Leftists, Progressives Team Up With Islamists to Oust Bhutto. ‘It Was a Foolish Idea’.
Nadeem F Paracha in SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE BANDWAGON LEFT: On October 9, 2009, the day my father passed away, I received a call from an old college friend of his.
Pakistan: Growing Weed Instead of Tree
IRSHAD SALIM: A note from my diary Jhatke Pe Jhatka (Shock & Awe): A free and fair elections was held in 1971. It was free for sure, observers say. However,
Victims of Our Own Narrative
Markets in Pakistan should be allowed to generate profits, but not at the expense of the customer Zafar Masud writes in Dawn: Shiller, a Yale-based behavioral economist, argues that markets
SIFC: What is it? Pragmatism?
By ONLOOKER: On January 3rd (tomorrow), a meeting of the Apex Committee of SIFC has been called. It will be chaired by the Caretaker Prime Minister until elections are held
‘I’ve Become a Reluctant Dictator’
Sarah Bell on BBC: Novelist Hanif Kureishi sustained life-changing injuries when he collapsed and landed on his head on Boxing Day last year. Left without the use of his arms
End of ‘Romantic Era’ in Pakistan
Shared by Adil Khan: Memories for my Arsenal friends who saw and lived in the fantasy land in the sixties and early seventies: Karachi, east of the Suez and west
Legitimacy in Upcoming Polls Cannot be Ensured if One Party is Excluded From the Democratic Process
DAWN EDITORIAl EXCERPT: “…Meanwhile, the migratory tribe of ‘electables’ is also present in the contest, offering their services to those believed to have the blessings of the powers that be.
Perception Management: Fiasco
By ONLOOKER: The mishandling of Baloch protestors in Islamabad on December 20-21, and its media coverage is the gravest fiasco by the caretaker government and the State machinery combined. It
SHORTS: Swimming to U.S. From Pakistan
Will Entry Visa Be Given Upon Arrival IF you Swim to USA from PAKISTAN …and in a Straight Line? This is called ‘rhumb line’, a naval mind says. FEATURED VIDEO:
PTI Virtual Jalsa: Suppressing Internet Freedom
THE hour has come for officialdom to recognize that its actions are beginning to remind citizens of police states. Frequent internet bans, a long-favored coercive practice that reeks of a
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Pakistan releases 22-yr record of Toshakhana gifts. Many exposed as details surface.
Recipients list show Nawaz, Zardari took bulletproof vehicles, Khan retained watches. As per the documents, most of the gifts were retained by the officials free of cost except for a
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Mar 2023 News of Interest -as the World Turns
Hijab made mandatory for women teachers, students in AJK…Sindh High Court rejects plea to ban Aurat March, slaps fine on petitioner… ‘Imran Khan escaped to neighbor’s house to avoid arrest’…ISB
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