Tears (Originally uploaded on Flickr.com by !!sahrizvi!!). Adil Najam On June 12 I had written about the new Rs. 5000 note and included a picture because I thought people would like to see what Rs. 5000 looked like. Well, there are many ways to find out what Rs. 5000 ‘looks like’. One way is to […]

Adil Najam Not really. But even so, yes it does. Or, at least the footballs made in Pakistan do. As the German Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Gunter Mulack, recently told a press conference in Islamabad: “Pakistan will almost be in every match through their footballs.” The official football used in all games of the 2006 […]

Adil Najam I am not making this up. If I were, I might have chosen different actors! One of my all-time favorite books on Pakistan — Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile (see ATP review of book)– is being turned into a Hollywood movie and has a star-studded crew at its helm. Multiple Academy Award […]