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Jul172008

2012

Express Tribune: Benazir assassination case: Bilawal ‘frustrated’ by a free Musharraf

Express Tribune: US Senate docks Pakistan $1m for each year of Shakil Afridi's sentence

Express Tribune: Obama reaffirmed revival of Pak-US relations: White House official

Express Tribune: Verdict reaction: US sees no reason for Shakil Afridi to be held

Express Tribune: What the NATO Summit achieved

Express Tribune: NATO Summit: It was a very, very successful visit, says Khar

Express Tribune: Pakistan, US making 'diligent progress' on supply route despite tensions: Obama

Express Tribune: ‘Pakistan has important role to play in Afghanistan's stability, security’

Express Tribune: Pakistan seeks US help to get over Salala, but per parliament's guidelines

Express Tribune: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari due in US on May 21

Express Tribune: Nato 2012 Summit: As leaders gather, Chicago stays on edge

Express Tribune: US does not expect resolution of Nato supply route during Chicago summit

Express Tribune: Coalition support fund: US Congress links Pakistan payments to NATO routes

Express Tribune: 'Real progress' made on reopening Nato supply routes: White House official

Express Tribune: Achieve US objectives by engaging with Pakistan: State department official

Express Tribune: Obama might veto bill calling for economic restrictions on Pakistan: White House

Express Tribune: Salala air raid: US noncommittal on formal apology

Express Tribune: Nato supply: US hopeful about reopening of routes, says DoD spokesperson

Express Tribune: Pakistan Terrorism Accountability bill introduced in Congress

Express Tribune: Pakistan's invitation to Chicago Summit, hinged on NATO supply routes

Express Tribune: Rohrabacher questions US authorities for denying entry to Noordin Mengal

Express Tribune: US to debate bills calling for economic restrictions on Pakistan unless Nato routes reopen

Express Tribune: Talks being held with Pakistan’s military: ISAF Deputy Commander

Express Tribune: US House subcommittee mulls making aid for Pakistan subject to conditions

Express Tribune: Alleged AQAP plot disrupted, IED seized: US officials

Express Tribune: US committee chairman for economic restrictions on Pakistan unless Nato routes reopen

Express Tribune: US working closely with Pakistan to recover Warren Weinstein: Toner

Express Tribune: US takes abuse at Gitmo allegations seriously: DoD spokesperson

Express Tribune: US government wants to kill Khalid Shaikh Mohammad: Lawyer

Express Tribune: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad among five 9/11 accused presented in court

Express Tribune: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad among five to be arraigned on May 5

Express Tribune: Bin Laden Letters: Al Qaeda told Mehsud to stop attacking Pakistan mosques, markets

Express Tribune: Pen friends: Rohrabacher writes letter to Gilani, calls Pakistan a 'failed state'

Express Tribune: NATO supply routes closure causing massive equipment backlog: US DoD

Express Tribune: US drone strikes wise, legal, just, defends White House official

Express Tribune: USAID to cut down over 100 projects in Pakistan: Thier

Express Tribune: US wants to hear Pakistani expectation of bilateral ties: Nuland

Express Tribune: Hafeez Shaikh caps off 'successful' US tour securing promises of aid, loans

Express Tribune: Senator Kerry not planning visit to Pakistan: Spokesperson

Express Tribune: Pakistan to clock in 4% growth this year: Hafeez Shaikh

Express Tribune: ISI ties with Haqqanis reprehensible: McCain

Express Tribune: Hafiz Sheikh to attend IMF, World Bank meetings in Washington

Express Tribune: The Haqqani connection: ‘No intelligence that Kabul attack planned in Pakistan’

Express Tribune: US court hands 12-year sentence to Pakistani in America for supporting LeT

Express Tribune: US willing to discuss issues, demands raised by Pakistan after ties review completed

Express Tribune: Pak-US ties: Parliament unanimously adopts revised recommendations draft

