A sufi qawall offering his devotional music at Data Saab’s in Lahore. I, too, am a fan of the so-called ‘Sufi Rock‘, but I sometimes wonder that instead of triggering a broader interest in Sufi music, it might have distracted attention from the ‘real thing’. (Original uploaded on Flickr.com by peterhessel).

Adil Najam This photograph was published in the Daily Times today (28 June, 2006). Nothing special about the picture, but the caption is amazing: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council workers raise their hands to protest against no promotion being allowed in the last 25 years. Could this be true? No promotions in the last 25 years?

By Bilal Zuberi Reportedly, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is encouraging the use of alternative energy sources in Pakistan. “We must make the best use of untapped energy potential in the form of wind and solar energy to meet the growing requirements in the long-term. This has become all the more important in the face of […]