Themes and Topics
Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
How real is your politik? Aug 26, 2008
Shandana MinhasAccording to many political pundits and media luminaries, people like you and me don’t understand it so we should mutely accept the PPP’s push for Zardari as president!!!
Hold Them Accountable
Celebrating 61 Years of Broken Dreams Aug 24, 2008
AliHasan Cemendtaur"Missing in Pakistan", a 29-minute documentary capturing Pakistan's gross human rights violations tacitly supported by the US Government, followed by a talk by Safdar Sarki.
The Indian Story
Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh, Gandhi, Churchill and Jinnah Aug 15, 2008
Anil KapuriaReviewing positions of three key players on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre - the watershed event of India’s independence.
Role of Media
The Pink Side of Disney Aug 14, 2008
Amna ChaudhryLike Hannah, Barbie too had an ideal life. Except Barbie was a mere toy and that meant the endings to her stories were left to the imagination of the youthful owner.
Way of Life
Olympic Dreamers Aug 11, 2008
Khalid SohailA famous American novelist Henry Miller once wrote, “Humans work while gods play”. But there are some humans who like to become gods as they love to play all their lives.
Personal Narratives
What Talibanization? Aug 10, 2008
Nadeem F ParachaThe moment I stepped out, my way was politely blocked by three young tableeghi jamaat recruits. "Aslaamulalaikum," said one of them in a swallowing Arabic accent. "Walaikum," said I.
War on Terror
Aafia Siddiqui to Appear in Court Aug 5, 2008
Ali Hasan CemendtaurDisappeared in Pakistan, hysterical screams heard in Afghanistan, and now appearing in a New York court
Indo-Pak Relations
An Ode Called Amritsar Jul 14, 2008
ammara ahmad
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...
Religion Today
Muslim Ghettoisation Jul 3, 2008
Iftikhar AhmadThe perception among Muslims is that they are unwelcome in Britain is undermining efforts to help them integrate into wider society.
Environment and Us
Diabetes: Wrestling with a Twenty-First Century Monster Jul 2, 2008
Mutaal Mooquin“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.
Call for Social Change
We Can Make a Difference Jun 30, 2008
Bhaskar DasguptaThey are the children who have been abandoned, have run away from abusive homes, were orphaned or simply got lost.


