlavi about Infinite Justice and More
Ras Siddiqui Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 103Jamil Dehlavi's film “Infinite Justice? recently opened in Britain. The Indo-Pakistani-French film maker was born in Calcutta to an Indian father and French mother.
Untitled
Feroz R Khan Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 4Forlorn we must die as we once lived
And no one shall speak of us in death
As we were ignored in life.
Drama of Succession - Pakistan People’s Party
Khalid Bhatti Feb 7, 2008 interacts: 266The way, events took shape after her (Benazir Bhutto's) death over the party leadership under the superb directorship of her husband (Zardari) can put any Hollywood plot to shame.
Targeted Taxi Drivers
Lokhi Menon Feb 5, 2008 interacts: 8Day passes and night creeps up over the city,
Suddenly the TV chatters “taxi drivers targeted in Mumbai?
I Thought I Heard You Laughing
Kiran Farooque Feb 4, 2008 interacts: 12Unlike most people I know, I don't believe in love at first sight. But the world being as mad as it is, somehow manages to make you.
Revival of Passive Resistance in Indian Commercial Cinema
Vaibhav Jain Feb 7, 2008That non-violence is an integral and a much respected part of our culture, seems to have slowly escaped our memory.
Fight Against The Emergeny Continues
Faris Kasim Feb 7, 2008 interacts: 51If we are stressed, if we are constantly worried, then I believe it is a sign of great optimism. The struggle for a better Pakistan has just begun.
Monday Morning Blast in Rawalpindi ... An eyewitness account
Sabahat Vahidy Feb 4, 2008 interacts: 328This morning marked the first day of classes for the current batch of officers chosen from around the country to take the Unit Command Course. Five of them never signed-in today.
Cynicism Amongst Pakistani Youth
Ikramul Haq Feb 3, 2008 interacts: 9Today the most disturbing trend amongst the youth is the growing use of narcotics. This phenomenon cannot be viewed in isolation from the socio-political and economic realities.
India Chalo - An Anecdotal Look at the Indian Economy
Nadeem Hood Feb 1, 2008 interacts: 49Combining real facts with anecdotes and colourful characters that symbolise the new India, INDIA CHALO written by Brij Raj Singh, is a passionate look at India and its opportunities .
The Unravelling of Project Snow
Gau kamb Feb 1, 2008It is interesting to see the dynamics between the members of of Project Snow during the recent fracas downunder. And the cry about the great game of cricket from this old guard!
My Brother, My Killer
kashkin dabruski Jan 20, 2008See you not me, as of your own
See you not me, as of your kind
See you not me, as I am your blood
A History of the Pakistan Army by Brian Cloughley
Agha Amin Jan 19, 2008 interacts: 268Brian Cloughley has made an honest attempt to present things as they are or as he perceived them to be with whatever facts he could lay hands to.
Remembering You
Amber Bokhari Jan 16, 2008 interacts: 15Gleaming, glistening tears lay frozen,
on shy and curling lashes,
I've reached a vivid tombstone
of friendship, love and care.
What is Hinduism? A Personal View
Dost Mittar Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 362There is no word in the Indian native languages for Religion, or its Arabic equivalent, Madhab. It is commonly and erroneously translated as “Dharma?.
Mehrgarh...The Lost Civilization
mahmood Mahmood Jan 27, 2008 interacts: 148A chopping tool found in Pakistan dates to 2 million years ago, earlier than the earliest hominid remains, the Homo species "Narmada Man," (250,000 years ago).
Taliban, Pashtoons and Pakistan
Khalid Bhatti Jan 28, 2008 interacts: 155The militants have become so bold that they have started to fight pitch battles against the Army instead of employing hit and run tactics that were the hallmark of tribal battle skills.
Tea Anyone?
jehanzeb khan Jan 26, 2008 interacts: 11I was perplexed at the idea of tea at that hour of the night until I viewed the texture of this liquid I realized this my friends, was no Lipton, it was red wine.
Sunset at Uluwatu
Rajesh Shankaran Jan 27, 2008 interacts: 2Anjali and I had spent the afternoon in Tanjong Benoa. A small touristy cove off the Southern End of Bali, it had been a typical beach bumming day banana boating, snorkeling...
Pakistan's Universities - Problems and Solutions
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jan 27, 2008 interacts: 198300% jump in research publications, nine new engineering universities with European faculty, 3000 Pakistani students sent overseas for higher-degrees...self-serving lies, half-truths and deceit.
Musharraf’s Days are Numbered
Mohammad Gill Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 73From all political portents, it seems it’s time for Musharraf to go. If he doesn’t leave voluntarily, he’ll be helped out by force – by the army of course.
Pakistan, Welcome to Hyderabad
Akber Choudhry Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 8It was here (Niaz Stadium) that Imran Khan tore through the Indian Test batting line-up in 1983 with 8-23, and famously denied Miandad his triple hundred by declaring the innings.
Delirium Diary
Prasad Pande Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 7Somebody is at the door, ringing the bell so hard that it seems the walls of this room will collapse. The light of the florescent tube is reflecting from the ceiling...
It's ME on Both Sides!
Asra Nadeem Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 51I was told that my dad had been by my mother's side when I was born but left only after he found out that his child was a girl.
Afghanistan - A Strategic Analysis
Agha Amin Jan 23, 2008 interacts: 538Afghanistan remains haunted and plagued by its violent history and its neighbours continue to enjoy the fruits of war and crisis in Afghanistan.
Rashidabad: Beginning Charity at Home
Mehroz Sadruddin Jan 15, 2008 interacts: 3Irrespective of race, religion, language and ethnic background, all children in the hostel and the orphanage are provided equal opportunity to prosper.
Overseas Pakistanis and Right of Franchise
Abdul Majid Malik Jan 16, 2008 interacts: 6Overseas Pakistanis were granted the right to vote only in the 2002 referendum but the current election commission does not grant the right of franchise for expatriates.
