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The mystery that shrouds Liaquat Ali Khan's murder
On October 16, 1951, Pakistan’s first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi's Company Bagh (also known as East India Company Garden) during a public meeting of the Muslim City...
View ArticleHow Pakistan won a skirmish with India over climate change funds
Songdo, South Korea is not a place that would normally spring to mind as a venue for an Indo-Pak confrontation. Last week, however, the boardrooms of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) witnessed a...
View Article'Amma, how many people got killed this time?'
My dear son Salaar,You are the joy and purpose of my life. You are an innocent soul who has made our life beautiful and make us smile every day. I can’t even imagine a single moment of my life without...
View ArticleThe real story is not about the Chaiwala. The real story is about us
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India and Pakistan: Here's the history the government is hiding from us
Secular liberal fascists in both India and Pakistan have for long been distorting the history of the region. One of their worst acts in this context has been the way they have managed to repress and...
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Unbelievable pictures of Thar desert after the rain
The annual rain shower is a blessing for people living in the Thar desert.The desert is suddenly buzzing with activity as people become occupied with cultivating the land as the dull, arid landscape...
View ArticleTV, film bans in India, Pakistan won't affect our cultural bond
Friday nights, the oldest and youngest members of my household sit and watch one of their favourite TV shows together. It is the weekend and my eight-year-old gets to stay up late with her grandmother;...
View ArticleI went to a women's leadership programme in Pakistan and was 'trained' to...
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View ArticleThree questions from Pakistan that India needs to answer
I understand it is not the right time to ask questions in India but since I am at a safe distance from Indian TV anchors, I can afford to unleash my inquisitive self. So, here are my three questions to...
View ArticleThe Imdad Ali case: Why executing a mental patient is severely problematic
On October 21, 2016, the Supreme Court of Pakistan turned down the plea to delay the hanging of Imdad Ali, a 50 year-old schizophrenic man convicted in 2002 for murdering a cleric. Taking cues from the...
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Sensational exposé: Security leaks confirm 98.7% Pakistanis are foreign agents
Islamabad: Dawn, the much preferred media group to receive sensitive leaks, has become privy to yet another sensational leak. The leak has come in the shape of a hefty document prepared from sources...
View ArticleLagarde gave all the right ideas on Pakistan’s economy but will we heed her...
Every year, two million more join the ranks of those already seeking employment in Pakistan. With tens of millions previously under- or unemployed, their numbers grow each year. So does the frustration...
View ArticleI'll never forget the day Burhan Wani was killed
The news first broke when I was in the north of Kashmir in Vijbal, a town of less than a hundred households.My cousins had invited me for dinner as I was scheduled to leave for New Delhi right after...
View ArticleWhy a 'war for peace' mentality won't help resolve Pak-India conflict
It is not so much a crisis of foreign policy as it is a crisis of human psychology. The failure of the general public to comprehend the difference between patriotism and jingoism, and their propensity...
View ArticleWhat they never tell us about Ayub Khan's regime
Pakistanis are a forgiving lot. They are even more forgiving of the dead. Civil and military dictators, fascists, hate-spewing clerics, and vigilantes end up with disciples, and at times, even with a...
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How music students in Gojal are trying to keep their culture alive
It is said that Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar asked Tansen, his court singer and one of his ‘nine jewels,’ if he was the most melodious person on earth. Tansen responded that his mentor...
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Dharna: A fly-on-the-wall history
It all started in 1857 … Then entered the 20th century … Things settled down a bit after Pakistan’s creation in 1947 – even though local media was a bit late to realise Pakistan’s creation because it...
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How my experience of Diwali in Karachi took me to a city I never knew
Karachi is often termed as a dull city, sometimes even dangerous. In a city of 20 odd million, there is a dearth of public spaces and limited avenues for cultural activities. The much praised diversity...
View ArticleWhy PTI protesters have much to learn from the past
I have never pelted stones or fought with the police. As a Peoples Party jiyala in my youth, I was an active political worker. I addressed hundreds of rallies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
View ArticleHere's how Pakistan can try and solve its image problem
Let’s face it, Pakistan has an image problem.Every year we seem to make a new ‘worst place in the world for’ list and as luck would have it, Pakistan is consistently in the top 10. This year alone,...
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