More often than not, sports have shown to have a life and significance beyond the realm of  “sports”. Defined as a form of “physical activity” and mostly coupled with culture and media by world governments, sports is often seen as a form of  “entertainment” for its audience. The tragic events at Port Said earlier this [...]

http://www.awaztoday.com/playshow/19900/Islamabad-Tonight-13th-February-2012.aspx http://www.zemtv.com/2012/02/13/islamabad-tonight-13th-february-2012-latest/ http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/f247/video-islamabad-tonight-nadeem-malik-13th-february-2012-a-264160/ ISLAMABAD TONIGHT WITN NADEEM MALIK 13-02-2012 TOPIC- SC INDICTS PRIME MINISTER GUESTS- YASEEN AZAD, AKRAM SHEIKH, SM ZAFAR YASEEN AZAD PSCBA said that the PM has decided to defend the contempt of court charges. He said that had PM written the letter to Swiss court contempt charges were going to be waived. [...]

Check out our latest addition to the Movie Poster Warehouse series featuring Sherry Rehman. Syndicated from: Newsline » News & Politics

More than a month into 2012, the past year already feels like a distant memory. Newsline has compiled some of the biggest events of 2011 as a reminder of the many tragedies and occasional triumphs that took place not so long ago. Syndicated from: Newsline » News & Politics

Charges Framed-PM Willfully Flouted Orders: Supreme Court NADEEM MALIK PM Willfully Flouted Orders: Supreme Court ’وزیرِ اعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی نے جان بوجھ کر عدالتی احکامات پر عملدرآمد نہیں کیا۔ ‘ ان کا کہنا تھا کہ سپریم کورٹ نے اپنے فیصلے میں کہا تھا کہ این آر او کے تحت زیرِ التوا مقدمات پر عمل [...]

Kashif. N. Chaudary Imran Khan is Pakistan’s sports superstar. His philanthropy is also admirable. This, however, does not mean I should not exercise my right to criticize Khan’s politics. Sadly,Imran Khan’s followers do not take criticism all that well. Anyone who calls him Taliban Khan is quickly ascribed a set of views and labeled a [...]

10th February 2012, a Friday morning. You would think that Chief Justice Iftikar Mohammed Chaudhry would take the day off and enjoy the pleasant weather we are experiencing. You would think wrong! He seeks to destabilize the country and cause tensions in socio-economic circles as well as politics. How you say? By rejecting PM Gilani’s [...]

Children in Somalia continue to suffer needlessly from hunger as politics hinder the much needed distribution of food aid. In Somalia, it is women and children who bear the brunt of the famine. Children are susceptible to malnutrition that decreases their ability to fight off disease, while women are unable to access the services they need [...]

Will Imran Khan succeed in juggling a bevy of heavyweights who are diametrically opposed to him and to each other? Syndicated from: Newsline » News & Politics

“Pakistan is a rich, rich country,” says Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s, Imran Khan, in an interview to the Indian publication, Hardnews. Syndicated from: Newsline » News & Politics

    PINSTORY, 35mm slide film – Farina Alam Recently I got a forwarded email from R.M.Naeem who is a teacher and a renowned painter. He was my instructor at NCA in 2003. Although he and I have very different opinions and we don’t agree eye-to-eye on many things, he is one of the few people [...]

Will the PPP survive as a political force in 2012? Syndicated from: Newsline » News & Politics

MY article for SouthAsia Magazine: Maldives: New Arena Filed under: Politics Tagged: Asia, Climate Change, Global Warming, Human Rights, Maldives, South, SouthAsia Magazine Syndicated from: Shahzeb Najam’s Blog

S&P finally downgraded France’s credit rating several weeks ago along with some other EU Member States. Such decision by S&P could undeniably cost Sarkozy’s reelection in May 2012. Many see the downgrade of France’s credit rating as Sarkozy’s sole responsibility. But May 2012 is still very far away from a political standpoint. Since his election [...]