Iqbal Hussain and His Women

Posted on March 18, 2009
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi Iqbal Hussain (1950- ) is often termed as the ‘controversial artist of Pakistan’. Although he is equally masterful in painting landscape and still life, yet he is best known for his portraits–mostly portraits of women that is. He paints his landscape in romantic hues of dusty pink and soft blue and because […]

Politically Incorrect or a Funny Ad?

Posted on March 17, 2009
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Owais Mughal Many of you may also have received this photograph which has been circulating over email. It is a billboard ad. The Urdu words on the advertisement read as ‘Home and Office Furniture’. Do you think it is a funny advertisement or a politically incorrect one? The purpose, one assumes, is to demonstrate the […]

Iftikhar Chaudhry Reinstated: What Now?

Posted on March 16, 2009
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Adil Najam The news of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s reinstatement made one feel good. Real good. After a long time. It reminded one of all that we have been through. It reminded one, also, that exactly two year’s ago ATP had published the result of a Poll on whether the CJ’s removal was the right […]

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