Express Tribune: Siachen tragedy: US rescue team not deployed yet

Express Tribune: Saeed $10 million bounty 'sweetener' for people to provide evidence: US

Express Tribune: $10 million reward: Islamabad seeks ‘evidence’ as Hafiz Saeed mocks US bounty

Express Tribune: Award for evidence against Saeed, not whereabouts information: US

Express Tribune: No India role in putting up bounty on Jamaatud Dawa head: US

Express Tribune: Mrs Pakistan World accused of committing grand theft in US

Express Tribune: US deputy secretary of state to visit Pakistan on April 4

Express Tribune: Book review: House of Stone - the house Shadid built

Express Tribune: Receiving funds from Pakistan: US court sentences Dr Fai to 2 years in jail

Express Tribune: No indication of Pakistan lying about broader OBL support network: Mark Toner

Express Tribune: Obama to closely monitor reduced oil purchases from Iran

Express Tribune: 'US to rely on NDN in case Pakistan doesn't resume NATO routes'

Express Tribune: Indian fixation: ‘Pakistan addicted to playing with militancy’

Express Tribune: US Congressman calls Pakistan 'enemy' of US, freedom

Express Tribune: Not be surprised about ISI links with Haqqani: General Allen

Express Tribune: My trip to Guantanamo Bay

Express Tribune: Iran oil Imports: Pakistan among countries facing US sanctions threat

Express Tribune: Rohrabacher asks Radio Free Asia to broadcast in Balochistan

Express Tribune: US committed to relation with Pakistan despite ups and downs: Clinton

Express Tribune: Parliamentary review a success for democracy: Sherry Rehman

Express Tribune: On the same page?: US wants relations with Pakistan on 'mutual respect'

Express Tribune: Nato attack: Parliamentary committee says Pakistan should demand apology

Express Tribune: White House optimistic of improving ties as Parliamentary review draws near

Express Tribune: Pak-US ties: US keen on new ISI chief’s role

Express Tribune: Rohrabacher's Balochistan resolution could undermine Pak-US ties: Sherry

Express Tribune: US State Dept calls Pakistani Taliban threats to Shad Begum 'out of step'

Express Tribune: US Deputy Secretary stresses commitment to Pakistan

Express Tribune: Nato supply: US CENTCOM chief to visit Pakistan, discuss ground supply route

Express Tribune: US commander denies non-Halal food given to Gitmo detainees

Express Tribune: At Gitmo: From torture to rehabilitation?

Express Tribune: Pakistan has no basis to hold CIA collaborator Dr Shakil Afridi: Clinton

Express Tribune: Majid Khan pleads guilty to terrorism charges

Express Tribune: Pakistan could face damaging consequences if it opts for IP gas pipeline: Clinton

Express Tribune: Majid Khan set to plead guilty, granted a commuted sentence

Express Tribune: US Congressman calls on Obama to 'personally intercede' in Dr Shakil Afridi case

Express Tribune: Gitmo tribunal to begin Pakistani detainee’s trial on Wednesday

Express Tribune: US drone goes down in a ball of fire over North Waziristan

Express Tribune: Khar-Clinton meeting aimed at improving ties: US State Dept

Express Tribune: US respects Pakistan's territorial integrity: State Department

Express Tribune: US Congressman tables resolution calling for independence of Baloch

Express Tribune: US Congressman introduces bill seeking medal for Dr Afridi

Express Tribune: US express concern over Hafiz Saeed's public appearances

Express Tribune: Mohmand air strike: ‘US refusal to apologise prompted policy rethink’

Express Tribune: Pakistani charged in US with attempting to kill Musharraf

Express Tribune: Congressman wants highest US civilian award for Dr Shakil Afridi

Express Tribune: US unveils budget with trimmed Pakistan aid, subject to conditions of course

Express Tribune: US court hears Dr Aafia Siddiqui's lawyers appeal

Express Tribune: Following years of neglect, Balochistan issue taken up by US congressional panel

