Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’

I am, on most days, a centrist moderate who has a 10 degree oscillation on issues to the left and right. I believe in a safety net, i believe in strong national security. I believe in inclusive politics and I believe in one law for all. Corruption bothers me, uber nationalism makes me uncomfortable, the [...]

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sometimes i wonder, whether time makes us heal or does it make us forget. Three weeks are over, and the fourth begins
The road to justice has yet to be sighted

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I was returning home in the evening, stuck in a traffic jam somewhere near Andheri Subway, when dad rang.
Dad: Benazir Bhutto has been shot dead
Me: How ? ( i meant how would gunmen get past a security cordon… would she have the equivalent of Z level security)…. but it came out as how….
Dad: With a [...]

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image : the BBC
President (non General ) Musharraf takes charge……again

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In the aftermath of the Mumbai Blasts there has been extensive coverage across all media. Most of it contradictory. Some of it ironical and reflecting the state of politics in India, where votes matter more than people
A day after the Uttar Pradesh police chief said raids were being conducted at hideouts of the Students Islamic [...]

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…. is part of the syllabus for 11th standard students in Pakistan. It is truly quite …well, I am at a loss for words.
The poem:
Patient and Steady with all he must bear,
Ready to meet every challenge with care,
Easy in manner, yet solid as steel,
Strong in his faith, refreshingly real.
Isn’t afraid to propose what is bold,
Doesn’t [...]

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yesterday’s earth quake in Kashmir once again proved how puny our advances our in comparison to nature’s fury. All that a couple of plates under did was adjust themselves and boom…. 18.000 peoople dead and still counting.
An neither the quake nor the Tsunami recognised human imposed borders and boundaries. Nor did they ask about religion [...]

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… what ever that is supposed to mean, is gaining popularity world wide. In amchi Mumbai, the standard response to any calamity is ‘we need to deport all those Bihari’s and Bhaiyas from here. When crime goes up – the response is the same … get rid of the Northerners‘.
When terrorism strikes – the response [...]

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President Musharraf, yesterday said that he ordered:
a travel ban on Mukhtar Mai to protect Pakistan’s image abroad. Gen Musharraf said Mukhtar Mai, the victim of a punchayat-ordered gang rape, was being taken to the United States by foreign non-government organisations “to bad-mouth Pakistan” over the “terrible state” of the nation’s women. He said NGOs are [...]

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Travelling around the Indian blogosphere over the last week or so, found a number of posts that were saying “No to Musharraf”. The banner goes – “you are not welcome evil dictator.” and ends with “you may find yourself in India, but it is not in my name”
Funnily this is the same set of bloggers [...]

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