Adil Najam Last week–before the damper was put on the opening of Mughal-e-Azam in Pakistan with an India-Pakistan Gala–ATP readers were commenting on how Pakistanis don’t seem to value or ‘own’ our Mughal heritage and history as much as our neighbors to the East. At that time I had mentioned the wonderfully evocative song and [...]

Adil Najam Read Update on this post here. According to a news report in the Daily Times (22 June, 2006) a professor at the Punjab University’s (PU) Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) and four of his PhD students (who also teach there as Lecturers and Assistant Professors) would probably be fired after an investigation [...]

Adil Najam I had first thought of making this another ATP photo-quiz but given previous ATP blogposts, it would have been too easy. So, no mystery this time. Just surprise! Yes, this is Lyari, Karachi. Where identity and pride of identity cannot be separated from football. They may not have much under their roofs, but [...]

Adil Najam The honorable Chaudhry Mohammad Wasi Zafar–formerly of the PPP and now a PML(Q) elected member of the Pakistan Parliament from NA-76, Faisalabad (Zafarwal, Chak No.562 GB, Tehsil Jaranwala)–seems to be a passionate man, rather quick of temper, and always ready to ‘defend’ his democratic right to be abusive. In doing so, he has [...]

Adil Najam This installment of the ATP photo-quiz features someone decidedly pretier and nicer than the folks featured in the last one. I am guessing this one is not too difficult either. Many woudl be able to reognize at least one of these ladies immediaetly. However, a liitle googling may be required to figure out [...]