Hyderabad’s Rare Book Seller
Ayub Khan Jan 18, 2008 interacts: 29Described by a writer in Anthropology Today as “one of the few antiquarian book shops in India? the book store itself is the size of a large closet.
Bean Bag
Hadi Rafi Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 5In the days gone,
when the hide was soft.
The brilliant leather gleamed,
and invited tender touch.
Remembering Old Clifton Top
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Jan 21, 2008 interacts: 4Qasim Bagh, anybody? With all the sounds of gunfire and deafening crescendo of siren wails??!!
Me, not you
kashkin dabruski Jan 21, 2008Thousand times I have stared
At existence of you and mine
Of what we are and have become
Shahjahan’s “Moorti? and Other Absurdities in Agra
Ayub Khan Jan 18, 2008 interacts: 215Agra, the city of Taj, is the ultimate destination for both domestic and foreign tourists. But a recent visit to Agra reveals a scarred city which on the verge of collapse.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
Ras Siddiqui Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 25Whether it is the Iowa win for Obama or the New Hampshire one for Clinton, their vision for America’s future is becoming far more important than race and gender.
Indian Supreme Court says- ‘Live in is marriage’
sharad chandra Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 19A momentous turn that will create upheavals in Indian society from bottom to top.
In Remembrance of Martyrdom
Asif Naqshbandi Jan 19, 2008 interacts: 14A translation of the Urdu elegy “Zikr e Shahadat? by Mawlana Hassan Raza Khan
Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken
Amer Nazir Jan 17, 2008 interacts: 5Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry Mr Nazir this is all we have for you at the moment,’ she said.
US Conspiracy to Destablize Pakistan?
Moeed Pirzada Jan 18, 2008 interacts: 567First it was Ms Bhutto who was conspiring along with the US to destabilise and denuclearise Pakistan. And the CIA eliminated her. Israeli agency, Mossad, was also involved...
The Dirty Tricks Brigade Tries to Spoil a Party
Beena Sarwar Jan 15, 2008 interacts: 253Already stunned at the loss of their leader, the PPP is now reeling from the registration of tens of thousands of FIRs against its workers including charges of attempted murder.
Child Interrupted
ehsan syed Jan 14, 2008 interacts: 3The boy who blew himself in Dera Ismail Khan last Muharram was hardly 17 years old. Still a child, legally speaking, dying a violent death, martyr to some, and terrorist to others.
Sounds from Within
Amber Bokhari Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 10Walking in the woods today
I talked loud and low,
To the ever listening trees
I said my silent woe.
Leaders, Heroes and Mountains
Shantanu Dutta Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 9He (Sir Admund Hillary) was not a sahib who came, conquered and left having had his adventure in the hills. He established and sustained a lasting bond with the Sherpa people of the Himalayas.
The Snow Will Melt
Tahir Gul Hasan Jan 14, 2008 interacts: 74“So what happened to that Fokker which crashed in the mountains?? sipping coffee, she (Benazir Bhutto) took the words right out of my mouth. Did Billy and Dabbu speak through her?
Charlie Wilson's War Stretches the Imagination
Ras Siddiqui Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 44How does a US Congressman learn about helping the Afghan resistance to the Soviet Empire in 1980? By listening to Dan Rather on TV while soaking in a Jacuzzi full of young women.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.
Pakistan's Flawed and Feudal Princess
William Dalrymple Jan 11, 2008 interacts: 314It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex.
Ashes in the River
Lokhi Menon Jan 8, 2008 interacts: 5...at that stage all the differences are really wiped out.
A Life Created
raghav chopra Jan 11, 2008 interacts: 2Responsibility for a miracle,
another life, another hope
another start, a new beginning
a fresh Phoenix has risen.
Revolutionary for Sale
jehanzeb khan Jan 9, 2008 interacts: 9Clothing plastered with the portrait of socialist revolutionary Che Guevara is possibly one of the oddest and most self contradictory phenomena's of the 21st century.
Psychology of Men's Honour and Women's Sexuality
Khalid Sohail Jan 3, 2008 interacts: 122When Eastern women become financially and emotionally independent their husbands start losing control and become abusive and violent
Movie Review: The Kite Runner
Ras Siddiqui Jan 2, 2008 interacts: 28Khalid Hosseini, like many Afghan’s is a poet at heart. Here with the assistance of screenwriter David Benioff, the essence of The Kite Runner remains intact
Kibera Inside and Outside
kashkin dabruski Jan 5, 2008Bullets inside my head
And hunger outside me
I am a little child
My mother gone
Pakistan's Moment of Democracy?
Zeynab Ali Jan 3, 2008 interacts: 10Even as many conceded that ‘Musharraf is not going anywhere’, a response of Pakistanis around the world who seemed beset with an intangible urge to 'do something'.
Interviewing Ayman
Faisal Kapadia Jan 4, 2008 interacts: 13I came across the “hilarious news? that Al Qaeda would be now conducting an open interview. Yes my friends.. good old Ayman will be answering your questions.
1857-What Really Happened-A Reconstruction
Agha Amin Jan 5, 2008 interacts: 68A brief analysis of the claims about 1857 as one hears them in today’s Pakistan.
I thirst
Sahir Shah Jan 4, 2008 interacts: 8I will shed this wretched skin
shred it, peel it, skin myself
Pakistan After The Assassination: Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy
Chowk Jan 6, 2008 interacts: 145Interview with Pervez Hoodbhoy by Stefania Maurizi of Venerdi of La Repubblica
Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society
Nadeem F Paracha Jan 6, 2008 interacts: 22Populist, mass-oriented politics can effectively cancel out the two most prominent anti-populist strains in Pakistan i.e. the politico-religious and the elite-bourgeois.
