Adil Najam I first read about the Gutka ban in Karachi at Karachi Metroblog. One hears that the Mayor of Karachi is coming down hard on the subject, that police is actually fining people using and shops selling gutka, and that the beginnings of a black market have emerged. But I can’t seem to get […]

Adil Najam Many of our readers might have seen this picture before in one of viral emails that go around. It is an obvious and perfect candidate for our “Photo of the Day” category. The board these two youngsters are posing with reads something like: Standing here to get your photograph taken is not allowed. […]

Adil Najam The media is full of “Maulana” Sufi Mohammed and “Maulana” Fazlullah. All the television news channels are falling over themselves inserting the “Maulana” honorific not only to these two, but to everyone in their coterie. Makes me wonder, how do you become a “Maulana“? I mean this as serious question. Is there a […]