Adil Najam The Taliban onslaught against Pakistan continues relentlessly. The feeling of a polity unraveling before our eyes deepens. Analyses boggle the mind because just keeping up with the news is hard enough. So, here are excerpts from just a few of recent news reports that are worth a read. Buner falls into the hands […]

Adil Najam The magical voice of Iqbal Bano was silenced by death today. The magical voice of Iqbal Bano will live on in our hearts forever. Running this blog on a daily basis is not an easy task in these dark dark days. Having had to write as many obituaries (e.g., here, here, here, here, […]

Sammad Khurram Back in 2002, I was returning from Friday prayers when I saw an unusual gathering of singing and quasi-dancing Mullahs. Unusual because I had always assumed Mullahs to be against all types of art. The amused crowd were listening to chants of “Taliban aa gayay, Taliban aa gayay.” I smirked. As if! Pakistan is […]