Articles with tag: us
The Taliban and Our National Interest!
H P Nov 18, 2008 interacts: 339The Pakistani Taliban is not an ideological but an opportunistic anarchic group. The farrago of Sharia is a cover to step up recruitment to create anarchy in FATA and NWFP.
Revival of Dastan Goi
Tehseen Baweja Nov 7, 2008 interacts: 7The going-away of this art was so unnoticable that the last known dastan go "Mir Baqir" is said to have died in Delhi in extreme poverty, after reverting to selling 'Paan' as his livelihood.
The Muslim Protagonist and the Past Three Years
Vaibhav Jain Nov 11, 2008 interacts: 119What better a movie to begin with than Rang De Basanti? RDB will stand out for long as ‘The Generation X Movie’ in the annals of Bollywood.
Hail Obama
Saima Shah Nov 12, 2008 interacts: 298Surely you, who are a veritable crossroads yourself, black, white, Muslim, Kenyan, Indonesian, American and under 50, you can see further than others have been able to.
Yes we can, Obama!
Ather Naqvi Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 308We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 72From the march in Alabama to the victory speech in Grant Park, the nation has come this far in such a short span of time is nothing hosrt of a miracle.
New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy
Beena Sarwar Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 26Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus
The Capture of Christianity
Murad A Baig Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 171No execution in human history has been as minutely researched as the crucifixion of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago. There has also been no myth like the story of his resurrection
Obama is Better for Jinnah's Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Nov 2, 2008 interacts: 193The only group of people in Pakistan that benefits from a Republican administration is the group of people that sides with and encourages military coups in Pakistan.
Momin Khwaja Case: Canada's Anti-Terrorism Law Tested
Dost Mittar Nov 1, 2008 interacts: 6Khwaja could not have been proven guilty of criminal charge and would have gone scot-free without the anti-terror legislation; By Oct 29 ruling, he is likely to get life imprisonment.
US Elections: Watching the Watch-dog
Saeed Minhas Oct 30, 2008 interacts: 1Media and pollsters are calling the shots in US elections whereas candidates and people continue to make up their minds from day to day election messages and changing realities.
Ridiculing Religion or Religion of Ridicule
Mutaal Mooquin Oct 28, 2008 interacts: 209One leaves the theater with a strong sense that Bill Maher is rallying the atheists in a battle cry.
Supporting Moratorium on Capital Punishment
Amjad Hussain Oct 27, 2008 interacts: 16Almost 30 of the 60 ‘Islamic’ countries have abolished or have moratoriums in place.
The Modern Morlocks Emerge – Muslim Americans
Wajahat Ali Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 9Obama, that biracial, African American son of a Kenyan with an Arab name, is apparently now a “Socialist with Islamic background” according to anti-Muslim McCain supporters
General Colin Powell – A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Feroz Qutabshahi Oct 22, 2008 interacts: 57Why blame the selection of Palin as one of the reasons for parting with McCain? Was this selection any worse than a warholes such as Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Rove, Bolton, Cheney
Seeking a way out of the 'war on terror'
Beena Sarwar Oct 18, 2008 interacts: 15The calls by decision makers for political engagement rather than military means to end the ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan reflects a major change in US policy.
Oliver Stone movie “W.”
Wajahat Ali Oct 16, 2008 interacts: 1Stone and company at times veer dangerously close to parody in their depiction of the Magnificent 7 (Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, Rove, Powell and Tenent)
The Republican Red Scare
Wajahat Ali Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 3If McCain and Palin want to play the guilt by association game, their own questionable ties must be examined.
They Will Seal The Case Sheets!
Prashant Bhatt Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 4How are doctors affected when their treatment plans go wrong? What is the difference between complications, difference of opinion and negligence?
Ahmed Faraz (1931-2008) – The Romantic Rebel
Zaki Rahman Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 6To the end of his life, Faraz remained fully committed to the ideals of democracy and justice as witnessed by his close involvement in the lawyers movement of last year.
Cockroaches of Disruption
kashkin dabruski Sep 30, 2008 interacts: 9The process of peace, the process of change
As the deal are struck, as deal are brokered
Through rumors and disobedience
To the nation, the silent witness
MQM - History and Origins
Ali Chishti Oct 2, 2008 interacts: 128The Mohajir-Sindhi alliance provided the only real chance to thwart the Punjabi dominance in Pakistani politics.
Dueling Partners: Pakistan and America
Wajahat Ali Oct 1, 2008 interacts: 16In this exclusive interview, Tariq Ali, a seasoned journalist and Pakistani insider, focuses on all major players, including the Bush Administration, Zardari, Bhutto, Musharraf, military
The Only Good Muslim is the Anti-Muslim
Junaid LevesqueAlam Sep 23, 2008 interacts: 12For some, Barack Obama's stature as a man of the left has fallen precipitously, like late autumn leaves shed by branches bowing to the will of winter.
Behind That Voice!
Sheharyar Malhi Sep 21, 2008 interacts: 20Jagjit Singh is a man with many attributes – a great singer, a passionate artist, a social worker and most of all, a humble, down-to-earth man.
