Suppose Modi took a DNA test
LEAVE alone Prime Minister Modi’s mindless rant for a moment — and the needlessly craven apology by the Congress party spokesman — over Sam Pitroda’s scientific-spirited but lazily presented comment…
Child kidnapping
The most heinous crime you can think of is kidnapping a child. With just one act, that for the kidnapper is nothing more than a step towards making some easy…
Adnan Ullah
I am Adnan Ullah. I have done Masters in Library and Information Science from Sarhad University. I am serving as an Information Executive in Information Services Department, Riphah International University Main campus.…
A tale of kidnapping
Shahbaz Taseer’s kidnapping in August 2011 and recovery about four and a half years later on March 8 provide us with a few insights that are worth recalling. First, there…
Old DNA
They need us, they fear us, they must work with us and they’re suspicious of us. Americans. But possibly the best thing they do for us is let their officials…
Vajpayee, Modi and a shared DNA
It is, of course, a fallacy that there is a hierarchy of agreeable and less agreeable Hindutva ideologues. As such, it could be a Brahminical myth that Modi of a…
The dynamics of kidnapping
As the federal cabinet – which recently met in Karachi – noted, kidnapping for ransom has become one of the biggest threats to security in the city. There have been…
Kidnap victims’ resilience will be tested in recovery
The three captive women held for a decade in Cleveland, Ohio were treated every year to a particularly perverse gesture by their captor in the form of a cake. "He…
Decades on, families of Lebanon’s war missing see hope
As Lebanon marks 44 years since the start of its civil war on Saturday, families whose loved ones disappeared during the conflict hope they might finally get some answers. The…
Below the radar
THIS past Monday morning proved a difficult class to teach and it was not just because it was hot on the heels of the mess that was the India-Pakistan cricket…
