Last week a drone attack in South Waziristan killed over 80 people. The Government has not released any information regarding these individuals. There has been no disclosure of evidence to prove that all of the 80 dead were militants either. Appalled at the silence of constant drone attacks in Pakistan I scribbled down my condemnation [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 25, 2009
The Invisible Refugees?
The army offensive continues in Swat and has now extended to Waziristan. This will cause a much greater influx of internally displaced people. As the panic stricken victims of war flee the war zone, there is indeed much more suffering at hand. The IDP camps in various areas of the country depict a picture of [...]
June 24, 2009
Down With Drones!
“But ultimately these are decisions to be made by the Pakistani government and the Pakistani people. What the United States believes is, is that we are a partner in the process of peace-loving nations seeking to root out extremism, increase development, and that is the kind of role that we want to play with Pakistan” [...]
June 23, 2009
Shehar Kay Dukandaro- O Merchants Of The Town
Shehar Ke Dukandaro Karobaar-E-Ulfat Mein Sood Kia Zian Kia Hai, Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay Dil Ke Daam Kitne Hein Khuwab Kitne Mehnge Hein Aur Naqd-E-Jaan Kia Hai Tum Na Jaan Pao Gay Sheher Ke Dukandaron, Sheher Ke Dukandaron O merchants of the town, in these dealings in love, what is profit, what is loss [...]
June 6, 2009
Sania Saeed’s ‘ Main Adakara Banun Gi’
For me theatre is the form of art that personifies basic and commonplace emotions–, love of woman , love of country, love of right, anger, jealousy, revenge, ambition, lust, and treachery. Its either the portrayal of the society at present or the cultural myths of the past. In any form theatre if done honestly has [...]
June 4, 2009
Should We Trust Obama?
President Obama delivered his long promised address to the Muslim world today in Cairo. While many are still skeptic over Egypt as the venue for the address , the speech had much more that needs to be talked about. Throughout the Islamic world despite cultural, political and sectarian diversity there is a unanimous consensus on [...]
June 3, 2009
Beyond the war with the Talibans
Every new day ignites the inferno of fear and uncertainty ,such is the state of my country. While we are at war in our northern areas ,it wont be an implausible confession that the rest of the Country is no less than a battlefield. Or possibly worse as the target seems to be varied and [...]
Apart from being on a Shameless self marketing spree the author is a Feature Editor (South Asia) at BEE magazine. BEE is a quarterly journal published in Britain, focusing on Asian Women. The author identified the need for a magazine that brings out the intellectual side of Asian women and accepted read *grabbed* the opportunity. A very proud member of Amnesty International Online Community where she helps gain focus for the humanitarian Crisis at hand. This is her personal space where she plans to store all her published and unpublished rants.She is also known to be very lucky with her readers which explains her presence on several other Blogs Pro-Pakistan,Global Voices
