Published in 1977 Sometime Somewhere included 34 poems by Irshad Salim which he had penned in Karachi during his student days 1972 thru 1977. They are post-Dhaka debacle back in December 1971.
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Why Policing is and Will Continue to Remain Political in Pakistan
Because policing has been treated as a project of political ordering and disordering, it allows for the retention and abuse for colonial frameworks. ‘All Policing is Political’ Zoha Waseem at Dawn: I read these words some time ago while exploring the works of Professor Martha Huggins, a celebrated critical criminologist who has written extensively aboutContinue reading “Why Policing is and Will Continue to Remain Political in Pakistan”
VIDEO: Everything Will Turn Out Right | سب ٹھیک ہو جائیگا
A conversation with an attorney’s chauffeur in Islamabad October 2021 اسلام آباد میں اکتوبر 2021 میں ایک وکیل کے ڈرائیور کے ساتھ گفتگو Honorary contributors to DesPardes: Adil Khan, Ajaz Ahmed, Ammar Jafri, Anwar Abbas, Arif Mirza, Aziz Ahmed, Bawar Tawfik, Dr. Razzak Ladha, Dr. Syed M. Ali, G. R. Baloch, Hasham Saddique, Jamil Usman,Continue reading “VIDEO: Everything Will Turn Out Right | سب ٹھیک ہو جائیگا”
Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause devastating sea level rise of nearly a foot
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could cause a devastating sea level rise of nearly a foot, reports UPI citing a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The contemporary sea level rise of around 11 inches could be “regardless of 21st-century climate pathways.” Greenland ice sheet melting is one ofContinue reading “Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause devastating sea level rise of nearly a foot”
COMMENT: ‘International Relations Theory Suggests Great-Power War Is Coming’
According to IR textbooks, the United States, Russia, and China are on a collision course, writes Matthew Kroenig in the Foreign Policy. He’s deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. “A preventative war initiated by a primate fearful of losing its primacy is very probable,” an Asia Pacific-based defense, securityContinue reading “COMMENT: ‘International Relations Theory Suggests Great-Power War Is Coming’”
THE CRUSH: Oscar Nominated Short Film (Video)
An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel…to the death. Check out this latest award-winning short film, about love lost and moving on:
A Master Pakistani Masseur (Video)
Location: Chota Bukhari in DHA, Karachi. Masseur Ramzan performs malish (head massage) to customers at an open air food outlet from evening past midnight to customers. The port city which is Pakistan’s economic powerhouse, is also a hub for entrepreneurial talent – just like Ramzan and many like him. The blend of services available inContinue reading “A Master Pakistani Masseur (Video)”
How Bitcoin Affected the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh
From Readers’ Digest: Bitcoin has brought a new revolution to the world of online payment systems. However, Bangladesh’s agriculture industry is not unique. Here are eight ways how bitcoin has affected the agriculture sector of Bangladesh: The payment gateway for farmers. Bitcoin can be used as a payment gateway for farmers in Bangladesh. It willContinue reading “How Bitcoin Affected the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh”
Too Little Too Late and Hamesha in Urdu (Video)
انگریزی کا جملہ ” ٹو لٹل ٹو لیٹ ” اور اُرْدُو کا جملہ ہمیشہ دییر کر دیتا ہوں میں ہمیشہ کوانگریزی میں ” آلویز” کہتے ہیں Irshad Salim, Islamabad (ارشاد سلیم ، اسلام آباد)