http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/voices-of-pakistan Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/nadeem-farooq-paracha-abo_b_960013.html 2011-09-13T12:55:48Z 2011-09-13T12:54:53Z Sobia Ali http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/ "Now's the time for the United States to adjust its ways and try more to engage with the people of Pakistan through their representatives in the shape of the country's mainstream political parties." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pakistani-youth">Pakistani Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-americanism">Anti-Americanism</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-democracy">Pakistan Democracy</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/nadeem-farooq-paracha">Nadeem Farooq Paracha</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistani-politics">Pakistani-Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kashif-n-chaudhry/how-pakistan-drifted-from_b_931394.html 2011-08-19T21:00:00Z 2011-08-19T21:00:41Z Kashif N. Chaudhry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kashif-n-chaudhry/ Founded on freedom of religion and practice, Pakistan is one of the biggest violator of religious freedom today. For Pakistan to succeed, it will have to reverse the dangerous turn it took. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pakistan-islam">Pakistan Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-religious-freedom">Pakistan Religious Freedom</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-secularism">Pakistan Secularism</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-religion">Pakistan Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sachal-afraz/is-education-really-the-a_b_915344.html 2011-08-01T15:30:44Z 2011-08-01T15:37:49Z Sachal Afraz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sachal-afraz/ Teachers and social workers in Pakistan frequently stress the importance of educating our population. But I am hesitant to agree with this view. I do not feel that spreading our current education will be as magical as we are led to believe. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anushka-jatoi/this-is-pakistans-story-a_b_910883.html 2011-07-27T16:51:54Z 2011-07-27T16:53:09Z Anushka Jatoi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anushka-jatoi/ Violence and terrorism have taken over Pakistani society -- every member of society has been affected in some way or another. Be it through losing a l... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religious-extremism">Religious Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/voices-of-pakistan-drifti_b_904461.html 2011-07-21T13:22:03Z 2011-07-21T13:22:33Z Sobia Ali http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/ Following my completion of reading <i>Three Cups of Tea</i>, I found it unfortunate that people would so vehemently attempt to derail such a brilliant project, while ignoring all of the noble progress which has been documented. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religious-extremism">Religious Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/child-labor">Child Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistani-educational-system">Pakistani Educational System</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/the-case-for-drones_b_897428.html 2011-07-13T14:28:07Z 2011-07-13T14:41:06Z Raza Habib Raja http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/ More than 35,000 people in Pakistan have died due to religious terrorism and yet our media and urban middle class is more worried about drones which aim at perpetrators of those horrendous crimes. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/us-drone-missiles">US Drone Missiles</a>, <a href="/tag/predator-drones">Predator Drones</a>, <a href="/tag/drones">Drones</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-taliban">Pakistan Taliban</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-drone-attacks">Pakistan Drone Attacks</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anushka-jatoi/pakistan-suicide-bomb_b_891215.html 2011-07-06T10:24:57Z 2011-07-06T10:26:30Z Anushka Jatoi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anushka-jatoi/ Pakistan, in English is translated to 'the land of the pure.' Ironically, the constant fear and the ease with which lives are lost, is nothing short of the norm in this Islamic republic. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pakistan-extremism">Pakistan Extremism</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-suicide-bomber">Pakistan Suicide Bomber</a>, <a href="/tag/suicide-bomb-pakistan">Suicide Bomb Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-suicide-bombing">Pakistan Suicide Bombing</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-suicide-attack">Pakistan Suicide Attack</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/what-pakistanis-think-abo_b_880613.html 2011-06-20T14:04:00Z 2011-06-20T14:30:30Z Raza Habib Raja http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/ Despite media's negative propaganda the negative feelings about US have not translated into hatred against American people and society. If anything the Pakistanis want to emulate the American lifestyle and have a ferocious craving for American movies and products. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maheen-usmani/pakistani-women-victims-o_b_875104.html 2011-06-14T13:41:49Z 2011-06-14T13:56:13Z Maheen Usmani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maheen-usmani/ The issue of sexual harassment has impacts on the decisions of many women in Pakistan not to leave the comfort of their homes and work. They are thus unable to contribute towards the economy or to involve themselves in social or political activism. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sexual-harassment-pakistan">Sexual Harassment Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/women-in-pakistan">Women in Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/eve-teasing">Eve-Teasing</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-harassment">Sexual Harassment</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/voices-of-pakistan-photos_b_873567.html 2011-06-08T18:56:47Z 2011-06-08T18:57:04Z Sobia Ali http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/voices-of-pakistan-photos_b_873567.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2011-06-08-pakistan.