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Televangelism: new avatar of irrationality

Viewpoint · Aug 23, 2012

Because we lack institutions that produce knowledge, even educated people fall back upon false prophets like a water car “engineer” who promises to resolve the collective challenge of Pakistan’s energy crisis A study of communication technology and social chan …

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sipahi

Viewpoint · Aug 23, 2012

As the great world leader, John F Kennedy had once said, ask not what your army can do for you, ask what you can do for your army I am afraid that the Americans have driven me to distraction. They have refused cough up or to shut up. In the end I had to crawl …

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‘Pak Eng writers lack originality’

Viewpoint · Aug 16, 2012

My contemporaries like Abdullah Hussain, Intizar Hussain, Mustansar Husain Tarar have their own place in Urdu literature and I don’t want to pass a judgment on their books. But maybe what they write doesn’t interest me much An articulate professor of philosoph …

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Questions for a new Left in Pakistan

Viewpoint · Aug 16, 2012

We must stop simply mimicking whatever trends are catching on in the west. It is the kind of error that leads Dr. Eric to think a politics of social democracy, which isn’t even suitable for Glasgow anymore, is somehow suitable for Gwadar. Social democracy has …

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The 140-billion charity business

Viewpoint · Aug 16, 2012

Two years back it was disclosed that 17 banned militant groups were openly raising funds through religious gatherings, certificated award ceremonies, and meetings held in the name of social welfare There were at least 162 registered charity organizations in Pa …

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MAD vs sane approach to peace

Jamshed Iqbal · Aug 15, 2012

When we opted for piling up bombs, we needed a spoiled nation of firebrands to support us. For manufacturing this kind of nation, we fed the masses on heroic fantasies, consequently we have none in the majority to protest against the squalid codes of militaris …

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Institutional blood suckers and crumbling PTV

Ghulam Haider · Aug 14, 2012

Since his taking over as MD PTV, YBM has hired around 400 people in sheer violation of PTV rules and court directions given on various occasion. The hired persons are those who even have been rejected or terminated from the private sector channels on a bad per …

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The unsung

Waseem Altaf · Aug 10, 2012

These men were the true symbols of defiance against the oppressive colonial rule, and the freedom the sub-continent won, to a great extent, is owed to these unsung heroes who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of their fellow countrymen Looking at our h …

Cartoons

Cartoon: 09 August 2012

Sabir Nazar · Aug 9, 2012

Viewpoint editorial cartoon

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Towards a new left

Viewpoint · Aug 9, 2012

From the perspective of the Left, the most pressing task is to imagine a politics that is not confined within the repressive frameworks of our contemporary political scene A little over two decades ago, the ideologues of neo-liberal capitalism were proudly dec …

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Diary of a student led astray

Faheem Yousuf · Aug 3, 2012

I wondered why travel to Sweden, why not stay at Raiwind (tableeghi Jamaat’s headquarters in Pakistan) and get a Master Degree through God Last year, I was packing my bags for a new experience. It was about the place I had heard of only from the perspective of …

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Islamo-corporatization

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012

It is really amazing to see ‘pious’ and ‘religious’ Mohammad Yousaf, an erstwhile Christian now converted to Islam, advocating the use of the ‘Judeo-Christian’ world’s branded soft-drinks and shampoos for the sake of money Pakistan is a state experiencing Isla …

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Islimization culture under Inzi was the sign of times: Ramiz Raja

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012

Players couldn't have escaped the changing veneer of the society triggered largely by anti-American sentiments and by what most Pakistanis and the Islamic world interpret as war against Islam ‘Never in my career was I offered to throw a match,’ says Ramiz Raja …

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The Gospel of St. Woolmer

Viewpoint · Aug 2, 2012

Satans decided to flout the supremacy of the Lord God and Lord Chief Justice and prayed on the innocent to fix the test at the Lords. So it came to pass that three pious young men, favoured of God, fell into their trap and thence to Wandsworth Prison In the be …

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Power loom workers case – A miscarriage of justice: Cindy Zahnd

Viewpoint · Jul 27, 2012

Over 5000 people attended a jalsa in Faisalabad on Saturday to denounce the judgement by the anti-terrorist court that sentenced six power loom workers to 99 years each for demanding the implementation of the 17% wage increase announced by the government in 20 …

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Ahmedis versus the wrath of Pakistan

Viewpoint · Jul 26, 2012

Thepersecution.org is a comprehensive web portal that documents the Ahmedi persecution. Unsurprisingly, it’s banned in Pakistan If you are an Ahmedi and by chance you are in Pakistan, the land of conspiracy theorists, non state actors and religious predators t …

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Now begins the Ramazan show!

Viewpoint · Jul 26, 2012

For the Express Television Network, Shahid Afridi is going to educate the masses about how to gain spirituality during Ramazan! As the cricketer will be fasting throughout this holy month, he won't be able to play cricket. But to fill the monetary loss for mis …

Cartoons

Cartoon: 19 July 2012

Sabir Nazar · Jul 19, 2012

Viewpoint editorial cartoon

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Dajjal National Park

Viewpoint · Jul 19, 2012

Prof. Aamir Hamaqat Hussein (May Allah increase his ratings) was born in a manger on the 15th of Shaaban when the whole of the Ummah was praying that a Messiah come to them Our heartiest felicitations to the great philosopher of Islam and the scourge of the he …

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Why I’m not celebrating US exit

Viewpoint · Jul 19, 2012

Today there is only the cruel choice between continued American presence and Taliban rule After a trillion dollars and 2000 dead Americans, there is precious little to show as the U.S. heads towards its 2014 exit. America’s primary goal had been to create a st …

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