Articles with tag: in
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).
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.”
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.
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 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.
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.
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?
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 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.
The Cruel Expulsions
Mutaal Mooquin Jun 16, 2008 interacts: 19Reaction to “Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad”
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.
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.
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?
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.
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”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I Thought I Heard You Laughing
Kiran Farooque Feb 4, 2008 interacts: 11Unlike most people I know, I don't believe in love at first sight. But the world being as mad as it is, somehow manages to make you.
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.
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.
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!
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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 two most prominent anti-populist strains in Pakistan i.e. the politico-religious and the elite-bourgeois.
Islam as a political weapon in Pakistan
Mubarka Ahmad Dec 31, 2007 interacts: 473Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes
Al-Andalusia … Decline of a Plural Culture
mahmood Mahmood Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 1731st January 2008 is the 516th Anniversary of fall of Al-Andalusia’s last plural place Granada. A sociological analysis of this decline and its implication for World.
This Pyre Will Burn…!
H P Dec 30, 2007 interacts: 404Larkana and the entire interior of Sindh and Sindhi/Baloch dominated areas in Karachi resonated with the slogans of Jiya Sindh and Punjabi na Khapan and Pakistan na khapay.
A Tragedy Born of Military Despotism and Anarchy
Tariq Ali Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 92The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt
Preview of Looming Democracy - Two Months of PPP in the Limelight
Salim Chauhan Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 102We were witnessing the culture of the upcoming elections, including the usual violence, and if successful, how the PPP victors would govern Pakistan.
Courage in a Time of Chaos
Bina Shah Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 45The enemies of our country are vast and they are clever; they would like nothing better than to see us sink into lawlessness and despair.
Benazir’s Murder: Who Killed Her?
Karamatullah K Ghori Dec 29, 2007 interacts: 27Why wasn’t BB’s body post-mortem not carried out? It sounds so naïve and unconvincing that the post-mortem was dispensed with at the request of Asif Zardari, BB’s spouse.
The Only Way Forward for Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 27There should be an APC (All Party Conference) right away in which a National consensus government is formulated with the mandate of organizing free and fair elections within 6 months.
The Day Benazir Bhutto Died
Rakshanda Khan Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 4Violent mob hones in on banks, petrol stations, cars and unleashes its fury... In their self expression lies the true voice of the people and the tragedy that is Pakistan today.
Goodbye Pinky
Rafi Aamer Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 118When she conspired with the Army and the establishment for the dismissal of Nawaz Sharif government in 1993, I got disillusioned with her leadership and left PPP for good.
Benazir Bhutto: A Sad Farewell
Ras Siddiqui Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10After 9/11 it was Benazir Bhutto that took up the banner of democratic hope in Pakistan, stressing the need for cross-cultural exchanges, religious harmony and how to make peace.
Whither Pakistan?
Panini Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 10The best possible thing has happened: Musharraf gave up power. But the worst has also happened: Pakistan has lost a charismatic and popular leader.
Mourning Benazir Bhutto
Dilawar Syed Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 24The country is on the brink of disaster. Banks are burning, government buildings are on fire, emotionally charged political workers are streaming on streets across Pakistan.
Pakistan
kashkin dabruski Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 1Another day descends into its history
Of bloodshed, ignorance and plunder
Who shall we blame, the west or Islam
Benazir Bhutto Killed in an Attack
Chowk Dec 27, 2007 interacts: 520Reports say a suicide bomber fired shots at Bhutto as she was leaving the rally at Liaqut Bagh, Rawalpindi before blowing himself up.
Abdul Latif Khalid (1944-2007)
Yasser Latif Hamdani Dec 24, 2007 interacts: 113My father’s sudden demise at only 63 years of age through a massive heart attack has been by far the most profound life experience I have had to endure.
Feminism Under Veil
Nikhat Rasool Dec 3, 2007 interacts: 227By observing the rule of ‘Hijab’, Muslim women make a statement about their identity and their equality as human beings.
