Following on from my recent post, praying for the safe return of Syed Talat Hussain here , I want to thank ALLAH for the safe return of all three Pakistani citizens from the hellhole that is Israel. Talat Hussain and the other two Pakistani citizens have made the nation proud by their service to a great cause [...]
Talat Hussain is a newsmaker and a leading journalist, unfortunately today he is ‘the news’ in Pakistan after today’s events in Gaza. This post seeks to urge all Pakistanis to pray for the safe recovery of Syed Talat Hussain, who was on the flotilla of aid ships that was attacked by the bastard state of Israel. [...]
May’s B-side looks at a number of pressing Pakistani concerns and includes a focus on Kashmir, the power crisis and last but not least Pakistan-US relations. May 2010′s B-side contents include the following: Kashmir Solution: Imperative for Peace by KHURSHID MEHMOOD KASURI Power-less Pakistan by CHARLES K. EBINGER & KASHIF HASNIE Faisal Shehzad’s Anti-Americanism by [...]
The above set of photos sicken me and let me tell you why? The first photo shows the present non-practising pir and evidently the non-practising Prime Minister of Pakistan showing affection to a baby girl who now resides in a IDP camp owing to the government’s lacklustre response to the Hunza landslide. The Prime Minister [...]
Credits: Abdul Hameed via Pamir Times A picture is said to say a thousand words. Indeed the photo above of Janu does exactly that and tells the story of Hunza without the use of words. Janu’s story of prayer is told by Pamir Times and is shared below verbatim: Jan – e – Alam, also known to [...]
Crown Copyright via Number 10 Pakistanis who reside abroad have suffered in recent years from the tarnished Pakistani brand. Most recently the Faisal Shahzad story has put Pakistan and Pakistanis in the dock for any number of evil deeds. Amidst such doom and gloom stories the Sayeeda Warsi story is one that must make every Pakistani [...]
Hunza is in need of urgent help owing to the dam lake that threatens Hunza and Pakistan more widely as forewarned in my earlier post of March and shared again here. The sudden interest in the Hunza dam lake from the esteemed offices of the Prime Minister, President and the Army Chief are acts too little and too late to save the day, I [...]
Sabz-e-Hilali ke shaheedon ke naam Pakistan tujhe karta hai salaam Few Pakistanis are lucky enough to be draped in the Sabz-e-Hilali as they leave this world. Such a status is reserved only for the shaheeds of Pakistan who become immortal as they live on in every remaining Pakistani. Indeed no amount of thanks is enough for the [...]
April’s B-side begins by passing comment on an optimistic view of Pakistan’s future whilst retaining focus on regular pet hates such as the dreaded drones. In the final article the troubling questions arising from the Benazir Bhutto UN Report are explored. April 2010′s B-side contents include: Room for Optimism by MOHSIN HAMID The Obama Doctrine: Kill don’t [...]
The Bhuttos often make the news in Pakistan and the wider world. Amidst the extensive and deserved media coverage on the UN investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto, a story of another Bhutto has been missed. Fatima Bhutto has been in the limelight in recent weeks whilst promoting her new book on the Bhutto [...]