Islam as a political weapon in Pakistan
Mubarka Ahmad Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 473Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes
A Cursed Nation
Imad Zafar Jan 3, 2008 interacts: 44What a sorrow, we dream of an ideal society a prosperous country but we want someone else to fight for this cause.
Crisis: Danger or Opportunity
Yasir Abbasi Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 4"credo quia absurdum"..... I believe because it is absurd!!!
The Landlady
Tahera Sajid Jan 2, 2008 interacts: 12Why do we exercise our right to hate so much more often than the right to love, anyway?
The Sufi Tarot Card Reader
Rakshanda Khan Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 12‘Hello! Would you like a reading?’ he asked, shuffling the cards with a flourish, his round, bald head settling into his broad shoulders with a friendly shrug.
Al-Andalusia … Decline of a Plural Culture
mahmood Mahmood Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 1731st January 2008 is the 516th Anniversary of fall of Al-Andalusia’s last plural place Granada. A sociological analysis of this decline and its implication for World.
This Pyre Will Burn…!
H P Dec 30, 2007 interacts: 404Larkana and the entire interior of Sindh and Sindhi/Baloch dominated areas in Karachi resonated with the slogans of Jiya Sindh and Punjabi na Khapan and Pakistan na khapay.
Making a Mockery of Democracy
Mohammad Gill Dec 30, 2007 interacts: 117Waging democracy in the spirit of revenge is the worst form of democracy. This shows the type of democracy which Benazir Bhutto’s (BB) Peoples Party wanted to enforce in Pakistan.
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 92The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 102We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors would govern Pakistan.
Courage in a Time of Chaos
Bina Shah Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 45The enemies of our country are vast and they are clever; they would like nothing better than to see us sink into lawlessness and despair.
Benazir’s Murder: Who Killed Her?
Karamatullah K Ghori Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 27Why wasn’t BB’s body post-mortem not carried out? It sounds so naïve and unconvincing that the post-mortem was dispensed with at the request of Asif Zardari, BB’s spouse.
Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears
Amer Nazir Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 5‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 27There should be an APC (All Party Conference) right away in which a National consensus government is formulated with the mandate of organizing free and fair elections within 6 months.
The Day Benazir Bhutto Died
Rakshanda Khan Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 4Violent mob hones in on banks, petrol stations, cars and unleashes its fury... In their self expression lies the true voice of the people and the tragedy that is Pakistan today.
Goodbye Pinky
Rafi Aamer Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 118When she conspired with the Army and the establishment for the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif government in 1993, I got disillusioned with her leadership and left PPP for good.
Benazir Bhutto: Death of Hope and Dilemma
Tahir Qazi Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 1She is an even more significant loss for the West that myopically supports personalities rather than masses and institutions in the countries of interest.
Benazir Bhutto: A Sad Farewell
Ras Siddiqui Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10After 9/11 it was Benazir Bhutto that took up the banner of democratic hope in Pakistan, stressing the need for cross-cultural exchanges, religious harmony and how to make peace.
Hope of Despair
Mutaal Mooquin Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 4
With this news calamitous
With thus murder heinous
My country falling to pieces
Whither Pakistan?
Panini Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10The best possible thing has happened: Musharraf gave up power. But the worst has also happened: Pakistan has lost a charismatic and popular leader.
Mourning Benazir Bhutto
Dilawar Syed Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 24The country is on the brink of disaster. Banks are burning, government buildings are on fire, emotionally charged political workers are streaming on streets across Pakistan.
Pakistan
kashkin dabruski Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 1Another day descends into its history
Of bloodshed, ignorance and plunder
Who shall we blame, the west or Islam
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 520Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before blowing himself up.
Drifting in the World
Saeed Urrehman Dec 21, 2007 interacts: 5“I have to design a website which will host pictures and videos of wet t-shirt competitions. And if I do it well, they’ll give me more projects.?
Sins of Our Fathers
Mahvish Zehra Dec 22, 2007 interacts: 39The more Turkey denies the 1915 genocide of Armenians, the less the world believes it.
Catharsis
MVJ Simon Dec 26, 2007 interacts: 3A walk through fire
Eyes shut tight
Stepping on red hot coal
Mind overcomes pain
Escaping The Mobius Strip of Time
Gau kamb Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 2Another Christmas, another year coming to an end. Out with the old, in with the new. The king is dead, long live the king.
Abdul Latif Khalid (1944-2007)
Yasser Latif Hamdani Dec 24, 2007 interacts: 113My father’s sudden demise at only 63 years of age through a massive heart attack has been by far the most profound life experience I have had to endure.
The Real Issue Facing Pakistan
H P Dec 23, 2007 interacts: 212A cursory look at the main characters in the tribal insurgency would show their strong links with the army in the past.
Aqsa Pervez: The Casualty of Patriarchy
Haider Shah Dec 21, 2007 interacts: 37Why are other Aqsas being slapped, punched, kicked, abused, followed, spied on, coerced, threatened, blackmailed, kicked out and married away? Why?
Wise And Otherwise, A Salute to Life By Sudha Murthy
Lokhi Menon Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 4A generous glimpse into a life well lead by Sudha Murthy.
In Search Of Baby Chips
Tahir Gul Hasan Dec 21, 2007 interacts: 13I switched on the projector inside my head, loaded up a dusty reel from the 1960s, and began: “Once upon a time there lived a little boy who often visited Lahore's Anarkali bazaar...
Pakistani Artist Gulgee Murdered
Chowk Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 17Pakistan's renowned artist Ismail Gulgee was found murdered along with his wife Zarine and maid at their residence in Karachi (Clifton area) on Wednesday.
The Holiday Season
Azra Rashid Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 53The message in all monotheistic religion remains the same - believe, submit, follow and sacrifice. All three religions prey on people's vulnerability and desire for acceptance.
Interview: Imran Khan on Elections and Boycott
Asra Nadeem Dec 19, 2007 interacts: 81Participating in elections will only give legitimacy to an illegal action.
