Stories from Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Iran’s Bomb and Pakistan
In a country that is more anti-American than Iran, one would expect overwhelming public, government support for Iran.
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On Neutrinos and Angels
Using a holy text as a physics book makes little sense. But, sadly, it is all too common.
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Remembering Salmaan Taseer
Without some agreed form of control, Pakistan shall sink ever deeper into religious anarchy and fanaticism.
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Deepening the Pakistan-India divide
As I tried to enter the IHC building’s visa section, a swarm of Pakistani intelligence agents interrogated me.
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Anniversary: What if Pakistan did not have the bomb?
Could the Bomb really have saved Pakistan in 1971? Can it do so now?
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The curious case of Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden was the ‘Golden Goose’ the army had kept, but to its chagrin, has been stolen from under its nose.
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Should the HEC live or die?
Even today, the HEC misleads the public into believing that there has been some sort of educational revolution.
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Pakistan can’t handle Fukushima
Japan’s near tragedy has reminded the world that situating reactors close to a city can be exceedingly dangerous.
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Pakistan’s nukes: How many are enough?
It was a lie that the Bomb could protect Pakistan, its people or its armed forces.
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Why do they pick on us Pakistanis?
If Pakistani-Americans want to feel welcome in the US, they must actively combat the cancer of radicalism.