The Mind

Arshad Chaudhry passed away at 19:55pm GMT on the 30th October 2011. His family was all around him and we were there throughout his ordeal – an ordeal he fought through, and by all counts won. If Arshad had listened to doctors, his time would have been up months ago – but through sheer will [...]

The pain in my abdomen and the ribs got more intense, a little more than I could take. Living with pain over the past 11 years my pain threshold was pretty high so I pretended to be brave and persevered with the pain for several days. But I ran out of courage last night. The [...]

The Office for National Statistics show that net migration into the UK rose by 21 per cent in 2010 despite the Conservatives pledge to reduce immigration. Virtually all the increase is due to inward migration from Eastern Europe due to high unemployment in those countries. There are 555,000 Polish workers in the UK, more than [...]

Today Pakistan celebrates it’s 64th Independence Day. It’s origins make it unique amongst all nation-States of the world because of the specific elements that shaped the country’s birth in 1947. There is a relation between the unique origin and the making of a unique destiny. At a time when national conditions and morale of the [...]

The Pakistan army The generals’ story Inside the Pakistan Army: A Woman’s Experience on the Frontline of the War on Terror. By Carey Schofield. PAKISTAN’S army, which also runs the much-feared intelligence agency, the ISI, is a world unto itself; more arrogant and more pampered than any institution in this rapidly crumbling nation. The army is [...]

And the Pakistani’s sold their souls for $500 million over 2 years. The $7.5million was a smokescreen. But that is what the world media carries as the great ally of the US which has let it down. It is time both countries disengaged with each other. The war has cost Pakistan $68 billion. A poor [...]

The shock waves of the mass killings in Norway are still reverberating the corridors of power in Europe and the UK as we see a shift of views over Islam and the radical right. We need to learn much from this tragedy and in particular our right wing leaders. Mr Cameron’s pronouncements against multiculturalism followed [...]

Osama bin Laden’s death has opened hell’s gates on Pakistan . One would be hard pressed to find an American commentator who has missed the Bash Pakistan Bandwagon. Their most prevailing argument revolves around, we give Pakistan billions every year and look how they repaid us. They cheated on us by sheltering the world’s most [...]

On a sunny Sunday morning at 7.30, sitting out in the back garden, a little chilly, watching squirills nibble away at the bird feed and little rabbits waiting to pick up crumbs and birds all kinds, from pheasants to blackbirds and sparrows to pigeons, a fascinating sight of God’s creation, I  put my iPad away [...]

The past couple of weeks have been tough, probably more than I expected but it’s uncharted waters and I shouldn’t have any expectations. Escalating chemotherapy and decease progression are having their toll, walking and driving are difficult but it’s the inability to control the mind which is frustrating. I’m in a state of disorientation. It’s [...]