AAP’s stunning victory: The good in India have spoken
The Aam Adami Party has returned with a bang – one that could in fact become ‘the big bang’ of the 21st century politics of India.It has decimated Congress, the old guard that dominated the politics of...
View ArticleWhat Fatima Jinnah told those who tampered with her speech
Those who read my previous blog on the late Miss Fatima Jinnah’s censored speech in 1951 on Radio Pakistan and her burial, came forth with countless interesting comments. Some of them even claimed that...
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How Canada's new immigration system is going to impact South Asian men
It used to be a sure shot thing: arrive as a foreign student in Canada, graduate with a degree or a diploma, and apply for permanent residency. But the changes in the Canadian immigration regulations,...
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Pakistan vs India: An invigorating cricketing history
Pakistan and India played their first Test series in 1952. In fact, it was Pakistan’s first ever series against any Test-playing side after the country gained Test status from the international cricket...
View ArticleVictory or violation: Should the Lal Masjid detainee be sent home?
For the past few weeks, Uzma Qayyum has been shuttled from shelter to shelter by the Islamabad Sessions Court where her case has been pending. At the hearing conducted at the end of January, Judge...
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'Call him terrorist'
At the age of 23, most people are still trying to find their footing in life. Yet here was Deah Shaddy Barakat, a 23-year-old Syrian American studying dentistry at the University of North Carolina, who...
View ArticleBeyond romance and roses: The risk of falling in love
“Men are just desserts,” Sana smilingly states. “So what is the main course then?” I ask.“Well, life is; a happy, independent one. Remember Rafia, you do not need a man, you only want one.“And, this...
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6 things Pakistani fans are looking forward to this World Cup
1. Pakistan vs IndiaIn devising the fixtures for the World Cup 2015, the ICC knew that if there was one match that could rattle television viewership records, it would be an India/Pakistan encounter....
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Food stories: World Cup Special
It’s that time of the four years again, the Cricket World Cup 2015. There is something so heartening about seeing everyone come together; ethnicity, religion, race, creed, caste all left behind just as...
View ArticleView from the Indian stands: The return of the jinx
There is a pattern in India-Pakistan World Cup matches:• At least one Pakistani cricketer will put up a stellar performance in the first innings, be it Saeed Anwar’s brilliant century at Centurion or...
View ArticleThere may still be a chance for Pakistani fireworks in 2015
Unless we are talking about the sadist variety, I suspect that not many Pakistani cricket fans are reading this post-match blog. In fact, I bet the majority of Pakistani viewers turned off their...
View ArticleFor firefighting Zafar, risk is a passion
“From the October 18, 2007 Karsaz blast in Karachi, to the fire in Bolton Market and the Muharram bomb blast, I have seen it all,” says Zafar Ahmad who became a firefighter in 1997.Karachi, with its...
View ArticleRoots of South Asian rage, from cricket to war
After Bangladesh lost the 2012 Asia Cup title to Pakistan, the Bangladeshi premier, Hasina Wajed claimed in an interview to a local daily Amardesh that her country could have won the final had “lovers...
View ArticleWhat Modi asked for, what Kejriwal got
India continues to be in transition, and politics is the cornerstone of this evolution. Narendra Modi's victory of May 2014 made every political bigwig a nonentity and traditional political systems...
View ArticleEvery miserable loss is on you, PCB
Dear PCB,I have been a passionate Pakistan cricket fan for over 20 years, and I have seen this team go through a million ups and (a billion) downs. I have stood by this team and extended unconditional...
View ArticleDoes India belong to the Hindus alone?
Times in India are a changing, and changing fast. The coming to power of the Modi-BJP government in May 2014 has emboldened the associates of BJP, which are a part of the RSS progeny. The RSS is...
View ArticleA plea from Fata...
There has been much ado about the problems faced by the people of Fata. Some of the problems have now grown so complex (thanks to the indifference of those who could have tackled them in the past),...
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How municipalities can win back the Pakistani taxpayer's trust
What can Bahria Town deliver that the entire establishment of Rawalpindi’s Cantonment Board cannot? Water for one. And not just the water, but also other necessary municipal services namely solid waste...
View ArticleMohammad Yousuf, you are so wrong
It has almost become a ritual now. Every other night as I am lying on the couch in front of the television after a long day, chips crumbs on my shirt and a diet coke in my hand, I come across your...
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The bookstalls and catwalks of defiance in Pakistan
The battle for Pakistan’s survival is being fought right here, on these very catwalks, reports Tim Bale. —AFPLondon Extra reports from PakistanBy Tim Bale (reporting from Karachi and Lahore for the...
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