As Indian TV channels broadcast stories on Pakistan’s domestic infighting, and rumours of a new coup d’ etat, my less perturbed alter-ego is calmed by Agra - the run down city that was once the capital of the Mughal empire.
Lahore has changed little since my last visit in March 2008. Perhaps, no city does in such a short span. Still the atmosphere in the end of February was different from what it was then.
Yes. I wanted to speak out on this, to the world. I have been speaking to myself for the past 17 years. Not a single day, i have gone to bed without speaking to myself on this, in the past 17 years. I could not find an answer. I have been asking God to give me an answer. I still hope, He will not let me down. Now, i will speak out on this, to the world. I am sure, i am not alone. Like me, thousands are waiting to speak. I will speak on their behalf. I will tell my story, to the world.
Banning Indian content in Pakistan will only serve to kill the bonds created between two countries that share a common love for arts, literature and entertainment. This article discusses how much Pakistanis love the Bollywood and how it will affect them if Indian content is totally bannd in Pakistan, as suggested by many people. Indian films have been playing in Pakistani cinemas for a little less than a year but Bollywood has always played a significant role in our lives for as long as we can remember. We have grown up feeling the fury of Angry Amitabh in films like Deewar and laughing to his incredible comic timing in those like Namak Halal.
After the Mumbai incident, the chances of war between India and Pakistan are vivid. But so far we can observe the current situation deeply, “War is unlikely to happen”. There are many reasons behind it.
Mumbai incident which took place on 26 Nov., 2008 was one of the worst attacks on India. It not only took away lives of innocent people and destroyed the economy, but also made fun of its dignity. One of the terrorist, who was caught, has been found to be of Pakistan origin (according to Indian sources), which has resulted in disruption of ongoing peace process among the two nations.
Thus far there is no evidence presented to accuse the Islamic Republic of Pakistan of the sophisticated and well-coordinated Mumbai attacks, although in the informal court of public opinion, Pakistan has been named as the usual suspect. There is evidently the confession of only one individual, a 21-year-old captured Pakistani, a cell phone that was used to call Pakistan, and two Pakistani merchant vessels seized by the Indian navy. Complicity by the Pakistani state, and collusion by renegade elements of the ISI (intelligence service) or army are two acutely different matters.
I have had the privilege of freely visiting both sides of the Punjab. The two Punjabs are similar, but also different in many ways, one being the situation of women. The differences are easily noticeable. East Punjab has been a progressive state within the Indian Union and has done well economically and educationally. Girls and women enjoy much greater freedom of movement in that part and have higher visibility in the social and cultural life of towns and cities.
As Indian TV channels broadcast stories on Pakistan’s domestic infighting, and rumours of a new coup d’ etat, my less perturbed alter-ego is calmed by Agra - the run down city that was once the capital of the Mughal empire.
Lahore has changed little since my last visit in March 2008. Perhaps, no city does in such a short span. Still the atmosphere in the end of February was different from what it was then.
Yes. I wanted to speak out on this, to the world. 
Banning Indian content in Pakistan will only serve to kill the bonds created between two countries that share a common love for arts, literature and entertainment. This article discusses how much Pakistanis love the Bollywood and how it will affect them if Indian content is totally bannd in Pakistan, as suggested by many people. Indian films have been playing in Pakistani cinemas for a little less than a year but Bollywood has always played a significant role in our lives for as long as we can remember. We have grown up feeling the fury of Angry Amitabh in films like Deewar and laughing to his incredible comic timing in those like Namak Halal.
After the Mumbai incident, the chances of war between India and Pakistan are vivid. But so far we can observe the current situation deeply, “War is unlikely to happen”. There are many reasons behind it.
Mumbai incident which took place on 26 Nov., 2008 was one of the worst attacks on India. It not only took away lives of innocent people and destroyed the economy, but also made fun of its dignity. One of the terrorist, who was caught, has been found to be of Pakistan origin (according to Indian sources), which has resulted in disruption of ongoing peace process among the two nations.
Thus far there is no evidence presented to accuse the Islamic Republic of Pakistan of the sophisticated and well-coordinated Mumbai attacks, although in the informal court of public opinion, Pakistan has been named as the usual suspect. There is evidently the confession of only one individual, a 21-year-old captured Pakistani, a cell phone that was used to call Pakistan, and two Pakistani merchant vessels seized by the Indian navy. Complicity by the Pakistani state, and collusion by renegade elements of the ISI (intelligence service) or army are two acutely different matters.
I have had the privilege of freely visiting both sides of the Punjab. The two Punjabs are similar, but also different in many ways, one being the situation of women. The differences are easily noticeable. East Punjab has been a progressive state within the Indian Union and has done well economically and educationally. Girls and women enjoy much greater freedom of movement in that part and have higher visibility in the social and cultural life of towns and cities.