Fire in The Blood by Irene Nemirovsky
kavita kasturi Dec 18, 2007It is the Mill on the Floss of the 21st century, calling out to be read by the fire on a winter evening, what it means to love, to crave excitement, to invite danger...
The Missing Pakistanis
kashkin dabruski Dec 17, 2007 interacts: 3Where are those souls
Into wilderness, they disappeared
Like autumn leaves,
With no traces
Feminism Under Veil
Nikhat Rasool Dec 3, 2007 interacts: 227By observing the rule of ‘Hijab’, Muslim women make a statement about their identity and their equality as human beings.
Death of Aqsa Pervez: A reflection on Canadian Muslim-Pakistanis
Nauman Mir Dec 16, 2007 interacts: 26As parents, we need to understand and acknowledge that our children deserve even more understanding and support because they are caught between two distinct worlds.
Shoaib Malik at the cross-roads
Adeel Khan Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 6Pakistan has let go of another impressive record that they held for almost three decades - that of not losing a test series in India. The series was lost, as was the pride...
Islam and Hijab-Murder in Canada
Tahir Qazi Dec 15, 2007 interacts: 130Gruesome murder of playful Pakistani Canadian kid in the hands of her father sends the poor soul to her grave and shock waves to the Canadian society.
Ghazal from Allama Iqbal, translated by M. Shahid Alam
Mohammad Alam Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 3DigarguN hai jahaN taroN ki gardish tez hai Saqi
To Boycott or not to Boycott !
sheikh tajammul Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 61Whether its Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Benazir or someone else ... whoever promises to reinstate judiciary should be voted for to stop Pro Musharraf getting 2/3rd majority.
Fall of Dacca
Riaz Jafri Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 135December 16 comes every year to haunt the nation, particularly those few remaining who were witness to the debacle.
Where is Ibn-Sina of the 21st Century?
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 178The 800-pound gorilla in the Islamic room is not ignorance or violence but “Blind? faith in Quran and the Hadith.
Home, a state of mind?
Sidra Omer Dec 6, 2007 interacts: 2Home is not necessarily a four-walled structure that has traces of one’s childhood days and it certainly does not represent the country or city one lives.
Holier Than Thou
amal aslam Nov 14, 2007 interacts: 7As if she possessed the sole ownership to what Allah meant in the Koran she pounced on me in every sense of the word. Well He’s my God too lady was my response.
The Good Monster: Musharraf's Cultural Legacy
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 133A leader’s true legacy tends to be more accurately deciphered when studied through the effects his ideas and policies have had on the cultural mindset of the people.
A Luxurious Cesspool
Javaria Farooqui Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 3Something that sets us apart from the common echelon of society__ that quest is the epitome of human existence. Quest that is initiated by objects classified as “luxury goods.?
The Nicotine Fingers
kashkin dabruski Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 1I have
In my possession
Not much but few
Belongings of my own
Election Boycott
Ahsan Shahbaz Dec 10, 2007 interacts: 21Only 5 out 33 parties in APDM want to participate in elections. Parties in favour boycott met at Imran Khan’s residence on Monday
The Disturbed
Ayesha Umar Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 24“Written words are dead letters… I am sick of writing; I want to speak. It feels good when your voice travels to someone’s attentive ears."
Chicken Biryani
Raiya Hashmi Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 9Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers forced to stand outside. There was some trouble up ahead...
Fundamentalism and Violence
Khalid Sohail Dec 10, 2007 interacts: 123Human beings are conditioned by their families and communities and violent cultures produce violent people.
Comments on Ongoing Debate about ISI in the Afghan War
Agha Amin Dec 7, 2007 interacts: 69The Afghan War started a grand party for Pakistan's ruling elite and even Pakistan. Afghan refugees were cleverly and criminally used to solicit US and Saudi aid. All glorified as Jihad.
Pakistan’s Emergency and the International Media
Mehroz Sadruddin Dec 9, 2007 interacts: 4The international media’s principled stand against the imposition of emergency must be taken with a pinch of salt.
The Conspiracy Theory
Moeed Pirzada Dec 7, 2007 interacts: 253Even today I come across many adults who essentially think of the world in such simplistic terms: interconnected; controlled and run by a single source of intelligence.
The Slow, Castration of Pakistani Cricket
Hammad Siddiqi Dec 5, 2007 interacts: 11When asked if this draw was a moral victory for the Pakistanis Kumble remarked "When you struggle to pick up five wickets in both innings, that's no moral victory to me."
The Sudanese Teddy Bear Saga
Hammad Siddiqi Dec 4, 2007 interacts: 121President Omar al-Bashir decided to overturn a court ruling convicting Gillian Gibbons for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, a rare victory for progressive, moderate Islam.
6th December 1992
M B Qasmi Dec 5, 2007 interacts: 86A turning point in Hindu Muslim relations in the post independence Indian history. It was a moment when all truths about religious coexistence suddenly proved false.
Search for Origins of Mahayana Buddhism
mahmood Mahmood Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 297The land of Pakistan is blessed with one of the most important treasures of the world, the glorious civilization of Buddhism flourishing in the North Western areas of Pakistan.
And Now, The Charter of Demands—The Comedy Continues!
Ahmed Quraishi Dec 4, 2007 interacts: 111Turkish President Abdullah Gul was not very impressed after meeting the cream of the Pakistani political elite.
I thick therefore I am
Ibrahim M Khalil Dec 1, 2007 interacts: 23I wanted to show off my intellect by writing a piece on current situation of Pakistan but decided against it.
Free to Dress
Sumanta K Bhowmick Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 10Subhash Chandra Bose, three year old. Jawaharlal Nehru, eight year old. Shivaji, ten year old. Rani Luxmi Bai, five year old. Sounds puzzling?
Enlightened Mediocrity
Amer Nazir Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 12‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable at times...’
