Adil Najam An Islamabad-based reader alerted me to the news about Shagufta’s tragic death at the hands of her father and brothers; but really at the hands of societal ignorance and superstition. This is a story of ‘jahalat’ in its truest, deepest, most shameful, and most repulsive form. Why was Shugafta axed to death – […]

Adil Najam The Chinese men’s hockey team just recorded their first-ever victory against Pakistan. But what a victory it was; or, rather, what a defeat for Pakistan. The Chinese team stunned everyone – not least the Pakistanis – by beating the seven-time champions 2-1 in the Asian Games semi-finals in Doha, Qatar. China will now […]

Adil Najam In searching for graphics to go with Deeda-i-Beena’s post on Sui Gas Water Heaters, I stumbled upon this rather interesting animated filmat YouTube called Sui Gas ka Connection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMnhhiyMp4 Although I think it should have been much shorter than it it (around 4-5 mins rather than 15 mins) and becomes a little bit […]