An article published in The New York Times and Geo’s Meray Mutabiq (Part I and Part II), hosted by Maria Memon & Sohail Warrich, got my attention today. Both looked at what is going on in Turkey, the fifth largest Muslim country by population – but the largest by per capita income. I started thinking [...]
The following piece by Mosharraf Zaidi was published in today’s The News. It is re-posted here to further what is a discussion vital to the national cause. Why is Hafiz Sayeed, the head of a UN-sanctioned organisation, being provided an audience with some of Pakistan’s most prestigious talk show hosts? Why is the US ambassador [...]
Dan Qayyum, Editor-in-Chief of PKKH, posted the following statements regarding Marvi Sirmed’s appearance on last night’s episode of Shahid Nama on Twitter this morning from the comfort of his home in Dubayy. and… Mushahid Hussain Syed (General Secretary PML-Q) is PKKH Advisor for Politics and Governance. One wonders if Mushahid Hussain Syed stands by Mr [...]
According to an article in The Telegraph, Pakistan is about t0 get our very first Anna Hazare clone. Former Minister Human Rights Ansar Burney is planning to don the latha shalwar kameez and sit on a pedestal as a living shrine to purity in the land of the pure. Actually, Mr Burney is not the [...]
Mohammad Waseem, professor at the prestigious LUMS, asks in Dawn today, ‘Is Pakistan Governable?‘ His piece echoes the fear and despair that has sunk into the hearts of many of our brothers and sisters as it seems we are living through a period when bullets are easier to come by than electricity. The good professor [...]
For many, expressions of solidarity with Mukhtar Mai and calls for justice in her case were dismissed with the trendy oxymoron term “liberal fascism” and shameful accusations that the victim was somehow using her case to ‘get attention’. But it’s not just liberals who can see the painful injustice in this case. Even President JI [...]
The following speech by His Excellency Ambassador Husain Haqqani was delivered on the occasion of an ‘Interfaith Iftar Dinner’ hosted by the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC on 18 August 2011. The transcript is being posted here to encourage dialogue about the need to strengthen religious tolerance in our own nation. Excellencies, Ambassadors, members [...]
This is what drives me crazy about Nawaz Sharif. First he gives a really impressive speech calling for moving beyond the past and improving relations between Pakistan and India, something that could have important benefits for our economy especially. But then, it’s like he can’t help himself, and he has to go and do something [...]
Recently discussions with friends have made me wonder how we got to this point of fatalist mentality we see around us today. The pessimism and negativity got to me and I decided to write about it. The first incident was an interesting discussion on the Sarfraz Shah case related to the Anti-Terrorism court hearing. As [...]
The following quote is taken from a piece by Brig (R) Mehboob Qadir published in Daily Times on 17 August about the state of TV mullahs and the effect that these performers are having on our society. Our faith is already badly mauled by their brutal brethren out in the street and is gasping for life. [...]