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Its cold, almost too cold today in Karachi, its the 8th of muharram and already they have started sealing off the roads for the processions that will take place on the 9th and the 10th in which thousands of members of the Shi’ite community will wear black clothes and mourn. I could not help but…
This is the fifth day of the Israeli military operation on Gaza called ‘Cast Lead’. Horror and destruction is everywhere. There are things that are not well reported in the news, feelings!! I have three children, a daughter Nour who is 14, a son Adam who is 9 and another son Ali who is 3….
For the last week Gaza city in Palestine has been subjected to severe bombing by Israeli aircraft who according to Israeli government are responding to rocket attacks by Hamas. Hamas came into power in Palestine because it was voted into power, the people want its leadership and now they are paying for their democracy. Around…
Around this time of the year I happen to get very moody and mopey, no its not because Christmas is here and I do not get to celebrate it, I do wish all those who are a very merry one! Its because the last week of December marks the end of the year and the…
Its very peaceful here, almost still. Nothing is open, the TV channels are full of scenes of Benazir Bhutto’s life and the thousands thronging to her grave to offer their sorrow and duas for her salvation. It truly is a sad sort of a day. With so much left unsaid and so many people jumping…
I do not often review movies and for a good reason, its not often that i like or hate one enough to write about them. However this little gem is quite worth the hour and a half you would spend on it. Traitor is the story of an American special forces op shifting to the…
The reason for putting up this video is to show the citizens of this city the other side of the story as well. It is not just all black and white. I did not gather these clips, they were shown on all tv channels but sadly as always we only see one side of the…
Although this will only add to the hate mail I get from across the border since I started sharing my thoughts on the Mumbai tragedy, I cannot help but express my utter disgust at the way Union Minister A R Antulay has been treated. If India wants to be accepted as a true democracy rather…
Winter 08 has arrived here in Karachi in its full and frigid fury. The roads are deserted after about 6pm and thats a big deal here, this city hardly sleeps..even in these times. With the winter however has arrived more bad news in the form of Opec leaders just announcing records production cuts to cause…