By Darwaish
I think this should not be difficult but lets see. Can you identify what this is? Where? And what is that in the background?

Adil Najam
The announcement that Shoaib Malik has been named the new Pakistan captian to replace Inzimam after the team’s disastrous World Cup performance, was not a surprise since this had been rumored for a few days.
However, the choice is an interesting one. He is young (25 years old) and will be leading much more senior […]

Adil Najam
Rumors of a ‘deal’ between PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and Gen. Pervez Musharraf have been rife for a long time. All indications now suggest that a deal of some sort has, in fact, been reached.
The ferocity with which the rumors are being denied - with obvious insincerity - suggests that something is afoot. The […]

Adil Najam
While we have been, rightly, been engrossed in the agitations going on in Pakistan regarding the ongoing saga of the Chief Justice’s removal and the vigilantism of the Lal Masjid squad, there has been another set of agitations brewing up in Karachi that relate to the battle for Pakistan’s coastline (also here); in particular […]

Raza Rumi
Lahore’s eclectic past was dazzling. Prior to the partition of India, it was a cosmopolitan centre and later retained its primacy as Pakistan’s cultural capital though it lost its inclusive atmosphere. This is a city where Bapsi Sidhwa’s characters lived, Allama Iqbal wrote and recited his high-poetry and Amrita Sher-Gil painted her immortal compositions.
Years […]

Adil Najam
I am most pleasantly surprised that readers have so quickly figured out the mystery man in our latest ATP Quiz. Since they have, let me add a little more information and let the discussion continue.
I am not sure, however, how many readers know of Muhammad Asad or of his connection to Pakistan. Let me […]