Category: Pakistan
Random Thought: ‘I Don’t Mind’ By Irshad Salim
I shook hand with a mascot at a the Centaurus Mall in Islamabad one day….
Ammar Ali Jan on Why ‘Pakistani State Has Fallen Into an Unprecedented Crisis of Legitimacy’
“the fissures in the judiciary, military and the media, are reflective of larger breakdown of structures that once sustained the ruling dispensation.”
Memoir: The Crooked Tour Guide of Sharran
by Habib Khan, Quetta: The decline in tourism in Pakistan is often blamed on unstable…
What Happened When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Went to Dhaka After the Formation of Bangladesh
From Aaj TV Official on YouTube: Some talking points and perspective of renowned Pakistani intellectual,…
How the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia
Joya Chatterji at Literary Hub: I was seven years old during the 1971 war between…
Army Public School Shaheed’s Letter From Heaven
Shared by Aftab Rizvi: ۱۶ دسمبر ۲۰۱۴ کو پشاور ارمی پبلک اسکول پر ایک دھشتگردی…
Atif Mian on the ‘Nexus Between Power and Plots in Pakistan’
Anwar Iqbal writes in Dawn: Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian urges that the government should shift…
John Jacob’s Amazing 19th Century Clock
Habib Khan, Quetta: The news that a clock manufactured by John Jacob –more than 150…
A “42 Billion Dollar Begging Industry!”
by Syed Muzammil on YouTube: The huge begging network in Pakistan –claimed to be worth…
‘Daal Bhat Tarkari Achar’ in Nepal
Habib Khan, Quetta: Nepal was visa-free for Pakistanis (at least) in 2009, and Kathmandu had…
Imran Khan: The Man Who Won’t Blink, But Should He?
by Ayaz Amir (shared by Khalid Sharif): In the fog of Pakistan’s political battlefield, where…
Galileo and the Pope
Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me.