The Indus Flotilla Company

Posted on October 2, 2009
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Owais Mughal Indus Flotilla was the name of a company which was established in 1859 and used steamers and barges to run cargo through the Rivers of present day Pakistan. In the absence of decent roads and railway, the rivers of Pakistan provided a means of transportation all the way from Arabian Sea to Northern […]

Shrink the Army, Expand the Police

Posted on October 1, 2009
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Syed Abbas Raza It is impossible to effectively address Pakistan’s myriad problems so long as security conditions continue to deteriorate. We are unable to control our own territory as armed militias and criminal gangs run amok in our cities, towns and villages. Sectarian violence is growing unabated. Business is fearful and the economy in tatters. […]

Eating Naan at the Taliban

Posted on September 30, 2009
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Himayun Mirza This is the story of how I had some of the best naans I have ever had in my life at the Taliban Food Center, a small local restaurant in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The name has got nothing at all to do with the Taliban as we know them in Afghanistan, Pakistan and […]

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