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“From the peaks of the hills to the shores of the sea, In the heart of every Sindhi, it’s love we see,” (Watch video song also). … Continue readingOh, Sindh: A Poem By Murad Ali Shah Bukerai (Video)
I shook hand with a mascot at a the Centaurus Mall in Islamabad one day. He asked me how was I doing. I said I’m okay but I’ve something to
Continue readingRandom Thought: ‘I Don’t Mind’ By Irshad Salim
“the fissures in the judiciary, military and the media, are reflective of larger breakdown of structures that once sustained the ruling dispensation.” … Continue readingAmmar Ali Jan on Why ‘Pakistani State Has Fallen Into an Unprecedented Crisis of Legitimacy’
by Habib Khan, Quetta: The decline in tourism in Pakistan is often blamed on unstable political conditions and so-called terrorism, but I believe there’s a lot more to it. In
From Aaj TV Official on YouTube: Some talking points and perspective of renowned Pakistani intellectual, scholar and policy analyst Javed Jabbar:
Joya Chatterji at Literary Hub: I was seven years old during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. My first political memory is of this short war, which lasted barely
Continue readingHow the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia
Shared by Aftab Rizvi: ۱۶ دسمبر ۲۰۱۴ کو پشاور ارمی پبلک اسکول پر ایک دھشتگردی کی کاروای میں ۱۳۲ بچے اور ۹ اساتذہ شہید ہو گہے تھے۔ یہ تحریر کچھ
Continue readingArmy Public School Shaheed’s Letter From Heaven
Anwar Iqbal writes in Dawn: Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian urges that the government should shift its focus from non-reproducible to reproducible factors. Atif Mian’s Talking Points:“Land is one of the
Continue readingAtif Mian on the ‘Nexus Between Power and Plots in Pakistan’
Habib Khan, Quetta: The news that a clock manufactured by John Jacob –more than 150 years ago, is still running and keeping accurate time was truly stunning to me. In
by Syed Muzammil on YouTube: The huge begging network in Pakistan –claimed to be worth about $42 billion annually, prospers despite anti-begging laws amid absence of ‘rule of law’. Some
Habib Khan, Quetta: Nepal was visa-free for Pakistanis (at least) in 2009, and Kathmandu had a direct PIA flight from Karachi (which I’m sure no longer operates). When I asked
by Ayaz Amir (shared by Khalid Sharif): In the fog of Pakistan’s political battlefield, where uncertainty reigns supreme and the stakes are ever rising, one man remains at the center
Continue readingImran Khan: The Man Who Won’t Blink, But Should He?