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2011-06-08-pakistan.jpg" width="300" height="75" /></a> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pakistan-images">Pakistan Images</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-photos">Pakistan Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistani-people">Pakistani People</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefreestyle">Slidefreestyle</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistani">Pakistani</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/understanding-pakistani-m_1_b_869719.html 2011-06-01T12:04:22Z 2011-06-01T12:06:26Z Raza Habib Raja http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/ Although it would be an exaggeration to say that everyone in Pakistan mistrusts and hates the U.S., a substantial majority does. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/us-pakistan-relations">US-Pakistan Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/raymond-davis-pakistan">Raymond Davis Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-economy">Pakistan Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/raymond-davis-murder-charges">Raymond Davis Murder Charges</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/question-about-pakistan_n_867615.html 2011-05-26T13:11:09Z 2011-05-26T14:44:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In our Voices of Pakistan series, the Huffington Post is writing a series of articles exploring the views of the Pakistani people. Sobia Ali, a Huff P... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sohaib-athar">Sohaib Athar</a>, <a href="/tag/sobia-ali">Sobia Ali</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/abbottabad">Abbottabad</a>, <a href="/tag/questions">Questions</a>, <a href="/tag/questions-about-pakistan">Questions About Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden">Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-american">Pakistan American</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistani">Pakistani</a>, <a href="/tag/osama">Osama</a>, <a href="/tag/the-worlds-view-of-america">The World&#039;s View of America</a>, <a href="/tag/world-news">World News</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/post_2050_b_865835.html 2011-05-24T17:14:32Z 2011-05-24T17:12:02Z Sobia Ali http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sobia-ali/ On the one hand, Pakistanis love American pop culture, jeans, and Hollywood. On the other, the percentage of people that view the United States as favorable is lower in Pakistan than in Egypt, Lebanon, or in the Palestinian territories. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-american">Pakistan American</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/the-worlds-view-of-america">The World&#039;s View of America</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/imran-khan/deceptive-desperation_b_864603.html 2011-05-20T08:31:05Z 2011-05-20T08:49:38Z Imran Khan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/imran-khan/ The reluctance of bearded Taliban to carry out their own suicide attacks goes contrary to the "desperation" argument presented by Pakistan's religious right. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan-taliban">Pakistan Taliban</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/a-message-to-my-fellow-pa_b_863858.html 2011-05-19T11:43:59Z 2011-05-19T13:07:56Z Ali A. Rizvi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/ Let's forget about who is an "agent" of who. Let's not allow every conversation after an incident to devolve into random whodunit speculation. Let's stop trying to focus on who killed how many people and why. That's not in our control. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/blasphemy-laws">Blasphemy Laws</a>, <a href="/tag/bill-clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/islam">Islam</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden-dead">Osama Bin Laden Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/conspiracy-theories">Conspiracy Theories</a>, <a href="/tag/geo-tv">Geo TV</a>, <a href="/tag/suicide-bombers">Suicide Bombers</a>, <a href="/tag/mossad">Mossad</a>, <a href="/tag/kurt-cobain">Kurt Cobain</a>, <a href="/tag/911">9/11</a>, <a href="/tag/taliban">Taliban</a>, <a href="/tag/kamran-khan">Kamran Khan</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden">Osama Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/raymond-davis">Raymond Davis</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/jihad">Jihad</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistanis">Pakistanis</a>, <a href="/tag/cia">Cia</a>, <a href="/tag/jimmy-carter">Jimmy Carter</a>, <a href="/tag/muslims">Muslims</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/salman-taseer">Salman Taseer</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/04/sohaib-athar-reallyvirtual_n_857385.html 2011-05-04T09:46:57Z 2011-05-04T11:05:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the last few days, Sohaib Athar (@reallyvirtual) has gone from an IT consultant living in Pakistan to the "the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid w... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/twitter-bin-laden">Twitter Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/voices-of-pakistan">Voices of Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden-dead">Osama Bin Laden Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden-death">Osama Bin Laden Death</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter-osama-raid">Twitter Osama Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-dead-twitter">Osama Dead Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-dead-twitter">Bin Laden Dead Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-raid-twitter">Bin Laden Raid Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-raid">Bin Laden Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter-osama-bin-laden">Twitter Osama Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/technology-news">Technology News</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-death">Bin Laden Death</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden-raid">Osama Bin Laden Raid</a>, <a href="/tag/osama">Osama</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden">Osama Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/sohaib-athar">Sohaib Athar</a>, <a href="/tag/sohaib-athar-twitter">Sohaib Athar Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-death-twitter">Bin Laden Death Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/reallyvirtual">Reallyvirtual</a>, <a href="/tag/twitter-osama">Twitter Osama</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-twitter">Osama Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/livechat">Livechat</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden-captured">Osama Bin Laden Captured</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-death-twitter">Osama Death Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden-dead">Bin Laden Dead</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>