MQM - History and Origins

The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.

Pakistani-Americans or American-Pakistanis?

How long will it before Pakistani-Americans will let their voices be heard as a group?

Reviving the Pakistani cinema

For those who have been patiently awaiting a quality film by a Pakistani director, Mehreen Jabbar has just provided a cause for excitement.

Toward a Pakistani Media Strategy

Being 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.

I Fell Among (the APPNA) Doctors

Like 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.

Music: Muslim Madonna

Performing seated alongside notable ghazal maestros of the subcontinent was the eight years old Deepika Thathaal known by her stage name Deeyah.

Pakistan's Universities - Problems and Solutions

300% 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.

Interview: Imran Khan on Elections and Boycott

Participating in elections will only give legitimacy to an illegal action.

Death of Aqsa Pervez: A reflection on Canadian Muslim-Pakistanis

As parents, we need to understand and acknowledge that our children deserve even more understanding and support because they are caught between two distinct worlds.

Foreign Factor in our Higher Education

Our 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 Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series

Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?

On Zillae Huma Usman

What good is the facade of encouraging educated women to be at the forefront at the expense of their life?

World View and Expectations from Pakistani Universities

A Rhyme For Fools -- 1

In Pakistani politics, democracy is seen as an end in itself and that its attainment will be marked by the culmination of civilian power over the military. Also, the idea of democracy is identified with political personalities, both military and civilian

Value of a Citizen

What sets apart London or Britishers for that matter is respect for citizens. In Pakistan, only the lives of politicians, feudals, army officers and visiting foreigners (from western Europe or USA) has any value

Losing one’s culture

Musarrat Nazeer

Musarrat, as her name implies, delighted the spectators for quite some time. She retired from the cinema years ago. However, she continued singing for the Pakistan television up until recently. Her sweet singing voice makes us happy. Her movies will keep

Of Rites and Rights: An Interview with Asma Jahangir

'Vajpayee took the effort to come to Lahore and in some ways it was not such a good experience with the army turning their back on him and Jamaat Islami going and washing Minare Pakistan after he left.'