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. … Continue readingGalileo and the Pope
Random Thought: Upside Down
Irshad Salim: Yesterday, I visited a Foundation in Karachi which had started a drug addict rehabilitation program a year ago. One of the addicts I had inducted –impressed by his
Memoir: After all a Special Project
Habib Khan, Quetta: Saindak has been the first Copper Gold project much before Reko Dik in the Chaghai district of Balochistan. The correct pronunciation of Saindak in Balochi is Siah(en)
“Hasina Wajid’s Blunders are Similar to What’s Happening in Pakistan Now”
by Shams Zaheer Abbas @ FOCUUS: Hasina Wajid (HW) cannot be compared with Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari. It is an insult to compare Hasina Wajid with Marium Safdar
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The Endless Wait: Biharis’ History of Exile
by Harmain Ahmer in Dawn: Following the ‘Fall of Dhaka’, the non-Bengalis in Bangladesh were subjected to ‘denationalisation’ by the Government of Pakistan, as the government did not allow non-Bengalis
Memoir: Huff Fry
Habib Khan, Quetta: I like the term “picture in picture” not for its function but just for its name as it echoes our “holiday in holiday” –the concept of going
A Talking Point of the LUMS Founder Syed Babar Ali
An extract of interest from his talking points with Jugnu Mohsin at her program ‘Intikhab’ on Samaa TV recently: Watch the whole interview at YouTube:https://youtu.be/oKPL3JZnk0o?si=bJ8gUG1oguHTr-k0
Dr Moeed Yusuf: Why Pakistan’s Raw Talent Often Struggles in Structured Settings
Dr. Moeed Yusuf shares his views on Pakistan’s ‘ethos of mediocrity’: Sourced from digital pakistan @ instagram
Dancing Girl of Moenjodaro
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I was in the first year of Engineering we used to live in a secluded hostel where our spare time was mostly spent chatting in each
Nadeem F. Paracha: Pakistan’s “Useful Idiots”
by Nadeem F. Paracha at Dawn: Numerous books have been written on Islam in Pakistan. So, two years ago, I set out to write a book on the history of
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The Problem With Pakistan’s Police
by Mahar Murrawat Hussain in Dawn: “You are men and women of violence,” proclaims Dave Grossman, a retired military officer, to eager police trainees in the award-winning documentary Do Not
Orwellian State: Leaked Phone Calls, ‘Lawful Intercept Management System’
From Dawn: IT seems that the goings-on in judges’ homes is not the only thing that piques Big Brother’s curiosity. Our security apparatus also listens to what ordinary citizens are
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