A Pakistani Christian holds candles at the grave of his relative in Gora Cemetery to mark All Souls Day, also known as the Day of the Dead, in Karachi, Nov. 2, 2009. Pakistan is overwhelmingly Muslim, but has a small Christian population. (Athar Hussain/Reuters)
Karachi: A place for all souls
Pakistan, intended as a place for India's Muslims after partition, makes its Christians and Hindus feel welcome, too.
KARACHI, Pakistan — In a country not associated with plurality, the statics are surprising: 3 million Hindus and about 3 million Christians live in Pakistan. That's about the population of Israel or Denmark.
And while the Muslim majority periodically grates with each community — in the early 1990s, the razing of the Ayohdya mosque in India led to a series of...
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What we don't know is killing us.
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India's PM pays a political price for a happy moment.
Don't tweet the small stuff
Maria Tirmizi - Pakistan - August 18, 2009 13:19 ET
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Tracking the money, on both sides of the Af-Pak border
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Global Blogs:
Laidbackshow – Halloween Clips
Teeth Maestro - Pakistan - November 20, 2009 16:09 ET
Faisal Kapadia and I had a little fun on Halloween night, a few interesting interviews for the Laidbackshow – Enjoy
The Alchemy of Identities
Jahane Rumi - Pakistan - November 20, 2009 13:39 ET
“Both my identities are significant to me,” I replied, explaining how a person is capable of belonging to multiple communities at the same time. For example, my identities as a Bihari and as an Indian were not contradictory. Even in my personal life, I could simultaneously...
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CHUP! Changing Up Pakistan - Pakistan - November 19, 2009 04:06 ET
A month ago, the Pakistani military began its long-awaited ground offensive into South Waziristan to defeat the Tehreek-e-Taliban. Nearly two weeks ago, Pakistani forces took Sararogha, the reported militants’ capital. On Tuesday, they “escorted” several...
Parathas for Peace
Deadpan Thoughts - Pakistan - November 18, 2009 13:51 ET
For the last 2 years Pakistan has been in a deep barrel of something smelly. I’m not saying this lightly, because as a resident of this great abyss of morality called Pakiland I have personally experienced a change in my life from a carefree one to one where even the drive...
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