Articles with tag: dam
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
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.
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.
How it Became Bakistan
Feroz Qutabshahi Feb 21, 2009 interacts: 77A brief political history of Pakistan, from Jinnah’s idealism to Bhutto’s socialism and from dictatorships to present day Islamic fundamentalism.
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.
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.
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...
Zalim Online
Tariq Aqil Sep 28, 2008 interacts: 9An eye witness to the horror and carnage by the religious fanatics in Pakistan
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.
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".
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?
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.
Fundamentalism and Violence
Khalid Sohail Dec 10, 2007 interacts: 123Human beings are conditioned by their families and communities and violent cultures produce violent people.
Militant Liberalism
ahmad hayat May 9, 2007 interacts: 387Do we have liberals amongst us that are willing to carry a Kalashnikov in the name of values of Egalitarianism and Social Justice?
Reclaiming the Middle Ground
Ishrat Saleem Jan 17, 2007 interacts: 53No matter how we try to dissociate ourselves from our Muslim identity, it comes back to us in unexpected ways.
Making a Martyr of Saddam
Karamatullah K Ghori Jan 3, 2007 interacts: 21Why was Saddam not tried at The Hague, or some other neutral venue, by a court of transparency?
Saddam - The Sacrificial Lion
Akber Choudhry Jan 2, 2007 interacts: 200Sadly, with all the facts at our disposal now, I have no rational option but to pen this eulogy to one of the greatest Arabs, Saddam Hussein Al-Majid Al-Tikriti Al-Iraqi
Vignettes from the Cellular Jail
Shantanu Dutta Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 57The cellular jail is a hugely understated monument to the sacrifices in fighting British imperialism for what is now India , Pakistan and Bangladesh
‘Our Liberals’ and Minority Psyche
farrukh kamrani Jun 22, 2006 interacts: 760Although they enjoy all the benefits of the society, they are the people who do not identify themselves with the majority of the people dwelling the country.
Romancing life with a cappuccino in hand!
Rahul Sengupta May 19, 2006 interacts: 9Sometimes romancing life can be fun!
Dam Mismanagement
Q Isa Daudpota Feb 5, 2006 interacts: 7So General Musharraf and his dam brigade shouting for large new dams ought to first begin showing that they can manage small dams, particularly those they themselves get water from
London’s Hour of Reckoning
Ozer Khalid Jul 8, 2005 interacts: 502A surreal silence and eerie calm haunts Europe. Yet Londoners display steely resilience in the eye of the terror tiger.
A Case Against Kalabagh Dam
Aziz Narejo Jan 12, 2005 interacts: 43Its in order to call for dropping the Kalabagh Dam and other mega dams and looking for better alternatives?
Settling The Kalabagh Issues
Kamal Siddiqi Nov 16, 2004 interacts: 5The problem is not just of whether the Kalabagh dam is a feasible project. The absence of any meaningful debate on such a sensitive subject is worrisome.
The Commonality of ’Fundamentalisms’
Beena Sarwar Oct 11, 2004 interacts: 35Lalit Vachani documentary will resonate in Pakistan -- and other societies traumatized by ideologically-motivated violence -- due to the insight it gives into the minds of those involved in organizations that contribute to such violence.
Trial of Saddam Hussein & The Rule of Law
Gajendra Singh Jul 6, 2004 interacts: 24This event is part of pattern of west’s demonisation of eastern leadership. Double standards on the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and 2003 Invasion of Iraq, both illegal .
Learning in Saffron: RSS Schools Orissa
Angana Chatterji Nov 13, 2003 interacts: 123At the intersections of globalisation and hyper nationalism, Hindutva intervenes, unravelling the fragile fabric of democracy.
The Life and Times of Saddam Hussein
Tariq Aqil Jul 11, 2000 interacts: 48Saddam Hussein has given his people only blood, toil, tears, defeat and humiliations.
