Articles with tag: a
Roshni
Aditya Mukherjee Jul 23, 2008 interacts: 14In 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: 88The 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: 8Patriarchal 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: 10Atiya 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: 5Two 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: 51Isn'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: 342Mukesh 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.
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: 417Who 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.”
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.
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: 7Hope 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.
Who Sold the Centrifuges?
saeed qureshi Jul 5, 2008 interacts: 66Dr. 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: 70I 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.
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 98The 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: 9The 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: 87I 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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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: 42In 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
A Stage For - V for Vendetta
usman Mehfooz Jun 2, 2008 interacts: 7"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: 12Dancing 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.
The Old Bungalow
MVJ Simon May 21, 2008 interacts: 11Etched 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: 508Today 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.
Hitched Hikers Guide
Ibrahim M Khalil May 18, 2008 interacts: 2I 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: 44The 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: 360The 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: 34Marriage, 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
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: 21He 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: 162It 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.
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: 157Religion 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: 45Surraiya 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: 6my 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.
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: 604Throughout 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.
Mosquito Music
Lokhi Menon Mar 18, 2008 interacts: 3That’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: 857Why 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: 430I 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: 22Stay 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.
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: 345The 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: 362One of the attributes of Allah is “Ahad,” meaning “One.” This is the spirit of monotheism. Ahmad is the name of prophet Muhammad.
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.
The Emperor is wearing Albanian Clothes
Bhaskar Dasgupta Feb 18, 2008 interacts: 24As 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: 34I am a prose stylist and all my choices reflect this bias.
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.
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: 7Day passes and night creeps up over the city,
Suddenly the TV chatters “taxi drivers targeted in Mumbai”
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!
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.
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.
It's ME on Both Sides!
Asra Nadeem Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 50I 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...
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: 8Walking 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.
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: 7I 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