Essay and commentary

Pakistan: The Narratives Fall Apart

The author argues that the Pakistani government has lost control of its narrative on the Taliban, a confusion partly chosen since Musharraf’s Hudaybiyya speech, and that beheadings of soldiers have…

Brown Pundits Archive2 February 20140 comments
Dirty War in Balochistan

The author notes that mass graves found in Balochistan, which the home minister blames on Indian intelligence while most suspect missing Baloch nationalists, have drawn little attention, and suggests Western…

Brown Pundits Archive31 January 20141 comment
Why are Pakistanis such a jealous and vicious lot?

In a satirical tone the poster mocks Twitter’s outrage at Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Sindh festival staged at Mohenjo-daro, calling the festival ethnic and downmarket compared with the cosmopolitan, English-preferring taste…

Brown Pundits Archive31 January 20140 comments
Bengalis are like Tamils, and Jatts are sui generis, and Syrian Christians are not Brahmins

Reading Zack Ajmal’s Harappa DNA sample, the author concludes that Bengalis, like Tamils, show a genetic split between Brahmins and non-Brahmins, that Jatts stand apart as a distinct group, and…

Brown Pundits Archive31 January 20142 comments

Pakistan: The Narratives Fall Apart