Pakistani police; originally posted on Flickr.com by themexican. ‘Thulley Raj’ is what some at my alma matter (UET, Lahore) would call this. But it is really so much more; and less. I look at the body language, the facial expressions, the way they hold their laathis, that look in their eyes… and it is so […]
Adil Najam PIA print advertisement from the 1960s (Originally uploaded by PakPositive.com which is a blog that highlights the positives aspects of Pakistan). Let me continue with the ‘Image Pakistan’ theme in choosing the picture for today. I find this advert for PIA absolutely fascinating; both for what it says about how PIA (Pakistan International […]
Adil Najam Both the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan have ‘instructed’ government agencies to ‘soften’ Pakistan’s image. If only it was that easy. As an editorial in The Daily Times (June 11) pointed out, the real need is to confront our reality, not our image. President Pervez Musharraf on Friday directed the Ministry […]
