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The F.E. Choudhry Gallery: Women at Work
2008-04-27 19:39:00 Nadeem Omar Much like the last photograph in our series on the F.E. Chaudhry Collection, this photograph is also about women at work. But in a different way. This photograph, taken in Lahore probably in the 1960s, brings to light many Pakistani realities; some of which have changed, and some not. More About: Society , Women , History , Work , Gallery
Do Pakistanis Read? (And the Missing Libraries of Pakistan)
2008-04-26 07:44:00 Adil Najam I have often wondered - and seriously - if Pakistan is read? No, not whether they can read. Illiteracy being what it is in Pakistan, there are many - too many - who obviously cannot. But this question does not pertain to them. This is about those who could read if they chose to do so. But ... More About: Society , Education , Books , Development
The Miracle on Clifton Road
2008-04-25 16:10:00 Owais Mughal The following photo is courtesy of Mr. Waheed M. Zuberi. This banner was on display at the main Clifton Road opposite Park Towers in late 2007. For our English readership, the banner reads: “Miracle of Nature: Milk Producing Male Goat” and then the contact information is given. At first I wanted to pass on this ...
The Nomenclature of Islamabad Streets
2008-04-24 14:30:00 Mast Qalandar I am looking for an address on Street No. 8 in an upscale residential area in Islamabad . The area is laid out somewhat like a rectangle. I start from one end of the longer side of the rectangle, driving slowly westward and looking out for street signs. Soon I spot the first sign that ... More About: Tourism , Mast Qalandar , Streets
A New Experiment Or A Repeated Mistake in NWFP?
2008-04-23 17:59:00 Manzoor Ali Shah The NWFP government has released the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) incarcerated leader Maulana Sufi Mohammad on Monday, in a new bid to reclaim some of its lost territory in the restive Swat district and tribal areas. ANP led coalition government of the province has been adamant that they would solve Taliban insurgency through ... More About: Experiment
ATP Quiz: Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
2008-04-23 14:27:00 Owais Mughal As many people guessed correctly, the person in our most recent ATP Quiz here was a young Sahabzada Yaqub Khan , former foreign minister of Pakistan. Yaqub Khan was a unique and multi-talented high-achiever - general, statesman, diplomat, intellectual. He was born in 1920 in the Royal Family of Nawabs of Rampur, India. He first joined ...
Minister Seeks Input for Pakistan?s National Education Policy
2008-04-22 02:03:00 Aqil Sajjad The new education minister, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, has invited public comments on the national education policy. The draft of the policy document can be found here. It is hoped that we will have a fruitful discussion on this issue and ideas for improvement in the national education policy here at Pakistan iat, possibly leading some of ... More About: Education , National , Policy , Minister
Prime Minister Zardari? President Sharif?
2008-04-20 17:21:00 Adil Najam As one reads the news from Pakistan and looks at the picture below, one cannot but help wonder what are these three gentlemen thinking; about each other and also about their own future? In a land where speculation replaces analysis and conspiracy outdoes strategy, word is ripe that the eventual “unsteady” state might be one ... More About: Politics , People , President , Prime Minister , Minister
Inspiration Pakistan: The Potter of Saidpur
2008-04-19 15:58:00 Mast Qalandar In my last post I had mentioned about my visit to Saidpur village, on the outskirts of Islamabad. I had also mentioned about my encounter with Rahim Dad, the potter of Saidpur. The village has had a pottery making tradition for generations. However, only two potters continue to carry on making clay pottery in ... More About: Society , Technology , People , Inspiration , Pakistan
Food Pakistan: Care for a 9-Qulaity-Qulfi Anyone?
