Stories about Pakistan from May, 2008
Pakistan: Nuclear tests
Lahore Nama on the 10th anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear tests.
Pakistan: A decade after
Islamabad Metblogs on a decade after Pakistan‘s nuclear tests.
Pakistan, India: Music in Kashmir
CHUP! on a Pakistani band, Junoon that recently performed in Kashmir in India.
India, Pakistan: Music and Conflict
La Dolce Vita on a Pakistani band playing in Kashmir, India and how the whole show of peace and calm in the conflict-ridden region appears to be a farce.
Pakistan: Food and the Government
Whisk on the disconnect in Pakistan between the looming food crisis and the actions of the government.
Pakistan: On Security
Changing Up Pakistan! interviews an expert from Rand Corporation to get some insight on the security situation.
Pakistan: Inside a Govt Office
KO has a vivid description of a government office in Pakistan, reflecting on how very little gets done inside one of the offices.
Pakistan: A green Pakistan?
The Pakistani Spectator on the indifference towards environmental issues in the country.
Pakistan: Silent tsunami
All Things Pakistan on the alarming rise in food prices, called the “silent tsunami”.
Pakistan: Resistance poetry
Himal Magazine on the rich tradition of dissident literature in Pakistan.
Videos: Creativity in facing the water crisis
With two very recent natural disasters in mind: the cyclone in Myanmar and the Earthquake in Sichuan, China, the topic of getting pure and drinkable water to needy populations has come back into the conversation. Following, several videos which propose different solutions to supply clean water or at least make it easier for people to have a healthful liquid to drink.
Pakistan: Vigilante justice
All Things Pakistan on the trend of vigilante justice in the country – with its horrible consequences.
Pakistan: Gender segregation and health
Five Rupees on how unhealthy extreme gender-segregation can be.
Pakistan, India: Voices of the oppressed
Jahane Rumi from Pakistan on the literature of the oppressed in India.
Pakistan: Quitting the Cabinet
The political situation in Pakistan takes a turn for the unpredictable. CHUP! on a member party of the coalition government quitting the cabinet.
South Asia: Burma, the junta and a crisis
In a post titled “Hell in the time of Junta”, Sepia Mutiny writes about the humanitarian crisis in Burma.
Pakistan: Domestic violence
All Things Pakistan explores the issue of domestic violence in the country.
Pakistan: Domestic violence
All Things Pakistan explores the issue of domestic violence in the country.
Pakistan: The Mayor of Karachi
Five Rupees on meeting the Mayor of Karachi in the campus of University of Chicago.
South Asia: Soaring food prices
2.6 billion links to a report by the Asian Development Bank on the soaring food prices the world over.
Pakistan: Alternatives to the Madrassa
CHUP! on a newspaper report on the trend of Turkish schools in Pakistan offering an alternative to Madrassa education.