A Guantanomized Age
Junaid LevesqueAlam Sep 17, 2008 interacts: 98The questions aimed at us fall into two broad categories: "Why aren't more moderate Muslims condemning terrorism?" and "What is it about Islam that produces terrorists?
Emerging Pakistan-U.S. relations
Madhavi Bhasin Sep 17, 2008 interacts: 101On September 12, 2008, Army Chief Ashfaq Kiyani sought to defend Pakistan’s sovereignty by authorizing the Army to retaliate to any attempts by ‘foreign troops’.
The God Delusion
Mutaal Mooquin Sep 13, 2008 interacts: 274In protest of all religio-zealots, I am bringing to attention of all, the work of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion".
September Morning
Feroz Qutabshahi Sep 4, 2008 interacts: 243The pace might be pathetically slow but an increasing cadre of writers and thinkers have started to question smugness of the Islamic world.
Muslim Psyche After September 11, 2001
Khalid Sohail Sep 10, 2008 interacts: 125When we reflect upon the reactions of Muslims from different parts of the world we see certain tendencies emerging in the last few years.
Automobiles Can Banish Unemployment and Poverty
Murad A Baig Sep 9, 2008 interacts: 23The Nano is however belatedly making India's economists, planners and politicians realize that the automotive Industry is a huge driver of employment and growth.
Dr Afia Siddiqui's Case
Muhammad sadiq Sep 1, 2008 interacts: 45While there is no dearth of people asking for her release and her handing over to Pakistan, I maintain my demand that a complete inquiry be made into whereabouts of Prisoner 650.
It's A Deal After All!
Dost Mittar Sep 6, 2008 interacts: 34In the long run, however, it will be difficult to ignore Pakistan’s demand for a similar deal once it establishes a clean record of nuclear safety and non-proliferation.
Honor Killings in Babakot
kashkin dabruski Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 22Those beautiful faces, our daughters
Gone forever, heads sunk in grief
As words betray us, to describe
Heinous crimes and we call ourselves
The followers of prophet and Islam
US Commando Strike in Waziristan
Agha Amin Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 195They have decided that the centre of gravity of all the trouble is Pakistan. Right or wrong this appears to be the central US perception now.
Bihar & Louisiana: A Poem
Mutaal Mooquin Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 5You are not God,
Not even half God.
Nor Poseidon or Neptune.
Why this bloody ruin?
There is no ‘honour’ in killing
Beena Sarwar Sep 2, 2008 interacts: 133Whether the women were buried alive or whether they were already dead when buried is not the point. They were murdered.
Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!
Dost Mittar Aug 29, 2008 interacts: 75I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name is Husseini
Faith and Religion
Murad A Baig Aug 24, 2008 interacts: 140Though I have a Muslim name I am a non practicing Indian Muslim who does not believe in any organised religion.
Time for Medals
Sarwar Sukhera Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 2The PPP has done it once again -- so true to its philosophy of challenging the powerful and the mighty and coming out victorious despite all the unfavorable odds stacked against it.
Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?
Mehroz Sadruddin Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 12the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.
Is this Amnesia or Dementia?
Tahir Javaid Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 84I am addressing this to myself, and to the Pakistani awam to which I belong. More than anything, I 'd like to talk to us about two words: Escape and Hope.
Musharraf's Resignation and Beyond
Beena Sarwar Aug 18, 2008 interacts: 294Musharraf’s departure is just one step in the process of democracy, for the continuation of which Pakistan and its allies will need all the patience they can muster.
Long Live the King: Musharraf’s Controversial Legacy
Karamatullah K Ghori Aug 20, 2008 interacts: 9Nothing came out publicly from GHQ about Musharraf’s impeachment when the civilian government made its decision known. But bells had started ringing in both Rawalpindi and Washington.
Love him or hate him: Musharraf not a tyrant
Shujaat Wasty Aug 18, 2008 interacts: 8Objectively-speaking, he can hardly be considered a “tyrant” or a “despot”.
The Aftermath of Musharraf’s Departure
saeed qureshi Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 19After Musharraf’s departure, there might be some respite in the escalating insurgency and intensifying turmoil in Pakistan’s Northern scenic valley of Swat and Tribal regions.
Musharraf and Me
Amer Nazir Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 50Musharraf will learn for the first time that Truth is the most elusive thing in the world and innocence the hardest to prove when the onus is on the innocent to prove his innocence
Global Warming: Green with Controversy
Mutaal Mooquin Aug 15, 2008 interacts: 8Its effects will happen 30 years down the road, and then you say, "Okay, do something about it."
Long Live Pakistan
kashkin dabruski Aug 12, 2008 interacts: 24From 1947, the day we became free
As we stand, to celebrate another year
From Waziristan to distant corners,
Lies there the evidence, of our endeavors
Here We Go Again
Ahmer Muzammil Aug 9, 2008 interacts: 4But it’s really a wet firecracker without Army’s intervention, because sehba auntie or shareefudding peerzada can’t jump the gates of PTV and take over.
And then there was The Impeachment Issue…
Shiraz Mahmood Aug 7, 2008 interacts: 432A smug looking Mian saa’ab and the ever dramatic Dark Prince, announced at a joint press conference, their plans to pursue the Impeachment of President Pervaiz Musharraf.
