Monthly Archive:: January 2011

Why Nawaz Sharif doesn’t want to rock the boat – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: The political actors of Pakistan namely the media anchors, journalists, “civil society”, retired civil servants etc have literally been praying for miracles that would force the PPP out of power. Being destructive in their nature, they just cannot expect
Pakistani religious minorities were ignored in flood -by Aftab Alexander Mughal: Some 21 million people across Pakistan were affected by the massive flooding in July and August 2010 following the annual monsoon rains. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan’s total land area was underwater. It was awful that in many areas flood
Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer, explores future scenarios for Afghanistan and Pakistan: Source: Majallah Interview conducted by Constantino Xavier First publication date: 22 December 2010 A former CIA officer, Bruce Riedel has been a close observer of the radical developments that South Asia has witnessed since 2001. In this interview with
Blind Faith: A short documentary film about the blasphemy law in Pakistan – by Sarah Naqvi: This is a must see documentary on the blasphemy laws, made just a few days before the assassination of Salmaan Taseer. The penal code of 1860, carried 4 sections. Laws related to offences against religion were enacted to diffuse
Blasphemy law, Kamran Khan ke sath – by John Bosco: It doesn’t look good that we should start our 1st day of the year with the same problems and issues that we have been dealing for over 2 decades. Please find herewith web link of a programme telecast on “Aaj
Ik aur December – Be-Sharam Brigade Ke Naam! by Shahid Mahmood:  A poet’s love for our Be-Sharam Brigade comprising of Shahid Masood, Ansar Abbasi, Roedad Khan, Saaleh Zafir and all those who “suffered” one more year! Usey kehna ik aur December ja raha hai December ke guzartay hi baras jhooti pesheen
Spending on our Human Resource – by Naveed Ali: The Pakistan Institute of Labor Education and Research’s (PILER) report of 2010, first published in July 2010, is a very important report (1). It sheds light on the real issues Pakistanis face today; a pity to observe parliamentarians, politicians
Female suicide bombers: A Farhat Hashmi production: Related article: Dr Farhat Hashmi: Cultivating Al Qaeda in Muslim women کیا اب خواتین، خودکش حملے کریں گی؟ رحیم اللہ یوسف زئی پاکستان کے قبائلی علاقوں مہمند اور باجوڑ میں عسکریت پسندوں کے حملوں کی نئی لہر، جس میں
Charter of irresponsible journalism in Pakistan in 2011: “Responsible optimism” is the catchy title of an article that I read today in my ‘favourite’ newspaper, The News (of Jang Group!). According to the byline, Mr Mosharraf Zaidi, the author of the article, “advises governments, donors and NGOs
A report from Kurram — by Farhat Taj: Both Shia and Sunni IDPs have many complaints against the parliamentarians elected from Kurram. They say that elected representatives from Swat did a great deal to alleviate the sufferings of the Swati IDPs whereas the Kurram parliamentarians have done
Dirty politics, now or always? – by Shaista Aazar: Related article: MQM and PML-N introduce each other The recent war of words between PML-N and MQM leaderships and a showdown in front of the parliament house that saw the parliamentary leaders dragging in each other’s families and personal