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TTP: Can we reverse the plague of extremism?
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for two well-publicised attacks in the country on Thursday, August 16. The first involved the well-planned attack on the Pakistan Air Force...
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G-B massacre: The government is all talk, no action
It was perhaps the first time that an international forum as prestigious as the United Nations took strong exception to sectarian violence, referring to the massacre of passengers belonging to the Shia...
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Holier than thou
It seems as if a large portion of the population will have to be decimated so that the adherents of a certain ideology can create an ‘Islamic’ society. The binaries of ‘self’ and the ‘other’ are now...
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Pakistan is not ‘only for Muslims’
In my freshman year of college I wanted to set up a Pakistani students association to network and interact with other Pakistani students in the area and also to promote and share our rich culture with...
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Would Jinnah, a Shia, also have to leave the country he founded?
August 15 marked the completion of 65 years since our country came into existence. Yes, it was August 15 and not August 14, however, we officially celebrate our independence day on the 14th. The...
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Unity — a vision foresighted
Most of us remember and casually reiterate Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s formula for a better nation: unity, faith and discipline. The three words have been overused (often in the wrong order),...
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When a child dies
His eyes; bright, innocent and carefree, Guileless; so perfect in their entirety, Smile; pure, sweet, untarnished, certainly, it was cherished. Mother, father- forever doting, Precious like a...
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Protestors, to get the message across, learn your rights
The peaceful demonstration for the Abbas Town tragedy at Teen Talwar on Monday, under the calligraphic engravings of Quaid-e-Azam’s motto, was bound by faith and discipline. Around 50 people gathered...
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The sharks have tasted blood
Nowadays, if you have a personal grudge to settle or a fight to pick, make it about religion and you can muster a sizeable little army to do your job for you. What’s more, you and your cronies are...
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I am a common man and I am contesting in the elections
My name is Mohammad Jibran Nasir. I am 26-years-old and a lawyer by profession having completed my LLB followed by an LLM. I finished my studies in 2010 and upon my return to Pakistan after my two year...
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When eating in Ramazan means asking for a beating
With the holy month comes an all encompassing wave of piety - dairy companies’ fuss over how their milk will make Iftar a more spiritual experience and television actors don designer shalwar kameez to...
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When the Presidential election is more important than the Parachinar blast
Pakistan is a rather strange place. If you are unable to fast because you are unwell, you can end up with a black eye and maybe a few broken ribs. This is courtesy of our informal, yet thorough and...
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#ShiaGenocide is a reality, not just a ‘fab’ Twitter trend
Another sectarian attack in Parachinar. The infamous hashtag Shia Genocide, however, only lasts momentarily on Twitter before being taken over by more worthy trends like #replaceMovieNameWithSharamnak....
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Triggering sectarian violence in Kashmir won’t help, India, we still want...
The wave of sectarian clashes struck occupied Kashmir in the already troubled times when many were mourning the martyrs of the Ramban killings. It was a few weeks ago when news from occupied Kashmir...
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I remember a Muharram in Quetta when we lived peacefully…
Gone are the days when Muharram was observed by nearly all Muslims belonging to different sects of Islam. Now it is observed strictly under security from law enforcement agencies. In Quetta, my...
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Ancholi blasts: When will we remember that the white in Pakistan’s flag...
Another bomb blast; another attack on the Shia community. The blast in Ancholi, Federal B Area was so loud that my windows shook and the children woke up even though I live miles away. I shudder to...
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Lest we forget: Remembering the victims of the 2013 Hazara massacre
When Aslam Raisani, the then chief minister of Balochistan, was asked about the Mastung massacre in September 2011, he replied, “The population of Balochistan is in millions, 40 dead in Mastung is no...
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I am sorry Mr Policeman, you deserve better…
This year, like preceding years, began with massive bloodshed. There have been targeted killings of civilians in the south, sectarian killings in the west and militants in the north of Pakistan. Amid...
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Lessons from Abbas Town: Stick together, whether you are Shia or Sunni
In a town where Shias and Sunnis had lived together peacefully for years, worshipped just down the street from one another, played cricket and often sat together in the evenings to chat, a sign...
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How is Pakistan doing, you ask? Why don’t you ask the victims of Abbas Town?
“Oh you’re from Pakistan? How is your country doing?” Asked a classmate here at the London School of Economics (LSE) two weeks ago. The question took me back to a different time… somewhere in the...
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