Picture of the Day: A Taj Mahal for Islamabad

Posted on September 6, 2006
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Adil Najam I know. I know. Enough of this already. Let’s move on now to something else. Things more important. That was exactly my thought too. Until I saw this full page advert in today’s Dawn. Then, I could not resist. Look at the tag-line at the top: “The Dilemma of Ustad Isa and Atkins.” […]

Hot off the Urdu Press – 2

Posted on September 1, 2006
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Owais Mughal Following news items have been taken from today’s Urdu press viz.,Jang and Nawaiwaqt. You don’t have to find these news funny but they may cause some smiles and some amusement. Take a Look. Click on images below to see their larger and readable text. (1) First news appears in Nawaiwaqt. Here our famous […]

Qasmi, Literary Fueds and National Neglect

Posted on August 31, 2006
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Guest Post by Raza Rumi While responding to the comments on my ATP post on Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (also see earleir ATP post here), I rambled a little on the literary feuds among the Urdu stalwarts. However, this post has two parts: first, a little more on the literary cross currents; and second “our” collective […]

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