Express Tribune: Human rights abuses: US committee hears grievances of Balochistan

Express Tribune: Obama receives updates on Pak-US ties

Express Tribune: US citizenship for Dr Shakil Afridi, says congressman

Express Tribune: Optimistic to say Pakistan will target Haqqani Network: Petraeus

Express Tribune: Sherry Rehman meets CENTCOM Commander

Express Tribune: Nothing new to see here: US brushes aside leaked NATO report

Express Tribune: US has concerns over ISI ties with extremists

Express Tribune: US wants positive ties with Pakistan in continuing fight against al Qaeda

Express Tribune: Rehman meets Dr Aafia's lawyer, assures her of support from Pakistan

Express Tribune: US denies reports of Musharraf contacting Clinton

Express Tribune: White-Washing: Obama meets Pakistan’s new face

Express Tribune: New Ambassador: Sherry Rehman presents credentials to Obama

Express Tribune: Credentials ceremony: Sherry Rehman meets President Obama

Express Tribune: Like the country, army supports PTI: Imran

Express Tribune: US favours democracy in Pakistan: Hillary Clinton

Express Tribune: US aid to Sunni Ittehad Council backfired

Express Tribune: Hillary Clinton formally welcomes Sherry Rehman to Washington

Express Tribune: US distances itself from Pakistan coup rumours, reiterates improving ties

Express Tribune: Sherry Rehman meets Marc Grossman, presents credentials at State Department

Express Tribune: Inmates mark Guantanamo's 10th anniversary with hunger strike, protests

Express Tribune: Memogate: US scholars express concerns over Husain Haqqani's safety

Express Tribune: Ambassador to US: Sherry Rehman arrives in Washington

Express Tribune: Memogate: US wants Husain Haqqani to be accorded due consideration of law

Express Tribune: Rehman will be invited in near future to present credentials: White House spokesperson

Express Tribune: US Senators McCain, Lieberman, Kirk troubled by Haqqani’s treatment

Express Tribune: US wants relations with Pakistan 'to get back to normal'

2011

Express Tribune: Christmas in Maryland

Express Tribune: Why was there no investigation?

Express Tribune: Remembering Benazir: Memoirs of an old friend

Express Tribune: NATO attack: US offers regret, compensation but no apology

Express Tribune: Mistrust, miscommunication led to NATO attack: US

Express Tribune: US, Pakistan share blame for NATO attack: Reports

Express Tribune: “Only 29% of non-military US supplies go through Pakistan”: Report

Express Tribune: US Senate clears bill to block aid to Pakistan

Express Tribune: US Congress paves way to Pakistan aid freeze

Express Tribune: US keeping close eye on TTP-Pakistan negotiations: White House

Express Tribune: Declined entry: ‘Fewer Pakistani doctors entering US’

Express Tribune: Closing NATO routes tells a lot about US-Pakistan relationship: General Dempsey

Express Tribune: Pentagon: Closure of NATO supply routes has not had significant impact on troops

Express Tribune: Dr Fai admits to receiving money from Pakistan, ISI to lobby for Kashmir

Express Tribune: US hopeful Pakistan officers will return to border liaison centers soon

Express Tribune: US should apologise to Pakistan, NATO pay reparations to soldiers: Congressman Kucinich

Express Tribune: Obama calls Zardari: 'NATO airstrike not deliberate'

Express Tribune: Neither Pakistan, nor any other govt informed of OBL raid in advance: White House

Express Tribune: Pakistan declined to join investigation into NATO airstrike: Pentagon

Express Tribune: Obama calls NATO airstrike deaths "tragic", vows continued relations with Pakistan

Express Tribune: US keeping in touch with Pakistan following NATO attack outrage

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Ms. Rehman goes to Washington

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: "Memogate" claims its first victim

Express Tribune: 10 things I hate about Washington DC's Af-Pak ‘experts’

Express Tribune: Haqqani meets Grossman before boarding Pakistan bound flight

Express Tribune: Flying straight home: I had no involvement in the memo, maintains Haqqani

