Archive for January, 2009

January’s B-side

January 31st, 2009

January’s B-side contents are:

The Gaza Genocide by WASIM ARIF
Imran Khan’s Open Letter to President Obama by IMRAN KHAN
David Miliband’s Kashmir Comments by WASIM ARIF

The Gaza genocide … need I say more?

The Gaza Genocide by Wasim Arif
Other Pakistan’s unwritten rule and remit is that it focuses strictly on Pakistan. However as a lifetime supporter of the [...]

The Silent Massacre of Swat

January 25th, 2009

The good news is that Rehman Malik has promised as per his glorious name some ‘reham’ for the suffering Swati people declaring that peace will be restored in Swat in two weeks. Furthermore a high-level meeting chaired by Mr 10% in the Presidency promises that the writ of the state will be enforced in Swat.
However [...]

Sunglasses Sherry & Swat

January 18th, 2009

A picture says a thousand words they say, if so then the above pictures say many thousands. On the left is the one and only ‘Sunglasses’ Sherry Rehman and on the right the Swat Taliban’s notice banning women to enter markets.
The contrast says it all for on one hand we have the suave Sherry Rehman [...]

Is Swat Still in Pakistan?

January 15th, 2009

The title of this post is a question that should stop you in your tracks. It is a question and a statement that should make you shudder at the same time . It is borrowed and inspired by a comment I received from Baber Khairi in an email who like me is aghast at the [...]

Bestseller Pakistanis

January 6th, 2009

GUEST BLOG by Bradistan Calling Dilnawaz Inqalabi
A nation’s power and might is not in its tanks and missiles but is known by its intellectual capability, knowledge, innovation, creativity and through its respect of human rights and freedom of expression.
The talk of doom and gloom in Pakistan, after a flurry of bad news on the economic [...]

2009 Poll

January 4th, 2009

A new year brings hope to all. It is a time to look forward and a time to pray for a better tomorrow.
Other Pakistan will begin the year with a poll asking for your views on what will happen in Pakistan in 2009. Please express your views by voting and note that multiple entries are [...]