July 2011’s B-side continues to focus on the aftermath of the Bin Laden killing and looks at that headache of headaches, Pakistan-US relations. The first article is written by the one and only Tariq Ali and focuses on ‘AmPak’ – a marriage of convenience. The second article is written by Cyril Almeida and looks at [...]
A year has passed and gone since 27 July 2010. However for almost a million Pakistanis time has stood still as they remain homeless and hopeless after the devastating floods that hit Pakistan exactly a year ago today not that you would know thanks to Pakistan’s collective indifferene (read government, media and people) The human, [...]
As Pakistan marks Shab-e-Barat with religious reverence today, I am reminded of the loss of the great Jamil Fakhri who departed this world some months ago. This belated post written 38 days too late wishes to praise a legendary actor and above all a legendary Pakistani. Readers will know of my respect for Jamil Fakhri [...]
Karachi is awash today with the blood of Pakistanis who are innocent bystanders to a turf war that is nothing short of a devils pact. Karachi’s killing fields continue to claim more and more blood because the Pakistani state has allowed criminals and the mafia to win influence in the political field across the political [...]
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