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Recent articles from the archives

Kashmir Liberated, Others Languish

Beena Sarwar Mar 6, 2008

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.

General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War

Mohammad Gill Sep 19, 2007

Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.

The Chair

kashkin dabruski Sep 19, 2007

At no cost, I will leave
This chair and its power

Bandit Queen

mukta srivastava Jun 24, 2007

Shall we ever understand why a woman, so violent, got so much support and protection in rural India and made it to Parliament? Shall we ever unravel the mystique of power of illiterate, landless masses in bringing about so profound a change?

Letter from Multan

B Waraich Jun 7, 2007

In Kot Lakhpat jail, Lahore, that was our first day at a jail. The relatives, some of them were quite hopeful of finding someone. Call it wishful thinking or whatever.

Who Is the Target Here?

Saeed Minhas Jun 3, 2007

The never-die judicial-issue is spinning out of control and irony of the matter is that every player dealing with this is made to believe that he holds the trump card.

War for Peace

M Asadi Jul 5, 2006

These wars will not end, they cannot end until the ’military metaphysic’ (the near religious dogma of these power elite, the driving force of their view of the world), the military definition of reality, an effect of institutional fusing, the

Point of View, 1971 Through Now

Veeresh Malik Jan 6, 2005

Seeking out information about Indian Armed Forces personnel 'missing' or captured in and around Pakistan, especially in 1971.

john over george: george over john

Temporal Nov 2, 2004

ram das and allah ditta go about their chores
as if there was no tuesday in their lives
sweating, scheming, squandering through their day
dreaming of daal-roti sustenance

The Forgotten 54 and More

Beena Sarwar Sep 25, 2004

These men if still surviving have little time left for niceties now. They need to be brought home in whatever state they are. Even if there were human rights violations, releasing these men would send a gesture of goodwill and peace.

The Forgotten 54 - When will the War Finish for Them?

B Waraich Sep 3, 2004

It has been 32 years and a few months. “A long time” as most people say shaking their heads and dismiss it from their minds.

Cast Away Fear

nida Qureshi Jun 28, 2004

I was not trying to kill myself, I was just running after the sun, I was trying to save it from drowning

Changing World Order: India’s Response

Aman Malik Apr 30, 2004

In 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, a unipolar world emerged. The United States emerged as the only superpower ... For India, the year 1991 signaled major changes in its economic policy. To tide over the balance of payments crisis, the Indian

A Gory Tale of Lies, Greed and Deception

Nighat Yasmeen Nov 10, 2003

Apply whatever mode of calculation you like, the tragic truth is: Pak Army has killed manifold more Pakistanis than those who have hitherto fallen to Indian bullets.

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