Monthly Archive:: November 2009
China sets up patrol to check kissing students: Lesson for LUMS?: By M.A.N. (A LUMS Alumnus) Given the recent uproar about the so called public display of affection (whatever that means) in LUMS, the following example of morality (or display) control at a university in East China might be of
NRO Actually! (1st Instalment Of Truth): Selection by: Jarri Mirza Article written by: Marvi SirmedBefore I write something about my own personal take on NRO and its legitimacy, I would like to analyze what it actually is and what it is about. While we hear
NRO Actually! (1st Instalment Of Truth) – by Marvi Sirmed: Selection by: Jarri Mirza Article written by: Marvi SirmedBefore I write something about my own personal take on NRO and its legitimacy, I would like to analyze what it actually is and what it is about. While we hear
China sets up patrol to check kissing students: Lesson for LUMS?: By M.A.N. (A LUMS Alumnus) Given the recent uproar about the so called public display of affection (whatever that means) in LUMS, the following example of morality (or display) control at a university in East China might be of
Charsadda Attack and the Friends of Taliban: Charsadda, 10 November 2009. More than 30 people were killed and over 50 injured in a car bombing in Pakistan’s north-western city of Charsadda, health officials said on Tuesday. The blast occurred at a busy market in the town,
Charsadda Attack and the Friends of Taliban: Charsadda, 10 November 2009. More than 30 people were killed and over 50 injured in a car bombing in Pakistan’s north-western city of Charsadda, health officials said on Tuesday. The blast occurred at a busy market in the town,
We won’t let you bury NRO; you can bury democracy instead.: Here is a selection of three op-eds on this topic: Abbas Ather notes that the right-wing (pro-Taliban) anchors and propagandists don’t want to bury NRO; instead they wan’t to bury democracy in Pakistan. Munno Bhai wonders if the abusers
We won’t let you bury NRO; you can bury democracy instead.: Here is a selection of three op-eds on this topic: Abbas Ather notes that the right-wing (pro-Taliban) anchors and propagandists don’t want to bury NRO; instead they wan’t to bury democracy in Pakistan. Munno Bhai wonders if the abusers
The ‘Ghairat Brigade’ and the hyper-nationalism: By Kamran ShafiTuesday, 10 Nov, 2009 …Meanwhile back at the ranch, what is now increasingly known as the ‘Ghairat Brigade’ proceeds apace with its denunciation of the elected government in particular and politicians in general. The Internet is inundated
The ‘Ghairat Brigade’ and the hyper-nationalism: By Kamran ShafiTuesday, 10 Nov, 2009 …Meanwhile back at the ranch, what is now increasingly known as the ‘Ghairat Brigade’ proceeds apace with its denunciation of the elected government in particular and politicians in general. The Internet is inundated
Authentic, readable biography of Iqbal needed: By Rauf ParekhMonday, 09 Nov, 2009 (Dawn) COMMENTING on the genre of biography, Oscar Wilde said: ‘Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but
Authentic, readable biography of Iqbal needed: By Rauf Parekh Monday, 09 Nov, 2009 (Dawn) COMMENTING on the genre of biography, Oscar Wilde said: ‘Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful,
The question of tolerance —Rasul Bakhsh Rais: Intolerance stems from arrogance, from a belief that a person’s religion and ideology are true while all else is false. But above all intolerance grows from an individual taking responsibility for scrutinising and guarding the beliefs and practices of
The question of tolerance —Rasul Bakhsh Rais: Intolerance stems from arrogance, from a belief that a person’s religion and ideology are true while all else is false. But above all intolerance grows from an individual taking responsibility for scrutinising and guarding the beliefs and practices of
In Defense of Let US Build Pakistan: Protect Freedom of Expression of Pakistani Bloggers: Shaheryar Ali Source: Sherryx’s weblog It’s a very sorry state of affairs. For more than 2 years now I have been writing about the dangers of “intellectual hegemony”, “selective radicalism” and “double discourse on Rights” being prevalent in Pakistani
In Defense of LUBP: Protect Freedom of Expression of Pakistani Bloggers – by Shaheryar Ali: Shaheryar Ali Source: Sherryx’s weblog It’s a very sorry state of affairs. For more than 2 years now I have been writing about the dangers of “intellectual hegemony”, “selective radicalism” and “double discourse on Rights” being prevalent in
Rise and Fall – A Piece of Advice for Mumtaz Ali Bhutto: By: Jarri Mirza Mumtaz Bhutto on 17th October 2009 wrote an article with titled “Bahadur baap ki buzdil beti ” on the eve of BB’s homecoming . And now he is announcing to be a poplitical successor of BB
Rise and Fall – A Piece of Advice for Mumtaz Ali Bhutto: By: Jarri Mirza Mumtaz Bhutto on 17th October 2009 wrote an article with titled “Bahadur baap ki buzdil beti ” on the eve of BB’s homecoming . And now he is announcing to be a poplitical successor of BB
Major Malik Nadal Hasan of Pakistani Media: + = = Dr Shahid Masood is a frustrated individual who can do anything beside spreading despondency amongst the Pakistani youth and inject his morbid thoughts. (Socrates) In the words of Mir Jamilur Rahman (The News, 10 Nov 2009),
Major Malik Nadal Hasan of Pakistani Media: + = = Dr Shahid Masood is a frustrated individual who can do anything beside spreading despondency amongst the Pakistani youth and inject his morbid thoughts. (Socrates) In the words of Mir Jamilur Rahman (The News, 10 Nov 2009),
