Salmaan Taseer: steadfast in his commitment on May 29, 2011Salmaan Taseer was amongst those few Pakistani political leaders who remained steadfast in their progressive commitment till the end. His enlightened and hardworking parents inculcated in him the virtues and values of two great religions, Islam and Christianity, instead of hate and bigotry. He cherished those values and was least hesitant to lay down his […]
Students struggle in historical perspective on January 7, 2011The last few weeks of the just concluded 2010 saw the revival of student protests focused on issues related to their educational affairs. It was also the year when the country lost Fatehyab Ali Khan, a national level former student leader of the turbulent 1960s. Fatehyab Ali Khan, an immigrant from the then princely state […]