“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going”. - Rita Mae Brown
Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947. The Muslims got their freedom from the British. It was a very big success for our nation. The struggle of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali [...]
A nation that cannot provide justice to its own citizens is a society on the verge of violence and anarchy. When state institutions, defunct and dysfunctional, cannot provide security of life- the most basic of rights as enshrined in the constitution- then the common man will wrest the initiative from the government and take law and order in his own hands.
No surprises then that the Pakistan Army has consistently gone against the Quaid’s vision of Pakistan in its lust for power and in pursuit of this power the Pakistani Army has created distortions about our history and religion as seen in the sort of textbooks available in Pakistani schools. There is no justification whatsoever for Army intervention in politics. The Army should not make policy fullstop.
When you see a talk show featuring politicians belonging to different political parties, you often realize that these men and women often indulge in catcalls and in blaming one another.
However none of these parasites has any solutions for the pressing problems that the nation faces. When you see a politician named Raisani Sahib all drunk [...]
Renowned singer Adnan Sami Khan, along with his wife Roya, who is on her maiden visit to Pakistan, on Friday announced to sponsor the expenses of Abu Bakr, an orphan residing in the Pakistan Sweet Home.
The Pakistan Sweet Homes is an orphanage established by the Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) in Sihala. Under [...]
Pakistan has always been a player at the global stage since its emergence as an independent country in 1947. Unfortunately after the demise of founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah, his colleagues quickly tried to grab their booty considering this country as a reward for the combined struggle of residents and migrants. Muslim League wanted the [...]
In the quest of meaning of leader I sometimes come across to many events, books, and people even, and that’s what happened again but this time I was not expecting it to happen. I was coming out of café after having some tea, few guys were standing there when I was passing by them one [...]
Jaswant Singh’s book Jinnah India Partition Independence has created quite a furor in India. The Hindu nationalists as well as the Congress secularists are outraged over its contents forcing expulsion of the author from BJP; the Hindu nationalist party known for demonizing the Quaid and viciously condemning the imperatives behind the creation of Pakistan. In [...]
The chaos that is spreading within the country is frightening and a result of bad or lack of governance on the one hand and US intrusions and questionable activities in Pakistan on the other. In the first instance, there is no civilian governance infrastructure to take over and govern the “cleared” areas in Malakand – [...]
Pakistanis at home and abroad will be celebrating on August 14, 2009, their 62nd Independence Day.. Pakistan came into being because the Muslims considered themselves as a separate entity from the majority Hindu community. The day, which is rejoiced, is also a reminder of the services and sacrifices of the Muslim leaders and their followers.
Pakistan [...]
