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A recent headline in Dawn was 'Man-on-man action and explosions’. Now I’m not exactly a pervert but the first thing to come to my mind is not the A-team.

Perhaps the Obama administration is persisting in the tradition of a popular Bush camp negotiating tactic, and the NYT story is the “stick” that follows promises of supplemental military aid and enhanced engagement with Pakistan army.

IIronically the ones who call for de-weaponization are the same ones who wear weapons as traditional ‘jewelry for men’.In a city like Karachi who would want to be stripped of the only defense one has? The thing which allows you to feel empowered, secure and safe?

Literalists have always invented Islam, depriving it of universalism and divesting its teachings of its historic context. But the 'Muslims-only' Pakistan ideology is a figment of their imagination that has no real basis in history.

No judicial structure exists to protect girls like 4-year-old Sara who was raped and attacked by her brother-in-law. In posh areas of Karachi powerful families with political clout rape and abuse school girls. But most cases rarely make it to court, and when they do verdicts are not often favorable.

There is a thin line between an execution in a prison and one in a village square. Perhaps true justice lays in separating oneself completely from what can be deemed barbaric. As Pakistani's like Ajmal Kasab find themselves appealing for their life on death row in India should Pakistan reconsider its stance on capital punishment?