Owais Mughal Pakistan is sizzling these days. Not just in political terms but literally. The image aboce is from MSN weather site. Note the pinkish spots on most of the Punjab and Sindh-Baluchistan-Punjab border area. This color shows temperatures in excess of 45C (113F). Large parts of the country are reporting daily temperatures in excess […]

Adil Najam The very first post on ATP came online at 1:18:49PM on June 11, 2006. This current post marks the completion of exactly one year of this blog. It has been quite a ride. I had never expected this to become anything more than a vehicle for some catharsis on Pakistan and Pakistani issues […]

Raza Rumi I am averse to the ratings and rankings that characterize the junk-journalism of our times. Much like the embedded style of reporting such a view remains partial and often ignorant of the nuances and layers of subtext that are almost unachievable in the pop-view of the world. Readers might question this apparent paradox […]