Adil Najam Also see updated discussion and debate here and here. Hasba Bill discussion here. Although it still needs to be approved by the Senate to become law, the passage of the Protection of Women Rights Bill by the National Assembly in Pakistan is a surprise and a milestone; even if it is one that […]

Adil Najam We are planning a more detailed review of Mukhtaran Mai’s book In the Name of Honor: A Memoir and also a post on the developments with the rape laws later tonight. Meanwhile, we have of course carried a lot on Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s book In the Line of Fire: A Memoir.

Adil Najam The above headline is taken verbatim from a story in Dawn (15 November, 2006) because, frankly, I cannot improve upon it. (BTW, no, this is not a Halloween story… this story is much scarier!). The story is indeed a ‘fantastic’ one and Dawn claims to have relevant documents to prove its claims. Here […]