2008-04-18 21:16:00 Owais Mughal This photo is courtesy of Muhammad Ali Musa. It shows Abdulahad the qulfi seller on a Quetta Street. Eventhough Abdulahad doesn’t look very happy, I chose this photo because of its blue and orange color splendour. The photo is dated: April 11, 2008. Also note the 9 qualities of this ‘qulfi’ painted on the ... More About: Food , Pakistan , Care
Punjabi Film Music: Nothing Paindu About It
2008-04-17 06:01:00 Fawad Having grown up in Lahore in the 70’s and 80’s, the strains of lilting Punjabi melodies were always a warm and familiar presence. Even though in middle class upwardly mobile urban families Punjabi had sadly come to be associated with rural backwardness, Punjabi music with its deep cultural roots continued to exert an influence. Even in ... More About: Television , Music , Film , Heritage
Power Politics: The Violence of Energy Insecurity
2008-04-16 08:06:00 Adil Najam These pictures from the Associated Press are truly astounding (story in Dawn). More About: Society , Politics , Power , Energy , Development
Olympic Torch Comes to Pakistan after 44 Years
2008-04-15 23:48:00 Owais Mughal After a gap of 44 years, the Olympic torch has arrived in Pakistan . From Muscat, it was brought to Islamabad on a chartered plane. A torch relay alongwith fireworks are planned for tomorrow (wednesday) in Islamabad. So far, wherever the Beijing Olympics torch has gone, it has met protestors of pro-Tibet issue as well ... More About: Years , Torch
The Eight bazaars of Faisalabad: Pakistan?s Best Planned Neighborhood?
2008-04-15 16:51:00 Owais Mughal For many months now, I’ve been thinking of doing a series on Best Planned Neighborhood s of Pakistan . When I think about it, quite a few come to mind e.g. The whole city of Islamabad, North Nazimabad Karachi, Model Town Lahore, etc. However one locality that has always caught my attention for its visionary town ...
The F.E. Choudhry Gallery: Introducing Chacha
2008-04-14 17:27:00 Nadeem Omar and Adil Najam The recent award of the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography to a photojournalist of Pakistani origins provides us a moment of reflection on the legacy of great Pakistani photojournalists. One name that embodies this rich legacy more than any other is F.E. Choudhry. With this post we launch a series in ... More About: People , History , Gallery , Picture of the day
ATP Pictorial: This, Too, Is Islamabad
2008-04-13 01:02:00 Adil Najam ATP contributor Mast Qalandar is a chronicler par excellence of ‘All Things Islamabad ’ (here, here, here, here, here). His writings on Islamabad constantly reminds us - even those of us who have lived long in the Capital city - that Islamabad is much more (and also much less) than what we think it is. Indeed, ... More About: Pictorial , Development , Picture of the day
aa gaya ain laRaai meiN agar waqt-i-JAZZ
2008-04-12 03:05:00 Owais Mughal With apologies to Allama Iqbal: aa gaya ain laRaai meiN agar waqt-i-JAZZ qibla ru ho ke zameeN bos hui qaum-e-Hejaz The following photo is courtesy of Mr. Waheed M. Zuberi. It shows a traffic policeman busy talking on cellular phone while controlling the traffic through a busy intersection. The photo was taken on a Clifton, Karachi Road at ... More About: Jazz
Yousuf 9000: Second Pakistani to Reach Cricket Milestone
2008-04-11 20:03:00 Owais Mughal Today when Mohammad Yousuf scored a boundary off the bowling of Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) he completed his 9000 runs in One Day International (ODI) career. He is the second Pakistani and World’s 12th batsman to reach this milestone. The list of Pakistan’s top 10 batsmen in terms of career runs is as follows. The number ... More About: Cricket , Reach , Milestone
The Poetry of Inayat Ali Khan
2008-04-11 00:15:00 Shahran Asim This post also contains two audio files of Inayat’s poems. The reason I started wrote this post is because I saw a repost on Anwar Masood and I thought that we should also start introducing some more humor for ATP readers. I think these post serves a breath of fresh air in the current situation where we hear about violence everywhere. Professor Inayat Ali Khan is one of my favorite poets and I think since ATP has started doing some humorous poetry (here, here and here), I thought that I should also continue to contribute in this area. We have sad many sad events in the last year or so and some of these humorous blog posts serve as Oasis for the entertainment starved readers. He was born in the State of Tonk in Rajisthan, India in 1935. He belonged to a family of poets where his father and mother also used to do humorous poetry. (more…) More About: Poetry
Stop The Violence, Please!
