Adil Najam
All major newspapers prominently reported the decision from the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordering “the arrest of the members of a jirga, including PPP MNA Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, that decided to hand over five minor girls for marriage to a family to compensate for a murder in Jacobabad. Three of the 14 jirga [...]

Owais Mughal
I’ll let our readership contemplate on the mechanics of this photo. Who is controlling whom and how?

Photo is courtesy of Mr. Hanif Khattak who is a photo journalist associated with the News International. Photo was taken on August 8, 2007 in Islamabad.

Owais Mughal
The motto of Pakistan polics is to help those who are in need. How can this help be delivered in a time of need when the hardware given to police is not adequate and breaks down easily. Following three photos have been collected from national electronic media and show the plight of those who [...]

Owais Mughal and Adil Najam

Today is August 15.
India’s Independence Day.
ATP sends all Indians sincere and heartfelt Independence Day greetings and the very best wishes. We pray for a peaceful and prosperous future for both countries. May our futures be defined by friendship, mutual respect, and prosperity.
Last year we had expressed similar sentiments by presenting some [...]

Owais Mughal, Adil Najam,
Bilal Zuberi and Darwaish
Today we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Pakistan’s birth.
We could talk about what was promised of Pakistan. What has become of it. Or what should be done to improve it. But we try to do that at Pakistaniat (ATP) everyday. And we do realize that ..aah ko [...]

Adil Najam
As we think of ‘independence,’ maybe we should think beyond slogans and naaras. Maybe we should think about what independence really means. Why it is important. How it is lived. Maybe Talib can help us understand all of that.

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We have featured a number of videos from the BBC series Shehr Kahani (here, here). [...]