Archive for September, 2008

Liar Liar President Zardari

September 25th, 2008

It has taken me more than a few weeks to stomach and digest the news that Pakistan has elected our revered Mr 10% as her President. Indeed I still have to pinch myself daily to prove I am alive and that this is not a nightmare I am seeing. 
But sadly it is a nightmare and its not on Freddy Krueger’s Elm [...]

A Deal with the Devil

September 12th, 2008

From childhood we have been told that the devil is imprisoned and in chains during the holy month of Ramadan. However without wishing to offend it seems this cannot be true at least in Pakistan where the devil has been mighty busy making deals left, right and centre with deposed judges to secure their reappointment [...]

Hijr e Faraz Main

September 4th, 2008

 GUEST BLOG by Nadeem Arif Najmi
The following moving tribute to Ahmed Faraz saab is posted by Nadeem Arif Najmi. It pays a rich tribute to a legend who lives on, the words do all the talking:

Hijr e Faraz Main
Muhibe-watan kahun ya shaheed-e-wafaa likhun 
Tujhe mujahid kahun ya sukhan ka badshah likhun
 
Teri azmat kaise simte gi is chote [...]