Snapshots from Kabul
In London, after a week-long trip to Kabul, I passed by an advertisement for an Andy Warhol exhibition at the Tate Modern. The Taliban, with their AK-47s and black turbans, have in the frenzy after 9/11 become like the subjects of Warhol’s iconic Coca-Cola and Marilyn Monroe posters: notoriously consumed in mass-produced images around the world.
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Asim just wanted a nice romantic dinner with his wife. It was their ninth wedding anniversary...
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When ‘Islamic’ televangelist, Aamir Liaquat, traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform (his umpteenth)...
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I once wrote that Shahid Afridi is possibly the only cricketer in history who is dangerous...
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Evergreen logic
When ‘Islamic’ televangelist, Aamir Liaquat, traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform (his umpteenth) Hajj late last year, intelligent, sensitive and rational...
Our source of national pride
Nationalism is best understood in contrast to patriotism. Patriotism is simply love for one’s country, whereas nationalism is the sense that one’s...
Separating the yolks from the whites
Asim just wanted a nice romantic dinner with his wife. It was their ninth wedding anniversary and a new Japanese restaurant had opened in the Diplomatic...
The half volley
While it may not even come near cricket in terms of popularity and glamour, volleyball is a commonly played sport in the rural areas of Pakistan. The locals...
Reality bites
I once wrote that Shahid Afridi is possibly the only cricketer in history who is dangerous for both sides in the same match. He is potentially the finest...
Facing horror
I shot this image while covering the Balochistan earthquake in November 2008. The old man is telling the tale of...
Ideological indigestion
The La La Land Internal Jihad Movement of Pakistan (also called LLIMP) is a hybrid vegetable/fruit that is becoming popular among middle-class health food...
The froth of Khan
What can one say about Imran Khan? A great former cricketer, a compassionate philanthropist … a sorry excuse for a politician. But his continuing forays...
