Why did the missiles go unnoticed?

A rather cocky and misguided piece appeared in Times of India called "Yes, Pakistan has more bombs than us" after Hina Khar's Indian visit. Mr. Vishwanathan, in order to not sound explicitly sexist, ties himself in various contradictory contortions. He first insinuates Khar was all style and no substance, discusses her and some other beauties and even accuses Pakistan of wanting to “evade issues” by tactically using good-looking female envoys. But then he asks “why is Indian foreign policy style so dull and listless”. So does he approve of glamour or not?

The writer seems to suffer from a version of the Madonna-whore complex...

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Violence in Karachi

No one was speaking much about the Karachi violence. Therefore we interviewed some of the big names in the city and requested them to suggest a solution.

That time of the year

Almost two hundred dengue cases have been recently reported in Lahore, in a second and more intense wave this year. The epidemic is expected to continue through September and October, monsoon months which are most conducive to mosquito breeding. The threat is higher in northern Lahore and walled city where water pools, leaking pipes and congested areas serve as safe havens for mosquito vectors.

Return of the native

Students from here have been going abroad for higher education for many decades. Today, however, the number seems higher than ever before. A pleasant surprise is reserved for those who decide to return to Pakistan. This is baffling. They have their reasons for doing so.

Bringing liberalism back to Pakistan

IAF

The International Academy of Leadership in Gummersbach, Germany has dark gray rectangular buildings with huge wall-size windows that allow a view of the green hills that surround the academy. The academy is itself based on a hill that you can hike up to at any time of the day and night without much fear of safety. The worst that could happen is that you may suddenly come across a rabbit.

Speaking of Tolerance

The Liberal Forum Pakistan (LFP) arranged a seminar on ‘Peace and Tolerance’ at a local hotel on Saturday.
The panel, which was opened by LFP Lahore Chapter General Secretary Alia Shah, stressed on the need for tolerance in Pakistan, linking it to the recent killing of former governor Salmaan Taseer and minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti. LFP Lahore Chapter President, Muhammad Safdar, said that Pakistan could not progress without tolerance. LFP Information Secretary Ammara Ahmad insisted that the judicial system must ensure that justice prevails in the murder cases of Taseer and Bhatti.
Taranjeet Singh, a media personality and activist, traced the evolution of societies and how tolerance remains an important stone of any peaceful set-up. Coordinator to the president Naveed Chaudhry relished Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to tolerate the opposition and foil any attempts to disrupt the system. The LFP is a non-profit organisation promoting liberal values in Pakistan, and is funded by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. pr

This press release was first published in Daily Times. 

This press release was first published in Daily Times.