Monthly Archive: August, 2009

CIA’s Interrogation Probe: What it means for Pakistan?

“I was held at Bagram until February 2003. I saw two people killed there. I was stripped naked, kicked, beaten, and threatened with dogs. Interrogators would hold pictures of my wife and children,… Read More

Pakistan Sugar Crisis: A Farce?

Photo Courtesy- Chowrangi.com- Original Photo By Jang Cartoonist The ritual price hike before Ramadan starts, is quite normal and expected. Every year a massive price hike is seen in food items and various… Read More

Holbrooke’s Visit: Hopes And Expectations

I cannot tell whether the Taliban have been destroyed or dispersed as a result of this operation until I go myself, But one thing that is quite obvious is that security forces regained… Read More

Breakfast At Dawn-My Experience

Even though am terribly lazy these days,I must not delay the write up about Breakfast at Dawn (BAD). I have already mentioned earlier about Naveen Naqvi (popularly known as the rock-star of twitter)… Read More

Independence Day: Unfulfilled Promises And Hope

Patriotism is a splendid thing, but it is preposterous if it makes one blind to reality. It then becomes a rather pernicious form of idiocy, which would give individuals a refuge to ignore… Read More

Baitullah Mehsud No More!

“Only jihad can bring peace to the world” said Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan’s enemy number one, while talking to the BBC in 2007.Mehsud earned the ire of the Pakistani military, people and Western world… Read More

Kolachi Tweet Up’09 -Tweet Tweet !

Now that Blaggers have invaded twitteristan a tweet up seemed absolutely necessary. Like all the other meet ups this too was a last minute announcement. I would really like to appreciate Badar Khushnood,Rabia… Read More

Domestic Violence Bill- Where It Stands

The most indispensable tool for development of a society is prevailing humanitarian rights with a vital assurance that rights are maintained without gender bias and discrimination. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW) Between… Read More

The Hunt For Baitullah Mehsud

Source: My write up for the Global Voices Baitullah Mehsud (born ca. 1974) is a leading military leader in Waziristan, Pakistan and the leader of the Taliban umbrella group, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which… Read More

Gojra: Flames of Zia’s Theocracy

We are the inheritors of these glorious traditions and are fully alive to our responsibilities and obligations as framers of the future constitution of Pakistan. In any case Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims –Hindus, Christians, and Parsis –but they are all Pakistanis.

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