The Iron Pills of Kot Radha Kishan

Posted on April 30, 2007
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Owais Mughal
agar haiN tegh meiN jauhar, jawahir haiN khameeray meiN
idhar zor aazmaai hai, oodhar taaqat kay nuskhay haiN
matab meiN aur maidan - […]

Good News: New Law on Domestic Violence

Posted on April 29, 2007
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Adil Najam
Following up on our post last week about a man beating up his wife with his children watching (earlier post here), it is heartening to find that the government is contemplating a new law on domestic violence - The Protection Against Domestic Violence of Women and Children (PADVWC) Act.
The tragedy is that this will […]

Rawalpindi: Past and Present

Posted on April 29, 2007
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By S.A.J Shirazi
The bustling city of Rawalpindi has a lot more to offer than a traffic mess, broken roads and haze-filled atmosphere. The city’s history spreads over several millennia. Archaeologists believe that a distinct culture flourished on this plateau even 3,000 years ago.
.. Photo to the left is a shot of the Mall, Rawalpindi ..
The […]

Today in Kot Addu: Remembering Pathanay Khan

Posted on April 28, 2007
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Adil Najam
Today, April 28, there is a folk music program being organized in Kot Addu to mark teh 7th death anniversary of Pathana Khan. This is not the type of event that people talk about. But they should.
I remember, back in March 2006, when I heard that Pathanay Khan had died, my eyes had swelled […]

ATP Poll Results: The Benazir-Musharraf Deal

Posted on April 27, 2007
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Adil Najam
Benazir Bhutto says that it is now time to take the ‘risk’ of going back to Pakistan. Gen. Musharraf says that he expects to be elected for another term as President. Pundits seem sure that a deal is not only on the cards but is done. Some do wonder if it is merely another […]

Abdul Waheed Khan and Pakistan Hockey

Posted on April 26, 2007
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Owais Mughal
ONE: Let us go back to 1978
Let us go back in time. In 1978, Argentina was hosting two World Cup Tournaments. Hockey World Cup started at Buenos Aires in March 1978 and Soccer World Cup in June 1978. Pakistan won the hockey World Cup by defeating Holland in the final.
Throughout the hockey world […]

Technology: Tribute to a Pakistani Artifact

Posted on April 26, 2007
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Guest Post by iFaqeer
“…there are very few things that you can hold up as truly and purely Pakistani artifacts.”

It often times gets lost in all the noise and fury of these interesting and fast-paced times, that we are blessed with a melting pot of rich history and culture from the Islamic and the wider South […]

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