14th August 2015, another independence day of Pakistan. We are all Pakistani today. Although the fun fare and excitement has more to do with consumerism and commercialism than patriotism. رمضان میں ÛÙ… مسلمان Ûوتے Ûیں، Ú†ÙˆØ¯Û Ø§Ú¯Ø³Øª Ú©Ùˆ پاکستانی. — Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 13, 2015 The Independence Day is … Read more
To an utterly dumbfounded reader, news in every paper on 15th August 2011 read: “Senate Chairman Farooq H. Naek, National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza, Interior Minister Rahman Malik, Secretary General to President Salman Faruqui and late Punjab Governor Salman Taseer have been nominated for ‘Nishan-i-Imtiaz’. Similarly, the chairperson of … Read more
Today, 14 August 2010 mark the 64th independence day of Pakistan but all official ceremonies have been called off due to the ongoing mega catastrophe. It’s been two weeks now that flood waters continued rushing down the Indus River in Pakistan creating havoc. High waters had traveled more than 1,000 … Read more
August was supposed to be a month in which school children used to rehearse for tableaus to be performed at the independence day function, buying flags to hoist on their rooftop, Independence Day parade practice used to take place in Islamabad and names used to be finalized to whom awards … Read more
Pakistan is one of the largest Muslim states in the world. The country emerged on the world map on 1947 and since then it has been facing all sorts of opposition and challenges, including the very first war in 1947 and separation of East-Pakistan. However now the only Muslim state … Read more
For me as a teen, 14th August was no more than a day when the night skies will change, with b…
Why people celebrate Birthdays? While I am not personally into such celebrations, Birthdays, in m…