JI EXTREMISTS WELCOME MASHAL MURDER SUSPECTS
Pakistan’s Islamist political party celebrated release of murder suspects in Mashal Khan Case last night. The District Head of Jamat Islami (Islamic Party) Mardan issued...
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Differences with Lalu Shouldn’t Lead One to Blow Hindutva Sankh (Conch) by Abhay Kumar
I was surprised to receive the reactions against Lalu, following his conviction in the second fodder scam case by a Ranchi court. “Congratulations! Lalu has...
An Article under Compulsion by Ahmad Salman
It all started a month ago when I congratulated my ‘big’ sister, Leena Hashir, for her writing prowess and for touching a nerve so effectively....
The Secret History of Elizabeth I’s Alliance With Islam
In 1570, Elizabeth I was in a bind. She had been excommunicated by the Pope, and her country was shunned by the rest of Europe....
God’s Gifts by SUZZANNA JAVED
I work with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The work that I have chosen for myself is satisfying to me. However, when people express...
Palestine as Witnessed by EA Lesley
“Good morning”, a young man greets me. “Good morning” I reply, chancing a smile. “Is it always busy?” I ask. “Yes, especially on Sundays. It...
Laboratory by lopa Banerjee
[This excerpt is a part of my recently released book ‘The Broken Home and Other Stories’ where I have translated six short stories and two...
When time stood still By Yousaf Salahudin
I was dining with friends at my home when Shaukat Aziz, the finance minister, mentioned to me that the Quaid-i-Azam’s daughter and her family were due to...
What is Class Struggle? By Comrade Farooq Baloch
Locution like Class Struggle, Class Crisis or Class War are forsooth used to enunciate the clash and stress that is created to achieve/protect economic...
Do you hear me – I am SILK – I am a woman – I want to live
“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it” – Robin Williams, American Comedian battled depression, hanged himself to death at 63...
Harrassed by SUZZANNA JAVED
She was just feeling awkward as the person kept moving towards her. She did not know what could be an appropriate word to stop someone...
Logic of Politics and Governance in Punjab by ASAD UR REHMAN
Each day one can easily find a rainbow of opinions providing solutions to all the ills of governance and politics in Pakistan. These opinions telecasted...
A Book No Pakistani Publisher Could Dare Publish by M Ghazali Khan
Bar-e-Shanasai (The Burden of Having Known) Author: Karamatullah Ghori Reviewed by: M Ghazali Khan Pages: 199 Price: Rs 200 / Euro 10 Publisher: Pharos Media...
The fight of Parsi women by RUHI BHASIN & ANKITAJOHRI
A group of old friends has gathered in a cosy room, lined with bookshelves on one side, in a house on Laburnum Road in south...
As I thought on a Toilet Seat by Puneet Bedi
I was doing some serious thinking this morning. I was contemplating things like the laws governing our universe, the complexities of daily life, the basic...
Married Men and the Other Women by RIMLI BHATTACHARYA
A clandestine affair with a married man is a sinewy phenomenon, but pretty captivating. It’s a truth one cannot deny that when a single woman...
Fighting an ancient curse – The Monster of Iodine Deficiency Disorders by KHALID IQBAL
I am not a scholar, an intellectual, a philosopher or a think tank. I am a student. Therefore, I always try to learn. I pose...
Is Poetry a Cathartic Reality? An Interview by Sufia Khatoon
Poetry Has Come As A Cathartic Reality In My Own Life: Says Lopamudra Banerjee, Poet, Author of ‘Let The Night Sing’, ‘Thwarted Escape’ It is...
Why India Needs to Worry About Being a True Democracy BY ASHRAF LONE
India is a country with diverse religions and cultures. Here persons of different faiths have lived in brotherhood and communal harmony since centuries. Muslims take...
Breast feeding in Public – Really? RIMLI BHTTACHARYA
“Please use a cover, you see its public, though you are in a ladies compartment its visible, you should be more modest, I mean to...
