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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.

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 to her letter, and while I wait to see if Dawn will publish a letter [...]

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

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. [...]