Kashmir: Perspective Of A Soldier
Monday, March 5th, 2007 Posted in India, Pakistan, Society, Terrorism | No Comments »BBC News has this article written by a young Indian soldier stationed in Kashmir where he talks about a system that has gone horribly wrong. A must read. And then something like this happens, and there are villagers and more villagers ...
Shoaib Akhtar Singing Kishore Kumar
Sunday, January 7th, 2007 Posted in Music, Pakistan, Sports | No Comments »I found this video on YouTube.com. He sings rather well, I must admit.
It Is Just Not Cricket
Sunday, August 27th, 2006 Posted in Pakistan, Sports, World | 4 Comments »I never thought I would see Inzamamul Haq and the Pakistani cricket team on the front page of New York Times. But then we live in interesting times. Good job Darrell Hair, it was not possible without you. Here is the story.
WTF Moment Of The Week: Rediff.com
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 Posted in India, Pakistan, Politics, USA, WTF Moment | 7 Comments »Today morning when I opened rediff.com, there was a very surprising headline at the top, "US didn't have guts to offer us same N-deal : Pakistan". Now, based upon previous record, at least one thing is certain; the Pakistani establishment ...
A Tribute To Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in India, Literature, Pakistan, Urdu Poetry | 6 Comments »ai Khudaa ab tere firdaus pe meraa haq hai tuune is daur ke dozaKh meN jalaayaa hai mujhe O God! Now, I have a right on your paradise You have scorched me in the hell, that is this era Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916 - ...
My Father - A Poem By Iftikhar Naseem
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 Posted in Books, Culture, Pakistan, USA, Urdu Poetry | 14 Comments »Through a post by Adnan, I got to know about Iftikhar Naseem. He is a Pakistani born poet who writes fine Urdu poems and lives in Chicago. He is homosexual by nature and it takes courage to come out, especially ...
Purani Jeans By Ali Haider
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 Posted in India, Music, Pakistan | 9 Comments »A lot of people my age stepped into adolescence listening to Purani Jeans by Ali Haider. The following music video is neither the original composition nor does it captures the innocence and pristine charm of the song. Also, it has ...
Adil Najam’s Pakistan
Friday, May 19th, 2006 Posted in Pakistan, Politics | No Comments »Adil Najam saahab was kind enough to direct me to an interesting video produced by him on Pakistan. With Iqbal Bano's powerful and famous rendition of Faiz's nazm 'ham dekheNge' in the background, the video offers a window into Pakistan's history through ...
