Adil Najam Today is the 4th of July. Independence Day in USA. Since about half of the readers of ATP live in the USA (I assume most are Pakistani-Americans), I thought it was appropriate to put in something to deal with the 4th-of-July theme, but in a Pakistani context. US-Pakistan relations stand today at a […]
By Adnan Siddiqi Thank you, KESC [Karachi Elecctric Supply Corporation]! Thanks to massive loadshedding, not only has life come to a near standstill for many in Karachi, but several people have been forced to make public parks their ‘bedrooms.’ The picture above is from the Urdu newspaper Jang and shows a mass sleepover in the […]
By Bilal Zuberi Since Best Pakistani Food Outside of Pakistan, here is something about food in Pakistan. This newspaper advertisement about Bird Flu fears was published by the Pakistan Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock and comes to us via Jamash on Flickr.com. The English-Urdu rhyming in the title is cute and attractive. Interestingly, and […]



















































