Kala Pul: We Don’t Waste Our Hatred

Posted on April 8, 2007
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Adil Najam In the very early days of ATP we had carried a post by iFaqeer on the Pakistani-American theater scene that mentioned the work of a young Pakistani-American film-maker Saqib Mausoof working on a movie called Kala Pul (Black Bridge). Even as other efforts with Pakistani diaspora inputs have been discussed here – notably […]

Karachi’s Literati: Alive, Well and Kicking

Posted on April 8, 2007
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Guest Post by Raza Rumi Each time one visits Karachi the sprawling metropolis seems more run down. Crumbling infrastructure, notwithstanding the recent improvements, and a sense of neglect are apparent to any visitor. Nevertheless the big city buzz and the pleasant mix of cultures, languages and dialects make it a fascinating place. The immense intellectual […]

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 […]

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