Death of Aqsa Pervez: A reflection on Canadian Muslim-Pakistanis
Nauman Mir Dec 16, 2007 interacts: 26As parents, we need to understand and acknowledge that our children deserve even more understanding and support because they are caught between two distinct worlds.
Shoaib Malik at the cross-roads
Adeel Khan Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 6Pakistan has let go of another impressive record that they held for almost three decades - that of not losing a test series in India. The series was lost, as was the pride...
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.
Home, a state of mind?
Sidra Omer Dec 6, 2007 interacts: 2Home is not necessarily a four-walled structure that has traces of one’s childhood days and it certainly does not represent the country or city one lives.
Holier Than Thou
amal aslam Nov 14, 2007 interacts: 7As if she possessed the sole ownership to what Allah meant in the Koran she pounced on me in every sense of the word. Well He’s my God too lady was my response.
Chicken Biryani
Raiya Hashmi Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 9Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers forced to stand outside. There was some trouble up ahead...
The Slow, Castration of Pakistani Cricket
Hammad Siddiqi Dec 5, 2007 interacts: 11When asked if this draw was a moral victory for the Pakistanis Kumble remarked "When you struggle to pick up five wickets in both innings, that's no moral victory to me."
6th December 1992
M B Qasmi Dec 5, 2007 interacts: 86A turning point in Hindu Muslim relations in the post independence Indian history. It was a moment when all truths about religious coexistence suddenly proved false.
And Now, The Charter of Demands—The Comedy Continues!
Ahmed Quraishi Dec 4, 2007 interacts: 111Turkish President Abdullah Gul was not very impressed after meeting the cream of the Pakistani political elite.
I thick therefore I am
Ibrahim M Khalil Dec 1, 2007 interacts: 23I wanted to show off my intellect by writing a piece on current situation of Pakistan but decided against it.
Free to Dress
Sumanta K Bhowmick Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 10Subhash Chandra Bose, three year old. Jawaharlal Nehru, eight year old. Shivaji, ten year old. Rani Luxmi Bai, five year old. Sounds puzzling?
Talk with Shandana Minhas author of Tunnel Vision
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 27, 2007 interacts: 7Why would I sell to western readers? My loyalty is to the story. As a storyteller you don’t choose the story, the story chooses you.
Nandigram Turmoil, Boiling the Nation
M B Qasmi Nov 26, 2007Left Front used a private army to recapture Nandigram in November 2007. 600 people were killed. The Muslim friendly, Kisan Friendly and Labourers friendly mask of Left is torn.
Privatization of PTCL: The Redundant Employees
Imran Ali Teepu Nov 25, 2007 interacts: 6As many as 40,000 people will quit the job through Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) offered by the PTCL management.
Is this the worst Pakistan team ever?
Syed Rehan Nov 26, 2007 interacts: 6They have been successful in erasing 24 years of winning record of Pakistan cricket team in India.
Taking a Gandhian Approach to Avenging the Horrors of Singur and Nandigram
mehul kamdar Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 8In Singur and Nandigram, poor farmers have easily been displaced from their lands, beaten, killed and driven out by a combined force of Communist cadres and the local police.
Foreign Factor in our Higher Education
Muhammad FarooqiAzam Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 10Our 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 Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath
Aisha Sarwari Nov 18, 2007 interacts: 95One fails to understand how the growing need to associate with Mr. Jinnah leaves Musharraf little association with the ideals that the man stood for.
The Press Ordinance and Its Repercussions
Malik Aamir Nov 17, 2007 interacts: 46Did the dictator really shut down GEO News for the better 'interests' of Pakistan?
Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 20His skin color is not fair; his acting skills are too loud; he is less muscled than neighborhood gym boys; and he is rumored to be gay! How did this Khan become a Sultan?
