Voter turnout was massive and so was the rigging, this time it was also blatant. Media reporting was prompt and…
Peshawar 02May2013 - Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Pakistan and Member of the European…
Drone attacks in Pakistan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen are not justifiable morally, legally and politically. Attacks in Pakistan are being…
Following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, the European Union is deploying an Election Observation Mission…
Started by the editors of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, this is a public forum for all those interested in Pakistani history, culture, and politics. We hope that our readers will use this forum to comment on our regular posts about…
Voter turnout was massive and so was the rigging, this time it was also blatant. Media reporting was prompt and panel discussions impressive. Updates on social media were just overwhelming it was difficult to keep pace. Some of the posts…
Peshawar 02May2013 – Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Pakistan and Member of the European Parliament, Michael Gahler, raised his serious concerns about the increased levels of violence against certain political parties during a visit…
Drone attacks in Pakistan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Yemen are not justifiable morally, legally and politically. Attacks in Pakistan are being carried out with the consent of Pakistani authorities. (Col. Ann Wright). When President Obama was busy reciting the peace mantra…
The lush green surroundings; The mountains with violet hue; Where the winds blow majestically; The chirping of the birds; The stone frozen in time; Is the place where the illuminated spirit; Lied submerged in the depth of clear running stream;…
At a local ladies book club in Columbus Ohio, during a talk on my eBook Obscure Women Obscure Stories: A Pakistani Trilogy, the following passage from Purani Kahani, one of the stories, came under discussion and a question was asked. “Bhaag Bhari would go…
12:30 a.m. – A review of the movie ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, hunting Obama Bin Laden (Oops)! http://www.google.com.pk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/ZeroDarkThirty2012Poster.jpg/ ‘Waterboarding’ in the first two minutes just puts you off. A CIA thriller however, Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark ‘Freakin’ thirty; despite its many…
NEWS RELEASE April 24, 2013 South Asia Democracy Watch Presents International Symposium on Democracy and the Eastern Scholarship With a Focus on Allama Iqbal The Dallas based group, South Asia Democracy Watch, will present a unique international symposium “Democracy and…
INAUGURAL ISSUE: CALL FOR PAPERS: “CITIES” The Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture is pleased to announce the launch of its new academic journal, Indus, and to invite submissions for our inaugural issue. Indus is seeking essays, research papers,…
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