Adil Najam This is to wish Shahabuddin – fondly known by all in the village of Pore as ‘Zalzala Khan’ – a very happy first birthday. May he live long, may he prosper greatly, and may he never get to see anything like the events of the day on which he was born. I realize […]
Adil Najam October 8 will mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific earthquake that hit Pakistan and parts of India and Afghanistan in 2005. Much has changed in that year. But not enough. We at ATP have written a few times about the need not to forget what happened on that day and, more importantly, […]
Adil Najam I have felt a feeling of guilt all day today for having focussed on the ‘coup’ rumors that were triggered by the national power breakdown instead of directing focus on what that breakdown meant for ordinary Pakistanis; why it happened, and what should now be done? The journalistic instinct to pounce on the […]
