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The good, the great and the scary
Nov 21st
If I have a criticism about Granta Pakistan, it is that the writers seem to all come from the upper-class in Pakistan.
Fate of Dadu changes prior to PM visit
Nov 19th
DADU: Prior to the visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to flood-hit district Dadu on Friday, authorities concerned have started cleaning the whole city including the relief camps, Geo News reported. Earlier, the flood victims had been facing several difficulties in the camps, even the Hindu community did not celebrate its Deevali festival a few days back. But after the announcement of Prime Minister for visit, fate of Dadu district has changed
Pakistan must be engaged, says Kashmir interlocutor: The Hindu
Nov 15th
Pakistan must be engaged, says Kashmir interlocutor
Shujaat Bukhari, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2010.
“The year Pakistan got engaged with India, we saw considerable improvement on ground”
Advocating a role for Pakistan in finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir problem, academician Radha Kumar, one of the three interlocutors on Kashmir, on Sunday stressed the need for working towards credibility
The taanpura… now available on your iPhone
Nov 14th
A 5,000-year-old instrument is available at the flick of a finger.
Jinnah as a fashion icon
Nov 14th
Jinnah’s taste and sense of style made him one of the most well-dressed and sophisticated men in the world.
Agricultural income tax
Nov 12th
YOUR editorial `Agricultural income tax` (Oct 30) was like a whiff of fresh air amidst the prevailing suffocation. There is a weed-like proliferation of TV channels. There is also no dearth of newspapers in all the languages of the country. But their staple fare is Am-Pak relations, executive-judiciary standoff, Muslim League mergers with some local [...]
Golra Sharif Railway Museum: Where chai and colonialism collide
Nov 10th
Grime and germs aside, trains do have a strange romanticism about them…
India’s auto sales peak on festive demand: industry
Nov 10th
NEW DELHI: Car sales hit a record monthly high in October, industry data showed Wednesday, as festive demand, the launch of new models and cheap loans saw consumers flocking to showrooms. Sales jumped 38 per cent to 182,992 units in October from 132,615 a year earlier, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile [...]
Bollywood heart-throb Imran Khan contemplates court marriage
Nov 10th
Actor Imran Khan to wed fiancee Avantika Malik to avoid committing his big day to any particular religion.
A plan for Afghanistan’s partition
Nov 9th
Pakistan must strategise early to prevent the actualisation of the Blackwill plan.
