Saturday, November 28, 2009
Samad Khurram
“When I heard Taliban voices, I told myself: this was it,” exclaimed a young officer in white shalwar-qameez as he addressed a rally in support of the Pakistani troops. He adjusted his walking aid to steady himself, “I was ready to ...

Thursday, July 09, 2009
Samad Khurram
In The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote that "If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a thousand battles without a single loss." Two thousand and five hundred years later, the words continue to ring true. Pakistan's current ...

Monday, April 20, 2009
Samad Khurram
Back in 2002, I was returning from Friday prayers when I saw an unusual gathering of singing and quasi-dancing mullahs. Unusual because I had always assumed mullahs to be against all types of kufr (art). The amused crowd were ...

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Samad Khurram
I have great respect for Salman Chima, whom I met in 2005 for my college interview, but I do not agree with his apologist defence of Musharraf in "Why I miss Musharraf" ( ). Other factors notwithstanding, it was the ...

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Samad Khurram
The victory of Ali Ahmed Kurd as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association is a historic milestone in the history of Pakistan and that of the lawyers' movement. This is not just a victory for Ali Ahmed Kurd but for all ...

Friday, July 11, 2008
Samad Khurram
Continuous air strikes on Pakistani territory and repeated intrusions of Pakistani airspace by US-led coalition forces in stark violation of international norms and customs have troubled Pakistanis across the country. These are very ...