Express Tribune: Haqqani: “Offering to resign is a way to silence those targeting democracy”

Express Tribune: Pakistan's Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani offers resignation

Express Tribune: Life in Guantanamo Bay: Praying and playing at the world’s most notorious prison

Express Tribune: War Crimes Trial: USS Cole bombing suspect in court for first time

Express Tribune: 'By torturing Al Nashiri, US has lost moral authority to kill him'

Express Tribune: Guantanamo Bay: Balancing national security, free press, free trial says Brigadier General Martins

Express Tribune: For all its chiding, US to continue civilian aid

Express Tribune: Pakistan's economy being hurt by lack of power: Charles Ebinger

Express Tribune: The doctor speaks: Pakistan’s objectives not identical to US, says Kissinger

Express Tribune: Pakistani-Americans hope to inspire change through votes

Express Tribune: Clinton’s Af-Pak policy under fire in Washington

Express Tribune: Steve Inskeep: There is a heroism to the people of Karachi

Express Tribune: Pakistan must justify its reluctance to go after the Haqqanis: Musharraf

Express Tribune: Book Review: War on Terror - a business strategy

Express Tribune: UN Security Council: Pakistan barely wins non-permanent member seat

Express Tribune: ISI maintains ties with, supports Haqqani network: US senator

Express Tribune: Mumbai attacks case: US dept releases Headley’s interrogation videos

Express Tribune: Pakistan based terrorists pose threat to US: Panetta

Express Tribune: Senior Haqqani network leader killed in Pakistan: US officials

Express Tribune: Situation in Pakistan likely to remain volatile: Panetta

Express Tribune: Getting attention: Musharraf hires firm to ‘represent his interests’ in US

Express Tribune: Pakistan has had interactions with some “unsavoury characters”: Obama

Express Tribune: Haqqani sahib should not use Pakistan’s territory for wrong activities, says Musharraf

Express Tribune: New alliance: What it means for Pakistan

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Pakistan's power woes

Express Tribune: Pakistan asks US to follow up on Raymond Davis inquiry

Express Tribune: Designations: US puts Haqqani network commander on global terror list

Express Tribune: Haqqani network: Pakistan could face severe implications

Express Tribune: Exclusive interview: US will not end relationship with Pakistan

Express Tribune: IMF programme: Why should we take further loans, asks Sheikh

Express Tribune: Hafeez Sheikh talks trade, investment, tax reforms and debt in Washington

Express Tribune: US willing to work constructively on Haqqani network with Pakistan: State Dept

Express Tribune: Senator calls for cut on military assistance to Pakistan

Express Tribune: Global Counter-terrorism Forum Launch in NY

Express Tribune: US makes 'all' Pakistan aid subject to action against Haqqani Network

Express Tribune: Pakistan for peaceful, just resolution of Kashmir issue: Khar

Express Tribune: Pasha meets Petraeus in Washington to discuss Haqqani network

Express Tribune: US tells Pakistan to disengage from proxies

Express Tribune: At the UN: US insists Pakistan get tough on Haqqanis

Express Tribune: Khar to meet Clinton: More Haqqani 'flak' expected

Express Tribune: Mullen to Kayani: Take action against Haqqani

Express Tribune: Unilateral action in Pakistan to stay on the table: Rep. Mike Rogers

Express Tribune: "Al Qaeda could be degraded to existing mostly as a propaganda arm in two years”

Express Tribune: Al Qaeda leader Abu Hafs al Shahri killed in Pakistan: US official

Express Tribune: Countering terrorism: Three Pakistanis plead guilty to providing assistance to TTP

Express Tribune: ‘Little Pakistan’ fights decay, abandonment

Express Tribune: Walid Shoebat: False prophet of fear

Express Tribune: Al Qaeda on the path of defeat: US official

Express Tribune: Pakistan unable or unwilling to attack Haqqani network: Senator Shaheen

