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Dear Youth of Today, Going through an IDENTITY CRISIS? Well now is the time to find out who you really are!!! The Citizens Archive of Pakistan brings to you The Shanaakht festival – a chance to rediscover your identity. This five day event will run from the 8th to 12th of April 2009 at the…
Today is a great day for this country, a defining moment. It is great not just because the Chief Justice has been restored to his rightful place, not because the leaders have finally seen sense. It is a great moment because the people of Pakistan all got together yesterday and showed their leaders that they…
By Tayyab Ballagamwala Day in and Day out, we have numerous political leaders, lawyers, activists and other self proclaimed analysts harping on about the restoration of judiciary which shall be a panacea for all ills of this country…. supposedly restoration of an independent judiciary will result in transition to a proper democratic system and will…
A year and five days, that’s about how long it took for us to go from a joyously democratically elected nation to one fraught with suspicion, unrest and teetering on the brink of a massive implosion of our newly founded freedom. I speak of the day we held our last elections, almost free and fair…
Long March Updates
By ZAINUB RAZVI I’m often asked what it feels like to observe pardah. “Isn’t it difficult? “Don’t you feel hot?  “Can you breathe alright? You could be forgiven for thinking that most such questions come from non-Muslim westerners, who have little or no idea about the practical implications of such a lifestyle choice (yes, pardah implies a…
15th March, Long march, 15th March, Long march that is all I have had the pleasure of hearing on any sound waves anywhere in this urban jungle we call kolachi. Our media, our radio channels our political debates, our drawing rooms our bedrooms they are all marching to the same zany unstoppable mayhem that is…
As I write this you have arrived back in your country and doubtless are very relieved at being able to see your family and be with them, to go back to a life which you know is much more valuable now that it was almost taken away. I cannot tell you how sorry I feel…
By Welshwillow The BBC website is appealing for information: Were you at the game in Lahore? Did you witness the shooting? Tell us your thoughts by filling in the form below. Do not endanger yourself or others. I think about Faisal. Undoubtedly he has plenty to say about this – and I know he will…
Woman’s day is coming up here in Karachi and there are several events taking place for this occasion. Yes not all of us Pakis are the chain them veil them smack them type folks. Specially not a lot of Karachites who not only appreciate but try to empower females by their social activities. One such…