About Death
Ali Rizvi Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 5When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll
Pakistan at War
Akmal Hussain Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 112There is little doubt that Pakistan is under attack by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and Taliban. It is equally clear that the war is not going well.
Artifice of Scholarship : CSPI on FrontPage
Anand Patwardhan Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 2Where will Mr. Warner hide when faced with the ignobility of logic deserting his beloved Christianity? What will he do when the devil of duality is discovered in his own sacred texts?
I Await ...
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 2Of what avail the melodies and glitter,
That an evening muse brings;
Life is false:
The past is faded, 'today' is a brittle 'now';
It Is Raining
Rida Abbasi Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 7It is silent outside, except for the steady rain; everyone is huddled inside their rooms like us. I have my face pressed against the window.
Searching for Qurratulain Hyder in a Delhi Kabristan
Mayank AustenSoofi Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 10I was looking for a grave. In the next hill perhaps? For Qurratulain Hyder. She was an Urdu writer who died on August 21.
Tribute to a Giant
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 13, 2007 interacts: 3Inzimam-ul-Haq, a glorius 17 year career, at the heart of Pakistan’s middle order. He has the most half-centuries, centuries and the second highest test runs by a Pakistani.
State of Pakistan: What Can Pakistanis Do
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 39As compared to countries of 250 years or more, 60 is a mere child. Nation building takes time and people have to stand by their nation.
Sumera Jawad: The Excavated Linearity
Nadeem Alam Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 1Sumera, through her brush, tries to explore the true image of contemporary woman by exhuming the historical representation of the South Asian woman.
Clarity
Raj Mor Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 7“Arunivas! Arunivas! Make sure you get me a gold set! Last Diwali you forgot completely that I am allergic to non-gold. How can you forget such important things?”
Capuchin Monkeys : The Paradox of Choice
Anand Patwardhan Nov 9, 2007 interacts: 1If we are smart how did we end up making such a stupid mistake? If a mistake is made, how could we call ourselves smart? Psychologists call this Cognitive Dissonance.
The Cost of a Pakistani Journalist Life
Imran Ali Teepu Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 5What matters more? the media coverage or the person covering it? Ask a media owner of newspaper or the television and it’s the coverage.
Short
Raj Mor Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 1The day had gone well. Dow was up. NASDAQ was up. Sensex was up. But he was thinking about his Indian IT stocks
Religiosity, National Ethos and Governance
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 94Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.
The Empire Strikes Again in Pakistan
Karamatullah K Ghori Nov 5, 2007 interacts: 158Throttling democracy and shackling human rights of 160 million Pakistanis, Musharraf still has the gall to liken his ignoble daylight robbery to Lincoln’s historic nobility.
Fair Game
Mohammad Gill Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 20Review of "My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House" By Valerie Plame Wilson
Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco
aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being embarrassingly organised.
Bobby & Jerry : Rise of a Coloured ‘son’ Retold
Anand Patwardhan Oct 31, 2007 interacts: 25Bobby has proved that he is more Christian than the Christians, more conservative than the conservatives, and as or more embedded in the Bush-Cheney establishment than the others.
Relevance of English Studies in India
nilanshu agarwal Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 4The need of the hour is to decolonise our English Studies by judging English literary texts not by European critical tools, but by Indian critical theories.
Of No Importance
kashkin dabruski Oct 21, 2007 interacts: 4I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem
Dreams of Dania
Faisal Shahid Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 4Kamran lives in the old part of Lahore, near Lahori Gate. Living there, he says, makes him feel in sync with the heartbeats of the City.
The Guava Woman’s Crèche
Lokhi Menon Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 2
Remembering sweet-tartness, salivating,
People taste them with their eyes.
A matronly woman stoops and buys.
Indian Exceptionalism: Colonial Stereotypes and Postcolonial Realities
Rohit Chopra Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 96Indian exceptionalism manifests itself as nationalist, chauvinist, and fundamentalist sentiment, often mingling unhealthily with other kinds of closed-minded imperatives.
