Sammad Khurram Back in 2002, I was returning from Friday prayers when I saw an unusual gathering of singing and quasi-dancing Mullahs. Unusual because I had always assumed Mullahs to be against all types of art. The amused crowd were listening to chants of “Taliban aa gayay, Taliban aa gayay.†I smirked. As if! Pakistan is […]
Adil Najam After an intense, and sometimes tense, debate in Parliament, Asif Ali Zardari’s government has now promulgated the ‘Nizam-e-Adl’ regulation in Swat. The deal is now official. In this ATP Poll, we would like to ask you if you think that this deal will still be standing in 3 month’s time and, whether it […]
Adil Najam Reading Pakistani newspapers is not recommended for the weak of heart. Open yours today, and here is what you find: In Quetta riots have broken out and at least one is dead after the murder of Baluch nationalist leaders. The violence has also Karachi for the same reason and made a city already […]