Express Tribune: US places three Pakistan based al Qaeda leaders on sanction list

Express Tribune: Pakistan deserves real credit for arresting al-Mauritani: US official

Express 24/7: Robert Grenier interview

Express Tribune: 'No Pakistani official had knowledge of Osama': Grenier

Express Tribune: Al Qaeda No2 Atiyah Abd al-Rahman killed in Pakistan

Express Tribune: Report on terrorism: US points to Pakistan’s terror groups, failure to tackle crisis

Express Tribune: Half of US assistance went through Pakistani govt: USAID

Express Tribune: No alternative to ties with Pakistan: Panetta

Express Tribune: Strings attached?: Talk of US aid scorecard rubbished

Express Tribune: Deputy Secretary Nides hails Pak-India talks

Express Tribune: American kamikaze: US narrowly averts default

Express Tribune: Mango Mania

Express Tribune: Standing up for allies: Clinton wants Obama to veto conditional aid bill

Express Tribune: Withholding information: US judge puts Fai under house arrest

Express Tribune: Distrustful allies: Another panel, another set of conditions

Express Tribune: Ghulam Nabi Fai admits to receiving money from ISI

Express Tribune: Despite strain, Pak-US not close to split, says Mullen

Express Tribune: More strings on Pakistan aid

Express Tribune: US Foreign Affairs Committee passes Foreign Relations Authorization Act

Express Tribune: Woodrow Wilson Centre speech: Musharraf vows to repeat his actions

Express Tribune: Musharraf says Benazir violated ‘deal’, maintains innocence over OBL

Express Tribune: Kashmiri lobbyist arrested for withholding information

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: In Pakistani politics, it's still a man's world

Express Tribune: Book review: Bloodmoney - spy games

Express Tribune: ISI chief's US visit went 'very well'

Express Tribune: ISI chief off to Washington

Express Tribune: Financial assistance to Pakistan: US Congress votes against proposal to cut aid

Express Tribune: Failed states: Mullen underscores importance of non-military investment

Express Tribune: US not to keep up aid to Pakistan without change: Clinton

Express Tribune: US defence budget hearing: We cannot walk away from Pakistan, says Mullen

Express Tribune: Middle East Institute seminar: Experts, journalists attempt to understand ISI

Express Tribune: US aid to Pakistan: ‘Corruption becoming a hurdle in implementation’

Express Tribune: Nomination hearing: ‘Terrorism Pakistan’s biggest challenge’

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Angels of death

Express Tribune: Headley claims he was trained in Lahore

Express Tribune: Chicago trial: Headley visited Indian nuclear sites while scouting targets

Express Tribune: Mumbai terror attacks: Headley recalls how 26/11 targets were chosen

Indian Express: Life after geronimo

Express Tribune: Rumour mills churn in Washington

The Caravan: The Spy Who Left Me

Dawn.com: Animal kingdom

Express Tribune: Death in Dhaka

Dawn - Books and Authors: A view of the slums

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Behind the scenes of Raymond Davis's release

New York Post: Spy furor in pakistan

The Friday Times: The dubious debate

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The Cost of Cowardice

The News: The not so reluctant fundamentalist

Sunjeev Sahota’s debut novel is a wonderful narrative of a would-be terrorist

Dawn: Remembering Faiz

Dawn - Books and Authors: KLF: a mixed bag

Dawn - Books and Authors: FESTIVAL: The best of Urdu & other Pakistani languages

Express Tribune: In search of the Jews of Karachi

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Equality in the eyes of the law in Pakistan

OPEN Magazine: Big Brother Is Gawking

Dawn - Books and Authors: Lipstick jungle

NYT: Report Says Militants in Pearl Killing Still at Large [Contributed reporting]

Dawn.com: The next generation

The News: Last five years Zahid Hussain’s latest book is a painful reminder of Pakistan’s recent history

ABC Australia - Unleashed: Pakistan's last moderate?

