Raza Rumi William Dalrymple’s article published in the Guardian is an insightful piece that attempts to be unbiased and reflects on some pertinent issues that afflict Pakistan. The piece examines the media stereotype – successful India and failed Pakistan – a little deeper and identifies a creaky education system as one of the major issues […]
Owais Mughal We first saw this photo at Metroblogging Lahore and found it very appealing to share it here: This photo is of a banner seen at the gate of a factory on Multan Road, Lahore. The banner reads in English as: “Less literate, illiterate and hardworking but dedicated boys are required urgently for work […]
Bilal Zuberi Karachiites will certainly remember fiery speeches from Altaf Hussain and other MQM leaders of the 1980’s and 1990’s where he argued and pleaded against the rural-urban quota system which had been imposed in the Sindh province since 1973. MQM, at that point, had argued strongly that such a quota system was not only […]