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Condemned to Repeat History

In every case, selfstyled prophets of change in Pakistan have failed to deliver on their promises. In the wee hours of the night of 5 November 1996, Pakistan´s President

By Add Najarn

/ 1 Jan 1997

Primordial parting

The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan by Aitzaz Ahsan Oxford University Press, Karachi, 1996 413 pages

By The Editors

/ 1 Sep 1996

The Military In Pakistan Image and Reality

The image of the Pakistan army existed before the image of Pakistan, because the army existed before the country came into being. The charisma developed during Partition when the people

By K.Ahmed

/ 1 Aug 1996

ONE NATION, TWO DISCOURSES

If you read only Urdu in Pakistan; you are expected to possess a world-view distinct from someone who reads only English. Urdu carries more domestic news and concentrates more

By K.Ahmed

/ 1 Aug 1996

BOMBS IN PUNJAB

The mysterious bomb blasts that have been rocking Pakistan´s most populous province of the Punjab over the last few months are cause for great concern. The terrorists have so

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 1996

Dead on Arrival

Testing Times: The Global Stake in a Nuclear Test Ban by Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik Dag Hammarskjold Foundation Uppsala, Sweden, 1996

By T.T.Paulose

/ 1 Jul 1996

Pakistan has the dubious distinction of being the world´s second-most corrupt nation, after Nigeria, according to the findings of the Berlin-based non¬governmental organisation Transparency International (TI)

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1996

In Pakistan, the Social Clause is Finally an Issue

Whenever Pakistani NGO people have a chance to mingle with fellow Subcontinental, one question always comes up. Why are Pakistani NGOs so passive and mute about the effects of International

By Farjad Nabi

/ 1 Jun 1996

Native Informant on the Veiled Life

Letters to Emily: Glimpses of Life from Inside and Outside the Haveli by Shireen Nana nee Mirza Kifayat Academy, Karachi, 1994 and 1996 125 pages

By Firdous Azim

/ 1 Jun 1996

End of History

The political abuse of history in India and Pakistan is fostering entire generations that are conditioned to regard each other as the enemy. India´s Evil Designs Against Pakistan."

By Navnita Chadha Behera

/ 1 Jun 1996

Roundup of regional news

Bangladesh Artists Visit Pakistan SOON AFTER A contingent of retired Indian army officers and their wives returned after a goodwill visit of Pakistan, it was time for cultural visitors from

By The Editors

/ 1 Jun 1996

KARACHI: IS PEACE HERE TO STAY?

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto´s government may have bludgeoned Karachi into submission, but independent observers are asking whether the apparent peace is here to stay. It is true that the

By The Editors

/ 1 Jun 1996