'WTF?' Category
That’s my neighborhood.
You’ve probably seen the images of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad up in flames, heard all about the truckload of explosives going off, the scramble to save people, the 60 dead so far and the over 200 people injured.
About 200m from the Marriott is my grandmother’s house. My grandmother, my mother, my brother, our cook […]The PC police strike again
Sunday’s edition of Australian newspaper the Age carried this story about how early Sesame Street shows dating from 1974 and earlier are too un-PC for today’s child. Apparently Oscar, the Cookie Monster, and even Big Bird are inappropriate role models since they are unhygienic and antisocial, gluttonous, and delusional (remember when Snuffy was imaginary?), respectively, […]
Catching up
I’ve been hibernating the last few months and have consequently missed out on a lot that’s been happening online and off. The biggest news, of course, is that Musharraf has declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, leaving himself the only law of the land. L’etat, c’est lui, indeed.
Kyla has been writing about the situation […]How pathetic can you get?
I have an ex I’m very fond of. We got together back in high school in Kathmandu and broke up some time after it, but more because the relationship just died a natural death and there really wasn’t any point continuing it. No dramas, no scenes; just a see you later, take care of yourself […]
Here we go again
So they’re at it again. The “Islamists” at the red/yellow/pink mosque in Islamabad. The government in its infinite wisdom reopened it for Friday prayers and promptly had a riot on their hands. The images on BBC World were just awful, but confirm that, in situations like this, while their reporting is fairly even-handed, they opt for […]
A brief history of Pakistan’s leaders
In his May 20 column, Cowasjee lists all the leaders Pakistan has had. The list begins with Mohammad Ali Jinnah, naturally, but it’s frightening how quickly the downward spiral starts after Jinnah’s death. Cowasjee has comments and a few insights to offer, which is only natural given that he is of the generation that was […]
Karachi Blog
Metroblogging Karachi has this article by a journalist on duty in Karachi on May 12.
Update
Lawyers across the country are on strike.
Islamists are (rightly) accusing Musharraf of clinging to his uniform despite it being time to give it up, plus there’s the violation of the constitution thing. Although the poor constitution’s been contravened so many times already that its abuse is almost part of the ruler’s job description. Musharraf is […]What the fuck is going on?
40 people dead and 140 injured so far and I still don’t understand what’s happened. The Chief Justice of Pakistan was to address a lawyers’ convention in Karachi on Saturday, but the political party that runs the show there apparently didn’t approve of the welcome rally that groups interested in the ‘restoration’ of democracy were […]