Corruption and Freedom of Press in Pakistan
Shayan Manzar Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 4There have been a number of statements lauding the “freedom” of the press accompanied by a grim reminder of the “dark” days under the democratic governments of the 90s. What does the evidence say?
Communists and the Making of Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 7, 2007 interacts: 117History of the last years of Punjab under the Raj
Identity and Synergy - Classical Music and Film Song
V S Gopalakrishnan Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 10The popularity of film songs is at a peak today, irrespective of the quality of music. In stark contrast, classical music is getting less patronage and popularity.
Opportunity Knocks But Once
sheela jaywant Oct 15, 2007 interacts: 1The story goes into the mind/psyche of a surgeon. A competitive, aggressive, brilliant, trained professional mind.
Welcome Home Ms Bhutto
Ayesha Umar Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 385There is no doubt that Benazir was the prime target of the attack. A lot has been changed in those 8 years. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for being the key US ally in the war on terror.
Imperialism and the Writing of History
Rohit Chopra Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 12Occupied Iraq and Colonial India
Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman
Anand Patwardhan Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 53What is common between Detroit, Toyota, Jack Kevorkian, Mileage Standards and Assisted Suicide? Who would see such disparate elements as connected? Thomas Friedman!
Blinkered Vision: Unravelling the Nuclear Debate
Anand Patwardhan Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 34Why is the 'US India Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement' called 123? The answer lies in the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Article 123 of the act governs US 'Cooperation with other countries'.
Footfalls of Indian History
V S Gopalakrishnan Oct 6, 2007 interacts: 11
Nivedita shows a remarkable insight into India’s past which comes out in this book. It is not that she accepted India without questioning.
The Keys
kashkin dabruski Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 1Invite me back
My home and mountains
Let me remain sane
So I can converse again
Ragging: A Sickness in our Educational System and Society
Rohit Chopra Oct 8, 2007 interacts: 2Several incidents of ragging have been reported at Indian colleges, some involving acts of brutal violence perpetrated on helpless first year students by groups of senior students.
Young and Old
Lokhi Menon Sep 22, 2007 interacts: 11When I see her motionless, swollen hands with disfigured nails and twisted fingers, I remember that those same hands gently soothed me as a child when I had asthma attacks.
Vanaja: A Movie That Moves Your Heart
Ras Siddiqui Oct 4, 2007 interacts: 11Either Writer-Director Rajnesh Domalpalli is one of the luckiest first filmmakers around or true contender for future international movie fame.
The First Indian-American Governor in America
Ejaz Haroon Oct 6, 2007 interacts: 15Odds are that shortly after October 20th Louisiana, US will have the nation’s first-ever governor-elect of Indian descent.
Musharraf’s New Ordinance Hoopla
Mohammad A Shaikh Oct 5, 2007 interacts: 294What is this ordinance hoopla Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto have just come up with. They want to take out accountability from the entire political and banking process.
Farewell to Shimla
Nasim Hassan Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 384Life was normal in early 1947 till June when sporadic incidents of ethnic violence began. In July of 1947, the Muslims started leaving Shimla for Pakistan.
Confessions of Webaholics
Zainub Razvi Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 1Has it been five hours since you’ve been watching movie clip after movie clip on You Tube? Or may be you were just randomly searching people’s profiles on Facebook.
The Melting Pot
Ejaz Haroon Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 108We weren’t surprised when we went to the reception and the guests sitting next to us asked us if the groom was Muslim or not.
The Ramadan Ordinance
Saad Anis Oct 2, 2007 interacts: 8In 1981, the Ramadan Ordinance was issued by President of Pakistan Zia ul Haq, whereby eating, drinking and smoking in public during fasting hours in the month of Ramadan was declared unlawful.
The Monks and Realpolitik
Salil Tripathi Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 10Monks with prayers on their lips, and students with hopes in their hearts, march towards pagodas, as soldiers armed by the Chinese beat them. And the world's largest democracy, India, does nothing.
