Archive for July, 2008

Martial Law Continued

July 28th, 2008

Regular visitors to this blog will know that I end all posts with four words - written under martial law. This post aims to provide the rationale for such a statement which may seem rather dated to some and even incredulous given we have a democractic government in power today. On the surface this may well be true [...]

Please Pray for Ahmed Faraz Saab

July 17th, 2008

The legend that is Ahmed Faraz is as I write this post fighting for his life. Earlier reports of his demise have thankfully proved false and this post serves as a heartfelt appeal to all Pakistanis inside and outside of Pakistan to pray for Faraz saab.
Faraz saab is Pakistan’s most eminent living poet and literary genius. He [...]

Autopilot Pakistan

July 11th, 2008

Pakistan is today a nation in total freefall. The optimism and hopes after February 18th seem a distant memory now with the nation now starved of food, power and basic human rights whilst her leaders tour the globe.  Pakistan has been put on autopilot on the road to hell without anyone to steer it away from the multiple internal [...]