S.A.J. Shirazi While cities are dynamic centres of creativity, commerce and culture, these benefits are often undercut by environmental problems, lack of civic amenities, inefficient governance, and administration. Centuries old historic city Gujrat is a classic example where one can see all the hazards of urbanization. There are many tales about the remote origin of […]

Owais Mughal We seem to be on a roll with cricket related posts (here and here and here). So, here is one with more pleasant associations. See if you can count how many cricket matches are simultaneously going on at GTC Ground Hyderabad on the New Year’s Day – 2010 (please click on the photo […]

Adil Najam Seems like everyone who should have been a role model is becoming a symbol of shame. The most prominent “aalim” in the country is spreading jahalat. The President of the Republic is shouting obscenities. And our endeared sportsman is biting cricket balls to cheat his way to victory (which still alludes him). And […]