Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
23
May
2010
He’s from Sargodha, and she’s from Nottingham. He’s a politician and she’s a journalist. This truly is a union made in Pakistan, made possible through a solid internet connection
Features | 4 Comments » | Tags: singlemuslim.com, Umrah Honeymoon
21
May
2010
A few friends and readers believe the contest was not an exercise in freedom of speech but just an excuse to insult Islam. And from what I understand through sources, most of the drawings that have resulted for the contest are indeed nothing more than demeaning and insulting to Islam and the Prophet. And for that I am deeply upset, hurt and sad
Features, News, Top Picks | 5 Comments » | Tags: ban, Caricatures, Facebook
17
May
2010
Two recent developments across the two ends of my world–the US and Pakistan–are wrapped in a web of spies & lies and I can only hope the truth will eventually make it beyond Pakistan’s shadow
Democracy, Features, News, Top Picks | 6 Comments » | Tags: audio recording, CIA, GEO, Hakimullah Mehsud, Hamid Mir, ISI, Khalid Khwaja, Lal Masjid, Mansur Ejaz, Maulana Abdul Aziz, Maulana Rasheed Ghazi, NYT, Osama bin Laden, Riaz Khokhar, taliban, Tariq Afridi, The Daily Times
13
May
2010
In most societies, conspiracy theorists remain on the fringe. In Pakistan, many are regularly on mainstream news shows. In the US some even take their absurd theories to the court of law
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13
May
2010
In Australia, court notices can be served through it. Half of Denmark has an active profile on it. Over 400 million users log on to it in at least once a month. It comes a close second to Google, in terms of internet traffic. Welcome to Facebook
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After years and years of being neglected by the US and the world, Kashmir made it to the front page
the last few years, Pakistani masses have been watching and living a continuous marathon of violent films; and police officers have been pulled away from their primary duty of maintaining law and order & catching the bad guys, to primarily being security guards or the first line of defense in a suicide attack.
From her home in Brooklyn, NewYork, Natasha Jahangir reached-out to one of the world’s most famous actors, in a rather unusual way. She tweeted: “It’s so sad @TomCruise is ignoring his Pakistani fans. -Help raise awareness/donations for Pakistan. Please RT! #pkfloods.” By using Twitter’s @ or mention function, Jahangir ensured that her message would feature in a tab on Tom Cruise’s page.
Just like the earthquake in 2005, the army has been sent into the floods of Pakhtunkha to head rescue efforts. Why? Where are NDMA’s rescue workers? The federal government had put a hold on their Rs 300 mn budget for 2009-2010. They have been relying on donor money to carry out their training. Why didn’t our media catch it earlier? Why do we have to wait for a disaster to hold the powerful accountable
The truth is the ISI is doing what spy agencies do; their actions are no different from the CIA.
I’ve never been a Vegas fan. Masked by grand shows and stars, the artificial magnanimity of the strip coupled with the pick-your-guilty-pleasure from our round-the-clock menu of booze, gambling and prostitution, seemed like a one-stop-shop to sell your soul.
To me, it made sense that the remote-control toy-operators that have killed over 900 people on Pakistani soil, were running their secret war right outside that very shop, from a base in Nevada. Little did I know, that they are also locking-into and annihilating targets 30-minutes away from my home in Houston, Texas
Michael Hasting, you are my hero. Not for bringing down General McChrystal. Not for shaking things up in the White House. But for doing your job
Their politicians give them nothing but heart ache. Their mullahs nothing but hate. Who are Pakistanis supposed to turn to?
I was deeply upset and enraged. I was mad at Zia-ul-Haq for selling his soul and pulling out the red carpet for all wannabe Jihadis. I was mad at all of Pakistan’s successive governments for turning a blind eye as their country became a fertile ground for breeding terrorism in the name of Islam. And I was mad at all those Pakistanis who are in denial of these facts, who think the problem is external and do nothing about it. But most of all I was mad at Bhutto for wrongly declaring Ahmadis non-Muslims in
A few friends and readers believe the contest was not an exercise in freedom of speech but just an excuse to insult Islam. And from what I understand through sources, most of the drawings that have resulted for the contest are indeed nothing more than demeaning and insulting to Islam and the Prophet. And for that I am deeply upset, hurt and sad