Aafia Siddiqui to Appear in Court
Ali Hasan Cemendtaur Aug 5, 2008 interacts: 231Disappeared in Pakistan, hysterical screams heard in Afghanistan, and now appearing in a New York court
America's Opportunity in Pakistan's Tribal Belt
ziad haider Jul 28, 2008 interacts: 98a key question on Islamabad ’s mind is the fate of stalled legislation creating reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) to spur development and combat militancy in FATA.
Pakistan and the Death Penalty: Time to Call it Quits
Beena Sarwar Jul 26, 2008 interacts: 11Those who are awarded capital punishment are usually “the poorest of the poor.” Most of them are illiterate and have no resources or support.
Time for Musharraf to Quit
saeed qureshi Jul 20, 2008 interacts: 17President Musharraf will go down in history as one of those third world leaders who by playing as the second fiddle to West exposed Pakistan to religious militancy.
Dhokha and Being a Muslim in India
Raoof Mir Jul 17, 2008 interacts: 398Mukesh 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.
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.”
Democracy is the Best Revenge?
Ehtisham Iqbal Jun 30, 2008 interacts: 112007 – 2008 will certainly be remembered as one of the most historically significant and turbulent for Pakistan with unprecedented public protests and mass revenges.
Who Sold the Centrifuges?
saeed qureshi Jul 5, 2008 interacts: 68Dr. Qadeer’s inflammatory outburst against President Pervez Musharraf would, instead of personally absolving him, aid in painting Pakistan in more lurid colors by her detractors.
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.
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace
Pervez Hoodbhoy Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 99The Taliban are waging an armed struggle to remake society. They will keep fighting this war even if America were to miraculously evaporate into space.
Muslims in America
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jul 1, 2008 interacts: 289I am all for Muslim identity but frankly what I don’t get is the overbearing role dogma plays in every action of the Muslim community in America.
Music: Muslim Madonna
Arun Reginald Jun 29, 2008 interacts: 51Performing seated alongside notable ghazal maestros of the subcontinent was the eight years old Deepika Thathaal known by her stage name Deeyah.
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?
The Chips are Down
saeed qureshi Jun 12, 2008 interacts: 9Mr. Zardari once again asked the president either to resign voluntarily or be prepared for his unceremonious and rather dishonorable ouster by the parliament via an impeachment.
Attack in Mohmand
Agha Amin Jun 10, 2008 interacts: 209The recent attack on Frontier Corps (FC) post in Mohmand Agency is the first major US step in arm twisting the hopeless new Pakistani democratic set up.
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.
Pakistan (private) Ltd.
Amer Nazir May 26, 2008 interacts: 5‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever go to jail, why did you never kill someone, why did you not ever embezzle money – ’
The Lucifer Effect
Yasir Abbasi May 16, 2008 interacts: 12The only things that can truly slow the decay of our society, is to make sure the rule of law is implemented ‘equally and across the board’ to everyone.
Delayed Justice
Shridhar Naik May 25, 2008 interacts: 25Centre’s decision to award a compensation package totaling Rs 330 crores to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots can at best be described as a pre-election effort at applying a healing touch.
Myths Surrounding the Lawyer’s Movement
Ameer Mukhtar May 22, 2008 interacts: 68Election data made public is quite opposite to the generally promoted perception that February 18 saw an overwhelming mandate to restore the judiciary and remove Musharraf
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.
Zardari and the Politics of Defiance
Ather Naqvi May 23, 2008 interacts: 118“We do not want bread, we do not want electricity, but we want him (Musharraf) out” ... Can Zardari risk being complacent with the president?
Fatima Bhutto Fighting for Justice
William Dalrymple May 21, 2008 interacts: 363The 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.
Whither Enlightened Moderation
saeed qureshi May 17, 2008 interacts: 13The latest patch up between the NWFP provincial government and Taliban of Swat and South Waziristan buries the much touted President Musharraf’s theme of enlightened moderation
National Reconciliation Order
saeed qureshi May 13, 2008 interacts: 4The concept of Truth and Reconciliation of Nelson Mandela cannot be offered as a parallel of pardoning the outlaws.
Mohajirs Are People Too
Atif May 13, 2008 interacts: 162It was quite obvious that unlike Punjabis and Pushtoons, mohajirs have figured out that if there is chaos in the airport it is not because of Allah’s will.
30 Days in Afghanistan - Dinner Conversations
Naeem Randhawa Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 101I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan. Actually, I'm in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - and across and beside me, people are beginning to get drunk. Muslims are getting drunk.
May 12: One Year Passed, No Lessons Learned
Mehroz Sadruddin May 11, 2008 interacts: 26On May 12, the entire nation would be mourning the death of forty-four innocent civilians on what turned out to be one of the darkest days in the history of Karachi.
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.
People of Gilgit Baltistan Waiting to be Heard
Syed Ali Apr 20, 2008 interacts: 18A week after sending this letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, emergency was imposed in Pakistan, constitution was suspended and the Chief Justice was deposed.
Children of the Streets
Ather Naqvi Apr 23, 2008 interacts: 4His frail hands make a slight mistake and draw the wrath of the Ustad who lands a kick in his side. The boy gives out a painful scream but quickly turns back to work.
