Democracy, Pakistan Style

Unlike 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.

Long March Poem

In 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

Resisting Subjugation

Foreign 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.

Aitzaz’s Monumental Blunder

There is all quiet in Pakistan after the lawyers’ long march. The struggle of more than one year was wasted away in matter of hours.

Long March

In 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

Fight Against The Emergeny Continues

If 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.

Muffled Voices on Campuses

As private universities are abuzz with anti-emergency chants, students of Government College and FC College, Lahore have also adopted ways to express themselves politically.

Pakistan: Media Under Siege

Police have attacked and arrested journalists demonstrating all over the country. Over a hundred journalists offered themselves for mass arrest in Karachi on Nov 20.

Pressures Mount on Pervez Musharraf

"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"

Its Time To Follow The 'Pied Piper'

Yesterday I learnt that our own Pakistani police have taken away ‘Imran Khan’, our hero the pride of nation, to put him behind bars.

Cholesterol Say Paak

I 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.

Johnny On The Street

Should the lawyers be able to recapture the imagination of the nation and catalyze meaningful national resistance, the calculus shall change.

Days of Rage

“However flawed democracy here is, it is still the only answer,� she (Asma Jahangir) continued.

Union Strike One

Something out of the ordinary has happened over the past 3 weeks. The PTCL workers Union has pulled off a successful strike and has managed to get the privatization of the company postponed indefinitely.

Reflections of Resistance

No matter how different ideological courses these movement may adopt, women in South Asia are there to bring about a change for peace and justice by resisting the ‘sacred’ and the ‘secular’ both.

The Responsibility of Students

I started my university studies with the expectation of elevating my level of academic understanding. I was of the notion that I would be entering a “sanctuary for free thought”. Yet, the notion of this “sanctuary” was violently br

The Razor’s Edge

The United States seems to be losing the proverbial battle for the “hearts and minds” of the Afghans. The biggest problem was that the United States was not prepared for the post-war situation and had no plans to tackle the problems

On the Picket Line in Islamabad

It is Islamabad’s best-known secret. The picket lines at KFC and Pizza Hut are well into their second month and there has not been a word about it in the local press

Saddam Hussein Lives!

The Future of America’s Occupation is Failure

Survival of the Fittest

If Pakistan is next then what are the options?

An Answer to the Pro War Surrealists

If you feel that your way of life is better than us, than live it, but stop trying to impose it upon us.

A Stable Political Order in Post-War Iraq?

A new political order in Iraq is likely to be strife-ridden

Dam it?

Protest against the extension of Mangla Dam continues despite the mainstream media's ignorance

Ghada Karmi: The Strength of Palestinian Narrative in the Face of Violence

She continues to hold the belief that Palestinian statehood is a goal that can be achieved with the use of all options

The March of Folly

Taliban : An Analysis

an ideal Islamic society.

India, Pakistan and America’s Mixed Signals

War is the last thing that we need there

Muslims and The West After 11th September

America has exacted blood revenge for the Twin Towers

An Eulogy For The Hawks

Your administrations’ talks with President Musharraf

The Quest for Power

It took General Zia 14 months after the July 1977 coup to assume the Presidency, while General Musharraf waited 20 months to do the same

The Chicken Hawks Of Pakistan

The military should accept the fact that it is a dictatorship

Obsession with Borderline Issues

pre-occupation with insignificant extremes in the name of religion is misplaced

Different Eagles, Same Genus

For the Indian war planners, the Pakistan Air Force is their worst fear...

Compilation of Opinions on the Military Takeover in Pakistan

Peoples opinions and reactions

ADB Cancels Sewerage Loan

An article welcoming the cancellation of a $70 million Asian Development Bank loan for the Korangi-Landhi area.

Face to face with the Indian Muslims

How are the Muslims faring in India?

Damming Kalabagh

Is the state acting wisely in its insistence upon building Kalabagh Dam?

Onwards to the Nuclear Abyss

India, Pakistan and the March of Folly

Christians of Pakistan

The constitution defines Pakistan as an Islamic nation and guarantees freedom to all other religion. Are we doing justice in implementing this all important social tolerance act?