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The Budget, Bijli and other nuances
2007-06-09 19:06:00 This isn’t funny anymore. I can’t keep a smiling face and honestly tell people that everything is okay. I can’t keep looking out the window when I drive through Karimabad, Nazimabad and Lyari at the numerous shops that go without electricity every day. I feel guilty when I turn on the air conditioner of my ... More About: Budget
Learn More About Islam - Tony Blair
2007-06-07 22:28:00 On the 4th of June, 2007, Tony Blair gave speech at the “Islam and Muslims in the World Today,” below is the text of his speech and great reading for every Muslim and non-Muslim alike. I would like to thank Cambridge University and their partners, the Coexist Foundation and the Weidenfeld Institute for Strategic Dialogue for ... More About: Learn
The Blank Statements
2007-06-05 11:15:00 There is no way to censor or control the flow of information. It’s like saying you are going to block roads and not let people move around. There are always alternate channels, nooks, crannies, alleyways and openings. Believe it or not, it’s not a free world, but it has immense flexibility for us to work ... More About: Stat , Blank , Statement , Temen
Colour Me lndian - Mohsin Sayeed
2007-06-03 14:31:00 Aishwarya Rai with her annoyingly plastic and butter-wouldn’t-melt-in-my-mouth (although bigger and more solid things would) smile blowing at us. Abhishek Bachchan with a cat-who-just-licked-the-cream satisfied smile lying seductively in a big circle. No, no, this is not about the wedding or their post-marital relationship, which has been discussed and printed ad nauseum. Because we also ... More About: Colour
Desperate Measures - Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
2007-06-03 12:13:00 It says much about the dynamics of power in this country that 60 years after the country’s creation, the so-called ’steel frame’ of the British Raj continues to be the predominant actor in politics. There is no question that of the two permanent institutions of the state, namely the military and the civil bureaucracy, the ... More About: Sure , Rate , Ajja , Desperate
Genesis of Talibanisation - Raza Rahman Khan Qazi
2007-06-03 12:08:00 In the first of a two part series, Dr Sarfaraz argues that the Taliban philosophy is representative of Muslim political thought, except that it is heavily influenced by tribal traditions. In the last few years, our region has seen the resurgence of religious extremism or, more precisely speaking, the phenomenon called ‘Talibanisation’. Although the whole country is ... More About: Khan , Genesis , Gene , Rahman , Raza
Censorship and The Judicial Crisis
2007-06-03 12:02:00 Editorial from The News The only way forward out of the current crisis emanating from the suspension of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is for the government to withdraw its reference. If it cannot bring itself to do that then it needs to engage in a dialogue with the opposition, and President Musharraf needs to choose ... More About: Censorship , Judicial , Crisis , Ship , Isis
A Turning Point in History - Ghayoor Ahmed
2007-06-01 01:28:00 PAKISTAN may have been created in accordance with the principles of democracy, but it is regrettable that since it became an independent state in 1947, it has been ruled by either members of the feudal elite or army generals. These regimes have been authoritarian in one way or another. Their disregard for democracy is considered ... More About: History , Ahmed , Point , Hist , Turn
Mullah, military and the masses - M Ismail Khan
2007-05-29 22:05:00 When I read this in the paper the other day, I immediately thought about posting it here on Take Back Pakistan.. so here it is.. As the lawyers’ protest against the removal of the chief justice continues to hyperboles into mass agitation seeking change of government, the debate, has once again moved to the very basic ... More About: Military , Mullah , Khan , Mass
A Clarification for ‘Take Back Pakistan’
2007-05-28 19:03:00 Since we started this initiative, so many people have come to us, asking to be a part of Take back Pakistan (read “How to Get Involved”). A lot of them make suggestions for protests, or public rallies, or education plans to take this to the “common man” – the majority are excited by the idea ... More About: Back , Clar
It’s Not the Critic Who Counts…
2007-05-20 13:54:00 A very good friend of mine sent me a wonderful quote that I think would be fitting for everyone in this group to reflect on: “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs ... More About: Count , Crit , Critic
Heroes Can Come In Many Forms
2007-05-17 23:55:00 By Ashfaq Ahmed, Gulf News Staff Reporter Dubai: “My work and my hobby are plants and I believe I cannot live without them,” said Mohammad Nazir, a Pakistani gardener, who won a Dubai Government Excellence Programme Award. Nazir, 63, was among 25 government employees who were dubbed “unsung heroes”. A composed and calm Nazir had never imagined that ... More About: Heroes , Come , Hero , Forms , Form
How Do I Get Involved
2007-05-11 11:09:00 Getting involved with Take Back Pakistan is very easy because of the platforms that we use to get the message out. We believe that the internet gives us the ability to reach, encourage, and influence Pakistanis around the world, while giving the media a better understanding of the real Pakistan. The Pakistan that ...
The Identity Crisis
2007-04-28 05:21:00 While the bigger questions such as our raison d’etre and existence make thinkers around the planet engage in discussion that brings history and culture to life, there is a more important question that intrigues me. Our identities are our visual and sensory barcode amongst the array of humanity. Traits specific to our upbringing and cultures have ... More About: Identity , Crisis , Isis , Cris
Checking in from the US
2007-04-28 05:21:00 And so here I was, in the US for what is my first real time with interacting with people (as opposed to Mickey Mouse) and discussing issues that plague so many of our communities, when I got this email with the subject of “Take Back Pakistan” - And though I was eager to plug it ... More About: King , The U
The Many Good Things
2007-04-26 23:43:00 Back in November of 2005, The News published a series of articles on the good things about Pakistan that we tend to forget in the midst of our everyday lives. What I have done is reproduced each of the articles so that we can start looking at the reasons to be Proud Pakistanis. The many good ... More About: Things , Good , Thing , The Man
Proud to Be Here - The People of Pakistan
2007-04-26 23:37:00 Back in November of 2005, The News published a series of articles on the good things about Pakistan that we tend to forget in the midst of our everyday lives. What I have done is reproduced each of the articles so that we can start looking at the reasons to be Proud Pakistanis. Proud to be ... More About: People , Here , The People
As They Do It In Our Part of The Globe
2007-04-26 23:29:00 Back in November of 2005, The News published a series of articles on the good things about Pakistan that we tend to forget in the midst of our everyday lives. What I have done is reproduced each of the articles so that we can start looking at the reasons to be Proud Pakistanis. As they do ... More About: Globe , Part , The G |
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