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Posts Tagged ‘sindhi’

Is Pakistan a Natural State?

By Malik Achakzai • Jan 18th, 2012 • Category: Politics

On daily basis facts, figures, information, news, features, articles, interviews, commentaries and analysis are daily printed, broadcasted about the war on terror, start of terrorism, complexity, evolution of terrorism in last decade, but we the people the area having a sketch according to our own perspective.
What’s the history of Afghanistan and Pakistan?
Afghanistan: the written history [...]



Stay Divided and See The Fall

By Rai Azlan • Jul 20th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Question is simple, “why you people hate MQM?” this question was asked by my Faisalabadi friend from my other friend who is Sindhi. By that time, I realised that politics is going to be the dessert of the dinner that I was trying to finish. The statement of Senior Minister of Sindh Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza [...]



18th Amendment, A Unique Example of Renunciation

By Shanzeh Iqbal • Apr 11th, 2010 • Category: Politics

A rare show of unanimity was witnessed when the 18th Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly with 292 votes. No doubt it is a great victory. It reflects the philosophy of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The country is reaping the harvest of the policy of reconciliation. The 18th Amendment Bill would restore the [...]



Identity Crises

By Tauseef Hassan • Jul 23rd, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After 62 years, image and existence of Pakistan is being blare by the works of rulers. Topic of identity/existence of Pakistan is still questionable internally and externally. We can easily conceive somebody/our self in term of culture i.e. Sindhi, Punjabi, Balochi but its hard to answer others/our self that what is Pakistaniat?. Now Pakistan has [...]



Pakistan: The Crisis of Society and State

By amicus • Jun 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

“The failed state”, “the rogue state”, “the epicenter of international terrorism” and “the most dangerous place in the world” are some of the epithets being used for the Pakistani state.
Suffering from deep malaise, the presently the Pakistani society is characterized by multiplicity of fissures. Its components – individuals and groups – are fast losing sense [...]



The Imminent Conflict

By Dr RazaHaider • Mar 6th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Imminent Sindhi / Punjabi conflict; is in its way to further turmoil the reckoning economy and reservation as different entities hence declaration that these entities can never attain single notion as federation.



Desi Born Confused Americans (DBCA)

By Ammar Yasir • May 31st, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

ABCD [American Born Confused Desi’s]; a common name given to the generation who were born and raised in the west but had a Desi (Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi) origin. But the generation that I belong to, face a very similar problem but for completely opposite reasons.
Say hello to the Desi Born Confused Americans (DBCA) and [...]



President Musharraf: The Racist President

By Rohail Butt • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

President is the head of the state, he should talk to the people of Pakistan in a manner with which he talks to his son, but our President, Mr. Musharraf is a different kind of head, he uses arms to maintain peace in the country, he himself labels people as terrorists and kills them, in [...]