NYT: The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate [Co-authored with Charlotte Buchen]

The News: Bridging a tiny geographical but huge political distance

2010

Dawn.com: "Pardon?"

NYT: Necessity Pushes Pakistani Women Into Jobs and Peril [Contributed reporting]

ForeignPolicy.com: Karachi Explodes in Ethnic Warfare

Dawn.com: What students are being taught about the separation of East Pakistan

OPEN Magazine: What in God’s Name is This?

Jinnah Institute: Chronology of misuse of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan (Pages 9-18)

Express Tribune: Punking Pakistan up

NYT: Bomb Strikes Counterterror Offices in Pakistan

The News: A short story of fiction Has the boom merely taken place in the minds of local and foreign journalists?

The News: Love, life and time travel Charles Yu’s stunning debut is a breath of fresh air in the world of science fiction

Dawn.com: Encouraging English language fiction in Pakistan

OPEN Magazine: Persecuted in Pakistan

NYT: Political Bloodshed Paralyzes Karachi [Contributed reporting]

Dawn.com: Hate on the Internet

NYT: Sufi Shrine in Pakistan Is Hit by a Lethal Double Bombing

NYT: NATO Supply Trucks Remain Idle in Pakistan [Contributed reporting]

Express Tribune:“Music channels are not taste makers, they’re just going with what sells” Q and A with Imran Malik from The Kominas

OPEN Magazine: Good News from Pakistan

Express Tribune: Granta: The global reach of Pakistani literature

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The perils of reporting in Pakistan

NYT: Pakistani’s Death in London Sets Off Unrest [co-authored with Adam Ellick]

The News: The new wave Pakistan's most promising, upcoming writers in one book

The New Indian Express: Aisha and the millions without an umbrella

NYT: Floods Could Have Lasting Impact for Pakistan [Contributed reporting]

Express Tribune: Welcome to Baltistan

Guardian: Karachi riots leave 45 dead after MP assassinated Gunmen swarm Pakistani city's streets seeking revenge after politician Raza Haider killed in gangland-style hit [co-authored with Declan Walsh]

Express Tribune: Kingdom of Fear

Newsline: Magical Mystery Tour

The News: Of newsprint and journalists Tom Rachman's debut novel is a fresh insight into the lives behind a struggling paper

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Illusions in Punjab

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The cloud in the sky

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Throwing acid on human rights

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Power plays in Pakistan

The News: Scenes of Chaos Review of Fatima Bhutto's Songs of Blood and Sword

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: The million dollar question: Who killed Benazir?

The News: "I'd like to think that all the characters are facets of my persona" Author H.M. Naqvi talks to The News on Sunday about his novel Homeboy, seekh kababs and more

Outlook India: A Memory Flows By The river that gave India its name and Pakistan its lifeline is bone-dry

Foreign Policy - AfPak Channel: Ghosts of corruption past

The News: March Madness The Karachi Literature Festival showcases Pakistani authors and poets with a sprinkle of international authors to jazz up the mix

Foreign Policy: The U.S and Pakistan: It's All Talk

The News: Brash, refreshing H. M. Naqvi invokes passion, a sense of camaraderie and nostalgia for one's homeland in his stunning debut novel.

The News: Dial M for millennium Steig Larsson's trilogy is an adventure unlike none other

The News: Magic, witchcraft and ghouls Neil Gaiman spins a fantastic tale of a child's coming of age in the most unlikeliest of locations: a graveyard.

Newsline: The A to Z of Pakistani Politics Politics in Pakistan can be many things: complex, frustrating, shameful, regressive . . . and the list goes on. But it is, without fail, always interesting. Here is a lighthearted look at Pakistani politics, from A to Z. [co-authored with Nadir Hassan]

Newsline: Don't Cry for Me, Mr. Ad Man

Newsline: Food Inc. Despite the recession, some restaurants in Karachi have managed to hold on to and gain new fans in the last year. Sadly, some have managed to alienate their customers with bad service and overpriced menus. Newsline takes a look at what some restaurants and takeout joints had to offer their customers in 2009.

