Mumtaz Mahar: A genuine but negelected writer of Sindhi

Posted on April 20, 2008
Filed Under Literature, Opinion

Today I received a message from Mumtaz Mahar, short story writer and critic of Sindhi literature asking me to meet him for a little chit chat that he was planning in a hotel in Karachi. I was a bit busy…

Halal Vaccine: Thinking point for Pakistan

Posted on April 16, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan, South Asia, Thinking aloud

Yesterday, I happened to read a news item in daily Dawn about Malaysia joining hands with Cuba to produce Halal vaccine for meningitis. It is estimated that the project will cost 3.6 million ringgit ($ 1 million) of which 2.0 million ringgit will…

Adgridwork is a failure?

Posted on March 22, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Review

When giants like Google Adsense are in market for promotions, idea of advertisement for free sound appealing and adgridwork claims such a thing. They say that they can promote any website or product for free and for that matter one has…

I believe…..

Posted on March 18, 2008
Filed Under Opinion

I believe that sex, economics and love are the driving forces for life. Lack of any of these leads to situation of starvation and a human being stays unsatisfied. Many times his hormonal drive takes him to a place where…

Firefox…its cool!!!!

Posted on March 17, 2008
Filed Under Computers & Internet, Opinion

Yesterday, my Microsoft windows internet explorer stopped working so I switched to using firefox. Having installed it, I am feeling happy since it is having alot of stuff in form of add-ons. Few moments back, I installed this add-on that…

Buying death at cheap rates, interested?

Posted on March 17, 2008
Filed Under Health, Opinion

It is an established fact that Smoking kills. The smoking kills a person step by step over a long period of time by developing different diseased states. It is a cheap death because tobacco is available to everyone easily and…

Fatima Bhutto and Women Hospital Larkana

Posted on March 5, 2008
Filed Under Opinion

Today, a fellow doctor of mine emailed me an article of Fatima Bhutto dated Oct 28, 2007 that got published in The News. This article is about Lady Doctors working in rural Sindh and it is titled as The Lady…

English translation of Altaf Hussain’s letter to Sindhis

Posted on January 18, 2008
Filed Under Opinion, Pakistan, Politics

This is an English translation of an open letter written by Altaf Hussain, Chairman Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), to Sindhis. This letter has started a heated debate in Sindh particular and Pakistan in general. I happened to read it in…

Domestic violence and death of Purposh in Sindh Pakistan

Posted on January 16, 2008
Filed Under News & Media, Opinion, Pakistan

The pain that she must have gone through can not be captured in mere words. When they brought Purposh to Karachi for treating her burns, doctors might have felt the agony while declaring that her 75% of body is burnt…

In Benazir’s Death

Posted on January 15, 2008
Filed Under Analysis, Guest post, Opinion, Pakistan, Politics, South Asia

by Raza Rumi

It was in the dargah compound of Ajmer when our phones started buzzing with friends and relatives wanting to share grief on the loss of a woman who was both loved and hated but never ignored. This was…

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