Adil Najam Something important happened in Pakistan today – something that is not getting enough coverage in the print of electronic media; something that should. Railway authorities near Multan identified a suspicious briefcase left in a railway compartment. The bomb disposal squad was immediately called. The timed brief-case bomb that is reported to have been […]

Adil Najam The absurdity that is the off- and on-field shenanigans of the Pakistan cricketers just moved up a notch and became outright bizarre. Maybe even more. Wicketkeeper Zulqarnain, who had been so pivotal in winning the fourth one-day against South Africa last week, seemingly disappeared before the final game today; he then appeared equally […]

Adil Najam Some 70 people are dead. Nearly a dozen of them were children. Most at a mosque in Darra Adem Khel as they assembled for Juma prayers. Others at a mosque in Sulaiman Khel during Isha prayers. According to Dawn, both were mosques frequented by anti-Taliban tribal elders in Northwest Pakistan.