There is more to the story of Qadri than the selfless preacher who returned home to save his motherland. That, however, does not negate the need to understand The Qadri Supporter. So, here’s an attempt to put a face to the faceless masses. During two short visits–one, on the evening of Qadri’s arrival, and...
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Reporter’s Notebook: The Qadri Supporter
Reporter’s Notebook: In Solidarity With Hazaras
They have refused to bury the bodies of their loved ones. Almost a hundred coffins and thousands of Hazaras face a second night on Quetta’s cold and dark streets, waiting for the Pakistani government to step up–and give them the protection that they have been waiting for, for years. Hundreds have joined Hazaras in...
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Reporter’s Notebook: Swat
Some time in 2008, I met Lalaji (Khan Sahib) and his nephew, refugees from Swat who had fled to Brooklyn. Reading the Amnesty International report on the abuses of the Pakistan Army, their stories come back to me now, along with others I heard when I finally went to Swat in 2009 shortly after...
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