Topic: On Pakistan
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razarumi posted a blog entry
New Education Policy
The truth is that a policy in Pakistan has been reduced to a fancy document that is written and published for the consumption...
The truth is that a policy in Pakistan has been reduced to a fancy document that is written and published for the consumption...
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Media misogyny
Pakistan’s electronic media is not accountable to anyone except to the barons and the market. And let us not forget that the...
Pakistan’s electronic media is not accountable to anyone except to the barons and the market. And let us not forget that the...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Urdu short stories – ‘The Myna of Peacock Garden’
Published in The Friday Times last week:A new collection of translated short stories reminds us how Urdu literature needs to...
Published in The Friday Times last week:A new collection of translated short stories reminds us how Urdu literature needs to...
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Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, On Pakistan, Pakistani..., Published in The Friday...
Jahane Rumi
| Topics: All My Posts, On Pakistan, Pakistani..., Published in The Friday...razarumi posted a blog entry
When will my beloved visit my courtyard
The soulful poetry of Khawaja Ghulam Farid (1845-1901) best represents the essence of Seraiki language. Diwan-e-Farid, a...
The soulful poetry of Khawaja Ghulam Farid (1845-1901) best represents the essence of Seraiki language. Diwan-e-Farid, a...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Pakistani blasphemy laws should be repealed
This is a pertinent post on my blog-zine Pak Tea House. Readers should take a closer look.It is therefore quite clear that...
This is a pertinent post on my blog-zine Pak Tea House. Readers should take a closer look.It is therefore quite clear that...
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Indo-Pak dosti?
My new piece published by The Friday Times…;”> Friendship of India-Pakistan by Saira Wasim...
My new piece published by The Friday Times…;”> Friendship of India-Pakistan by Saira Wasim...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Yeh Daagh Daagh Ujala – Faiz
As I was commenting on the Pak Tea House, I just recalled Faiz’s wonderful poem Subh-e-Aazaadii, a masterpiece of our...
As I was commenting on the Pak Tea House, I just recalled Faiz’s wonderful poem Subh-e-Aazaadii, a masterpiece of our...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Faiz’s ‘Intesab’ – a lovely translation
a great translation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem - "Intesab" -This timeless poem is relevant even today as it celebrates the...
a great translation of Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem - "Intesab" -This timeless poem is relevant even today as it celebrates the...
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Salaam Pakhtunkhwa
Haligoli, (2001), a miniature by Saira Wasim – collection ofRobert Roder Peshawar, a city destroyedby...
Haligoli, (2001), a miniature by Saira Wasim – collection ofRobert Roder Peshawar, a city destroyedby...
razarumi posted a blog entry
With fettered legs, we danced
This is a fabulous poem by Fakhar Zaman,currently the Chairman of Pakistan’s Academy of Letters. This poem, has also been...
This is a fabulous poem by Fakhar Zaman,currently the Chairman of Pakistan’s Academy of Letters. This poem, has also been...
razarumi posted a blog entry
what is there to celebrate?
Raza RumiToday was a usual day despite the platitudes churned out by the media and the struggle to ‘celebrate’ something....
Raza RumiToday was a usual day despite the platitudes churned out by the media and the struggle to ‘celebrate’ something....
razarumi posted a blog entry
Le grand historien – (KK Aziz 1927-2009)
Fledgling nations require historians more than bureaucrats and soldiers. A country ignorant of its past and hostile to its...
Fledgling nations require historians more than bureaucrats and soldiers. A country ignorant of its past and hostile to its...
razarumi posted a blog entry
Land without music – the plight of Naseebo Lal
Saving Pakistan entails an overarching, secular vision to protect inclusive culture. Undoing the Zia years will be a long,...
Saving Pakistan entails an overarching, secular vision to protect inclusive culture. Undoing the Zia years will be a long,...
razarumi posted a blog entry
US assistance needs an alternative paradigm
If the US administration and its multiple actors do not want a repeat of aid ineffectiveness in scores of countries, including...
If the US administration and its multiple actors do not want a repeat of aid ineffectiveness in scores of countries, including...
razarumi posted a blog entry
The devolution saga
My op-ed published in the NEWS yesterdayThe debate on the scrapping of Musharraf’s devolution experiment cannot hide or...
My op-ed published in the NEWS yesterdayThe debate on the scrapping of Musharraf’s devolution experiment cannot hide or...
