The Lal Masjid Assault on Islamabad

Posted on April 7, 2007
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Adil Najam Just over a week ago, I had written: “The pictures coming out of Islamabad are not good. Not good at all.” Since then, they have only gotten worse. The city that I spent so many of my formative years in is under siege from within. But more than that the capital of the […]

Traffic: The Unique Driving Rules of Lahore

Posted on March 31, 2007
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S.A.J. Shirazi The word is out and it is saying that Lahore has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. Known for its beautiful gardens, exquisite fountains, delicious cuisines, and rich heritage of architecture, art and music, Lahore is once again reinventing itself. This time it is changing into a crowded habitat. […]

Adil Najam The pictures coming out of Islamabad are not good. Not good at all. Here is yet more evidence – as if we needed more evidence – of a society at war with itself. The hostage-taking by women students from Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad of the residents of a house that they allege is […]

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