Libya:Liberated for whom!

Qadhafi’s end begins another battle – oil, NATO, NTC and people are in the field

Inksight By Mehmood ur Rashid

Certain ways of doing are loathsome, no matter what is done and for what. The images from Libya, regardless of the celebrations for freedom, have been distressing and revolting. The way Qadhafi was lynched to death, and his blood soaked body dragged by the chaotic pack of armed personnel, brought back More

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God has a better idea

Losing things is painful but that never means the end of the world

MUSINGS By Mir Usman

From the comfort of my lobby, I saw the dry and chilly gusts of wind bring down the last of autumn leaves, ending the season long affair with their beloved trees. Bored to death doing my algebra, I decided to have a breather, when suddenly I heard a knock at the door. With the algebra book in More

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The identity politics

Amid all these sub-identities where is a Kashmiri?

VIEWPOINT By Syed Mohsin

The monolithic Kashmiri identity is now a dwindling legacy. It has literally imploded and finally wilted under relentless pressure put on it by inimical elements within and outside the state. Kashmiri identity once a source of pride and oneness and unique by virtue of a vast geographical spread across More

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Life matters

It's to be guarded at any cost

SUICIDE By Nazar ul Islam Wani

I don't know who you are, or why you are reading this page. I only know that for the moment, you're reading it, and that is good. I can assume that you are here because you are troubled and consider ending your life. If it were possible, I would prefer to be there with you at this moment, to sit with More

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