Haider Mullick
As Pakistan struggles with arguably the most tumultuous phase of its political transformation since the 1970s, it is important to find a balance between conventional wisdom and the realities of today.
As if the October 18 suicide attack on Benazir Bhutto’s political rally was not enough; October 25 brought on another attack which killed 24 […]

Owais Mughal
On October 28, 2007 there was a news of fire at the Radio Pakistan building in Karachi. The fire completely burnt 14 studios and the switchboard.

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According to estimates the monetary loss runs in millions. The building itself is almost 100 years old but the Radio Station had moved to this building in 1950. […]

Owais Mughal
This is a toy seller in Quetta, Pakistan. Photo is circa December 2005. Note how many toys he is able to display on an easy-to-carry wooden cross.

Photo Credits belong to our friend Muhammad Ali Musa

Mast Qalandar
Proliferation of private TV channels in Pakistan has, among other things, brought the politicians to our living rooms. We often see them and hear them in talk shows. And we judge them, not only on what they have to say but how they say it — and also on how they look. The following […]

Muslim Rizvi
Last year we had a discussion on Halloween in Pakistan and this year we’ll try to see the issues faced by the Pakistani community when they try to celebrate or try to shy away from Halloween while living abroad.

It has been boiling inside of me since that fateful day when I went to a […]

Owais Mughal
This scene was captured by cameraman bnesss, when his car was stopped next to this rickshaw on a Karachi traffic light.
Besides noting the obvious dirty feet, also note the expression on rickshaw driver’s face.
Photograph date is October 27, 2007 and photo credits belong to: bnesss
Our all earlier posts with the tag ‘Picture of the […]

Owais Mughal
Autobahns were first started in Germany in 1930 with virtually no speed limit for the vehicles. They were built for motorized vehicles only. They are similar to present day freeways and motorways. Few people know that a major road in Pakistani city of Hyderabad is also called Autobahn. Its official name is Autobahn Road.