Adil Najam
Many readers would already have seen this on Karachi Metroblog. Voyeuristically, I guess, it is interesting. However, I wanted to make a rather different point.
Personally, I do not find this funny. I find it sad and slightly sickening.
The video shows a bunch of men from a neighborhood mohalla ogling at and sometimes provoking a [...]

Adil Najam
This is a shocking picture.
I too was shocked to see it right on the top half of the front page of Dawn (29 December, 2006). I was even more shocked to read the details of this incident that took place in Rawalpindi:
Police broke up a protest demonstration organised by family members and relatives of [...]

Guest Post by Sufi
Mohammed Amin is a true hero.
Paani da Bulbula, Paani da bulbula
Char dinna di duniya ae
Kujh kha lay, pee lay, mauj urra
Kujh kha lay, pee lay, mauj urra
Paani da bulbula…
He is a living example of the possiblity of things in life. He is a survivor, a fighter and a success story. High spirited, [...]

Adil Najam
Saw this picture in Daily Times and actually laughed out loud. How much more Pakistani could a bakra be, than riding on a rickshaw with its head sticking out.
Not sure what the title of the picture should be. Maybe you can help.

Since this is ‘Bakra Eid’ and we have already launched our Eid coverage [...]

Adil Najam
I have spent much of today reading, remembering and listening to the poetry of Munir Niazi, who died yesterday.
This is probably the best way to celebrate the life and work of a poet. The celebration of his work has gone on on this blog from a while (here, here, here and here) and, as [...]