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TFT CURRENT ISSUE
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April 20-26, 2012 - Vol. XXIV, No. 10
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Editorial
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Wither vs whether Pakistan
by Najam Sethi
The adage that you
can't judge a book by its cover is apparently not
true in the case of Pakistan. Consider the following
top ten recently published books on Pakistan: (1)
Pakistan: Beyond the crisis state; (2) Playing with
fire: Pakistan at war with itself...
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News & Analysis
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 Report
Inside job?
by Zia Ur
Rehman
384 prisoners, including
Musharraf attacker, flee in brazen Taliban attack on
Bannu jail... read
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 Analysis
Heights of folly
by Khaled Ahmed
The high-altitude battle in Siachen may be
threatening the population of entire South Asia...
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 Comment
Mountains and molehills
by Imtiaz Gul
The positions taken by India
and Pakistan on Siachen may be legitimate, but are
they viable?... read
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Comment
High stakes
by Saleem H Ali
Nature will not wait for bureaucrats,
hyper-nationalists, or military strategists...
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Opinion
Taliban are Pak Army proxies, not Pashtun
nationalists - III
by Farhat Taj
The notion that 'fiercely
autonomous' tribes in the 'weakly governed' FATA
gave refuge to fleeing militants from Afghanistan in
line with the code of Pashtunwali is completely
false... read
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 Comment
War mapping
by Shahzad Raza
Difa-e-Pakistan Council's plans to block US supplies
through Pakistan may eventually lead to an electoral
alliance...
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 Insight
Gilgit's sectarian conundrum
by Aziz Ali Dad
Sectarianism in
Gilgit-Baltistan has deeper roots than mere presence
of terrorists... read
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Report
Persecuted Hazaras rally for peace
by Dr Saleem Javed
At least 29 Hazara Shias have been killed and scores
wounded in Quetta in the last two weeks, in the
recent spate of violence against the minority
community...
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Features
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Scene
Sunday Social Stalker
Last week, a mysterious businessman paid Fayes
T Katawala an unexpected visit...
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Heritage
The Jain Temples of Nangarparkar
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
Nagarparkar in Sindh has great historical
significance, boasting such sites as the Bodhesar
mosque, the Sati and hero stones, the fortresses of
the Rajputs...
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Literature
For the love of God and man
Is Waris Shah's Heer a Marxist or Islamic tale? Or
can it be both, and more? By Dr Fatima Hussain...
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Literature
What is 'Partition Literature'?
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
How deep is South Asian writers' engagement with the
events of 1947? Rakhshanda Jalil
throws a critical light upon our "riot literature"
of the last six decades...
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Cinema
Chronicle of a death foretold
What went wrong in Pakistan's once-booming film
industry? Haroon Khalid talks to a
range of film professionals about their dreams,
fears and experiences in the field...
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Interview
You go, girl!
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro
Go-getter Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talks to TU
Dawood about winning an Oscar, changnig the
world, making a marriage and listening to her
father's advice, among other things...
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