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About 6000-8000 Pakistanis have fled along with their families into the South Eastern provinces of Afghanistan from our tribal areas. The reasons are simple, with the month of Muharram looming on the horizon, clashes between Shia and Sunni villages are escalating, thus they fear for their lives. So now it has come to this, used…
About 6000-8000 Pakistanis have fled along with their families into the South Eastern provinces of Afghanistan from our tribal areas. The reasons are simple, with the month of Muharram looming on the horizon, clashes between Shia and Sunni villages are escalating, thus they fear for their lives. So now it has come to this, used…
They screamed in rage as they sprinkled our cars with petrol to burn They screamed in greed as they looted our shops at every turn They screamed In anguish at her funeral, with the hearts of a nation torn They did not even give their fellow men time to mourn It is from the…
The General yesterday decided to hold in his sagacity a wide open court for all the foreign journalists and media people (the pesky lot which asks too many questions) to query him on what they deem fit. He sat there in his impressive well tailored suit, every inch the statesmen answering most of the…
Its just been announced that the Election commission has fixed Feb 18th 2007 as the new date for elections to be held in Pakistan. News is still coming through on this as i write this. The government has basically said that “Elections are to be delayed till Feb 18th” The immediate results of this could…
As 08 dawned on Karachi in an utterly chilly January morning. It was heartening to see everything either open or opening on the way to work. Petrol stations removed those ghastly shamianas, shops lifted their shutters and things started moving about. The day obviously passed in clearing up the backlog of the weekend and watching…
Today is the last day of 2007, a year which has been both tumultuous and weird in Pakistan. We have seen it all here in this year, with the ouster of the judiciary back in march starting the whole goddamn awful mess we are in right now. I did go to work today,(yes i do…
Perception is widely defined as the visual representation of an object, entity or idea. What this definition does not include however, is the fact that perceptions often change when subjected to different circumstantial input or stimuli. I still remember quite clearly the perception of the general public in the U.S towards my country Pakistan while…
This weekend was a truly sad one, not just because of a great politician and leader of our country being murdered but what her supporters and other elements did to Karachi in the name of mourning. I present a small showcase of pictures taken by Amean J on the aftermath and riots in Karachi. In…
We watched yesterday as hundreds of thousands descend upon Ghari Khuda Baksh, the ancestral village of the Bhuttos to bury their daughter Benazir in a funeral ceremony the likes of which i have never seen in its enormity or sadness. It was attended by the entire PPP leadership, as well as her entire family. Her…