Dillu Ram Kausari: The Hindu Poet who Loved The Prophet
Asif Naqshbandi Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 209One quatrain, in particular, shocked the entire community in India, both Muslims and Hindus.
War of Independence or the Great Mutiny
Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 29, 2007 interacts: 30A review of William Dalrymple's book, The Last Mughal
The Greatest Sin
Faris Kasim Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 5There is a premonition as Ahmed suddenly stands up and shouts, ‘I shall commit a sin, a sin like no other, a grave sin!’ Repeatedly.
Spit Syndrome
maryam ahmed Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 8One cannot even go for an uneventful stroll in the park without our spit sensors on high alert, getting the warning “SPIT ALERT!” now and then.
Four Wheel Dreams
Ibrahim M Khalil Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 3How many friends should one have? A friend of mine used to say, as many as you can fit in one car.
Confronting Ahmadinejad in U.S.
Tallat Abid Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 39University authorities failed to draw clear-cut distinction between criticism and insult. Free society does have few limits too.
An Alternative Approach to International Development
Thorsteinn Gestsson Sep 24, 2007 interacts: 13Although many nations have promised 0.7% of GNI to relieve suffering and secure the enjoyment of basic human rights, no one is able to hold them accountable.
Towards God?
Mahesh Prabhu Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 11I don't know as to whether the world is moving towards God. But these two leaders (Ahmadinejad and Bush) are certain to push to world to brink of disaster.
Periyar An Iconoclast and a Reformer
Shantanu Dutta Sep 20, 2007 interacts: 15Dr. Ambedkar found his answers (to caste problem) in Buddhism, Periyar felt the answer lay in humanism and he became progressively an atheist and a rationalist.
General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War
Mohammad Gill Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 5Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.
Floods in Assam
M B Qasmi Sep 19, 2007 interacts: 1When will Assamese see a permanent solution to the problem they have come to live with. To remove the backwardness of the region, tackling the flood menace is a must.
Dev Anand - Romancing Life at 83
Shantanu Dutta Sep 16, 2007 interacts: 12The launch of Dev Anand's autobiography Romancing with Life is being done by no less than PM Manmohan Singh.
Neuro Politics
Tallat Abid Sep 17, 2007 interacts: 9When self-talk is not monitored cautiously it can lead to drastic effects on one’s personality, mentality and psychology.
Chunari vs. Topi
L Z Aug 17, 2007 interacts: 5When will we learn that the 'Daag' isn't imported and not on the 'Chunari' at all.
Ramadan Special: Tales of Sufi Wisdom
Asif Naqshbandi Sep 12, 2007 interacts: 287Since Ramadan is supposed to be a month for bringing dead hearts back to life all the episodes here chosen have the theme of life and death.
No longer Hydera-GOOD, its Hydera-BAD
Deepak Sapra Sep 12, 2007 interacts: 9The fly-over under construction at Panjagutta, supposed to relieve the city of its traffic woes in the most crowded stretch of the city, gave way.
The Reality of Disposable Kids
Faris Kasim Sep 11, 2007 interacts: 12Child laborers, Sex workers and factory workers in the third world are all really slaves. Victims of the people's residence in unreality and constant indifference.
An Unconditional Commitment to Pluralism
Rohit Chopra Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 22It means accepting a Hindu as a Hindu, a Muslim as a Muslim, a Jew as a Jew, an atheist as an atheist, an unbeliever as an unbeliever and it means respecting that choice.
Fatima Jinnah Park – Metaphor for Pakistan's Problems and their Solution
Q Isa Daudpota Sep 7, 2007 interacts: 13Capital Development Authority (CDA) has carved out a large corner (6000 sq yards) of the Fatima Jinnah Park for McDonald's at a ridiculously low rental
Mother Teresa’s Moment of Truth
Mohammad Gill Sep 4, 2007 interacts: 98Soon afterwards the doubts and skepticism, not about her missionary work but her faith, began to assail her mind and lasted until her death.
