Latest Blog Posts for How Pakistan Works

• The Islamic Economy
  on Mar 8, 2010
  Ever since WWII, countries like the United States have been continuously banging the drums of capitalism and denouncing socialism as an evil system that deprives its citizens of financial freedom. Phrases like 'free enterprise' or 'profit motive' bec...
• Eat, Sleep and Weep Cricket
  on Mar 7, 2010
  Sports are always charged with emotions. It's common knowledge that sports are to men what Saas Bhi kabhi Bahu Thi is to a women - a tale of joy, sorrow, vengeance, remorse, disappointment and redemption. People take their sports very seriously. But...
• The God of Many Trumps The God of Few
  on Mar 6, 2010
  Many of us are under the delusion that simply because our constitution is based on Shariah, we can sit back at ease and claim that there is no religious discrimination on our constitutional level. Here's a number of rules followed by our country that...
• Is Meat Murder?
  on Mar 6, 2010
  Being a meat-lover and a dedicated follower of Atkins all-protein diet program, I may not be the best person to preach this issue. But even I'm beginning to feel the sting of moral consciousness. With every passing year, our world changes dramaticall...
• You, Me and Cyberspace
  on Jan 20, 2010
  Remember the good old days when we used to go out, interact with 3-D people and talk to them on the telephone, effectively conveying our feelings and emotions? Screw that. Now we have cyberspace! Let the World-Wide-Web handle your relationships for y...
• Avatar Anyone?
  on Jan 7, 2010
  The first half of the movie offered little more than just good visual effects (I must confess, I almost admitted defeat and fell asleep at one point in the theater). But then picture begins to change, and you suddenly realize that you're not watching...
• For God and Country..
  on Dec 12, 2009
  A week ago, my 5-year old sister drew an oddly proportioned flag of Pakistan in her notebook. The white part of the flag, supposedly representing the non-Muslim minorities, was equal in size to the green (Islam).As she erased and re-drew the flag und...
• Terrorism: The Bullet That Backfired
  on Dec 6, 2009
  Terrorism in Pakistan was the birth-child of an international dinner party in which Pakistan was left behind the bill. That much, we know. United States got what it wanted: In the hills of Afghanistan, the Russians suffered tremendous losses from whi...
• Ten Things You Should Know About Pakistan(is)
  on Dec 5, 2009
  1) It's pronounced Paa-kiss-taan - not "Pack-is-tan".2) The fastest way to attract a Pakistani's attention is to talk about an India-Pakistan cricket match.3) The quickest way to tick a Pakistani off is to speak in favor India's political stance.4) T...
• Dude, Where's My Sanity?
  on Dec 5, 2009
  In a private hospital where my parents (both doctors) work, we received a female patient complaining of severe pain in her right knee. After meticulous diagnosis, nothing came up. Being an experienced doctor , she probed a bit into the patient's pers...

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