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 “I hardly know another scientist who invokes the same deep admiration, from the widest possible scientific community, as does Salam.” (K. R. Sreenivasan) The two-bedroom derelict bungalow appears rundown and abandoned. Situated in the small shantytown of Jhang in Pakistan, … Continue reading →

(The following essay is a modified version of a speech the author delivered at an interfaith seminar held on 22 June, 2013 in the UK) In a poetic inversion of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ paradigm with respect to the life … Continue reading →

It has been almost 66 years since the Founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, proclaimed the following words in his first address to the Assembly of Pakistan: “In due course of time, Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims … Continue reading →

Pakistan’s election hype is both remarkable and ironic. The rather dramatic and bloody (the elections being termed as the bloodiest in the country’s history) run-up to the polls has come as a vivid depiction of the pernicious ideology that has … Continue reading →

The surrealism of Switzerland’s serenity  It is a picture of heaven on earth. Streams snaking through lush green mountains, with smoky snow-capped tops sprinkled in the background, and a thicket of trees splashed across sun-bathed greens, and sleepy cottages nestling … Continue reading →