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- No room for dissent in Pakistan; liberals face risk of being persecutedI was mentioned by Catch News. March 28, 2014 Outspoken columnist and development activist Raza Ahmad Rumi was travelling in Lahore in his car with his bodyguard and driver. Suddenly, some men opened fire at the vehicle near Raja Market. Eleven shots were fired. Rumi’s bodyguard jumped to save him, but his driver was killed. January The post No room for di […]
- ‘The military has made a dramatic comeback in Pakistan’s national affairs’I was interviewed by ‘Tehelka’. Here is the full story: Raza Rumi — a Pakistani columnist, policy analyst and journalist — has recently written the book The Fractious Path, which focuses on Pakistan’s transition from dictatorship to democracy, and how democracy evolved immediately after the period of Gen Musharraf. In an interview with Riyaz Wani, Rumi dis […]
- Commentary: Media must revisit its core principlesMy article published by The Ithacan. Journalism in the United States has entered an introspective phase since the Presidential election in November of this year. In its inability to sense the rise of Trumpism as a populist movement, the mainstream media failed itselfand its core mission to inform. The smugness of media punditry resonated The post Comment […]
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Yes, beautiful canal, but what was it’s purpose? It started where and ended where? And how much distance does it transverse?
Tony .. found this … “The controversy in Lahore centers round the fate of a branch of the Bambawala-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal (a 37 mile long waterway built by the Mughals and upgraded by the British in 1861) that runs through the city and is more than a cultural heritage for the citizens. The Lahore Canal is a unique linear park that serves as one of the few public green belts and the only free swimming pool for the majority of the city residents as can be seen in this photo essay.” http://thesouthasianidea.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/lahore-%E2%80%93-a-canal-runs-through-it/
Thanks for the link Jen it is most helpful. I’m writing a book on the Mughal Empire and this is something I knew nothing about. If you have any more interesting tidbits please write me at tonyji03@yahoo.com. Thanks again
Tony Raosto..