Category / Year 2012
Few questions for Imran Khan Sahib!
Amir Mateen TANK: The culture of sycophancy that remains the hallmark of the Pakistani brand of politics is beginning to engulf Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf as well, perhaps a little too early. A 48-hour…
Beginning of Imran Khan’s election campaign?
Amir Mateen TANK, Waziristan: The biggest challenge for Imran Khan will be to balance between the rich elite that is constantly jockeying to win his attention and the highly-spirited young masses who…
How it looked from inside the anti-drone PTI march
Amir Mateen TANK, Waziristan: No matter how cynical you may be, it was difficult not to accept that Imran Khan’s rally against US drone attacks in Waziristan was an effective and a…
Eyewitness India-4 Changing narrative of Punjabi “pappian and japhian”
Amir Mateen AMRITSAR: There is definitely deep chemistry between the people of East and West Punjabs that evokes instant, in the words of former Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, “pappian and…
Eyewitness India-3 Long way to go and a muddy lane ahead
Amir Mateen AMRITSAR: A visit to Golden Temple is always a spiritual experience. The Pakistani contingent of parliamentarians on a visit to Amritsar was lucky to have arrived at the solemn occasion…
Eyewitness India – 2 Lost soul of Lahore and Amritsar
Amir Mateen AMRITSAR: Lahore and Amritsar have a strange umbilical relationship. A common history binds them together in more ways than one. The biggest influence on Lahore’s contemporary culture and cuisine is…
Eyewitness India-1 So similar yet so different
Amir Mateen AMRITSAR: Crossing over to India through Wagah border can be an emotional experience, especially for those who know India only through the stories of their parents, official propaganda or worse,…