Posts Tagged ‘Farahnaz Ispahani’

Source: Pakistan Blogzine Related posts: Deconstructing Husain Haqqani – by Aamir Mughal and Sarah Khan Express Tribune must not distort facts about Husain Haqqani Husain Haqqani, memogate and urban elites’ pandemonium on Twitter  Mullen throws Husain Haqqani under the bus Mansoor Ijaz saga: An example of media mismanagement [...]

Pakistan's media landscape has exploded over the last decade. But it is still the most dangerous place on earth to be a journalist and there are now calls for a strict code of conduct to protect the press and the public. Nosheen Abbas investigates the chaotic world of Pakistani journalism. In 2008 a colleague of mine was reporting from the [...]

Cross-posed from Pakistan Blogzine A topic so close to my heart that it's hard to write on, but on Laibaah's request here is a take on the issue of Balochistan and in particular the issue of missing persons which is the core of the problem. The issue of Baloch missing person remains unresolved by the democratic government even after nearly 4 [...]

The Washington Post's Islamabad correspondent Karin Brulliard reports on Pakistani leading media group's bias, irresponsible reporting, negativity against modern liberal concepts, anti American views, it's pro religious extremist approach and anti democratic agenda. KARACHI, Pakistan — In a nation that often appears engulfed by religious [...]

Related post: Abdul Khaliq Hazara and other ISI's touts within Shia Muslims Editor's note: The purpose of this post is to highlight our independance as a blog. While we do not conceal our support for the Pakistan Peoples Party, we alse feel that it is important to hold the party to account. Our critique of PPP members and staffers in this [...]

Parachinar used to be called ‘a paradise on Earth’. Despite its natural beauty and strategic importance, Parachinar is presently in a dire state due to sectarian violence initially instigated by the negative policies of former president Ziaul Haq. The residents of Parachinar, predominantly Shia, have been the target of jihadi entities and this [...]

All Pakistanis should have their heads lowered in shame. We appear to be still medieval rather than part of the 21st century. At a time when we reach out to the international community for aid to help our citizens after the devastating floods, we are still living through mob lynching. This is not digestible, leave alone acceptable at any moral [...]

Can I suggest that politics is also highly gendered. Just like things fall in the category of masculine and feminine, political ideology also has its types. Considering my own bias for the feminine, I would argue that there are forces, which support the democratic process, and hence can be rated as feminine. Those that favor authoritarian-military [...]

The strategy evolved by the government, in consultation with the army and other stakeholders, and the determination shown by it in the face of heavy odds led to a complete ouster of the extremists from Swat The passage of the 18th amendment and its signing by the president has been rightly hailed by a broad spectrum of civil society as a [...]

The touchstone of the morality of a nation or a society is the way it treats its women. Women are a vital segment of any society. Without their unhindered participation in all spheres of national life, no nation can march towards its cherished goals of economic, political and moral progress or aspire to earn a respectable place in the comity of [...]

حسین حقانی میرے مُطابق کل سے میرے ذہن میں ایک بھونچال سا مچا ہُوا ہے،پپلز پارٹی میں اندرونی اِختلافات کو جس طریقے سے میڈیا پیش کر رہا ہے اُس سے شاید یہ تاثر دینے کی کوشش کی جا رہی ہے کہ مُختلف [...]

Democracy under threat?By Cyril Almeida Friday, 16 Oct, 2009President Asif Ali Zardari is the curator of the changeover to a democratic state and on his shoulders rests a very heavy burden. - Photo by ReutersIs Project Democracy in trouble? Is the latest kerfuffle in civil-military relations, this time over the Kerry-Lugar bill, just another [...]