Mind the Gap, The Generation Gap That Is
Bhaskar Dasgupta Apr 21, 2008 interacts: 8Between 9/11, Afghanistan, Bush and Iraq, a new generation is forming which will define America for the next thirty years at the least. I call it the angry generation.
Gen. Petraeus & Crocker's Washington Show is a Damp Squib
Gajendra Singh Apr 17, 2008 interacts: 7If an act of mercy is twice blessed, then an act of illegal invasion and brutal occupation has since proved to be doubly cursed for the invaders as well.
Benazir’s Legacy
Beena Sarwar Apr 5, 2008 interacts: 120How could Pakistan’s all-powerful president and chief of the army staff be dislodged -- other than through the political process?
A Walk down Memory Lane
Zeejah Apr 1, 2008 interacts: 26Forgive me if I am not taken in by the high sounding statements issued by the winners (and losers) of Election 2008, I simply see 'more of the same' for the future.
Simply Outrageous!
Ather Naqvi Mar 31, 2008 interacts: 44In their recent visits, the US officials kept looking for those who could listen to them and nod in the affirmative. They found none.
Surviving Musharraf's Exit?
Moeed Pirzada Mar 28, 2008 interacts: 595Throughout the election campaign and since the elections, no political party or politician has come up with any original thought or plan for the problems that confront Pakistan
New US Strategy Needed in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Agha Amin Mar 10, 2008 interacts: 711The main thrust of USA's policy was to construct roads and schools and clinics. These were important but no substantial stakeholders or major employment opportunities were created...
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.
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha on Pakistan Military
AliHasan Cemendtaur Mar 2, 2008 interacts: 23Stay out of politics, it is good for you, good for us, Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Agha advises Pakistan Military.
An Unnecessary Interview with History
Amer Nazir Feb 25, 2008 interacts: 38Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the ex- President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharaff.
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.
Manufacturing a Fig Leaf of Democracy in Pakistan
Abdus S Ghazali Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 3According to an IRI poll in September 2006, Musharraf had a 63 percent approval rating. But last October 11, IRI released a poll showing him at 21 percent.
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.
American Muslims and Presidential Elections 2008
Ahmer Muzammil Feb 9, 2008 interacts: 170Disagreeing with American foreign policies doesn't really mean that you are against 'us'. That stupid train has thankfully left the station and hopefully won’t return in Nov. 2008.
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.
Musharraf’s Days are Numbered
Mohammad Gill Jan 24, 2008 interacts: 73From all political portents, it seems it’s time for Musharraf to go. If he doesn’t leave voluntarily, he’ll be helped out by force – by the army of course.
Afghanistan - A Strategic Analysis
Agha Amin Jan 23, 2008 interacts: 538Afghanistan remains haunted and plagued by its violent history and its neighbours continue to enjoy the fruits of war and crisis in Afghanistan.
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.
Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken
Amer Nazir Jan 17, 2008 interacts: 5Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry Mr Nazir this is all we have for you at the moment,’ she said.
US Conspiracy to Destablize Pakistan?
Moeed Pirzada Jan 18, 2008 interacts: 567First it was Ms Bhutto who was conspiring along with the US to destabilise and denuclearise Pakistan. And the CIA eliminated her. Israeli agency, Mossad, was also involved...
Charlie Wilson's War Stretches the Imagination
Ras Siddiqui Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 44How does a US Congressman learn about helping the Afghan resistance to the Soviet Empire in 1980? By listening to Dan Rather on TV while soaking in a Jacuzzi full of young women.
Eight years of Four M's: Musharraf, MQM, Muslim League and Mullah
Pukhtoon Khan Jan 13, 2008 interacts: 23After eight years of these M’s Pakistan has transformed into a hell filled with price hike, ethnic tensions ... scarcity of basic necessities and above all reactionary suicide bombers.
Psychology of Men's Honour and Women's Sexuality
Khalid Sohail Jan 3, 2008 interacts: 122When Eastern women become financially and emotionally independent their husbands start losing control and become abusive and violent
Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears
Amer Nazir Dec 28, 2007 interacts: 5‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top of the charts...’
Aqsa Pervez: The Casualty of Patriarchy
Haider Shah Dec 21, 2007 interacts: 37Why are other Aqsas being slapped, punched, kicked, abused, followed, spied on, coerced, threatened, blackmailed, kicked out and married away? Why?
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.
To Boycott or not to Boycott !
sheikh tajammul Dec 14, 2007 interacts: 61Whether its Imran Khan or Nawaz Sharif or Benazir or someone else ... whoever promises to reinstate judiciary should be voted for to stop Pro Musharraf getting 2/3rd majority.
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.
The Good Monster: Musharraf's Cultural Legacy
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 133A leader’s true legacy tends to be more accurately deciphered when studied through the effects his ideas and policies have had on the cultural mindset of the people.
A Luxurious Cesspool
Javaria Farooqui Dec 8, 2007 interacts: 3Something that sets us apart from the common echelon of society__ that quest is the epitome of human existence. Quest that is initiated by objects classified as “luxury goods.”
Comments on Ongoing Debate about ISI in the Afghan War
Agha Amin Dec 7, 2007 interacts: 69The Afghan War started a grand party for Pakistan's ruling elite and even Pakistan. Afghan refugees were cleverly and criminally used to solicit US and Saudi aid. All glorified as Jihad.
