Two days ago Lahore was rocked due twin blasts at one of the busiest market of Lahore, Moon Market. I was surfing Internet at that time and my twitter deck was giving me all the updates and views of the people whom I follow on twitter. That attack was a horrible indeed. The voices coming [...]
Recently, a dear friend of mine, Abdul Ahad, was martyred while resisting a mobile snatching attempt. He was a young lad and was truly the personification of “good” in these selfish times. He was polite, obedient, studious, caring and above all, a true practicing Muslim who considered Islam to be a system of life instead of a set of rituals.
His brother Farrukh Hassan, who is one my dearest friends and whom I’ve known for a decade now, is a management consultant and an instructor at a local business school, he’s also persuing his research for PhD with Karachi University. Farrukh wrote this writeup after Abdul Ahad’s martyrdom. It’s a moving piece of writing which not only makes one cry but also a practical one giving something to act upon instead of leaving a void of helplessness.
This is all about change that starts from one’s own self. Nothing extraordinary. No fancy fanhood, no need for donation. Just one request, don’t let anyone oppress you. Let’s not let Abdul Ahad’s blood go in vain and say no to street crimes and oppression!
The current wave of terror has taken at least 26 more innocent people’s lives in a blast at Rawalpindi today. This makes parents like us more worried and have put us in a dual state of mind to whether to send our kids to school or not yet?
I have to draw attention to schools administration [...]
Mr. Rehman Malik has been attacked by a University Students group during his visit to the bombing site in Islamabad. Angry students who had lost their fellow students and that too the females, it is a genuine reaction from their end, the amount of money that has been spent on Rehman Malik’s Security, if half [...]
Presently Pakistan is now a nation caught up between its Army and the Taliban, fighting a war— not of its own making. Its population lives in continuous fear of bombings and suicide attacks - the next one could be at the local mosque, an Internet cafe, or a roadside restaurant. Most Pakistanis are now resigned [...]
Today i received an email from a friend, it was worth sharing therefore, i decided to upload it on TPS. Here goes the contents of email:
If you receive any call from unknown person, who asked you that
“We are checking your mobile line and then say #90#09, or said to press any
number, don’t believe them becos [...]
According to Chambers Concise Dictionary, terrorism is “an organized system of intimidation, esp. for political ends.” The Oxford English Reference Dictionary refers to terrorism as “the systematic use of violence and intimidation to coerce a government or community, esp. into acceding to specific political demands.
In Part 1 of this pair of blogs, I discussed the similarities between human cancers and certain dangerous, violent national movements. I discussed what made a movement cancerous, and I invited comments in particular regarding whether Pakistanis believe that the Pakistani Taliban meets my definition of a cancerous national movement, with the frightening danger to [...]
As far as I know, I do not have cancer, but over two years ago, cancer struck to the heart of my family, and it profoundly affects our daily lives, today. I don’t want this blog to be about me, however, and I must protect the privacy of others, so I won’t go into personal [...]
I happened to read a review on a book by former Indian President Abdul Kalam, titled India 2020. His book examines in depth the weaknesses and the strengths of India, as a nation, and offers a vision of how India can emerge to be among the world’s first four economic powers by 2020. And look [...]
