I hate to say this and may be I shouldn’t. On the other hand, Azam Tariq was a crazy guy who was a leader of a group which murdered hundreds of Shia in Pakistan. He died the way his followers killed so many others. Maulana Azam Tariq, chief of the Millat-i-Islamia and MNA, was assassinated… Continue reading Good Riddance?
Category: Pakistan
Bhangra
May be this will make Britney Spears’ music better: Britney Spears has turned to Indian bhangra rhythms for her comeback song out later this year. The song features Spears singing and rapping over music and rhythms from rural India and has been remixed by British Asian producer Rishi Rich – himself celebrating a top 20… Continue reading Bhangra
Arranged Marriage: The Problem
You probably already know from my series of posts on marriage that I don’t like arranged marriages. They are obviously not the disaster that people in the West generally think they are. However, there is one big problem with them and it is apparent from this money quote from the last article in that series… Continue reading Arranged Marriage: The Problem
Busy Busy Busy
Sorry for the lack of posts. Amber was here for the weekend and I have been really busy with work and stuff. I have a couple of Kashmir posts in the pipeline. Hopefully, I should post them in a day or two. In the meantime, here are a couple of interesting things to read. Via… Continue reading Busy Busy Busy
Pakistani Blogs
KO is compiling a list of Pakistani blogs. He already has 26 blogs on his list. If you know of any more, whether in Pakistan or expats like me, let him know.
Kashmir
I am working on a few posts related to Kashmir. I can’t promise when they will be posted since I have to do a lot of research on the topic and am busy with my dissertation as well. You might ask why I want to write about Kashmir, a place where I have never lived… Continue reading Kashmir
Pakistan Oil Spill
An oil tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off of Karachi last month spilling thousands of tonnes of oil in the sea. An oil tanker which ran aground off the coast of Pakistan has broken into two. The tanker, which was carrying 67,000 tonnes of crude oil, broke apart when the tide changed. Port… Continue reading Pakistan Oil Spill
Happy Independence Day
To my Pakistani readers. Read De Grouchy Owl’s post (no permalinks [link edited to permalink for the post —ZA]; it’s the Aug 14 post) about moving to Pakistan from the US.
Pakistan and Afghanistan
This random rant is brought to you courtesy of Tacitus: Pakistan itself, meanwhile, is happily engaging in its national pasttime of effectively ignoring its extremists and conducting small-scale aggression against its neighbors. Is Islamabad an ally? I guess if Riyadh is, sure. And I deserved to get hit, because he works hard and I didn’t… Continue reading Pakistan and Afghanistan
Israel and Pakistan – A Report
Google is great; it’s amazing what you can find while looking through your referral logs. I have gotten quite a few visits who were searching for Israel and Pakistan. My post about Pakistani recognition of Israel is #5 on Google. While looking through the search results, I noticed a report Beyond the Veil: Israel-Pakistan Relations… Continue reading Israel and Pakistan – A Report