Owais Mughal The 2009 Sheedi Jaat festival at Manghopir concluded just yesterday (June14-17). I thought it may be an appropriate opportunity to revisit Manghopir. Following post has been updated with new information and new photos at several places for our revisit today. One of the vivid memories of my childhood is our family picnic visits […]

Adil Najam Like him or not, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy is undoubtedly one of Pakistan’s leading intellectuals. He does what intellectuals are meant to do. He makes us think. He forces us to ask questions that we avoid and he challenges us to question the easy answers. This is not to say that Pervez – who […]

Adil Najam The grades are in. The current crop of Pakistani leaders get between a D and a B- for performance in current office. ATP readers are obviously tough graders. (Click image to open larger image) According our latest ATP Poll, and with over 800 votes cast, Asif Ali Zardari’s performance as President of Pakistan […]