Join us on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 6:30pm: In the third episode of The Chat Room we discuss Musharraf’s desire to remain in Pakistani politics and the realities that hinder his return.
Rehman and Ajmal almost singlehandedly stopped England this past weekend in the UAE. But will England, considered the world’s best side, fall so quickly again?
What impression are we giving the world by being so haughty and by undertaking moral-policing? What lessons are we teaching our children? And what dangers are we exposing people to?
This is where “breaking news” is ‘broken’ in such a way that it can never be ‘fixed.’ And here, Pakistanis, in general, buy the spin and live happily ever after.
It’s ironic that while bikini-clad wrestlers face-off in what Ijaz, as match commentator, pitches as the match of the century, the bigger denouement to a thrilling clash of wits may be just round the corner.
Salmaan Taseer was tragically gunned down a year from today for speaking up against the country’s controversial Blasphemy Law. Newsline has compiled interviews with and articles on the former governor of Punjab as well as the Blasphemy Law debate.