Pakistan’s Emergency and the International Media
Mehroz Sadruddin Dec 9, 2007 interacts: 4The international media’s principled stand against the imposition of emergency must be taken with a pinch of salt.
The Conspiracy Theory
Moeed Pirzada Dec 7, 2007 interacts: 253Even today I come across many adults who essentially think of the world in such simplistic terms: interconnected; controlled and run by a single source of intelligence.
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.
Enlightened Mediocrity
Amer Nazir Dec 2, 2007 interacts: 12‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable at times...’
Media: The more things change...
Beena Sarwar Nov 30, 2007 interacts: 77Where only one Najam Sethi was picked up under the Sharif regime, over the past eight years, dozens have been picked up and tortured by Pakistan’s secret agencies.
Vi Veri Universum Vivus Vici
Naveed Ejaz Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 6Feigning infant-like naivety, we assume that like a chess board, war remains restricted to an 8x8 playing field and will never reach our doors.
An Insight Into Pakistan Army and Musharraf
ijaz gul Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 195A combination of threat perception and indispensability strengthened his quest for legitimacy till it consumed his reformist self.
The Plan To Topple Pakistan Military
Ahmed Quraishi Nov 29, 2007 interacts: 158Its not about Musharraf anymore. This is about clipping the wings of a strong Pakistani military, denying space for China in Pakistan, squashing the ISI, stirring ethnic unrest...
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.
Pakistan: Media Under Siege
Beena Sarwar Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 138Police have attacked and arrested journalists demonstrating all over the country. Over a hundred journalists offered themselves for mass arrest in Karachi on Nov 20.
Pakistani Media Crippled
Moeed Pirzada Nov 23, 2007 interacts: 6The Musharraf government wants to financially cripple this most popular of the media community to set an example - just like the judiciary.
Musharraf and The Media
Moeed Pirzada Nov 20, 2007 interacts: 15With the imposition of martial law, all TV channels suddenly disappeared. BBC and CNN and Fox all were gone.
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.
Pakistan at Sixty
Tariq Ali Nov 16, 2007 interacts: 11Insightful and relevant article written in October by political activist Tariq Ali on the occasion of 60th anniversary of Pakistan.
Medals of Freedom for Justice Chaudary
saleha waqar Nov 15, 2007 interacts: 20He (Justice Chaudhry) sat on four pivotal Supreme Court benches between 2000-2005 that validated the military takeover by General Musharraf, his referendum, his LFO and the 17th amendment
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';
No Dice Without Reinstatement of Judiciary
Ahmer Muzammil Nov 12, 2007 interacts: 12The fight is not between democracy and martial-law or Q league or X league, it’s always between the have’s and have not’s.
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.
Is Patriotism at Times The Last Refuge
Amer Nazir Nov 10, 2007 interacts: 8We, the third largest ex-pat community in the world after China and India have learnt to keep our fronts, haven’t we?
Political Quandary in Pakistan
Mohammad Gill Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 85You can install a political government by popular vote but there are no effective checks and balances to keep it on the straight, narrow and workable path.
Musharraf and Alternative
Khalid Bhatti Nov 8, 2007 interacts: 21General Musharraf, return the power to people, restore the judiciary and reinstate the constitution of Pakistan. We have had enough of you and its not working anymore.
Reflections During a US Visa Grind
Zeerak Riaz Nov 7, 2007 interacts: 61An account of the current conditions for visitors to the US Embassy in Islamabad. Also a comment on the mindsets and values of Pakistanis and Americans.
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.
Do You Have a Substitute?
Salman Aneel Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 139Emergency in Pakistan was the need of time as we had no other options. Do we have any substitute for General Musharraf? Is there any other person who can run the country?
Martial Law Not Emergency
Khalid Bhatti Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 16I have never heard any speech that is more incoherent and insult to the faculties of logic and intellect than this one delivered by Pervez Musharraf.
The Roving Stones
Haroon Malik Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 5My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how could they?
Pervez Musharraf Declares Emergency in Pakistan
Chowk Nov 3, 2007 interacts: 190As of 6PM on Saturday President General Musharraf has suspended the constitution and declared State of Emergency in Pakistan.
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.
Will President Bush Invade Iran?
Mohammad Gill Oct 28, 2007 interacts: 192President Bush has raised the stakes by mentioning the possibility of World War III in a recent press conferences. He has declared the Iranian National Guards as terrorists.
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.
Daughter of the Beast: The General's New Clothes
Khan Khan Oct 25, 2007 interacts: 33Benazir is eager to show that she is not doing deals with Musharraf but, as Ahmed Rashid points out, despite the army’s dwindling popularity she needs the army because it controls Pakistan.
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.
The Durrani Family Saga
Muhammad Tariq Oct 19, 2007 interacts: 1The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are caught.
Jeenay Do BB
Raheel Lakhani Oct 18, 2007 interacts: 12A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.
Imperialism and the Writing of History
Rohit Chopra Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 12Occupied Iraq and Colonial India
Where's the news?
