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Talal Bugti's bounty against Musharraf is a case of immature, reactionary and uncivilised politics.

When intellectuals claim that talk of revolution is nothing but 'adventurism' this disturbs me - we can't achieve change until we make it happen, like Nicaragua did.

Intellectuals must smoke, be eccentric and angst-ridden, eat at roadside khokhas (to feel 'at one' with the masses) and be able to pontificate at length about nothing.

Although our constitution is not secular and religious hurdles to legislation will always be present, “Islamic” debates over certain issues have outlasted our tolerance for them.

The first film to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival, "Never let me go" is an artistic exploration of the humanistic issues surrounding cloning.

Chile is united in celebrating what could have been a huge tragedy. If Pakistan's disaster management auhorities were more capable could we too have something to smile about?

Protests against new NAB chairman may prove unfounded. He may be good at his job but there are valid concerns that he will feel honour-bound to protect those that put him in power.

Land reforms and bringing down feudalism are popular ideas, but very few understand the legal hurdles the state must overcome to implement change.

I like my virtual gore as much as the next video game player but a commercial game that allows players to slaughter the Taliban is pushing it a bit.

Nobody has heard of Liu Xiaobo, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize for Peace. He never really mattered. The prize was all about what Europe was saying to the US.