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The first part of this exchange between Beena Sarwar and Dilip D’Souza is here. Credit is acknowledged to both of them and The News.
CONVERSATIONS: Let’s keep it goingDilip D’Souza and Beena Sarwar continue their correspondence from last week, attempting to share thoughts honestly, without fear and hostility, exploring what divides our countries, and seeking ways […]

I have been visiting different parts of India for the past 8 – 9 years for conferences and also as part of numerous delegations. Fortunately I have always been granted visas that exempt me from police reporting although city restrictions have applied. We have all constantly grumbled about that but have learnt to live with […]

I belong to that Pakistani generation who grew up embracing American culture. From John Bon Jovi to Steve Jobs; my generation listens to American music, watches American cinema and idolize American entrepreneurs and inventors. Even the two Governments have a lot of history to share. Our rulers in uniform or civil attire follow an unspoken […]

I wonder if a futurist in the past ever predicted the affiliation of an average consumer with its brands. We have seen how the followers of one religion disagreeing with the beliefs of another or fan of one sports team ridiculing the fans of another or the public reaction on the policies of their governments […]

Recent referendum in Switzerland to ban mosque minarets and legislations in France to put curbs on Muslim women to wear hijab shows how hypocrite the so called civilized governments have become.
They claim to be freedom lovers and liberal minds but in actual their actions show their myopic fascist ideas.
I hope their are sensible people in those countries […]

As I said at IGF last month, most of us usually wear multiple hats. I may be the President of P@SHA but I am also part of civil society, I am also a woman, I am a blogger, I am a citizen of a country and an inhabitant of the world. Each of these parts […]

When I was asked to be the keynote speaker at the Press Conference that Aurat Foundation was organizing in Islamabad on the topic “Cybercrimes and Violence against Women” on December 4, I must admit I was overwhelmed.
These women had spent decades researching, advocating and working for the cause of Violence against Women. They had taken […]

This is the second post in a three part series on Jeremy Scahill’s investigative piece on Blackwater in Pakistan. In the first post, I dealt with the extent to which we should buy Schaill’s claims, seeing as how they were based exclusively on three anonymous sources. In this post, I deal with the impact of […]

Remember the taliban from the mid and late 90’s? the heroes who fought off the well armed russian military with their primitive weapons? the whole goddamn world celebrated it, the americans, us, the arabs, all of us supported them. After 1996 they setup a strict government, and everyone gave them recognition for the various crimes […]

Exclusive Discussion about 1990s Politics and Fall of governments. Who Did What? Which was broadcast on Oct 30 - 9 PM Pakistan Time. Last Show of the series on Nov 6 at 9 PM about Intelligence agencies’ role in Pakistan’s Politics, Masood Joining Pakistan Peoples Party and his Resignation from CEC and basic membership of […]

HawkEye Special Series: Our Guest Masood Sharif Khan Khattak
(Ex-Chief Intelligence Bureau)
Episode 1

Next Episode : About 1990s Politics and Fall of governments. Who Did What? 

Oct 30 at 9 PM Pakistan Time on: PakRadio : PakistanFirst.com/radio
 

 
Click Here to Listen to the Recording of Episode 1 

This cup of tea was served by: Pakistan First

Governments everywhere must make the interests of small and medium sized businesses a key priority or put sustained economic recovery at risk, three of the world’s leading accounting bodies have warned following a global survey which they commissioned. CPA Australia, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), […]

I thought it would be interesting to present information about secure SMS. What is it and why do you need it? There are times when higher grade of security and trust is needed from a sms-based communication. Examples include transmission of sensitive and confidential information from handset-to-handset, server-to-handset or vice versa. Usage scenarios range from […]

Corporate farming – Ayesha Siddiqa
RECENTLY, a controversy has emerged regarding the government’s plan to lease or sell land to foreign clients in order to increase agricultural productivity and earn money. Both the federal and Punjab governments seem keen on the plan.
But what this entails and what the likely cost of such a move will be […]