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Government Wins Manmohan Singh Loses

Dost Mittar   Jul 22, 2008   interacts: 88

The 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: 8

Patriarchal 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: 342

Mukesh 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: 34

The 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: 417

Who 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: 12

Khaliq 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: 2

I 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: 112

The 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: 11

Such 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: 515

The 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: 11

Lately 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: 9

His (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: 175

A 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: 23

Besides 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: 29

On 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: 19

Reaction to “Twenty Three Students Expelled From Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad”

Healthcare in Pakistan, Lessons from Cuba

Mahvish Zehra   Jun 13, 2008   interacts: 18

Cuba 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: 696

On 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: 6

To 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: 87

Mr 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: 10

Who 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: 415

Many 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: 31

If 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: 44

The 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: 360

The 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: 13

India 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: 470

Meaningless 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: 137

Attempts 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: 30

Six 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: 21

Myrtle 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: 16

It 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: 165

This 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: 34

This 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: 45

Surraiya 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: 7

Unlike 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: 1022

According 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: 147

Jodha 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: 287

It 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: 15

In 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: 38

Despite 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: 1

You 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: 604

Throughout 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: 353

Worldwide, 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: 26

Forgive 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: 595

Throughout 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: 7

Imagine 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: 157

The 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: 70

This 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: 52

Whether 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: 16

Wapda 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: 857

Why 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: 183

On 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: 37

Kashmir 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: 22

Stay 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: 357

I 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: 5

Makli 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: 307

Reinterpretation 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: 345

The 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: 295

Eight 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: 12

A 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: 558

Despite 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: 24

As 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: 13

When 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: 14

America 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: 5

History 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: 34

I am a prose stylist and all my choices reflect this bias.

Mediocre vs. Mediocre

Khalid Bhatti   Feb 8, 2008   interacts: 6

As 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: 103

Jamil 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: 11

Unlike 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, 2008

That 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: 328

This 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: 49

Combining 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, 2008

It 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: 362

There 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: 5

In 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: 25

Whether 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: 19

A momentous turn that will create upheavals in Indian society from bottom to top.

Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken

Amer Nazir   Jan 17, 2008   interacts: 5

Yesterday, 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: 8

Walking 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: 9

He (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: 314

It'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: 13

I 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: 68

A 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: 145

Interview 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: 22

Populist, 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: 473

Manipulative Politics through the Bhutto and Zia Regimes

Al-Andalusia … Decline of a Plural Culture

mahmood Mahmood   Jan 1, 2008   interacts: 173

1st 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: 404

Larkana 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: 92

The 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: 102

We 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: 45

The 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: 27

Why 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: 27

There 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: 4

Violent 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: 118

When 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: 10

After 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: 10

The 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: 24

The 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: 1

Another 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: 520

Reports 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: 113

My 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: 227

By 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: 26

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

Shoaib Malik at the cross-roads

Adeel Khan   Dec 14, 2007   interacts: 6

Pakistan 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: 135

December 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: 2

Home 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: 7

As 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: 9

Almost 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: 11

When 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: 86

A 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: 111

Turkish 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: 23

I 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: 10

Subhash 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: 7

Why 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, 2007

Left 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: 6

As 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: 6

They 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: 8

In 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: 10

Our whole system of education is working in such a way to produce good high-tech workforce for European and American markets. Irony is we do this at our own expense.

Pakistani Judges - Read This Lawyer’s Oath

Aisha Sarwari   Nov 18, 2007   interacts: 95

One 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: 46

Did 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: 20

His 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: 5

When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll

Pakistan at War

Akmal Hussain   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 112

There 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: 2

Where 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: 2

Of 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: 7

It 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: 10

I 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: 3

Inzimam-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: 39

As 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: 1

Sumera, 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: 1

If 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: 5

What 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: 1

The 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: 94

Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.

The Empire Strikes Again in Pakistan

Karamatullah K Ghori   Nov 5, 2007   interacts: 158

Throttling 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: 20

Review 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: 8

Pakistani 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: 25

Bobby 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: 4

The 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: 4

I need to move,
To some other place
Away from all this mayhem

Dreams of Dania

Faisal Shahid   Oct 28, 2007   interacts: 4

Kamran 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: 96

Indian 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: 4

There 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: 117

History of the last years of Punjab under the Raj

Identity and Synergy - Classical Music and Film Song

V S Gopalakrishnan   Oct 15, 2007   interacts: 10

The 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: 1

The 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: 385

There 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: 12

Occupied Iraq and Colonial India

Magic of metaphors : Op-Ed Journey of Thomas Friedman

Anand Patwardhan   Oct 11, 2007   interacts: 53

What 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: 34

Why 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: 1

Invite 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: 2

Several 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: 11

When 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: 11

Either 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: 15

Odds 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: 294

What 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: 384

Life 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: 1

Has 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: 108

We 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: 8

In 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: 10

Monks 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: 209

One 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: 30

A review of William Dalrymple's book, The Last Mughal

The Greatest Sin

Faris Kasim   Sep 28, 2007   interacts: 5

There 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: 8

One 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: 3

How 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: 39

University 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: 13

Although 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: 11

I 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: 15

Dr. 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: 5

Can 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: 1

When 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: 12

The 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: 9

When 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: 5

When 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: 287

Since 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: 9

The 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: 12

Child 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: 22

It 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: 13

Capital 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: 98

Soon 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: 3

The 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: 239

A chilling response to Musharraf's military operation in tribal areas

The Green Palette

Nadeem Alam   Sep 2, 2007   interacts: 1

Painting 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: 1

Citizen 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: 12

Coverage 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: 3

A 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: 5

What 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: 202

Are 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: 66

It’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: 104

In 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: 20

India Pakistan relationships in the light of future economic and security dividends of peace.

The 'poor' Neighbour

William Dalrymple   Aug 17, 2007   interacts: 292

India 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: 138

Today, 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, 2007

you 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: 2

Multiple 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: 86

Graffiti 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: 50

There 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: 362

What 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: 10

What 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: 9

Nicholas 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: 23

It 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: 696

A Pakistani-American walks down a road in India named after his great grandfather.

Cause For Celebration

kamil rextin   Aug 9, 2007   interacts: 20

Malaysia 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: 7

A 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: 2

Considerate ‘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: 15

The 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: 10

I 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: 53

A 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: 7

Kaju’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: 13

A book dedicating the contributions of the great Indian littérateur Premchand

OPEN Silicon Valley Holds Fourth Annual Forum

Ras Siddiqui   Jul 10, 2007

This 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: 29

What 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: 2

According 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: 18

Madam 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: 10

The 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: 12

What 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: 1223

You 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: 1

On 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: 4

A 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: 12

One 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: 3

If 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: 3

Since 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: 4

30 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: 7

It 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: 91

What 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: 8

It 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: 164

Eleven 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: 3

A 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: 4

Hindus 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: 11

On 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: 66

A 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: 34

They 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: 19

One has the world’s second largest gas reserves and the other is one of the world’s largest gas importers.

A chain of thoughts

Raiya Hashmi   May 29, 2007   interacts: 3

Where to start?
What to mend?

Just a Woman

Aisha Sarwari   May 29, 2007   interacts: 127

I was used to the whistling, the smirks, the humming of latest Bollywood songs or even a religious proclamati