Smokers’ Corner
In 1975 as a kid, one of my cousins who was many years older than me vetoed my desire to watch a Steve McQueen thriller and instead dragged me to watch a film ‘Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat’ (My Name Is Love) starring his favourite actress Babra Sharif. Watching
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-07-22.
Keywords:
Social sciences
, Social issues
, Social crisis
, Social needs
, Social art
, Honour killing
, Human rights
, Mass media
, Electronic media
, Ramazan
, Gen Zia ul Haq
, Pakistan
, United States
, TV
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Smokers’ Corner
Everyone knows how all kinds of Free Masons have been the most prominent reasons behind the many political, economic and social problems that are plaguing Pakistan. I just don’t understand why is there even a debate about this fact? I humbly suggest that
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-09-30.
Keywords:
Social sciences
, Social issues
, Social needs
, Social media
, Social rights
, National issues
, Muslims
, Misbahul Haq
, Altaf Hussain
, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour
, Imran Khan
, Hafiz Saeed
, Aamir Liaquat
, Shahid Khan Afridi
, Sangsar Abbasi
, Pakistan
, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
, United States
, A
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Smokers’ Corner
Move over, Jamat-i-Islami (JI), there’s a new danda brigade in town. But this brigade’s reactive gringos prefer mimicking the Tourette Syndrome and assorted incoherent abusive tics almost entirely in cyber space. Of course, by now, we all know who they ar
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-04-29.
Keywords:
Social sciences
, Social rights
, Social ethics
, Social crisis
, Mass media
, Talk shows
, Politicians
, Imran Khan
, Pakistan
, PTI
, PMLN
, PPP
, JUI
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Smokers’ Corner
Recently while attending the second Pakistan-India Social Media conference in Karachi as a panelist,I was approached by a young man with a mic who wanted to interview me for a local TV channel. After the interview he told me that he was a student at the K
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-07-29.
Keywords:
Social sciences
, Social issues
, Social crisis
, Social media
, Mass media
, Karachi University
, Interview
, Gen Zia ul Haq
, Pakistan
, Karachi
, India
, TV
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Smokers’ Corner
Across Pakistan’s history a number of politicians, lawyers, journalists, student leaders and party workers have bravely wrestled with the establishment’s civil, military and economic arms.
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2009-12-21.
Keywords:
Political science
, Politicians
, Politics
, Political leaders
, Democracy
, Lawyers
, Journalists
, History
, Violence
, Dictatorship
, Taliban
, Patriotism
, Gen Yahya Khan
, Pakistan
, TV
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Smokers’ Corner
How gullible do the Americans think we are? Do they actually think that we Pakistanis would believe the lies they
are spreading about Osama Bin Laden’s tragic murder and his demeaning burial at sea?
We are just too smart to be made a fool like this. There
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2011-05-15.
Keywords:
Political science
, Political leaders
, Political history
, Political problems
, Politics
, National policy
, International issues
, Terrorism
, Terrorists
, Taliban
, Al-Qaeda
, Imran Khan
, Osama bin Laden
, Pakistan
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Smokers’ Corner
By studying the electoral history of Karachi and Lahore, one can largely ascertain the general political and ideological mood of Pakistan’s urban bourgeoisie and petty-bourgeoisie.
In 1970 when the country held its very first direct elections, its polity
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-01-08.
Keywords:
Political science
, Political issues
, Political process
, Political leaders
, Political parties
, National issues
, Politics
, Politicians
, Elections
, Gen Musharraf
, Gen Zia ul Haq
, Pakistan
, Sindh
, Kheber Pakhtunkhwa
, Karachi
, Lahore
, PMLN
, PPP
, MQM
, PTI
, NA
, IJI
, AL
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Smokers’ Corner
There is nothing vague about the concern that knee-jerk acts of religious intolerance, exhibitionism and self-righteousness have become a norm in Pakistani society. Whereas the state is fighting an armed battle against the more militant expressions of thi
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-05-09.
Keywords:
Political science
, Political issues
, Political parties
, Political process
, Military-Pakistan
, National issues
, Politics
, Politicians
, Democracy
, Extremism
, Judiciary
, Violence
, Gen Zia ul Haq
, Imran Khan
, Pakistan
, MQM
, ANP
, PTI
, PMLN
, PPP
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Smokers’ Corner
Pakistan is a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. Non-Muslims are an essential part of it. Many of them have contributed to the country’s well being in various fields. However, according to renowned scholar and educationist, Professor
Nadeem F. Paracha, "Smokers’ Corner," Dawn. 2012-10-14.
Keywords:
Social sciences
, Social crisis
, Social needs
, Hindus-India
, Ideology-Pakistan
, Religion
, Muslims
, Jihad
, Islam
, Dr Rubina Saigol
, Prof A. H. Nayyar
, Dr Ahmad Salim
, Ayesha Jalal
, Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy
, Pakistan
, Sindh
, India
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