The ghost of Lucknow strikes back: One hour after his appointment as governor, Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui was taken to a hospital emergency ward for breathing problems. He was not in good health when he brought to the Governor House for taking the oath. He was
سلمان حیدر: استعارے کی گمشدگی – عامر حسینی: پاکستان میں ایسے ادیب اور شاعر اب بہت کم ہیں جو ظلم،جبر ، دہشت اور فاشزم کے خلاف بذات خود ایک استعارے کی سی حثیت رکھتے ہوں اور دربار و سرکار سے بھی اتنے ہی فاصلے پہ رہتے ہوں
بنا ہے شاہ کا مصاحب ۔ عامر حسینی: دی اکانومسٹ ٹائمز کی ایک رپورٹ کے مطابق جنرل راحیل شریف سعودی عرب کے خصوصی طیارے پہ سعودی عرب کے شاہی مہمان کے طور پہ سعودی عرب پہنچے تو پہلے وہ مکّہ گئے اور عمرہ کیا پھر وہ ریاض
وادی حسین (ع)، ایک بارونق شہرِ خموشاں: گزشتہ دنوں کراچی میں وادیِ حسین (ع) قبرستان جانا ہوا۔ داخل ہوتے ہی سب سے پہلا خیال اُن لوگوں کا آیا جو پاکستان میں ہونے والی شیعہ نسل کشی سے انکار کرتے ہیں۔ چھٹی کا دن نہیں تھا لیکن
December 16 : Never Forget: Today is December 16, the 2nd anniversary of the massacre of school children at the Army Public School by ISIS/Al Qaeda affiliated Deobandi terrorist groups like the Taliban. Today is also the 45th anniversary of how the Army and
The fate of neo-liberalism, and the Democrats.: Editors’s Note: An informative and critical post by Jim Pivonka : one of the most balanced people I have met and who offers hope for a new, dynamic Democrat party. Even if I occasionally disagree, I always find his
Pakistan at crossroad – by Shiraz Paracha: In the past three decades, I have met many retired military officers–both junior and senior level officers. They all believed democracy is not a good system for Pakistan. Democracy has not delivered due to the policies of the
Holy wars and the founding of Saudi Arabia: Did he feel like a failure on the road to Diriyah, or question his decision to stone that woman to death? Perhaps being cast from his hometown for religious tyranny just made him dig deeper into his belief that
Recognizing the common enemy – Hassan Kazmi: It has been revealed by the investigating authorities that the arrested terrorist Asim Capri was running a killer Network that is involved in killing Amjad Sabri, the attack on Majlis e Aza in Nazimabad Karachi, and the target