‘Sweet’ Pakistanis are Feeling ‘Bitter’

Posted on August 27, 2009
24 Comments
Total Views: 99566

Owais Mughal Yes literally. Today I read in news that Pakistan is leading the region in per person annual sugar consumption. On average, every Pakistani is now consuming 25 kilograms of sugar every year. Please take few seconds to think about it. Take your eyes off the monitor and for few seconds imagine what I […]

100 Pakistanis

Posted on August 18, 2009
30 Comments
Total Views: 57739

Shehryar Hydri If Pakistan were a 100 people… Each person would symbolize 1.73 million people. That’s almost twice the population of Islamabad! 49 would be women and girls 51 would be men and boys 38 would be children under 15 58 would be adults between 15-60 years and 4 would be 60 and older The […]

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar: The Red Sufi of Sehwan

Posted on August 16, 2009
26 Comments
Total Views: 137243

Umair Ghani “Mast O Mast Qalandar Teri Haan Mein Teri Haan”, Abida Parveen’s deep drone filled the air as special train to Sehwan crawled into Railway station like a lazy dragon. Motley crowd of devotees, malangs and dervishes hung from compartments, windows and train top. Loud chants “Dam Mast Qalandar”, “Ali Maula“ and “Bolo Lal […]

« PREVIOUS PAGENEXT PAGE »