First it was Bangladesh now it Baluchistan

Baluchistan has a different history than Bangladesh, Bengalis were active for creation of Pakistan but Baloch weren’t part of Pakistan moment.

Good on ya Bangladesh!

Thank you Bangladesh for having the moral courage to resolve a humanitarian crisis by granting citizenship to those unfortunate soles who are famously known as “stranded Pakistanis�.

Rahul Gandhi's Election Campaign

Like monarchs of yore, this family seeks, perhaps, to install itself as a permanent ruling family in India.

The Sweltering Sky

Why do I persist in standing transfixed, watching Amna, the little girl with big hands and big eyes, scrape a vessel of its shine? Why don’t I tell her to get out across the border and rot there instead of being an eyesore here?

Operation Searchlight

Dhaka, March 25th 1971, Tejgaon airport. General Yahya, Pakistan’s military dictator, before boarding his special aircraft turned to General Tikka Khan, Commander Eastern Command, and ordered “Sort them out!”

Shahnaz Begum and Memories

memories of a less complex time

• History of Pakistan
• Jinnah's Role
• Two Nation Theory
• Creation of Bangladesh
• Military Rule
• Constitutional Ammendments
• Afghan Wars
• Kargil
• Mohajirs
• Religion and Politics
• Feudalismm
• NWFP
• Political Parties
• Civil Society
• Independent Media

• Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
• The Indian Story
• Indo-Pak Relations
• Personal Narratives
• Religion Today
• War on Terror
• Role of Media
• Call for Social Change
• Hold Them Accountable
• Environment and Us
• Way of Life

• Swat Calls For Civil Society to Act
• In Search of Political Will: Fight Against Militants in Swat
• In memory of the Swat valley
• The Nightmare Must End
• In Honor of the Heroes of Swat