Posts by Huma Yusuf
Internet access: a human right
From the Newspaper
IN November, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) attempted to filter 1,500 words out of SMS...
March 12, 2012
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Imran Khan’s security state
From the Newspaper
THERE has already been adequate kerfuffle around the appearance of PTI senior vice-president Ejaz Chaudhry...
February 20, 2012
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War against bigotry
A WEEK ago, three Hindu doctors were gunned down in Shikarpur. While the details of the incident remain...
November 14, 2011
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A different menu
IN the polarisation of Pakistan’s political and social landscape, the fault lines have been drawn between...
October 31, 2011
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Honoured for what?
I HAD barely been at university for two weeks when the buzz began: Nelson Mandela, then president of...
October 17, 2011
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China factor in Afghanistan
THE signing of the India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership last week reaffirmed the establishment’s...
October 10, 2011
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War drums and identity
ONCE again, the beat of war drums has Pakistanis marching in unison. Since Adm Mike Mullen hinted at...
October 3, 2011
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An information black hole
I RECENTLY attended an exhibition titled ‘Gaming in Waziristan’ at London’s Beaconsfield Art Gallery....
September 19, 2011
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All-weather terrorism
ALMOST 34,000. That’s the number of Pakistanis who have been killed in terrorist attacks between 2003...
September 12, 2011
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The ultimate destination
CLARITY comes in the most unexpected places. A recent television show pitted Marvi Sirmed against Zaid...
September 5, 2011
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Nightmare scenario
IF you’re a Pakistani, your nightmare scenario could be one of an infinite number of developments depending...
August 29, 2011
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No room for optimism
THERE seems to be no limit to the number of corpse-filled gunny bags the Lyari River can wash up. The...
August 22, 2011
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Technology and riots
LAST week’s riots in London and other British cities stirred many socio-political issues that the UK...
August 15, 2011
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Pakistan’s FMCT woes
AS if US-Pakistan relations were not strained enough, news is circulating that the US plans to pressurise...
August 8, 2011
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US economy and Pakistan
THE Obama administration is having a rough time. Last week, it was revealed that the US economy has ground...
August 1, 2011
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