S.A.J Shirazi Setting eyes on Maqbool and his mule cart for the first time, one could be forgiven for thinking that he belongs to a working class endeavoring for survival. His shabby dress and toes peeping out of slippers too large for him, do not project an image of a contented and happy man who […]

Owais Mughal It is not the first time that I’ve heard such news in the past few months. Reportedly, on Jan 19, 2009, a tribal council (jirga) near Quetta asked an accused man to walk on burning coal to prove his innocence. The barbarism and insanity of this practice is depicted in the photograph to […]

Owais Mughal Following photo is courtesy of Associated Press. It was taken in Beijing in 1956 on the occasion of Pakistani members of parliament’s visit to China. Clicking on the photo above will take you to its larger size image. Two of the leaders marked with circles in this photo are Shaikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and Makhdoon […]