Nadeem F Paracha Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 83The so-called "movement against Musharraf" and the unfolding "democratic revolution" seems like a shrinking reality no bigger than a 26-inch TV screen.
Back To Idol Worship
Abdul Majeed Oct 13, 2007 interacts: 37Are musician (so-called marassis) the only people left on planet earth to be our idols? Aren't there people like Naom Chomski, Stephen Hawking even Dr. AQ Khan to be our idols?
The Karachi Brides
Anum Ali Oct 12, 2007 interacts: 5We have a package out here; culture, art and means of transportation.
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'.
Shattered by the Status Quo
raza raja Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 9The recent pro Musharraf decision has been rationalized on the grounds that we need him for keeping democracy on “track”.
National Reconciliation goes truly National
Talha Muhammad Oct 7, 2007The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented proposal by Pervaiz Musharraf, all its members who have stolen mobiles, snatched cars and killed people over cash between the peri
Friends Not, Masters
Hussain Gadehi Sep 24, 2007 interacts: 3An overview of the declasified US secret documents, it has been alleged in those documents that the Pakistan is supporting the Taliban
Army and the President
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 9, 2007 interacts: 198November 16, 2007, if he sticks to his submission before the Supreme Court through his counsel, Musharraf will leave the post of army chief and become a civilian president.
Bernard Lewis and the Neocon view of Islam
William Dalrymple Oct 4, 2007 interacts: 7Lewis has had such a profound influence that according to the Wall Street Journal, “the Lewis doctrine, in effect, had become US policy”.
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.
The Arrest of Nuon Chea- Terror is an Old Hat
Shantanu Dutta Sep 21, 2007The arrest of Nuon Chea, a now obscure but once powerful symbol of terror re-minds us that the war against terror is not a new one.
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Khalid Sohail Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 24Knowledge about alcohol use and abuse allows people to make responsible choices rather than hiding the problem or relying on traditional myths that are hundreds of years old.
Metamorphosis
S G Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 20He was terrified of anyone spinning the cocoon off him, terrified of anyone looking at him closely.
Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series
Ras Siddiqui Sep 27, 2007 interacts: 58Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?
The Ghost of Justice Munir is Still Alive
Karamatullah K Ghori Sep 30, 2007 interacts: 9Islamabad’s nervous and jittery ‘guardians’ have turned the capital city into a fenced-of, ‘no-go’ town.
Musharraf the Out-smarter
Riaz Jafri Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 330A lot is being said and written these days for and against Musharraf who first introduced the concept of ‘Pakistan First’ (keeping Pakistan before self and all).
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.
Musharraf and Pakistan: A Message for the Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Mohammad A Shaikh Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 8Let not the Commonwealth make Musharraf 'an exception story'. Call a spade a spade. Tell it how it is.
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.
A History of Failure: The Rise and Fall of Military
Athar Osama Sep 23, 2007 interacts: 4Is military rule the solution to Pakistan's problems? Is Musharraf any different than his predecessor generals?
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.
The Muslim Brotherhood – A Force Not to be Underestimated
Bhaskar Dasgupta Sep 15, 2007 interacts: 5If nothing else, the fact that the various despotic regimes in the Arab world hate the Muslim Brotherhood itself is a plus point in their favour.
PM Shoukat Aziz Ponders a Term for Chief Justice
Saeed Minhas Sep 14, 2007 interacts: 25Given the crucial role of Chief Justice and Supreme Court in current Pakistani politics, ruling elite is busy looking at various options to remove this stumbling block.
Cutting Down the Law
Kamal K Jabbar Sep 14, 2007 interacts: 4With the banishment of Nawaz Sharif once again the General and the incumbent Government has, shown its myopia, arrogance and contempt for the laws of Pakistan.
Inside Story of Nawaz's Cooked Up Return to Pakistan
Saeed Minhas Sep 11, 2007 interacts: 59What actually happened on September 10th, when Nawaz Sharif decided to come back to Pakistan after eight years in exile.
Remembering the Presidential Election of 1965
Yasser Latif Hamdani Sep 5, 2007 interacts: 205Today Musharraf looks to Benazir Bhutto to rescue him from his spot between devil and the deep blue sea. He forgets what her father did to Ayub Khan.
Musharraf's Options: Time Running Out
Saeed Minhas Sep 1, 2007 interacts: 56Roundtable proposed in Gulf to sort political mess
Days of Rage
William Dalrymple Aug 26, 2007 interacts: 67“However flawed democracy here is, it is still the only answer,” she (Asma Jahangir) continued.
Afghanistan: The Continuing Challenge?
Moeed Pirzada Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 12Gen. Musharaf and Ms. Bhutto, both equally willing and falling over each other to oblige Washington in the pursuit of its war against terrorism.
Please back off, Benazir!
H P Aug 27, 2007 interacts: 253No matter who finally comes to power in Pakistan, he/she will have to deal with an impatient US administration.
The Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro
Saqib Mausoof Aug 27, 2007 interacts: 18A five thousand year old TEOTWAWKI (The end of the world as we know it) that remains forgotten today by its own.
Suo Motu Action Against Corrupt Stock Brokers of KSE
Zoya Khan Aug 22, 2007 interacts: 10Investors lost more than $13 billion in stock market crash of March 2005. 88 stock brokers of KSE were found responsible but no action has been taken.
