Archive for November, 2013

Deepak Adhikari :  Beset by political instability and infighting, Nepal is counting on the November elections to find a path to peace and prosperity When Nepal ended a decade-long, bloody civil war in 2006, its 26 million people brimmed with optimism that the country will embark on a road to peace and prosperity. Indeed, the […]

By Said Ashraf –  A bite of the Big Apple It happened a few years ago while I was still in medical school in Lahore. I read this quote from an American poet and novelist John Updike:”The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.” I asked a […]

By Moeed Pirzada – Fighting terror through the lens of conspiracy theorists The past few weeks have not been kind to the politics of Imran Khan. After the high-water mark of APC in the second week of September, where all parties agreed – once again – to a dialogue for peace with the Pakistani Taliban, […]

By Rabia Ahmed –  From a humble mobile library to an enormous educational feat – Rabia Ahmed meets the Alif Laila Book Bus Society “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” Walter Cronkite 1978 was the year General Zia became the president of Pakistan, but […]

By Zaman Malik –  Turning a corner in hospital design We were asked to design a small hospital specifically for pediatrics and gynecology services. The unique part of this project was that it had to be designed in an already existing office building, located in Blue Area of Islamabad. The client Mr. Zubair, came to us […]

Healthy and appetizing, nuts and seeds are absolutely the best snack of the bunch. Helping yourself to a handful of nuts and seeds every day can improve circulation and muscle tone. Data from the University of Toronto show that replacing 50 grams of carbs (about a muffin’s worth) in your diet with 2.5 ounces of […]

By Mina Sohail – Ahmed Rashid is a journalist who has authored several books about Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has covered Central Asia as a correspondent for The Telegraph for more than 20 years and has also been named as the Foreign Policy Magazine’s Top 100 thinkers. In an exclusive interview with PIQUE, Ahmed Rashid […]

By Waqar Gillani – Shafqat Mehmood, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf What is PTI policy on terrorism? PTI believes we must disengage from America’s War on Terror and also stop drone attacks. Because of these two factors hardcore extremists’ Jihadi narrative has been strengthened. So, we must disengage from the narrative, which has great resonance everywhere, that […]

By Reem Wasay –  If there’s one show that industry enthusiasts, serious buyers, lovers of theatrics or red carpet socialites brace themselves for during fashion week, it’s the ramp spectacle spectacular by Fahad Hussayn, Lahore’s biggest and most awe-inspiring export. Known for his love of all things grand and dramatic, the designer fondles the eccentric […]

Imran Khan must not give legitimacy to the Taliban Imran Khan emerged as a powerful political force after the May, 2013 general elections, riding on a wave of popular discontent with the entrenched style of politics and public wariness with terrorism. His voters included both from the urban and conservative sections of Pakistani society. It […]