New york at sunset
One of my favorite pictures taken by Naureen Bokhari of the statue of liberty at sunset. The cranes behind symbolize the might which built America and the sun setting on it. So very true with the recent financial meltdown there.
The debt we owe Pakistan
Its very very hard to live in Pakistan these days. Not because everyone who has any resources is threatening to leave or at least thinking about it. Not because of the violence and the chaos that surrounds this country. When one lives here one gets immune to these things even though they have become much…
Diplomacy zardari ishtyle
Obviously we could count on Mr Zardari to work his ever affable charm on the sidelines of his recent visit to the U.S. He had a meeting with the Republican nominee for Vice president Sarah Palin with the following remarks according to CNN. Pakistan’s recently-elected president, Asif Ali Zardari, entered the room seconds later. Palin…
Us drone shot down in pakistan?
While our news anchors and talk show hosts are busy parading the usual bunch of government luminaries in front of us on late night tv asking the same questions in the just “oh so serious” monotone on the war on terror and who’s war it is? The local lashkar or tribes in the Fata region…
Marriot bombing cctv footage
To be quite honest after speaking to some people in Islamabad as well as listening to TV reports right after this terrible bomb blast, when the cctv footage was released it left me more than a little worried. First of all how did a truck this big totally laden with explosive just amble up to…
Chaos revisited
So this is what living in Kabul feels like, every time you switch on the morning news its like 20 dead 16 dead, war rages in Pakistan’s border regions but last night it all came home in Isloo. Onlookers claim a smaller car approached the barrier first, stopping and starting a siren giving every1 three…
Geekiness outdone
You wake up to the soft chime of your cell phone in the morning, before you open your eyes you fumble for the remote with one hand switching on the breaking news, its always breaking, its always happening. The other hand reaches for the piece de resistance in your life your digital corner stone, your…
The end of an era
A few months ago Pakistani investors watched wide eyed as they saw their savings invested into the KSE or Karachi stock exchange literally melt away in front of their eyes. The KSE had been growing at phenomenal rates for the last 3 years averaging gains of about 90-99% attracting investment from all over this country…
Aafia’s son handed over
12 year old Mohammad Ahmed one of Dr Aafia Siddiqius children has been handed over to Pakistani embassy officials in Kabul. It is of note that when she was picked up in Karachi her sons were 7 and 5 years old respectively with her daughter being 8 months old. It is believed that the daughter…
The first volley?
Reports coming in that Pakistani soldiers have confronted U.S troops on the Pak /Afghan border near Angoorada and fired in the air to dissuade them from coming across to Pakistan. Reports say seven US helicopters landed on the Afghan side of the border and US troops then tried to cross the border. As the U.S…