Benazir was indeed Benazir (without equal) on December 26, 2013We will never forget December 27th’s gloomy, bloodstained sunset. On this day, in 2007, Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was ruthlessly attacked and eternally silenced by the horribly regressive mindset of this ill-fated society. Today we are remembering Benazir Bhutto — a Pakistani woman who was a lot more courageous than many men, brighter than many […]
Pakistan, an unfortunate country? on May 3, 2013How unfortunate is Pakistan that is being stained with the blood of its own people. Since childhood we have been reading in our books that Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947 in the name of Islam, a religion that preaches nothing but peace for humanity and where murder of one human is equal […]
PPP in the line of fire on July 5, 2012Z A Bhutto introduced democracy in Pakistan, empowered the poor and oppressed sections of our society, gave women their due rights and made Pakistan the first Islamic atomic power in the world, but was mercilessly put to death by a dictator through a judicially orchestrated murder. Benazir Bhutto knocked at the door of every court […]
Taking Pakistan towards fanaticism on June 17, 2012The credit of turning our unbiased, evenhanded and peaceful society into a hub of fanaticism and planting seeds of radicalism goes to none other than General Ziaul-Haq. Prior to his nefarious rule, Shia, Sunni, Barelvi, Deobandi and people of all other schools of thought had been living with dignity, mutual love and respect. They did […]
Terrorism in Pakistan during Musharraf era on June 1, 2012Our history is replete with judicial transgressions and military interventions, the implications of which can be very unnerving. A quick glimpse of history would reveal that when the dictator General Ayub Khan deposed Iskander Mirza, the change was welcomed but what did we reap? Government corruption and nepotism, in addition to an environment of repression […]