News stories for Naveen Naqvi

The Lunatic Fringe

Even at about 200 million users Twitter is not a universe, it is not even a speck. Updated 08 Jan, 2014 03:32pm

Last week Dr Awab Alvi and Faisal Kapadia, a couple of bloggers who comprise the core of the Pakistani blogosphere,... Published 03 Nov, 2009 11:41am

Audacious: that is the word we’ve heard repeatedly used to describe the GHQ standoff. But the attack was also... Published 13 Oct, 2009 12:21pm

I have been asking myself a question lately that I want share with you: What is the American game anyway? I’ll tell... Published 06 Oct, 2009 11:00am

Last week, a 13-year-old boy from Karachi's Korangi neighbourhood was gang-raped by three men. The crime took place... Published 29 Sep, 2009 11:07am

For a couple of months, the world has seen pictures of Pakistani men, women and children with flushed faces stuffed... Published 15 Sep, 2009 12:21pm

When Shehnaz talks about the house that she built with her earnings, you can see her pride. She spent Rs 500,000 on... Published 01 Sep, 2009 12:37pm

This is the third week in a row that my blog talks about the Gojra massacre. After a mob of Muslims killed 7 people... Published 18 Aug, 2009 12:10pm

Pakistan’s independence day, August 14, is around the corner and it seems to me that Pakistanis are desperate for... Published 11 Aug, 2009 01:32pm

When I was 17 years old and doing my A Levels, I had the good fortune of having a teacher who helped shape my... Published 04 Aug, 2009 12:48pm

Hillary Clinton went to India, and all we got was a special envoy. Pakistanis are very uncomfortable, indeed, with... Published 28 Jul, 2009 12:32pm

Naveen Naqvi asks why the city government can’t protect Karachi from nature. Okay, I know it’s predictable to write... Published 21 Jul, 2009 12:41pm

News of three-year-old Sana's death sparked disturbing memories for Naveen Naqvi. I’m not sure how old I was, but I... Published 15 Jul, 2009 02:44pm

States play with nuclear weapons the way boys play with their toys, writes Naveen Naqvi. It was a joke someone... Published 07 Jul, 2009 12:33pm

Naveen Naqvi feels less optimistic than most. A headline in Dawn recently read, ‘Most Pakistanis see Taliban, Al... Published 03 Jul, 2009 02:23pm