pakistan - Himal Southasian (Page 27)

The Indo-Pak bomb

In the progress of nuclearisation in South Asia, India has been the leader in the sense of provoking the next stage of escalation at every turn. In this context one

By Itty Abraham

/ 1 Dec 2003

Fauji’s foundation

Before starting to question the logic of why the Fauji Foundation is buying out PSO, it is worth considering why PSO is being sold in the first place.

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Nov 2003

Inelastic doctrine

People can be charged for blasphemy under section 295 A, B, C and 505 of Pakistan Penal Code. Recent instances of blasphemy cases have once again brought the issue into

By Mohan Gopal Nyachhyon

/ 1 Oct 2003

Haphazard devolution

The concept of devolution of powers to the grass-roots was floated under the Musharraf regime in late 1999. The framework for the devolution plan was placed before sections of

By Sajid Kazmi

/ 1 Sep 2003

Mere dushman, mere bhai, mere humsai (My enemy, my brother, my neighbour)

I met Rahul and Amit during my first week at Trinity College. I can still remember those moments distinctly. Rahul was wearing the characteristic Sikh turban, and Amit was standing

By Shahvar Ali Khan

/ 1 Sep 2003

The Indiapakistani Citizen

An Indian from Kerala becomes Pakistani by happenstance, gets a Pakistani passport in order to get back home to India, is found by the police two decades later, is taken

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 2003

Bahauddins’ war

Corporal Kazi Bahauddin, 24 Bengali soldier in Pakistan Army November, 1971 The Western Front "Is it true that you're in love with the old girl's

By Ishrat Firdousi

/ 1 Aug 2003

Pakistan’s budget 2003-04: The economics of hypocrisy

Pakistan's government releases a budget addressing the concerns of its core constituency – the World Bank and the IMF.

By Shafqat Munir

/ 1 Jul 2003

Illegal lives

Karachi's two million immigrants face a government crackdown.

By Hasan Mansoor

/ 1 Jul 2003

A Subcontinental consensus?

This summer's thaw in Pakistan-India relations has breathed new life into track two processes between the countries. The region's pacifists have risen with recharged spirits,

By Ammara Durrani

/ 1 Jul 2003

Between two hegemons

The late-June Bush-Musharraf Camp David show seems to have been widely accepted as a great success, at least in the corporate media's projection of things. That

By M. V. Ramana

/ 1 Jul 2003

The lie industry

The website of the United States Central Command recently reported that Pakistan suffered a USD 10 billion loss (almost one-third of total external debt) because of its support for

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Jun 2003