The temporary U-turn of the minus-one brigade: Source Nawaz says does not believe in ‘Minus One’ Former Prime Minister and chief of his own faction of PML(N), Mian Nawaz Sharif, has said that he doesn’t believe in “Minus One Formula” and won’t let the democracy be
The temporary U-turn of the minus-one brigade: Source Nawaz says does not believe in ‘Minus One’ Former Prime Minister and chief of his own faction of PML(N), Mian Nawaz Sharif, has said that
Attention Talibanic media-wallahs: Musharraf, and not Zardari, gave US insight into Pak nuclear command and control structure: US seeking to secure Pak nukes in case of ‘crisis’ WASHINGTON: The US has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani military about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported in the latest issue
Attention Talibanic media-wallahs: Musharraf, and not Zardari, gave US insight into Pak nuclear command and control structure: US seeking to secure Pak nukes in case of ‘crisis’ WASHINGTON: The US has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani military about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported in the latest issue
From the Jihadi Missile to the Crimson Gharara: Crimson GhararaA poem on Rawalpindi bomb blast (By Foqia Sadiq Khan and Q Isa Daudpota) I queuing at the Bank,for my monthly salary.Image of crimson gharara, its goata lace,dancing before my eyes. My four year old Sara in my
From the Jihadi Missile to the Crimson Gharara: Crimson GhararaA poem on Rawalpindi bomb blast (By Foqia Sadiq Khan and Q Isa Daudpota) I queuing at the Bank,for my monthly salary.Image of crimson gharara, its goata lace,dancing before my eyes. My four year old Sara in my
Allama Iqbal in the eys of Jon Elia: جون نے اقبال کی شاعرانہ عظمت کے مداح شمس الرحمان فاروقی سے کہا وہ شاعر عظیم کیسے ہوسکتا ہے جس نے متضاد کرداروں کی مدح سرائی کی ہو۔ جیسے ؟؟ شمس الرحمان فاروقی نے استفسار کیا۔ جون نے اپنے
Allama Iqbal in the eys of Jon Elia: جون نے اقبال کی شاعرانہ عظمت کے مداح شمس الرحمان فاروقی سے کہا وہ شاعر عظیم کیسے ہوسکتا ہے جس نے متضاد کرداروں کی مدح سرائی کی ہو۔ جیسے ؟؟ شمس الرحمان فاروقی نے استفسار کیا۔ جون نے اپنے
Establishment versus Democracy in Pakistan: A critical analysis: vs There are currently four parties in Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Pakistan Army Party (Liberal – Musharraf-Kayani model) Pakistan Army Party (Islamist – Zia-ul-Haq model) Qais Anwar offers a critical analysis of certain hypotheses
Establishment versus Democracy in Pakistan: A critical analysis by Qais Anwar: vs There are currently four parties in Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Pakistan Army Party (Liberal – Musharraf-Kayani model) Pakistan Army Party (Islamist – Zia-ul-Haq model) Qais Anwar offers a critical analysis of certain hypotheses
Zardari phobia and hostile col-anchors: = For years at least some of our anchors have claimed that the Mehsud militants are backed by foreign enemies of Pakistan. But neither the war in Waziristan nor the terrorist attacks in Rawalpindi have received the kind of
Zardari phobia and hostile col-anchors: = For years at least some of our anchors have claimed that the Mehsud militants are backed by foreign enemies of Pakistan. But neither the war in Waziristan nor the terrorist attacks in Rawalpindi have received the kind of
Get rid of your current cronies, President Zardari.: In the words of Hasan Askari Rizvi, the NRO setback can be attributed to President Asif Ali Zardari and his close associates who failed to understand the ground political realities outside the presidency. They appear to be less inclined
Get rid of your current cronies, President Zardari.: In the words of Hasan Askari Rizvi, the NRO setback can be attributed to President Asif Ali Zardari and his close associates who failed to understand the ground political realities outside the presidency. They appear to be less inclined
War Stories: Taliban punish the family who helped escape an abducted Chinese engineer: Zhang Guo is back in China while Jamaluddin and Liaqat were killed by TalibanJamaluddin Khan – an unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship It was on October 17, 2008 that the two young Chinese engineers made their move to escape
War Stories: Taliban punish the family who helped escape an abducted Chinese engineer: Zhang Guo is back in China while Jamaluddin and Liaqat were killed by TalibanJamaluddin Khan – an unsung hero of Pakistan-China friendship It was on October 17, 2008 that the two young Chinese engineers made their move to escape
GEO TV: Selective Freedom of Expression: Guest Blog by Aamir Mughal Source: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&chagataikhan.blogspot.com Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of
GEO TV: Selective Freedom of Expression – by Aamir Mughal: Guest Blog by Aamir Mughal Source: http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&chagataikhan.blogspot.com Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest
Will the Talibanic journalists and politicians ever speak about it?: On the run Target killing in Balochistan is rising, with more and more non-Baloch officials and Shia Hazaras seeking safe shelter elsewhere in the country By Adnan Adil Following the killing of three Baloch leaders — Munir Baloch, Ghulam
Will the Talibanic journalists and politicians ever speak about it?: On the run Target killing in Balochistan is rising, with more and more non-Baloch officials and Shia Hazaras seeking safe shelter elsewhere in the country By Adnan Adil Following the killing of three Baloch leaders — Munir Baloch, Ghulam