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Tag Archives: pakistan
Throttled by Fear
In Pakistan, we learn that might is right and when you have might on your side, why compromise? Use violence and political threats, and when you know that fear is a driving force in a nation, you will invariably get your way. Continue reading
Posted in civics and society, politics
Tagged fear, judiciary, media, MQM, nizam-e-adl, pakistan, PML-N, political parties, PPP, PTI, shanakht festival, Sufi Mohammad, Swat, taliban
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The Meek Shall Inherit
It’s not that world leaders don’t know that Israel really broke the ceasefire of the last 6 months, assassinating 5 Hamas generals in November as part of their ongoing extra-judicial assassination campaign. It’s not that they don’t know that the … Continue reading
Am I Pakistan?
For several weeks now, the concept of putting words out there in the hope that someone, somewhere, may find a gem of commonality that will bind total strangers, has become more and more distant. From the numerous blogs emanating from … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged bloggers, Bollywood, culture, film, India, Mumbai, muslims, pakistan, propaganda, South Asia, terrorists, TV
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Why Is This Different?
In June, 1992, Benazir’s government launched a major offensive against the citizens of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and largest contributor to the National Exchequer, called ‘Operation Clean Up‘. The army spent 29 months battling what was commonly considered a terrorist … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, Benazir, Karachi, Nawaz Sharif, operation, Operation Clean-up, pakistan, taliban, War Against Terror
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Design’s Conflict Zone
I wrote this over a year ago, when my blog had no readers, and I was writing for myself. Because I have recently become interested in organizing a Society of Graphic Designers into a standard-bearer for Pakistan, I hope to … Continue reading
Posted in design
Tagged advertising, art, bilboards, British Raj, conceptualize, environment, experiment, graphic design, identity, illustration, inspiration, Mughals, pakistan, photography, portfolios, products, style, typography
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Response to Shazia Marri
On October 1, Dawn published a letter from Shazia Marri, in response to a columnist who takes a close look at Zardari in the role of President of Pakistan. Her gushing support for Zardari prompted me to write a reply … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Asif Zardari, bhutto, Congress, democracy, Gandhi, Mandela, Nawaz Sharif, NRO, pakistan, PPP, Reconciliation, Shazia Marri, swiss courts
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Rewriting History?
While the ideals of Democracy are great, the implementation of it is so far from great in Pakistan, and so easily taken advantage of, that we will eventually reach a point of civil war if we continue without serious reform.
Let us also stop this stupid fiction that all the ills of this country stem from the last government’s management. It’s taken 60 years, and numerous crooks and murderers at the helm of power for us to arrive at this place. Continue reading
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Tagged bangladesh, corruption, democracy, Fareed Zakaria, LooseEndsPakistan, military rule, muhathir, pakistan, politicians, quaid-e-azam, suharto, surrey, swiss courts, yeltsin, zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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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 Continue reading
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Tagged 15:14, blind, corruption, cronyism, democratic, judiciary, KWSB, loyalists, Matthew, media, Musharraf, nepotism, pakistan, PML-N, PPP, Shahbaz, Sind, Zardari. Nawaz
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, BB, charter of democracy, coalition, corruption, Dubai, England, export, food crisis, government, judges, KSE, media, Mehsud, Nawaz, pakistan, poverty, starvation, terrorists, wealth, wheat, Zardari
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