Mukhtar Mai's December 11th Fundraiser in Sacramento
Ras Siddiqui Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 39This effort is not about dwelling on what already happened but what's possible; to change the future of some girls and women in Southern Punjab.
Media: The more things change...
Beena Sarwar Nov 30, 2007 interacts: 77Where only one Najam Sethi was picked up under the Sharif regime, over the past eight years, dozens have been picked up and tortured by Pakistan’s secret agencies.
Vi Veri Universum Vivus Vici
Naveed Ejaz Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 6Feigning infant-like naivety, we assume that like a chess board, war remains restricted to an 8x8 playing field and will never reach our doors.
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 195A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
Why Me?
Awais Memon Nov 30, 2007 interacts: 1He created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, received the first Annual AIDS Leadership Award, and addressed the United Nations on World AIDS Day.
Search for the God Particle
Mohammad Gill Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 16Pursuit of no other scientific theory has been so intensely single-minded nor so expensive, even the search for cure for cancer, as the search for Higgs boson or the god particle.
The Plan To Topple Pakistan Military
Ahmed Quraishi Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 158Its not about Musharraf anymore. This is about clipping the wings of a strong Pakistani military, denying space for China in Pakistan, squashing the ISI, stirring ethnic unrest...
Talk with Shandana Minhas author of Tunnel Vision
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 7Why would I sell to western readers? My loyalty is to the story. As a storyteller you don’t choose the story, the story chooses you.
Freedom of Expression
Yasir Abbasi Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 5Was the media really free in Pakistan prior to November 3 2007? Is the media right to claim that it was being responsible and professional.
Six Minutes
kashkin dabruski Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 4The changing world,
Continuation of destruction
Through volcanoes and winds
First it was Bangladesh now it Baluchistan
Hussain Gadehi Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 123Baluchistan has a different history than Bangladesh, Bengalis were active for creation of Pakistan but Baloch weren’t part of Pakistan moment.
Nandigram Turmoil, Boiling the Nation
M B Qasmi Nov 26, 2007Left Front used a private army to recapture Nandigram in November 2007. 600 people were killed. The Muslim friendly, Kisan Friendly and Labourers friendly mask of Left is torn.
The Cyclone and the Saudi Prince
Naeem Randhawa Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 2Patargata - never heard of it, it sounds like a Thai dish. Do I need to worry about it? I've got enough on my mind.
Privatization of PTCL: The Redundant Employees
Imran Ali Teepu Nov 25, 2007 interacts: 6As many as 40,000 people will quit the job through Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) offered by the PTCL management.
Is this the worst Pakistan team ever?
Syed Rehan Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 6They have been successful in erasing 24 years of winning record of Pakistan cricket team in India.
A Scene
Mutaal Mooquin Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 5The horse without the rider
Baby without the mother
Not one chasing the other
Sitting silently - over the ruins
Resist, resist, resist: ‘The gift of a crisis’
Beena Sarwar Nov 24, 2007 interacts: 197General Musharraf’s announcement of an ‘emergency’ on Nov 3 stunned many among this otherwise complacent generation -- enough to finally act upon their convictions.
Muffled Voices on Campuses
Ahsan Raza Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 2As private universities are abuzz with anti-emergency chants, students of Government College and FC College, Lahore have also adopted ways to express themselves politically.
Dispensation of Justice is the Main Pillar of Democracy
Ikramul Haq Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 15The three constitutions, framed in Pakistan, proved to be just pieces of paper; their sanctity frequently violated by the men with guns, and by those who authored and approved these documents.
The Dark Chocolate
Nikhat Rasool Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 9“You must be wondering why after ten long years I suddenly opted to break my silence my dear Macaw..."
My Teenage Years in Lahore
Asim Shore Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 18As I sit here on my desk at work, sipping my persimmon white tea in a delicate persian tea cup, I close my eyes and let my mind wander to my teenage years in Lahore, Pakistan.
Pakistan: Media Under Siege
Beena Sarwar Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 138Police have attacked and arrested journalists demonstrating all over the country. Over a hundred journalists offered themselves for mass arrest in Karachi on Nov 20.
Pakistani Media Crippled
Moeed Pirzada Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 6The Musharraf government wants to financially cripple this most popular of the media community to set an example - just like the judiciary.
From Immy to Irony
Nadeem F Paracha Nov 22, 2007 interacts: 31Lag gai na emergency! Whack! Shut up, Dimoo. So, Jimran, are you still at an undisclosed location at the Punjabi University?
Kolkata on Fire
Torsa Ghosal Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 70On 21st November the protest was more violent than any imagined in recent times in Kolkata and almost all our lives have been violently affected by it.
Go Jamiat Go
Raza Hamdani Nov 20, 2007 interacts: 16The students have announced loud and clear that they no longer want the Jamiat over their head.
Secret Life of Gays in New Delhi
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 16On all other days, Pegs N Pints is "normal" - strictly straight. But on Tuesday evenings as the clock struck ten, queers start trickling out of their closets.
Taking a Gandhian Approach to Avenging the Horrors of Singur and Nandigram
mehul kamdar Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 8In Singur and Nandigram, poor farmers have easily been displaced from their lands, beaten, killed and driven out by a combined force of Communist cadres and the local police.
Musharraf and The Media
Moeed Pirzada Nov 20, 2007 interacts: 15With the imposition of martial law, all TV channels suddenly disappeared. BBC and CNN and Fox all were gone.
Why the American War on Terror is Failing Miserably
Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 250USA's counter terrorism effort in the Global War against Terror is frankly creating more terrorists than it is stopping.
Foreign Factor in our Higher Education
Muhammad FarooqiAzam Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 10Our whole system of education is working in such a way to produce good high-tech workforce for European and American markets. Irony is we do this at our own expense.
Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath
Aisha Sarwari Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 95One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.
The Press Ordinance and Its Repercussions
Malik Aamir Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 46Did the dictator really shut down GEO News for the better 'interests' of Pakistan?
Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 20His skin color is not fair; his acting skills are too loud; he is less muscled than neighborhood gym boys; and he is rumored to be gay! How did this Khan become a Sultan?
About Death
Ali Rizvi Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 5When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll
Pakistan at War
Akmal Hussain Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 112There is little doubt that Pakistan is under attack by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and Taliban. It is equally clear that the war is not going well.
Pakistan at Sixty
Tariq Ali Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 11Insightful and relevant article written in October by political activist Tariq Ali on the occasion of 60th anniversary of Pakistan.
Medals of Freedom for Justice Chaudary
saleha waqar Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 20He (Justice Chaudhry) sat on four pivotal Supreme Court benches between 2000-2005 that validated the military takeover by General Musharraf, his referendum, his LFO and the 17th amendment
The Battle for Pakistan
Imran Khan Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 121Imran Khan was arrested in Pakistan on 11/14/2007, this article appeared in the Pakistani newspaper The News on 11/9/2007.
The Pakistan Tragedy: Imran Khan Arrested
Maryam Asif Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 20Imran Khan, beaten and locked up by the Jamiat Students on the Punjab University Campus on 14 November. He was yelling at the cameras, ‘its not about me, it’s your future’.
Pressures Mount on Pervez Musharraf
Beena Sarwar Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 11"The judges by not taking oath, the lawyers and civil society by resisting have shown the way. The media is standing by them. This is one battle the General is sure to lose"
Artifice of Scholarship : CSPI on FrontPage
Anand Patwardhan Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 2Where will Mr. Warner hide when faced with the ignobility of logic deserting his beloved Christianity? What will he do when the devil of duality is discovered in his own sacred texts?
Its Time To Follow The 'Pied Piper'
Nikhat Rasool Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 4Yesterday I learnt that our own Pakistani police have taken away ‘Imran Khan’, our hero the pride of nation, to put him behind bars.
Attractive Distractions
raghav chopra Nov 7, 2007 interacts: 6light in it's many vibrant hues
can blind and mystify, it is
but a distraction for the dark
that lies within.
I Await ...
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 2Of what avail the melodies and glitter,
That an evening muse brings;
Life is false:
The past is faded, 'today' is a brittle 'now';
It Is Raining
Rida Abbasi Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 7It is silent outside, except for the steady rain; everyone is huddled inside their rooms like us. I have my face pressed against the window.
Whither Emergency
Rezwan Bajwa Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 19General Musharraf’s self perception of being indispensable to Pakistan is now compounded further as the US affirms him as the most valuable partner in the ‘war on terror’.
Searching for Qurratulain Hyder in a Delhi Kabristan
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 10I was looking for a grave. In the next hill perhaps? For Qurratulain Hyder. She was an Urdu writer who died on August 21.
Tribute to a Giant
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 3Inzimam-ul-Haq, a glorius 17 year career, at the heart of Pakistan’s middle order. He has the most half-centuries, centuries and the second highest test runs by a Pakistani.
An Open Letter to Hizb-ut-Tahrir
Gupangam Khan Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 130What do you really mean by "re-establishing the Khilafat and carrying Islam to all Mankind by way of Jihad" on your website?
No Dice Without Reinstatement of Judiciary
Ahmer Muzammil Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 12The fight is not between democracy and martial-law or Q league or X league, it’s always between the have’s and have not’s.
State of Pakistan: What Can Pakistanis Do
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 39As compared to countries of 250 years or more, 60 is a mere child. Nation building takes time and people have to stand by their nation.
Book Review – Searching for Sister Pakistan
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 1Editor Rakshanda Jalil writes ... My concern in this book has been to present as complete a picture of the everydayness of life as it is lived and experienced by Pakistani women.
Sumera Jawad: The Excavated Linearity
Nadeem Alam Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 1Sumera, through her brush, tries to explore the true image of contemporary woman by exhuming the historical representation of the South Asian woman.
Overcoming Learned Helplessness and Apathy
Ikramul Haq Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 59The shackles of “learned helplessness? can only be broken if all the political parties and intelligentsia join hands to restore rule of democracy and the independence of judiciary.
Is Patriotism at Times The Last Refuge
Amer Nazir Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 8We, the third largest ex-pat community in the world after China and India have learnt to keep our fronts, haven’t we?
Political Quandary in Pakistan
Mohammad Gill Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 85You can install a political government by popular vote but there are no effective checks and balances to keep it on the straight, narrow and workable path.
Clarity
Raj Mor Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 7“Arunivas! Arunivas! Make sure you get me a gold set! Last Diwali you forgot completely that I am allergic to non-gold. How can you forget such important things??
Capuchin Monkeys : The Paradox of Choice
Anand Patwardhan Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 1If we are smart how did we end up making such a stupid mistake? If a mistake is made, how could we call ourselves smart? Psychologists call this Cognitive Dissonance.
Saawariya Targets Eternal Love
Ras Siddiqui Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 14Sony Picture’s “Saawariya?, a new Bollywood-Hollywood movie is set to release in the United States and worldwide on November 9th. Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story, White Nights.
Cholesterol Say Paak
Nadeem F Paracha Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 129I usually get my news by driving around the city. I see a look of uncertainty on the faces of the people, but no great movement.
Musharraf and Alternative
Khalid Bhatti Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 21General Musharraf, return the power to people, restore the judiciary and reinstate the constitution of Pakistan. We have had enough of you and its not working anymore.
Johnny On The Street
Irfan Pakistani Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 3Should the lawyers be able to recapture the imagination of the nation and catalyze meaningful national resistance, the calculus shall change.
Thorn Tree Gossip
Lokhi Menon Nov 1, 2007 interacts: 4They fall on the new gossip-meat
Like a ravening hyena pack,
tearing their “close? friend
To rotten pieces behind her back.