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?
naustalgia
syed luqman Aug 23, 2007 interacts: 6obsession speaks
speaks to the walls
where a memory crawls
Boots, Beards, Burqas and Bombs
Beena Sarwar Aug 23, 2007 interacts: 30The Lal Masjid operation has intensified Gen Musharraf’s problems - An Analysis.
Of Taufel, Howard And An Apology
Salil Kader Aug 20, 2007 interacts: 17Same day that Simon Taufel expressed disappointment with his decision, another Australian, PM John Howard, ruled out an apology to the Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef
Color Me In
Maryam Piracha Aug 17, 2007 interacts: 7My eyes wander around her room – it is clean – each artifact carefully in place as if she arranged her coffin before she decided to die.
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.
What about Bombay 1992?
Aijaz Zaka Syed Aug 14, 2007 interacts: 169As the perpetrators of Bombay 1993 are brought to justice, it is only fair to ask where are those who planned the Bombay 1992 carnage?
Emergency: From Behind the Sandbags
Babar Mufti Aug 15, 2007Emergency at this time serves Chaudhri Shujaat more than it serves Musharraf, who wants to play this final card not so early.
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
Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
dawood mamoon Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 24It 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.
Images
sarah zahid Aug 8, 2007 interacts: 3It is almost 8 evening in Mississauga.I am walking outside. There is an urge to get out the house and walk on the pavements.
A New US Vision?
Moeed Pirzada Aug 8, 2007 interacts: 20The US Congressional bill designed to implement the '9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007' contains the seeds of new thinking on Pakistan.
The New Bedfellows
Babar Mufti Aug 4, 2007 interacts: 148Can Musharraf be content with the usual presidential powers? A stronger Benazir is not likely to be easily controlled.
Life Beyond Chores
Javaria Farooqui Aug 1, 2007 interacts: 20She has everything life gives at its best; loving husband, bright obedient children and a comfortable home. “But I have no personal life."
Moral Bankruptcy of Political Leadership in Pakistan
Ahmer Muzammil Jul 30, 2007 interacts: 171The pundits are saying that Musharaf & Bibi are ideological allies. As if these two camps actually have ideologies.
The Deal and Our Responsibility
Muneeb Khan Jul 31, 2007 interacts: 24Does the deal between Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto really matter? And will we sit and let others to continue muddling with the affairs of Pakistan.
An Empowering Verdict!
Dilawar Syed Jul 20, 2007 interacts: 178Reinstatement of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is indeed a victory for the entire nation.
Rushdie and the British Establishment
Moeed Pirzada Jul 16, 2007 interacts: 50It is certainly true that the attitudes and belief systems of pockets of Muslim youth represent a serious challenge to the ethos of a post-industrial, post-modern society; but it is also true that the terrorism that has taken place on British soil or that
A Letter To President Musharraf
Khadija Hassan Jul 13, 2007 interacts: 544Mr. President – we do not desire any more simpleton rhetoric or illogical declarations. We want you to take positions and then stick to them. … We want to allow alcohol and its attendant sins, regulate them, and use them to generate MUCH NEEDE
The Hegemony of the “Cause”
Sangeeta Mahapatra Jul 12, 2007 interacts: 3There is something inherently flawed about the notion of placing a cause, however just and noble, before human life.
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.
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
Shades of Mendacity
Pradeep Narayanan Jul 2, 2007 interacts: 4“Emma, we have a 7.30 flight to catch. I hope all is packed and ready”, Jacques voice was visibly loud at the door. In 15 minutes, Emma and Jacques were all set for their 7th vacation since their wedding. This time the destination was Zuric
Why Atif Aslam works
Daniyal Bilgrami Jul 2, 2007 interacts: 20'If the color blue could take a voice, it would be that of Atif Aslam'
Satanic Verses
kamil rextin Jun 23, 2007 interacts: 386No one has really made their own judgment on the person, his work and for the sake of argument his “character”. But we are quick to condone the knighthood. We are quick to support whatever our “community” is saying.
Musharaff Finds a Way Out
Saeed Minhas Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 35An election year usually carries lots of surprises in it and this one, perhaps the first official one since 70s, is no different.
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Mohammad Gill Jun 15, 2007 interacts: 140It is said that Archimedes knew all the mathematics that was developed up to his time and some more. The same is said of Newton and Carl Gauss.
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.
The Importance of a Dictator’s Failure
Rozaiba May 28, 2007 interacts: 29By actively and methodically side-lining the political parties that had a presence outside of just one province, national building was turned into national fragmentation.
The General vs. the Judge
Tariq Ali May 25, 2007 interacts: 468The attempt to browbeat a Judge has released a new fissure in Pakistani society. The violence in Karachi makes compromise difficult for both sides. There is an easy solution...
Chief Justice’s Chess
Q Isa Daudpota May 22, 2007 interacts: 14The chess fable illustrates the consequence of exponential growth! It begins slowly and no one notices. But then before you know it you have reached the center of the chess board and things really begin to make an impact.
An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court Justices
Abrar Akbar May 20, 2007 interacts: 76It is time to write a new chapter in the badly chequered history of unfortunate country of ours.
