Split Images, Split Realities: We Deserve Better

Posted on May 2, 2010
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Farid Ahmad I look out the window at the beautiful mountains, the clear blue sky, and the wonderful winter sunshine. I see cars driving along the road – from the luxury four-wheelers, to the economy small cars. Busy people. Peaceful people. People going about their daily lives. People working hard on their jobs to feed […]

Pakistan Today Is Better Than It Was 20 Years Ago

Posted on April 5, 2010
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Farid Ahmad Sitting in the middle of load-shedding, watching the political theater roll-on ad infinitum, and reading the news of another security incident somewhere, it is easy to be depressed about Pakistan these days. Depression, however, is parasitic. It jumps from person to person and grows in strength unless treated. It makes you weak and […]