Tag Archives: South Asia
The Congregation of the Dumb
By Jahanzeb Hussain The leaders of all the Pakistani political parties represented in parliament met on Sept 9, 2013 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to thrash out the strategy for dealing with the terrorist threat. At the end of the deliberations, in which the army chief and the director general of the ISI also took part, it was unanimously decided to begin negotiations […]
Pakistan, in and out of the elections
By Jahanzeb Hussain Pakistan has just come out of a historic election. It’s the first time in the country’s history that a civilian government completed its 5 year term and passed on the baton to another civilian government. Analysts say that hopes are high in Pakistan and that the country is heading in the right […]
The missing persons of Baluchistan
By Jahanzeb Hussain I’ve seen their silent faces They scream so loud If they were to speak these words They’d go missing too Another woman on the torture table What else can they do ? One day we’ll dance on their graves One day we’ll sing our freedom One day we’ll laugh in our joy […]
Evaluating Jinnah
By Jahanzeb Hussain Going through the special supplements of Pakistani newspapers on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary on 25 December, one had the impression of reading about a superhuman who, despite all odds and all opposition, succeeded singlehandedly in winning a homeland for Indian Muslims facing extinction at the hands of cruel Hindus. […]
Collateral Damage 