Not being dead is a victory for Balochistan’s journalists
To say that Pakistani journalists are under attack is an understatement. They are lucky if not assailed or
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Khushwant Singh: ‘The last Pakistani living on Indian soil’
My tribute to KS (first published in DAWN on March 30) IT is difficult to evaluate the legacy of writer,
Continue ReadingDisplacement & Discontent – Basti by Intizar Husain
THE publication of Basti’s translation is an important literary milestone. The author, Intizar Husain, is perhaps the greatest living
Continue ReadingSocial media and Pakistan – prospects and possibilities
By Raza Rumi In a picture taken on May 27, 2010 Pakistani IT professionals Omer Zaheer (L) and Arslan Chaudhry
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By Raza Rumi Pakistani students sit inside and on top of a rickshaw heading to their schools in Muzaffargarh in
Continue ReadingMy session with Intizar Husain: Karachi Literature Festival 2011
Huma Imitiaz has summed up the session I moderated at the KLF. Huma has been kind to me but I
Continue ReadingGuest Stars at the Long March
My article that appeared in Dawn. here. THE enthusiasts for the long march towards Islamabad are justifiably feeling let down
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