The News: The Pakistani fiction odyssey While 2009 may have seen Pakistan making the news for all the wrong reasons, the country's authors wrote both impressive and tepid fiction books. TNS looks at the year in Pakistani English-language fiction

2009

Newsline: The Leaky Cauldron

Newsline: The Stumbling Block

The News: Confusion and chaos An eye-opening account of a Muslim's internal struggles

The News: Crisis of identity The Shanaakht Festival helped bring literary giants closer to their fans

The News: Bound by faith Dalrymple's Nine Lives brings to life the stories of the faithful and their search for enlightenment, peace and God

The News: A lesson in history Jaswant Singh puts Jinnah, Gandhi and Nehru, amongst others, under the microscope in an attempt to clear the air surrounding the Partition

Newsline: Lights off, Diyas On

Newsline: Funny People

The News: Against all odds Christopher Sandford's new biography tries to decode the maze of contradictions that make up the charismatic Imran Khan

The News: "It's a fallacious notion that Pakistan will cease to exist" Nicholas Schmidle talks about his book To Live or To Perish Forever, learning Urdu and his time spent in Pakistan

The News: Aboard the Pakistani rollercoaster To Live or To Perish Forever serves a fresh take on Pakistan

The News: No local connection Azhar Abidi drowns a good plot line in cliches

Seminar: Against All Odds

Huffington Post: Swat Valley IDPs Continue to Suffer In Pak; Children Some Of The Worst Hit

The News: An old-fashioned world Musharraf Ali Farooqi's quaint tale of a widow exudes the charm of nostalgia

The News: Brevity for the soul Two talented individuals try to help give creative minds in Pakistan a long overdue push with the 'Life's Too Short' Short Story Prize

The News: In the aftermath of the Swat exodus Playing host to migrants or refugees in every decade, it is now time for Karachi to make way for Swat refugees

The News: 'All our dreams have been shattered’ IDPs come to Karachi hoping to rebuild the shattered fragments of their lives

The News: "My identity is that I am Pakistani and we are first class citizens here, no matter how pushed around we are." -- Sherry Rehman There is nothing as attractive as a woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. There is also nothing as impressive as a person willing to give up power but unwilling to compromise on principle. Sherry Rehman is both

The News: Devastated Lives Fiction does not need any justifications, Nadeem Aslam demonstrates in his latest book

The News: "There are no comparisons in a writer's life." [Nadeem Aslam - Interview]

The News:"There's only one rule with writing. If it works, do it" Kamila Shamsie talks about her 18-month break from writing, her new book and her favourite authors

The News: The quest continues Basharat Peer, the author of Curfewed Night, talks about Kashmir, independence and his book

The News: Introducing the muse behind Slumdog Millionaire: Vikas Swarup's Q & A As Slumdog Millionaire fever grips worldwide, and it picks up award after award and its share of Bollywood detractors, Instep takes a look at the book that formed the basis of the screenplay for the much-raved about film.

The News: Wonders in other rooms For a debut novel, from a country that in this age is known more for its militancy and less for its literature, to be snapped up at the recently held Jaipur Literature Festival within hours is a remarkable feat. So who is the person behind the stunning debut novel In Other Rooms, Other Wonders.

The News: Inside the Magical World Wonderful tales of crooked electricians and conniving servants [Review: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders]

The News: The dying art of Pakistani filmi billboards The dying film industry combined with economic recession and technological development has made it next to impossible for Pakistani film billboard painters to make ends meet and carry on their trade that has iconic significance to south-Asian cinema.

The News: Amid books in Jaipur A literary festival in India shows the possibilities and pleasures of dialogue and debate

2008

The News: A search for democracy… in all the wrong places Sabiha Sumar's 'subjective' Dinner with the President leaves a bad taste in the mouth for an 'objective' journalist