Talib Qizilbash has been freelance writing since 2003. He joined Newsline in 2006, working as both a writer and editor, and has won a national APNS award for his writing. As online editor, he led the overhaul and re-launch of the magazine's website from 2009-2012. Find him on twitter @tqizilbash.
With its official statement, the Pakistani government plays both sides of the death of Osama bin Laden: it wants the world to know that it is against Al-Qaeda but says explicitly that this was a US operation.
“Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM is a rare event”: With these innocuous words, one Abbottabad man’s observations became the talk of the world.
“I have consulted with Mukhtar Mai, and we have decided that a petition seeking review of the judgement of 21st April will be filed soon,” said Aitzaz Ahsan in a written statement.
The anger and frustration felt by many sections of society over the recent Supreme Court decision that has allowed five of the six men accused in the gang rape of Mukhtaran Mai to go free is now morphing into action.
Here are some articles that track the struggles of Pakistani women and remind us that “no good acts that might have been done to promote the interest of women can erase the anguish and the shame that incidents of rape cause to Pakistani people every year.”
While the US and Pakistan’s mutual need-based relationship might prevent divorce, new parameters will have to be established to remove the increasing mistrust between the two.