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 […]

Following on from yesterday’s story about the US House of Representatives wanting to cut the aid package to Pakistan — because of “increasing lack of respect for human rights, especially women’s rights, and the lack of progress for improving democratic governance and rule of lawâ€Â? — the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam insists that […]

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 […]