Adil Najam (UPDATE: You can view this movie here). Shaib Mansoor’s feature film Khuda Kay Liye: In The Name of God is to be released in Pakistan on July 20, 2007. There is great buzz about it; as there should be. Regular readers know how much respect, even reverance, I have for Shoaib’s work. For […]

Guest post by Babar Bhatti I recently read a news item that a Chinese city has suspended plans to build a chemical plant after a wave of cell phone text and online messages generated strong opposition to the project. This is an interesting use of technology in a country where free speech is not always […]

Guest post by Athar Osama Adil Najam’s post on judicial assertiveness the other day sheds light on a very interesting – and important – aspect of the current judicial crisis in Pakistan. What are the limits of Judicial activism or – to use Adil’s words – assertiveness? This is not something new to the world […]