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This is the second post of the 3-part special on drone strikes in Pakistan written ten years on from a Pakistan ravaged by 9/11. This second post continues to reveal more drone truths as I share actual evidence of the human cost of US drone strikes in Pakistan thanks to Noor Behram’s photos. Noor Behram recently made [...]

This post is a continuation of sorts of August 2011′s B-side here which was dominated by a discussion on drone attacks in Pakistan. This is the first of three posts that continues the drone debate which has a singular aim that of bringing the truth about drone attacks to the fore. This first post looks at the [...]

August 2011’s B-side has its central focus on the death drones that land in Pakistan daily. The B-side is essentially a drone debate this August, because although I have written extensively against the drone attacks in Pakistan, recent developments have caught my eye and deserve further comment. The first two articles in the B-side are [...]

As Karachi burns evermore amidst amplifying discord, I wish to take inspiration from Tariq Jahan and his call for calm. For readers unaware of Tariq Jahan, he is a British Pakistani who lost his youngest son to a hit-and-run murder during the recent UK riots. Hours after holding his dead son in his arms, the [...]

Every 14 August, I begin by saying AZAADI MUBARAK to all Pakistanis inside and outside of Pakistan. The present state of Pakistan remains a worry, however on such a day I wish to hope irrespective of the doom and gloom as I am guided by the QUAID who said that Muslims never crumble when confronted [...]

Three days before Independence Day on Aug 14, there is another day that should be marked in the country, celebrating the white strip on our green flag. Minorities Day on Aug 11 is a reminder of the address by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah before the First Legislative Assembly on that date in 1947, in which [...]

Karachi- the city of lights has turned ugly into the city of blights. The city of Mai Kolachi is awash with the blood of innocent Pakistanis who have been sacrificed to a devil’s pact between various mafias and madmen politicians. It is alarming that 900 Pakistanis have been killed in 2011 with 300 dying in [...]

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 [...]