Adil Najam This Friday was Juma-tul-Vida (the last Friday in Ramzan), Diwali celebrations are taking place as I write this, and Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be on Monday (plus or minus a day or so). These are auspicious and spiritually significant days. By way of conveying our choicest greetings to our readers on these occasions, […]
Adil Najam The Daily Times (18 October, 2006) reports (based on a report in the UK tabloid The Daily Mail) that “A Pakistani woman seven feet and two inches tall is to live in Britain on benefits after claiming asylum because she is ‘too tall’ to return home.” Zainab Bibi, 33, claims she faces constant […]
Guest Post by Unaiza Nasim Its been a year since the devastating earthquake struck the AJK and NWFP region of Pakistan. There was an overwhelming response of Pakistani as well as the international community to the destruction caused by the quake. People opened up their hearts (and poured out their wallets) to help mankind. No […]