The Recluse
Anand Mahajan Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 3The man could easily have taken little more trouble to develop his works, sold the patents and earned millions...
Twin Blasts in Rawalpindi leaves 27 dead, 70 injured
Saeed Minhas Sep 4, 2007 interacts: 239A chilling response to Musharraf's military operation in tribal areas
The Green Palette
Nadeem Alam Sep 2, 2007 interacts: 1Painting in Pakistan: the legacy of Anna Molka Ahmed, Zubeda Agha, Ustad Sharif, Allah Buksh, Chughtai, Sadequian and many others.
India's first Citizen Journalists Meet held in New Delhi
Abhishek Behl Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 1Citizen journalists participating in the meet shared their views and ideas to take the country ahead into the next 60 years of independence.
Violence, the Indian Media, and 'Non-Violent' Indian Society
Rohit Chopra Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 12Coverage of violence appears to be motivated by the profit margin, and often veers on the sensationalist. Issues are also prioritized based on their populist appeal.
No Choice But This
Sheela Jaywant Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 3A Three Act Play ... what does a father do for a son paralysed neck down...
Book Review: Killer Tune by Dreda Say Mitchell
Arun Reginald Aug 24, 2007 interacts: 5What is race? Is it the colour of our skins, or the faith of an individual, or is it the rebel within?
Dodging Pakistani Sleuths to Cover a War and a Coup
Jawed Naqvi Aug 25, 2007 interacts: 202Are there Indian journalist who could come anywhere near the blunt posers that are hurled by Pakistani journalists to people in authority?
Rote Learning Vis-à-vis Physical Comprehension
Mohammad Gill Jul 19, 2007 interacts: 66It’s beautiful to design an experiment. It’s equally beautiful to construct a working theory from the empirical information.
India: The Empire Strikes Back
William Dalrymple Aug 21, 2007 interacts: 104In 1600 India produced 22.5% of global GDP. By 1870, India had been reduced into a Third World nation, thanks to the Raj.
Making a new Future: Peace Dividends for India and Pakistan
dawood mamoon Aug 13, 2007 interacts: 20India Pakistan relationships in the light of future economic and security dividends of peace.
The 'poor' Neighbour
William Dalrymple Aug 17, 2007 interacts: 292India is seen as a success story, while Pakistan is written off as a failed state and the hiding place of Osama bin Laden. What went wrong?
Rise of Hindu Right Wing Ideology
Hussain Abbas Aug 16, 2007 interacts: 138Today, when a Hindu shouts an obscenity at Pakistan the Indian Muslim has to shout two to show their patriotism towards India.
Eternal Destiny
mohsin ahmed Aug 4, 2007you were an inspiration, a desire, a belief,
we have expectations and wishes, but sometimes disappointment is what we meet,
Stephen Gill on his Writing and Diaspora
Nailanshu Agarwal Aug 15, 2007 interacts: 2Multiple award-winning author Stephen Gill was born in Pakistan, grew in India and has settled in Canada after staying in Ethiopia and England for a while.
60 Years of American DogHood
Saima Shah Aug 14, 2007 interacts: 86Graffiti in Karachi proclaims that General Musharraf is an American Dog who must be shot dead. (General Amriki Kutta, Tthaa!!). It’s an idea, problem is that not much of Pakistan will remain if we shoot all the American Dogs
India's Yin and Yang 60 years After Independence
Ramesh Thakur Aug 14, 2007 interacts: 50There is no disease that has not afflicted India, no catastrophe not experienced... Yet India, a land of fabled and stoic resilience, always picks itself up and keeps going.
Jinnah and the Islamic State – Setting the Record Straight
Pervez Hoodbhoy Aug 13, 2007 interacts: 362What did Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, want for the country he was destined to create in 1947?