What Next After Karachi’s Carnage?
Pervez Hoodbhoy May 16, 2007 interacts: 1024Although Musharraf denies that he wants a postponement, a lengthy martial law may now be his only chance for a continuation of his dictatorial rule into its eighth year – and perhaps beyond.
Fake Killings: People as Trophies
Subhash Gatade May 6, 2007 interacts: 129The manner in which the fake killing(s) have snowballed into a major embarassment for the ’invincible looking’ Modi regime is for everyone to see.
Why is the Government Dithering When it Should Stand Firm?
Kamal Siddiqi May 2, 2007 interacts: 21With religious extremists openly challenging the writ of the state, and despite overwhelming public demands that this be stopped, the government seems to be giving in.
Nietzsche – the Overman and the Three Metamorphoses
Sidra Omer Apr 30, 2007 interacts: 9The overman can only prevail when God (and the likes of him) is dead and when that age comes “which is to carry heroism into the pursuit of knowledge and wage wars for the sake of thoughts and their consequence” .
Skins On Sale
Amar Jaleel Apr 19, 2007 interacts: 8Adam, a scared man in his millennium, hesitantly entered the shop, and stood alienated from the buyers. He was wrapped in a white cotton sheet that made him conspicuous. He watched the sale of skins with curiosity.
Live Earth - A lesson to be learned
Hussain Shafiq Apr 19, 2007 interacts: 3There should be a series of concerts that can take place in all major cities of Pakistan and they should carry ONE message, so that the awareness of that issue is raised.
An Evening with Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan: A Tribute
Asif Naqshbandi Apr 17, 2007 interacts: 31I met Asad Amanat Ali Khan a few years ago; I didn't think I'd never meet him again.
Understanding the Death Fatwa on Taslima Nasreen
Kisan B Apr 15, 2007 interacts: 405It has become a time honoured tactic to incite the faithful into attacking and murdering those dare to criticise Islam and has served the spread of Islam well by terrorizing people into submission and silencing opposition.
War Clouds Over Iran
S F Hasnat Apr 8, 2007 interacts: 9If not stopped by the Congress, under one pretext or the other, the Bush administration is geared to go beyond just imposing UNSC sanctions against Iran.
Industrial Dieting: The Myth and the Madness
Saima Shah Mar 28, 2007 interacts: 26The idea of a quick fix has taken hold of the global psyche through massive advertising and we struggle to buy a box, a pill, a bottle, a program, a spray and a thing to solve our problem
Pakistans Permanent Revolution
Yasser Latif Hamdani Mar 28, 2007 interacts: 342The tradition of judicial spinelessness continued in Pakistan facilitating three martial laws and the judicial murder of atleast one prime minister till last week when it was brought to a crashing halt by the actions of one brave justice, Chief Justice of
Jaane kahan gaye voh din!
Dost Mittar Mar 22, 2007 interacts: 138But a new generation of the young and restless cine fans had replaced the old generation and they had neither the time nor the taste to savour the slow intoxication of the old style of music.
A Nation Reborn
Shaheryar Akbar Mar 20, 2007 interacts: 71Just when I thought my people would once again silently ignore this new form of oppression, and resign themselves to a fate written by politicians and generals, they responded! They awoke! They said in one voice, “enough is enough!” I have ne
Is this Pakistan’s Democratic Revolution?
Aparna Pande Mar 20, 2007 interacts: 250After almost seven years of arbitrariness, Musharraf’s attack on the judiciary has the potential of being the last straw that broke the camel’s back?
Men in Khaki
Karamatullah K Ghori Mar 16, 2007 interacts: 182Instead of fixing the PIA bigwigs—mostly cronies of his and Shaukat Aziz—who have brought so much ignominy and shame on Pakistan, the commando general opts to pick up a fight with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, and embarks o
Justice, Judiciary and Journalist
Sadia Rizwan Mar 15, 2007 interacts: 66Removal of ‘just another’ Chief Justice has united the country. The voice of lawyers and journalists is that of the entire country.
Rodeo Drive to Raja Bazaar: A review
Hani Yousuf Mar 12, 2007 interacts: 3The novel traces the life of 10-year-old Natasha between the years 1994 and 2004. After spending the first decade of her life in Los Angeles, Natasha becomes a victim of reverse migration.
Trapped, surrounded, quarantined or just reading too much into it?
Bhaskar Dasgupta Mar 12, 2007 interacts: 375I get the strong feeling that Pakistan is definitely under the microscope, if not under quarantine. Not a good feeling to have, I am afraid.
The Dispatches On War: Part X
Feroz R Khan Feb 26, 2007 interacts: 31Metternich And the European Politics of Power: 1815-1850
The YouTube Baby
Nadeem F Paracha Feb 19, 2007 interacts: 32Even though it may have seemed an exciting prospect for many watching a young (bearded) man standing up to the most powerful person in the country, yes, but about what was he standing up for?
Sabre Rattling in the Persian Gulf
Mohammad Gill Feb 19, 2007 interacts: 53After the experience with the Iraq war and the cooked-up evidence pertaining to the weapons of mass destruction for which Iraq was invaded, the American public has become wary of the administration's intentions in the Middle East. It does not have stomach