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Muslims Better Off in Jinnah's Pakistan
As Pakistanis celebrate Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's birthday today on Christmas Day, there are some who are questioning the founder's wisdom in seeking partition of India to carve out Pakistan as an independent nation. The doubters justifiably point to the rising tide of intolerance and increasing… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on December 25, 2012 at 9:30pm — 21 Comments
Violent Opposition to Social Change in Pakistan
Whether it was the bloody Civil War to abolish slavery in America or the Meiji Restoration that transformed feudal Japan into an industrial giant, history tells us that violent conflict has been an integral part of the process of social change. Pakistan, too, is experiencing a similar violent social revolution. It started well before the terrorist attacks of 911 and the subsequent US invasions of…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on December 18, 2012 at 10:30am — 42 Comments
Eclipse of Feudalism in Pakistan
Eclipse of Feudalism in Pakistan
By Arif Hasan
Mechanisation and middlemen: A customised tractor with a trailer full of harvested sugarcane, in Pakistan.…
Added by Riaz Haq on December 14, 2012 at 8:30am — 6 Comments
Rural Support Programs Network Completes 30 Years of Self-Help Efforts in Pakistan
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".
Rural Support Network, now a large collection of local NGOs, was founded by Dr. Shoaib Sultan Khan of the Agha
Khan
Network in December 1982. Over the last… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on December 8, 2012 at 10:13pm — 9 Comments
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Nepal Tragedy Raises Fears of Massive Glacier Melt in Pakistani Mountains
Northern Pakistan is home to over 13,000 glaciers which pose a risk of catastrophic flash floods similar to the recent flash floods in Nepal. Pakistani officials have warned that shifts in glacier behavior are increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF), particularly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where communities face growing exposure to sudden flooding and landslides. …
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