– M Dear Friends, It is a nice co-incidence that this year (2012) is the birth centenary of two of the greatest creative writers that twentieth century has produced – Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Saadat Hasan Manto. It is worth remembering that these… Continue Reading →
by Signed by Tariq Ali, Noam Chomsky, Farooq Tariq… For the past 8 months Baba Jan Hunzai and four fellow activists have languished in various jails of Gilgit. Twice in this period he has been removed from jail and tortured by… Continue Reading →
Evidence at Mohenjo-Daro When excavations of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro reached the street level, they discovered skeletons scattered about the cities, many holding hands and sprawling in the streets as if some instant, horrible doom had taken place. People were just lying, unburied, in the… Continue Reading →
Letter of protest May 3, 2012 To: His Excellency Mr Abdul Malik Abdullah High Commissioner for Pakistan 4 Timbarra Crescent, O’Malley ACT 2606 [email protected] Cc: Mr Azam Mohammed Consul General for Pakistan Level 7, 32 Martin Place, Sydney 2000 [email protected]… Continue Reading →
KARACHI: The first step in fighting honour crimes is to accept their existence in the society and understand the nature of the crime. “We need to accept that such crimes exist and that they are more prevalent in certain cultures… Continue Reading →
Letter from Pakistan – I want to return home Vile Parle man who went missing in ’05 found in Lahore jail After his father passed away, Bhavesh left home for Amritsar, hopped on to Samjhauta Express and crossed into Pakistan… Continue Reading →
By Zofeen Ebrahim Bano and her cleric husband campaigning against child marriage. Credit:Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS Buy this picture KARACHI, Pakistan, Apr ,2012 (IPS) – It was personal experience that turned Gul Bano and her cleric husband, Ahmed Khan, into ambassadors against… Continue Reading →
Gautam Dheer, Apr 28, 2012 : Deccan Herald —For over three decades, 61-year old and ailing Angrez Kaur lived a life in tremulous dilemma unsure if her husband was alive or if she was a widow. Her son Amrik Singh… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, April 23, 2012 Vijetha S. N, The Hindu Artistes from Pakistan’s Laal Band performing at Press Club of India in New Delhi on Sunday evening. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar. Laal Band speaks the language of Marx and Faiz Ahmed… Continue Reading →
Yudhvir Rana, TNN | Apr 23, 2012, 07.03PM IST AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s former Federal Minister for Human Rights, Ansar Burney has asked Pakistan to reveal the identities of Indian Prisoners of War (PoW) who had died in its custody. The Human Rights Activist has argued… Continue Reading →
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