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July 5, 2009
True to Tradition
As someone who collects and studies inscriptions on Pakistani trucks, I decided to write about these inscriptions, not only to understand the world view of the drivers and painters who write them, but also explore whether they provide evidence that…
July 4, 2009
A Family Affair
In the public consciousness, as in all things, there are trends. Today, the ‘in’ issues to worry about in Pakistan are Talibanisation, women’s rights and, until recently, the judiciary. What goes unnoticed is the creeping menace we’ve faced for 62…
June 8, 2009
Bullies Not Allowed
The Women’s Action Forum (WAF) held an event at the Karachi Press Club on May 8 to speak against Talibanisation, demanding equal access to public spaces for all. The event, titled ‘Women reclaiming public space,’ started off with a speech…
June 5, 2009
Editor’s Note: June 2009
Some government officials still continue to live in a state of denial. Take the Punjab law minister, for instance. He saw an “Indian hand” in the recent suicide bombing of Rescue 15 and the ISI headquarters in Lahore in which 30…
May 29, 2009
Are They Here?
Karachi’s days of peace and calm seem to be numbered. The city-wide eruption of violence on April 29, 2009, broke what was already an uneasy calm. The killing of two MQM workers when they were attacked by armed men in…
May 29, 2009
Interview: Haider Abbas Rizvi
“Why are Karachiites waiting for something terrible to happen before they wake up?” - Haider Abbas Rizvi Deputy Parliamentary Leader, National Assembly, MQM Q: What does the MQM have to say about what happened in the city on April…
May 8, 2009
Cover Up, Or Else …
Several women journalists and activists attending the open-house session of the South Asian Women in the Media (SAWM), Sindh chapter, at the Karachi Press Club, expressed growing concern at the manner in which they were being ordered to cover their…
May 6, 2009
Burqay Ke Peche Kya Hai?
In January 2009, Newsline ran an article on fashion. The story went as follows: a young editor tried to commission a top Pakistani fashion model for a shoot showcasing designer abayas. Not one known name in the modelling world was willing…
May 1, 2009
Interview: Nadia Hussain
A model caked with make-up posed and pouted at the entrance to Sab’s Salon for a photographer who merrily clicked away. I had arrived at the salon, not to be groomed and pampered but to interview a well-known face from…
May 1, 2009
Interview: Sonia Rehman Qureshi
“I am sick of crying on TV. People need to lighten up” — Sonia Rehman Qureshi Sonia Rehman Qureshi, the leading lady of recent television hits Doraha and Mohabbat Karnay Walon Ka Naam, says she was never really interested in…