by Maqbool Malik September 15, 2009 Islamabad – US private security outfit Blackwater has begun to expand its presence in Karachi port city in the backdrop of the Peshawar debacle last month when Craig Davis a suspected operative of the US company was caught red handed involved in objectionable activities. Well-placed sources told The Nation on Monday that [...]

Orangi Versus Dharavi by Farzana Versey September 10, 2009 He parted the dull grey curtain with a flowery print. Inside, a group of men of all shapes, sizes, ages shuffled as images of entwined couples moaning flickered on a bulbous old TV screen. The moment some light slithered into the room, it was startled eyes and hands akimbo, [...]