Stories about Pakistan from August, 2007
Pakistan: ExPM in exile returns
All Things Pakistan on the developments on the political front, as an Ex-PrimeMinister in exile returns to Pakistan in early September.
Tunisia: A new Mohammed cartoon crisis ?
Tunisian blogger A.L.G.Y of Cos-maux-polis is wondering whether a new Mohammed cartoon crisis is brewing. She explains that drawings of a man with the body of a dog wearing a turban were published in a local Swedish newspaper on August, 18th. As protests are underway in Pakistan and Iran, she...
Pakistan: Green Boxes for Qurans
Don't know what to do with the Quran? Metroblogging Lahore spots green boxes installed by the Punjab Quran Board.
Pakistan: The Supreme Court
Metroblogging Islamabad on the role of the Supreme Court in politics and the implications.
Pakistan: Karachi and Liveability
All Things Pakistan on The Economist's Global Liveability Index, where Karachi finds itself ranked amongst the least liveable cities.
Pakistan: The Rickshaw
All Things Pakistan on the iconic rickshaw, a fixture on the streets of South Asia.
Central Asia: Which port to choose?
As a landlocked region, Central Asia is reliant on other countries’ maritime infrastructure to integrate with world markets. On Registan.net, Kayumars Turkistani evaluates two potential seaports, Gwadar in Pakistan and Chabahar in Iran.
Pakistan: Arms Race
The Pakistani Spectator on the Arms Race, and what Saudi Arabia's strategy should be.
Pakistan: Lal Masjid and after
Metroblogging Islamabad on the impact of the Lal Masjid fiasco on the younger generation.
Pakistan: 60 years of film
Metroblogging Lahore on the sixty years of Pakistan's film industry, based in Lahore.
South Asia: Slaving in the Middle East
South Asian migrant workers (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal) have a notable contribution in the developments of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region. But the abuse and exploitation of these workers is shocking and serious issue. Migrant workers fuel the engine of the economy but they are exploited,...
Pakistan: Talibanization
KO presents a timeline of Talibanization of Pakistan. “It didn't just creep up and hit an entire country on the head yesterday, it was a long time cooking.”
India, Pakistan: Macaulay, Education and Colonialism
varnam is doing a fascinating series on Thomas Macaulay and his policies on education in colonial India.
India, Pakistan: 1947, Independence and Partition
Ruined by Reading reviews Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, a book by Alex Von Tunzelmann.
Pakistan: Power Supply
Power supply appears to have become more erratic in parts of the country. The Pakistani Spectator on inadequate infrastructure.
Pakistan: Patriotism and Music
Patriotism seems to find a lot of resonance in music. More at Metroblogging Lahore.
Pakistan: On Pakistaniat
All Things Pakistan on defining what Pakistaniat means to various individuals. “we ask our readers to share the one thing – a song, an image, a verse, a thought, a quote, a person, anything – that represents their Pakistaniat for them.”
Pakistan: Images of celebration
More photographs at Metroblogging Lahore celebrating Independence Day in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Bad infrastructure
KO on rain bringing Karachi's infrastructure to a standstill, and why bad infrastructure is worse than terrorism.
Pakistan: Celebrating Independence
Metroblogging Lahore has photographs capturing the spirit of celebration to the run-up to Pakistan's Independence Day on August 14th.
Pakistan: Missing parts of Marriage Contract
An author at All Things Pakistan on the missing paragraphs in the Nikah Nama – the marriage contract as signed in the Islamic tradition.
