Tag Archives: Pakistan
Why Veeru Kohli’s election campaign is hollow
By Jahanzeb Hussain Veeru Kohli was born into a scheduled caste of Hindus in the Sind province of Pakistan. The Kohlis are bonded laborers. Veeru Kohli was born into bondage since her family owed money to their feudal lord and was unable to pay it back. Veeru had to go into slavery, too, in order […]
Reflections on Pakistani society in the wake of attacks on religious minorities.
By Jahanzeb Hussain The latest waves of attacks on Shia, Hazara, Christians, and women’s rights in Pakistan have been met with curious reactions by the people of that country, either living in Pakistan or abroad. I have not done any scientific analysis of this but I am basing my view on what I have witnessed […]
The missing persons of Baluchistan
By Jahanzeb Hussain I’ve seen their silent faces They scream so loud If they were to speak these words They’d go missing too Another woman on the torture table What else can they do ? One day we’ll dance on their graves One day we’ll sing our freedom One day we’ll laugh in our joy […]
The Tahir-ul-Qadri phenomenon
By Jahanzeb Hussain Tahir-ul-Qadri has certainly taken a lot of Pakistanis as well as the Pakistan watchers abroad by surprise. Who is he ? He made himself known before the general public with his program Minhaj-ul-Quran on Pakistan state television in the 80’s. His erudition and the qualities of an orator were noticed even then. He more or […]
Evaluating Jinnah
By Jahanzeb Hussain Going through the special supplements of Pakistani newspapers on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary on 25 December, one had the impression of reading about a superhuman who, despite all odds and all opposition, succeeded singlehandedly in winning a homeland for Indian Muslims facing extinction at the hands of cruel Hindus. […]
