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Black Day

I remember the frenzy with which our Press Hounds fed on the wounds of President Musharraf just a few months back, the harping, the carping, the constant berating. Many ‘journalists’ and hosts showed their ugly sides with bitter recriminations and bilious rumours that they normally substitute for fact. They gave no quarter, then sat back [...]

Rewriting History?

I monitor a mailing group on google, LooseEndsPakistan, in which a member fervently argued in support of President Musharraf. In response, one member had this to say:

On Behalf Of naushad shafkat
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:31 PM
To: looseendspakistan@googlegroups.com
Subject: [ankahi:501] Re: PPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOO

It is indeed a very sorry state that we have people like Mr. Wadiwalla who [...]

The Blind Lead The Blind

Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?
Surah-al-Baqarah, verse 44
I sometimes wonder about the blind leading the blind in this world. While this verse from the Quran applies freely to religious leaders who send our children to their deaths [...]

St Augustine

I got a petition in the mail today: A demand that the government address a looming food crisis, a global phenomenon that has Pakistan in second place as countries that may be the worst affected.
Ironically, a news channel flashed a report just yesterday that our fearless new ‘elected’ leaders have just re-opened the export of [...]

In the Kingdom of Bhutto…

“The Queen has died. Long live the King!” In essence, these were the chants coming from the back of the room where their Lordships held court to their minions. The boy King sat in the middle, flanked by father and patron. He read from a text to the crowd, a monotonous, jilted speech that suddenly [...]

The Pakistani Blogger

There is one thing about Pakistani bloggers (and our media, for that matter) that I find very distasteful: Government-bashing. It doesn’t matter who is in power, as long as they hold the seat, it seems Pakistanis must hate them.
Consider this. This government has done more for this country than all our previous leaders put together. [...]

Judiciary Above Suspicion

When the Prophet brought Islam to Arabia, one of the first things he requested of his followers was to abandon the tradition of long, trailing robes worn by the elite tribesmen at the time. The length of the robe indicated status and position, most often earned through wealth, not respect. [The fact that our Mullahs [...]