Adil Najam I am not making this up. If I were, I might have chosen different actors! One of my all-time favorite books on Pakistan — Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile (see ATP review of book)– is being turned into a Hollywood movie and has a star-studded crew at its helm. Multiple Academy Award […]

Picture of the Day: Fast and Furious

Posted on June 14, 2006
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Adil Najam Did you know that Pakistan has an ‘A1 Team Pakistan‘ for Grand Prix racing? I did not, but now I do. Don’t know what to make of it yet, but there is a hoard of information and kool pictures and videos on the team’s promotional site. According to a news promo on the […]

Historic Newsreel: Birth of Pakistan

Posted on June 14, 2006
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Adil Najam This historic Universal Newsreel on the birth of Pakistan and the ceremonies of August 14, 1947, was made for a US audiences (note how Liaquat Ali Khan’s name is mispronounced; some things never change!). For Karachites: see if you can recognize Karachi landmarks including the Sindh Asembly Building and Elphinstone Street. For history […]

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