We the Silent Majority and the Muslim Fanatics
Gupangam Khan Nov 7, 2007 interacts: 30Why does Western media use the term ‘Islam, ‘Islamist’, ‘Muslim’ very often in the same sentence with words such as terror, terrorist, and fanatics?
Reflections During a US Visa Grind
Zeerak Riaz Nov 7, 2007 interacts: 62An account of the current conditions for visitors to the US Embassy in Islamabad. Also a comment on the mindsets and values of Pakistanis and Americans.
The Cost of a Pakistani Journalist Life
Imran Ali Teepu Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 5What matters more? the media coverage or the person covering it? Ask a media owner of newspaper or the television and it’s the coverage.
The Proposition
Shaique Hussain Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 2The halala was solemnized. At 11, Iqtidar had his first experience of the flesh. Naghma was facilitated in her return to the man she really loved.
Short
Raj Mor Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 1The day had gone well. Dow was up. NASDAQ was up. Sensex was up. But he was thinking about his Indian IT stocks
The Wild Side Of The Mall
Tahir Gul Hasan Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 18They changed the name of The Mall Road of Lahore to Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam years ago. I was too young then to object and since old habits never die, I will—with a cynical smile—call the lifeline of Lahore by its old name: The Mall.
Religiosity, National Ethos and Governance
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 94Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.
In the Loving Memory of Waleed Iqbal
Zara Hafeez Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 9Waleed Iqbal is known in the debating fraternity of Pakistan as being one of the finest members of the Pakistan debating Society. ... For a man I refuse to fade away.
The Empire Strikes Again in Pakistan
Karamatullah K Ghori Nov 5, 2007 interacts: 158Throttling democracy and shackling human rights of 160 million Pakistanis, Musharraf still has the gall to liken his ignoble daylight robbery to Lincoln’s historic nobility.
Calling Chanda
Anum Ali Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 3In her early twenties Haryalee, like Chanda, was a eunuch or more commonly known as the hirja or the third sex member of another hijra community residing in Nagin Chowk.
Hisab Barabar
Manpreet S Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 9She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on the bike. On the treadmill, her whole body heaves with an energy-less movement.
Imran Khan at LUMS
Ammar Rashid Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 145Amidst speculation of the imposition of emergency in the country by the state, Imran was here to speak about the role of the youth in the country’s political future.
Do You Have a Substitute?
Salman Aneel Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 139Emergency in Pakistan was the need of time as we had no other options. Do we have any substitute for General Musharraf? Is there any other person who can run the country?
Martial Law Not Emergency
Khalid Bhatti Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 16I have never heard any speech that is more incoherent and insult to the faculties of logic and intellect than this one delivered by Pervez Musharraf.
Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?
ijaz gul Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 9The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical procedure by butchers.
The Roving Stones
Haroon Malik Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 5My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how could they?
Pervez Musharraf Declares Emergency in Pakistan
Chowk Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 190As of 6PM on Saturday President General Musharraf has suspended the constitution and declared State of Emergency in Pakistan.
Fair Game
Mohammad Gill Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 20Review of "My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House" By Valerie Plame Wilson
Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco
aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being embarrassingly organised.
The Other Woman
Tahera Sajid Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 19She was a friend who just happened to be a woman...or, was she?
The Price of Loving Karl Marx
Khalid Sohail Nov 1, 2007 interacts: 70Spouses have to offer financial, economic and social sacrifices to maintain a marital relationship with creative personalities. Karl Marx was no exception.
Bobby & Jerry : Rise of a Coloured ‘son’ Retold
Anand Patwardhan Oct 31, 2007 interacts: 25Bobby has proved that he is more Christian than the Christians, more conservative than the conservatives, and as or more embedded in the Bush-Cheney establishment than the others.
Error Prone : Misleading Lines in the Media
Anand Patwardhan Oct 31, 2007 interacts: 12When the Nobel Peace prize was announced, many Indian papers announced in bold headlines that it went to Dr. Pachauri and Al Gore.
Two Poems of Parveen Shakir in Translation
Ravi Kopra Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 1'Pink Flowers' and 'A Message'
Curse of Arranged or Forced Marriages
Moiz Ansari Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 89He is from a “good? family or biradri! The girl might be given a chance to look at her future groom once if the parents are “Progressive?
How Dubai Works
nabendu debsharma Aug 26, 2007 interacts: 38“Dubai? is a world class brand today. Dubai works as a MNC with a CEO – H H Sheikh General Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dreams
Tan Sar Aug 22, 2007 interacts: 1Even this rain…even this has changed. Even Mother Nature has started whoring around. Nothing is the same. Nothing New Jersey spits out can be like Lahore.
Relevance of English Studies in India
nilanshu agarwal Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 4The need of the hour is to decolonise our English Studies by judging English literary texts not by European critical tools, but by Indian critical theories.
The Permanence of Things
Saeed Urrehman Aug 19, 2007The acrid smell of what my body had expelled and what had now been rejected by the toilet was difficult to ignore. There was no way I could have fixed the toilet on my own.
Will President Bush Invade Iran?
Mohammad Gill Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 192President Bush has raised the stakes by mentioning the possibility of World War III in a recent press conferences. He has declared the Iranian National Guards as terrorists.
Of No Importance
kashkin dabruski Oct 21, 2007 interacts: 4I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem
Are we free?
MVJ Simon Oct 22, 2007 interacts: 3To speak without fear of judgment
To write without pangs of guilt
Dreams of Dania
Faisal Shahid Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 4Kamran lives in the old part of Lahore, near Lahori Gate. Living there, he says, makes him feel in sync with the heartbeats of the City.
Voice from Waziristan
Khalid Bhatti Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 69Today on 28th October, 2007 I woke up to the horror stories of killing and beheading of thirteen people in Swat, Pakistan.
On disowning Bhagat Singh and Other Vagaries
AliHasan Cemendtaur Oct 26, 2007 interacts: 48“Zia Ul Haq ordered to destroy all Hindi and Gurmukhi books of the library. The books were thrown in a nala (sewage channel) that ran by the library.?
