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Roshniyoun ka Shehr: A Tribute

Posted on May 18, 2007
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Raza Rumi
Aggrieved by the recent sinister, senseless violence and brutal murders in Karachi, this is my feeble attempt at poetic expression.
I have also trans-created this Urdu poem below titled Adrift.
Jal gaya - tha ik roshniyon ka shaher
Jal gaya - tha ik roshniyon ka shaher
Bujh gaye kitnay jaltay aur adh-jalay chiragh
Magar kotwaal-i-shaher ne mur kar na [...]

Adil Najam
We at ATP have always had a fascination for peculiarly ‘Pakistani’ vehicles on Pakistani roads (here, here, here and here). And this picture is as ‘peculiar’ to Pakistan as it gets.

So, are you impressed by the fact that someone could (a) pack such a huge load and (b) drive this vehicle long distances? Or, [...]

Top Ten Gripes About Pakistan’s Mobile Market

Posted on May 17, 2007
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Babar Bhatti

#10. No cell phones made in Pakistan.
#09. Not much of Urdu services or local content.
#08. Driving + talking on mobile = Accidents …. And no one is doing anything about it.

Adil Najam
The question is in the headline. The answer may be in google, but can anyone guess without the help of google? And if you can, do tell us ‘why’ you know where this is?:-)

The Tragic Story of a Peasant: Manoo Bheel

Posted on May 15, 2007
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Darwaish
I was watching the details of SC registrar Syed Hammad Raza’s mysterious murder on Geo news this morning when I saw another breaking news about the arrest of DIG SalimUllah Khan by Sindh police from Islamabad.
The name suddenly rang a bell in my head and reminded me of that famous bonded labour case of Haari/peasant [...]

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