Celebrating Pakistan's 60th Anniversary
Asif Naqshbandi Aug 13, 2007 interacts: 10What better way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pakistan's independence from Britain than poetry from Iqbal, the man who is Pakistan's ideological founding father?
Book Dropper
Ibrahim M Khalil Aug 11, 2007 interacts: 9Nicholas Nassim Taleb says there are two ways to look at your bookshelf. The books you have read and consider yourself well read or...
Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
dawood mamoon Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 23It is quite clear that Obama has put objectivity aside and is following the foot steps of George Bush to at least promote yet another of US foreign policy blunders.
A Pakistani-American in India
Ras Siddiqui Aug 6, 2007 interacts: 696A Pakistani-American walks down a road in India named after his great grandfather.
Cause For Celebration
kamil rextin Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 20Malaysia is also a former British colony. It’s still developing but it’s taken the first step towards that goal, and its well on its way.
Why Doxiadis Cries for Islamabad
Q Isa Daudpota Aug 8, 2007 interacts: 7A planned capital sinks through the neglect of its basic infrastructure at the cost of new wasteful projects
Traumas Tattoos and Teenage
Javaria Farooqui Aug 4, 2007 interacts: 2Considerate ‘grownups’ are as rare as good politicians, and the problems of teenagers are larger than those of any nation.
Weapons of Mass Empowerment
Pukhtoon Khan Aug 3, 2007 interacts: 15The one point agenda for underdeveloped nations of the world to secure real freedom from the exploitation of the imperialist nations.
Letter to My Unborn Son
Fawad Butt Jul 28, 2007 interacts: 10I always joke that “every parent gets an opportunity to screw up their kids in their own particular way”
The Corporation That Changed The World
V S Gopalakrishnan Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 53A book exposing the illegalities, tyrannies, immorality, rapacity, frauds and every kind of misfeasance practised by the East India Company.
Film “Amu” Revisits the 1984 Sikh Massacre in Delhi
Ras Siddiqui Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 7Kaju’s past leads to the year 1984, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.
Tribute to a Master
Asif Alig Jul 19, 2007 interacts: 13A book dedicating the contributions of the great Indian littérateur Premchand
OPEN Silicon Valley Holds Fourth Annual Forum
Ras Siddiqui Jul 10, 2007This full day affair incorporated three keynote speeches, four panels and workshops and approximately three hundred people in attendance.
Meeting Poet Ahmad Faraz
Ras Siddiqui Jul 9, 2007 interacts: 29What do you say when you meet what many consider the greatest living poetic craftsman of the Urdu language today? When you meet Poet Ahmad Faraz, you can pretty much say whatever you want.
Artificial Rains
Gaurav Bhardwaj Jul 9, 2007 interacts: 2According to metrology people the monsoons had halted at Allahabad for more than usual leaving Delhi parched and thirsty.
India’s First Woman President?
M B Qasmi Jul 4, 2007 interacts: 18Madam Pratibha Patil, 72 years old, the candidate of India's ruling coalition-- UPA, will be the fourth woman to contest the presidential elections but the first to surely become the twelfth President of India.
Mr. Dollar, The good old days are gone, perhaps forever
fawad butt Jul 4, 2007 interacts: 10The young Euro, once a weakling against the fledgling dollar has quickly become the 800lb gorilla
Why Atif Aslam works
Daniyal Bilgrami Jul 2, 2007 interacts: 16'If the color blue could take a voice, it would be that of Atif Aslam'
Better Living through Chemistry
Ali Hashmi Jun 28, 2007 interacts: 12What would you give for a pill that made you happy or thin or helped erase the pain of losing a loved one?
Rest in Peace Pakistan (1947-1974)
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jun 28, 2007 interacts: 1223You cannot understand Pakistan until and unless you understand how the demise of the ideal of Pakistan was brought about by its own people
30 Days in Afghanistan - Climbing Qassaba
Naeem Randhawa Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 1On the way up, we pass kids herding goats along narrow passes. I’m in unfamiliar territory, and enjoying the mind body journey, they are at home, easily walking and climbing ahead of me.
