Adil Najam
Yesterday, for the first time, All Things Pakistan (ATP) named a “Pakistan Person of the Year.”
We named the Pakistan Policeman as the 2009 Pakistan Person of the Year. It is an expression of a debt of gratitude that is too often left unacknowledged.
Today, we write with a request to our readers: next time you see a Pakistani policeman doing his duty, can you please articulate this gratitude in a simple “Thank You.”
I believe reader Faraz Shams was the first one to suggest this, and I think it is a brilliant idea. This is something that will take very little from each of us, but may mean much more to these men at the front-line, who are used to hearing barbs rather than gratitude from those whose lives they are to defend – literally, with their lives.
Read Full Post
Adil Najam and Owais Mughal

The faces of 2009 have been, for most part, sad faces.
Read Full Post
Adil Najam
Around this time last year we had two ATP Polls to ponder on what 2009 had in store for Pakistan.
The first poll asked readers to identify the events from 2008 that they believed would have the greatest impact on Pakistan’s 2009. The second poll asked them to identify the predictions for 2009 that were most likely to come true.
Reviewing these two posts today – and revisiting the views of our readers a year ago – makes for interesting reading as we begin thinking about what 2010 has in store for Pakistan and what the key trends of 2009 were. We invite you to revisit what you said a year ago and share with us what you think were the key trends of 2009 that will define Pakistan’s 2010.
Read Full Post