sumerian poem
on Nov 16, 2009baithak has an aura. sheesha, fireplace, bulging bookshelves, rugs, divan takias and more...

Ex-Islamic radicals on what motivates -- and impedes -- extremism
on Nov 16, 2009Ex-Islamic radicals on what motivates -- and impedes -- extremism - The British journalist Johann Hari has written an absolutely vital article for The Independent, examining a growing movement of former hardened Islamic militants who are now devoted...

Yes, we are in denial, Who killed Karkare? Sacking Zardari
on Nov 16, 2009Pakistan is a nation in denial, unwilling to mature and accept responsibility for mistakes past and future – unwilling to shoulder the weight of responsibility for improving its own future. Certainly, other countries have meddled in our politics. B...

Best Books About Etiquette, The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2009,Unicorns in Kabul, Copenhagen Climate Talks, Spiefgel -Clinton,
on Nov 16, 2009TheNews special report on The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2009Best Books About Etiquette - No offense to other books on manners, but Emily Post biographer Laura Claridge says these titles are impeccable. The authors range from Erasmus to Emily Pos...

James Fergusson: Obama is haunted by Gorbachev's ghost
on Nov 16, 2009James Fergusson: Obama is haunted by Gorbachev's ghost - No invading army has ever 'won' in Afghanistan, and nothing unites the people more than infidel soldiers on their holy soil. It sometimes feels like unfinished business for us as well. In 1929,...

The Sachin I know, Palin's Payback, Huma Yusuf, Anjum Niaz, Ardeshir to Iftikhar Chaudhry, defining a Muslim,
on Nov 15, 2009The Sachin I know - Tendulkar has found the urge, and the solutions, to be able to play for 20 years. That is a landmark to be celebratedMemoir Is Palin’s Payback to McCain Campaign “Going Rogue,” the title of Sarah Palin’s erratic new memoir...

Pablo Picasso
on Nov 15, 2009baithak has an aura. sheesha, fireplace, bulging bookshelves, rugs, divan takias and more...

Wannabe Amir ul Momineen Nawaz Sharif and his Billions
on Nov 15, 2009ISLAMABAD: The Musharraf government prepared a money laundering reference against PML-N leaders Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif in 2000 on the basis of a statement recorded by one of their trusted lieutenants, Senator Ishaq Dar, according t...

MuslamnoN ki Tareekh - telling it like it is
on Nov 15, 2009These two short clips sent by SR worth viewing ~tAfter I put this out yesterday, I read this on Naveen Naqvi's blog:The presenters of the highly influential Urdu electronic media are busy trying to convince Pakistanis that the real culprits and mis...

Masood Hasan, Gibran Peshimam, Farrukh Saleem, Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case, Power grab at any cost,
on Nov 15, 2009This land was made for VIPs and all things must be tailored to ensure their safety, well being and prosperity. The people? They are expendable. Faceless and nameless. Just statistics forgotten within hours. Masood HasanThe MQM has managed to, and wil...