Adil Najam According to a Reuters newsreport by Abdul Waheed (June 14, 2006) prisoners in Landhi jail in Karachi (one of Pakistan’s biggest prison) are getting ‘extra time’ to stay up late to watch the 2006 Football World Cup. Pakistani prisoners are granted ‘extra time’ to indulge in their favorite pastime of football, including accessing […]

Picture of the Day: Fast and Furious

Posted on June 14, 2006
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Adil Najam Did you know that Pakistan has an ‘A1 Team Pakistan‘ for Grand Prix racing? I did not, but now I do. Don’t know what to make of it yet, but there is a hoard of information and kool pictures and videos on the team’s promotional site. According to a news promo on the […]

Hindu Temple in Lahore Demolished

Posted on June 14, 2006
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Adil Najam Updates: here, here and here. There is a storm brewing up–rightly–about the demolition of a Hindu Temple in Lahore: the Krishna Mandir, in Wachhoowali, Rangmahal. In India the BJP has launched a protest and we Pakistanis need to think about what this says about us as a society. The story was first reported […]

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