Articles with tag: Bangladesh
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.
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.
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.
Good on ya Bangladesh!
Ahmer Muzammil Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 88Thank you Bangladesh for having the moral courage to resolve a humanitarian crisis by granting citizenship to those unfortunate soles who are famously known as “stranded Pakistanis”.
Rahul Gandhi's Election Campaign
mehul kamdar Apr 29, 2007 interacts: 20Like monarchs of yore, this family seeks, perhaps, to install itself as a permanent ruling family in India.
Understanding the Death Fatwa on Taslima Nasreen
Kisan B Apr 15, 2007 interacts: 402It has become a time honoured tactic to incite the faithful into attacking and murdering those dare to criticise Islam and has served the spread of Islam well by terrorizing people into submission and silencing opposition.
The Sweltering Sky
Farzana Versey Apr 18, 2005 interacts: 169Why do I persist in standing transfixed, watching Amna, the little girl with big hands and big eyes, scrape a vessel of its shine? Why don’t I tell her to get out across the border and rot there instead of being an eyesore here?
Operation Searchlight
Tariq Aqil Nov 19, 2003 interacts: 240Dhaka, March 25th 1971, Tejgaon airport. General Yahya, Pakistan’s military dictator, before boarding his special aircraft turned to General Tikka Khan, Commander Eastern Command, and ordered “Sort them out!”
A Contrary Opinion
Adnan Gilani May 12, 2002 interacts: 24why not give the goodwill to someone who has only been brutally honest with us
Indian Diplomacy : Time To Recheck
Amit Mathur Jan 4, 2002 interacts: 25The year saw a marked upswing in new Delhi’s relations with the US, Russia, Japan, Germany and France
India, Pakistan and America’s Mixed Signals
Ras Siddiqui Dec 30, 2001 interacts: 106War is the last thing that we need there
Love On The Line Of Control, a Story by Col Dharam Pal
Rahul Ghosh Sep 23, 2001 interacts: 103There seems to be a lot of acrimony and bad-blood between some Indian and Pakistani contributors ...
Reforming the Armed Forces
Mushahid Hussain Jun 10, 2001 interacts: 353Like any institution in a status quo society, the Armed Forces badly need reforms as well.
Hands Across The Border
Sharmila Bakshi Feb 17, 2001 interacts: 336we all must plant our saplings of peace today
1971 in 2000
Salman Akhtar Aug 20, 2000 interacts: 248... this singular event is consigned to the dustbin of history.
Where did Pakistan go wrong?
Lalit Mohan May 27, 2000 interacts: 95...you will find that in the course of time Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims...
Why Clinton should visit Pakistan
Muhammad N Ahmed Mar 16, 2000 interacts: 291The Americans simply cannot sideline Pakistan...
The Millenium Manifesto or ’Ikeesween Sadi Dastoor’
Zeemax Jan 8, 2000 interacts: 332Kashmir does not belong to Pakistan regardless of historical events during partition...
Hegemony of the Ruling Elite in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Dec 12, 1999 interacts: 193We have a chequered past in our experiments with democracy
Falsehoods Galore
Fauziya Khan Jul 4, 1999 interacts: 108Pakistan has thus turned into an oligarchy well versed in the art of making things disappear
A Visit to Pakistan
Vinod Vyasulu Jun 24, 1999 interacts: 22Could it be that there is a feeling that India does not accept the existence of Pakistan?
Balkan Tragedy: A Re-enactment of the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh
Jamal Hasan Apr 7, 1999 interacts: 346The escalating human tragedy in Kosovo gives me a sense of deja vu
Need for a Confederation
Soumitra Bose Feb 21, 1999 interacts: 30India had never been a Nation, it is still not one
An Interview with Naseeruddin Shah
Rehan Ansari Jan 12, 1999 interacts: 663 pages of Manto tells you what you want to know [about Partition]
Giving Way to Intolerance
Mehdi Hasan Sep 14, 1998 interacts: 12During the last many years, religious intolerance and sectarian fanaticism have created a war-like situation in Pakistan
The Exploding Cities of the Developing World
Ayesha Tahir Feb 11, 1998 interacts: 6With ever-increasing global integration, problems that arise in one city can quickly spread throughout its region and even worldwide.
Bihari Refugees
Chowk P Room Jan 17, 1998 interacts: 9Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for Bihari refugees?
Almost Live in Concert
Musician Oct 24, 1997 interacts: 6It is important for us to understand more about DAT’s and Sequencers and how they work because paying $10 or more for a live performance where as only 10% of that is live, in my opinion, is making a fool out of people.
The Old Pakistan is Dead, Long Live New Pakistan
Sohail Rabbani Oct 23, 1997 interacts: 54On December 16, 1971 Pakistan ceased to exist during a well celebrated ceremony when Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi and Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora signed an armistice document.