The Guava Woman’s Crèche
Lokhi Menon Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 2
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
Neoliberalism and Madrassas: An Unholy Connection
Ahmar Mahboob Oct 26, 2007 interacts: 71How these schools (madrassas) are perhaps an indirect consequence of structural adjustment policies that are dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.
Dice
Sadia Rauf Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 3Lock that gaze
Lace with an uncanny wisdom, a bitter taste.
Indian Exceptionalism: Colonial Stereotypes and Postcolonial Realities
Rohit Chopra Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 96Indian exceptionalism manifests itself as nationalist, chauvinist, and fundamentalist sentiment, often mingling unhealthily with other kinds of closed-minded imperatives.
Corruption and Freedom of Press in Pakistan
Shayan Manzar Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 4There have been a number of statements lauding the “freedom? of the press accompanied by a grim reminder of the “dark? days under the democratic governments of the 90s. What does the evidence say?
Daughter of the Beast: The General's New Clothes
Khan Khan Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 33Benazir is eager to show that she is not doing deals with Musharraf but, as Ahmed Rashid points out, despite the army’s dwindling popularity she needs the army because it controls Pakistan.
Thank You Suicide Bomber! No one is talking about my 1.5 Billion anymore!
Ahmer Muzammil Oct 23, 2007 interacts: 180Does anyone remember that this woman (Benazir Bhutto) facilitated a dictator(Pervez Musharraf) and gave him a new lease on his dwindling career for the price of 1.5 billion dollars?
Communists and the Making of Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 7, 2007 interacts: 117History of the last years of Punjab under the Raj
Translation: Two Poems of Mirabai
Ravi Kopra Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 6Mirabai was a 16th century mystical poetess. The object of her devotional poetry is the Hindu Lord Krishna.
Superseded
Anand Mahajan Oct 12, 2007A divorced woman, suspects misfortunes to rob her again in a new turn in her life; this time it didn’t end up tragic.
Media: A Catalyst for Social and Political Change
Mazhar Mazhar Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 22Media should connect the public spirit of politics by encouraging the people’s participation in political decisions.
Identity and Synergy - Classical Music and Film Song
V S Gopalakrishnan Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 10The popularity of film songs is at a peak today, irrespective of the quality of music. In stark contrast, classical music is getting less patronage and popularity.
Little Mosque on the Prairie Enters Second Season
Ras Siddiqui Oct 21, 2007 interacts: 4The “Us and Them? between the mainstream and Muslims is highlighted in this comedy. Issues such as dating, barriers inside Mosques and polygamy have also been hilariously presented.
The Muffled Rage
kashkin dabruski Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 4These fragmented sentences and paragraphs are like those human parts and our character as a nation dispersed all over these streets of Karachi.
Opportunity Knocks But Once
sheela jaywant Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.
Why We have to pay the price?!
Kiran Kanwal Oct 21, 2007 interacts: 10Who cares if someone has an exam tomorrow, if someone’s mother is in a state of emergency or if someone has an important business meeting its obvious all our country cares about is that Benazir must reach her house safe and sound
Welcome Home Ms Bhutto
Ayesha Umar Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 385There is no doubt that Benazir was the prime target of the attack. A lot has been changed in those 8 years. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for being the key US ally in the war on terror.
France has a better Middle East foreign policy than the Brits and Americans?
Bhaskar Dasgupta Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 11Thirty years later, it (France) has suddenly become a close friend of the very same people who previously thought of them as an enemy.
The Durrani Family Saga
Muhammad Tariq Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 1The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are caught.
The National Reconciliation Ordinance Blanket Cover
Mehroz Sadruddin Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 5Irrespective of what Benazir Bhutto is saying these days, in reality she has had nothing much to gain from this patch up with General Musharraf
Stand firm
MVJ Simon Oct 17, 2007When the battle rages within
between ethics and greed
Don't ever give in
And give up what you value most
Jeenay Do BB
Raheel Lakhani Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 12A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.
Of Carnage and Triumph
Dilawar Syed Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 146At least 135 innocent lives lost; hundreds of families devastated.
The Becoming of Knight
kashkin dabruski Oct 14, 2007Long time ago,
They shed blood
For religion and for glory
Imperialism and the Writing of History
Rohit Chopra Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 12Occupied Iraq and Colonial India
Where's the news?
Nadeem F Paracha Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 83The so-called "movement against Musharraf" and the unfolding "democratic revolution" seems like a shrinking reality no bigger than a 26-inch TV screen.
NTS: A Gateway or a Deadlock!
Emma Alam Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1Getting admission to post graduate degree is becoming increasingly hard task to achieve, changing criteria, mind boggling IQ based practice guides, skill enhancing slogans by large number of academies...
Back To Idol Worship
Abdul Majeed Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 37Are musician (so-called marassis) the only people left on planet earth to be our idols? Aren't there people like Naom Chomski, Stephen Hawking even Dr. AQ Khan to be our idols?
Can Religious Leaders Redeem the Future of the World?
Mohammad Gill Oct 12, 2007 interacts: 235138 prominent Muslim scholars have written an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI calling for religious harmony between Christians and the Muslims.
A tribute: To Revathy Gopal
Lokhi Menon Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 5We talked just once on the phone
I, the hopeful poet,
you, established and acknowledged,
friendly, kind and encouraging.
Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman
Anand Patwardhan Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 53What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!
Brand India’s Ambassador – Shashi Tharoor’s Ganesh Cellphones & Tigers
Bhaskar Dasgupta Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 1Ganesh Cellphones & Tigers is more a description of an idealised India neatly packaged and divided into bite sized pieces for public consumption.
A Silent World
Tooba Shah Oct 12, 2007There are bodies strewn as far as the eye can see. Are they amongst these dispersed corpses? No! I quell all such thoughts. To be certain, I now start looking carefully.