Sehar Tariq This is, what is called the “Murgha position” in Pakistan.A way to punish someone – often young students in school – for minor infractions. But this particular story of crime and punishment in Pakistan is slightly more novel.

Shahran Asim Does anyone know that the Brujan Das was the first Pakistani who swam through the English Channel on 6th August 1958 in about 14 hours, 25 minutes. Did you also know that Brujan Das’s achievement was celebrated in Pakistan with a national Holiday? Did you know know that on 11th November, 1949, fishermen […]

Adil Najam The newly minted Minister of Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, presented the national budget for 2010-11 in the parliament. In his speech the Minister set high targets for tax revenue and justified this in the current economic context of the country as a “war economy.” The first may well prove to […]