2008-04-10 00:36:00 Adil Najam This photograph of lawyer leader Aitzaz Ahsan on top of an ambulance putting his hand together and begging for peace and a stop to the needless violence by some who are ’supposedly’ his supporters, speaks volumes. It speaks volumes about Aitizaz Ahsan; volumes about the culture of anger and violence that has gripped Pakistan, and volumes about the the state of Pakistan politics. A sense of anger and angst continues to define Pakistan. Read also, Aitizaz Ahsan’s letter to his fellow lawyers, back in December. (more…) More About: Violence , Stop
Growing violence in Pakistani politics - Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Sher Afgan
2008-04-09 00:47:00 Darwaish Last two days have been dramatic in Pakistani politics. Since February Elections, we have been hearing good news, atleast on political fronts. It seemed that Pakistan is finally moving towards national reconciliation and this time politicians are really coming together and serious about solving public problems. But things have suddenly changed since yesterday. In separate ... More About: Politics , People , Law and Justice , Violence
Adrees Latif: Pakistani Photojournalist Wins Pulitzer Prize
2008-04-08 08:29:00 Adil Najam The Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious journalistic awards in the world and winning any of these awards is as big an honor as a journalist can achieve. The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were just announced and in the category of “Breaking News Photography” the winner is Adrees Latif of Reuters, a Pakistani -born, Bangkok-based news ... More About: Wins
The Media Factor
2008-04-07 16:43:00 Raza Rumi On the flourishing ‘column’ industry despite the slow growth of readership’ What is so peculiar about the Pakistani media opinion factories churning out problems and solutions products day after day? Frankly, they are self perpetuating oligarchies and boring at best. The slightly discerning mortals who browse the daily newspapers in English and vernacular languages or ... More About: Society , Media , The Media , Factor
Wastage of Food in Wedding Dinners
2008-04-06 15:00:00 Syed Ahsan Ali In our beloved country, how many times have we noticed small, poor kids scanning piles of garbage to get something to eat. These are usually the places where animals also compete for the same food source. In the following photo poor kids are seen finding out some eatables out of the rotten fruit ... More About: Society , Food , Wedding
UET Alumni Association: Organizing Pakistani Alumni Abroad
2008-04-05 06:57:00 Adil Najam I am off to Washington DC shortly to speak at an event organized by the UET Alumni Association of North America this Saturday evening. I am delighted to be going there, but even more delighted that such an association has been created for the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, and is active ... More About: Pakistani
Death Anniversary: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
2008-04-04 07:49:00 Adil Najam Today, April 4, marks the death anniversary of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. There is probably no other political figure since Mohammad Ali Jinnah who has left as deep and lasting a shaddow on Pakistan politics as Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB). You can love him or hate him, but you cannot possibly ignore him. Those who love him, ... More About: Politics , People , History , Anniversary , Death
ANP Chief Minister Makes History in NWFP
2008-04-04 02:44:00 Manzoor Ali Shah Amir Haider Hoti was sworn in on tuesday as the newly elected Chief Minister of NWFP. This for the first time in 61-year-long history of Pakistan, brings Awami National Party (ANP) led government in power in NWFP. The ANP rise to the power marked the end of hardliner religious alliance Mutthahida Majlis Amal (MMA) five years rule in the province, who came to the power after sweeping 2002 polls after the US invasion of Afghanistan. ANP banked on the wave of militancy in the province during the election campaign and promised to bring back peace to the province. The party gained nearly 30 seats in the provincial legislature and formed a coalition government with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). (more…) More About: History , Chief Minister
Pakistan?s Brain Drain: Do We Not Know or Do We Not Care?
2008-04-03 02:41:00 Irum Sarfaraz The term brain drain was coined by the spokesmen of the Royal Society of London to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada in the early 1950s. Since then the term has become synonymous with human capital or the migration of highly educated individuals from the developing, ... More About: Pakistan , Care , Brain
Who Will Stop This Mayhem in Pakistan?
More articles from this author:2008-04-02 04:20:00 Deeda-i-Beena They are happening everyday but receive attention only as news of the day. Next day there is a new bombing and another report. Here is a sampling of headlines: ??..(number).. died.? ?Head of the suicide Bomber found.? ?President ? PM (and other ?notable Leaders?) condemn the dastardly attack.? ?President ? PM issue strict orders to catch ... More About: Society , Politics , Pakistan , Law and Justice , Stop 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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