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[April 28, 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Tsunami or Passing Storm?

Whether Imran Khan’s tsunami proves a mere storm in a tea cup or a genuine game changer, he is to be credited for making the electoral contest a lot more colourful.

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[13 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Murder By Law

Badami Bagh is not the first (nor almost assuredly will it be the last), incident of violence against Christians and other minorities in Pakistan.

News & Politics, People, Q & A »

[13 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Interview: Allama Tahir Ashrafi on Blasphemy Laws

“The notorious land mafia is using clerics to implicate innocent people under the blasphemy laws”

Arts & Culture, Books »

[12 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Book Review: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Mohsin Hamid’s latest novel boasts many witticisms and literary sleights of hand, but it is his sensitive portrayal of people trying to survive in a cruel world that makes it a compelling read.

Arts & Culture, Movies »

[12 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Movie Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist is an intriguing, international thriller and not much is removed from the core themes of its source.

Arts & Culture, Music, People, Q & A »

[12 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Interview: Taimur Rahman, Laal

“We are playing our role in that larger struggle through our music”

People, Profiles »

[12 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Daughter of the Soil: Remembering Parween Rehman

Parween Rehman’s shocking murder has left the entire country in mourning for a woman who dedicated her life to helping the downtrodden.

Editorial, News & Politics, Opinion »

[9 Apr 2013 | Comments Off | ]
Editor’s Note: April 2012

Will the same self-seeking opportunists make it to parliament, or will 2013 throw up a few good men and women who seek to turn this country around?