Ustad Amanat Ali Khan: Ae Watan, Piyare Watan

Posted on August 12, 2008
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Adil Najam Following its spectacular success with the Independence Day tribute to Mehdi Hassan and his iconic song ‘Yeh watan tumhara hai’ (2006) and to Farida Khanum with the new song ‘Hum bolain mohabat ki zabaan‘ (2007), the telecom company Mobilink and filmstar Shaan (of Khuda Key Liye fame), who is the moving force and […]

Impeaching Gen. Musharraf? Is This For Real?

Posted on August 6, 2008
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Adil Najam Since yesterday the “I” word – impeachment – has begun to be thrown around a lot. Some quarters seem to think that it just happen this time. Others suggest that it is more talk than action and the numbers needed to pull this are still not there. Coming out of the “critical” Nawaz […]

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui: A ‘Missing Person’ With A Name

Posted on August 5, 2008
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Darwaish Dr. Aafia’s Siddiqui story has been haunting most Pakistanis for months now. Famously known as ‘Prisoner 650’ at Bagram Base in Afghanistan, she is one of the missing persons of Pakistan, wanted by FBI on alleged links with Al-Qaeda. Dr. Afia Siddiqui, a highly educated researcher who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, […]

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