Adil Najam This headline is sensationalist. 3 inches of rain does not make a ‘Katrina.’ Why, then, does Pakistan’s largest city look like it does? Rain has brought near mayhem to Karachi. Just to look at the telegraphic headline details leaves the head spinning: Rain-related death toll in Karachi reached to 26. Most of the […]
Adil Najam Leading on from earlier ATP post and discussion on this crash, this just in from Reuters (7.14PM ISD, 12 July, 2006): Pakistan said on Wednesday it would not use Fokker planes for passenger flights after one of them crashed, killing all 45 people on board. The Fokker F-27 turboprop, operated by state-run Pakistan […]
Adil Najam Yes, this is now an old picture. But it is not an old issue, and we should not act as if it is. This haunting photograph is from last year’s earthquake. Everytime I see it I shudder. Yet, I keep it on my screensaver to make sure that I do not forget the […]