Sunshine, Smiles and Flowers
Raiya Hashmi Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 4A small rectangular album fell in my lap as I pulled out the dusty box resting in the innermost corner of my cupboard. This brown box labeled “Viking Dinner Set” contained possessions from my college days.
Bad Vibes
ahmad hayat Jun 21, 2007 interacts: 12One should, at all costs, try not to enrage an intelligent man with authority and if one has to, it should be by the expression of one’s stupidity and not by the display of one’s intelligence
Going Back in Time
Zaheeruddin Babar Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 3If the pharmacists are not going to be properly utilized to improve medicine use situation, then turning a four year pharmacy degree (B.Pharmacy) into a five year Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy) and opening new pharmacy schools in the country is certainly qu
Window Shopping
Maria Amir Jun 18, 2007 interacts: 3Since the female/object in question is not really required to speak or profess her opinions during the proceedings it allows her free reign to watch at will.
Condemned Gods of Darrah Pir
Sanaullah Khan Jun 15, 2007 interacts: 430 kms north-west of our modern capital city, at the foot of great mountains lies the ruins of an ancient city, capital of an empire and the center of a great civilization that thrived on those hills some 2500 years ago. The locals call the site “D
The Agony of Remembrance
Ali Hashmi Jun 13, 2007 interacts: 7It may sound like a clich but being thankful for what you have right now is the only antidote to the longing for the good old days.
Fox off!
Nadeem F Paracha Jun 12, 2007 interacts: 91What is sicker? State brutality or the brutality being turned into a sensational slide show by the channels to improve their ratings and attract viewrship?
Dilemma Over Spiderman
sameena khan Jun 7, 2007 interacts: 6'So what if people have died, why can’t we go watch a movie?' She demanded to know. A thousand bombs exploded within me.
The Ugly Face of Internet Plagiarism
Zainub Razvi Jun 7, 2007 interacts: 8It was a matter of principle, and I expected, that an ezine that was seemingly proud of its open-mindedness and liberality, would respect and abide by laws.
Pakistani Media to Face Wrath of the Government
Saeed Minhas Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 164Eleven new amendments have been introduced in the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), which would help the Musharaff regime to control the electronic media including TV channels, Internet and mobile TVs.
The Indian American
sreelata menon Jun 5, 2007 interacts: 3A mixed up amalgam of diluted Indian traditions and strong western ideas, the Indian American appears to be a rootless, yet confident, brown entity aspiring to be something it is naturally not.
Hindus in J&K: Elated in minority
Abhishek Behl Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 4Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, who have been at the receiving end of militancy in the state are elated over the proposal of the UPA government to bring about a law which will decide the status of minorities on the basis of state population.
Update on trip to Pakistan- Kot Lakhpat jail
B Waraich Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 11On the 2nd of June, we were shown 59 prisoners in Kot Lakhpat jail, Lahore. Of these, 53 had already been seen by the Indian High Commission . Usually , many prisoners come here once their sentence is over. So there may be more Indian prisoners who are
Search for the Missing in Action
B Waraich Jun 3, 2007 interacts: 66A diary of the 14 day trip to Pakistan to search for MIA in Pakistani jails- an appeal for help.
Blue Line
Maryam Piracha May 30, 2007 interacts: 34They have seen right through my nonchalance as I picked up the pregnancy test at the airport, kept my shaking hands at bay, and walked with assumed confidence through the hotel doors.
India-Iran Ties
Aparna Pande May 30, 2007 interacts: 19One has the world’s second largest gas reserves and the other is one of the world’s largest gas importers.
Just a Woman
Aisha Sarwari May 29, 2007 interacts: 127I was used to the whistling, the smirks, the humming of latest Bollywood songs or even a religious proclamati