Ranked #1
Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...
Another Pakistan: Imtiaz Alam: So You Want to Be a Journalist in Pakistan...
In the wake of Saleem Shahzad's murder, veteran journalist Imtiaz Alam says it's time to establish ground rules for news... Read more
19 Sep 2011
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13mins
Ranked #2
Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art
Another Pakistan: Salima Hashmi: In the Worst of Times, the Alchemy of Art
Salima Hashmi is the link between Pakistan's greatest poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, who was her father, and a resilient art sce... Read more
12 Sep 2011
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33mins
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Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'
Another Pakistan: The Healing Charm of Zeb and Haniya's 'Urdu Blues'
Lahore-based folk-pop duo Zeb and Haniya can assimilate any musical style and make it their own. This is the 15th instal... Read more
6 Sep 2011
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39mins
Ranked #4
Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell
Another Pakistan: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell
Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Pakistan's preeminent architect, explains his debt to Sufi tradition. This is the 17th installment of... Read more
15 Sep 2011
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29mins
Ranked #5
Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'
Another Pakistan: Nadeem ul Haque: 'The Country That Can Kill the World'
In conversation with host Christopher Lydon, leading Pakistani economist delivers some blunt truths about American aid. ... Read more
1 Sep 2011
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15mins
Ranked #6
Another Pakistan: Mohsin Hamid on a 'Pakistan-like' Trend in America
Another Pakistan: Mohsin Hamid on a 'Pakistan-like' Trend in America
Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, author of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist,' describes what he sees as increasing similariti... Read more
31 Aug 2011
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34mins
Ranked #7
Another Pakistan: Ali Dayan Hasan: 'The Rule of Law is Non-negotiable'
Another Pakistan: Ali Dayan Hasan: 'The Rule of Law is Non-negotiable'
In Lahore, Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch persists in holding Pakistan's ISI to account. This is the 11th install... Read more
30 Aug 2011
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22mins
Ranked #8
Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal, Part II - What Would Manto Say?
Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal, Part II - What Would Manto Say?
Ayesha Jalal revisits the work of Manto (1912-1955), one of Pakistan's greatest writers, and finds it almost disturbingl... Read more
24 Aug 2011
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22mins
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Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan's 'Revenge of the '40s, Then the '80s'
Another Pakistan: Ayesha Jalal on Pakistan's 'Revenge of the '40s, Then the '80s'
For historian Ayesha Jalal, Pakistan's present woes are inseparable from the trauma of its birth. This is the 9th instal... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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39mins
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Another Pakistan: Adil Omar: "Paki Rambo," Dropping Beats in Islamabad
Another Pakistan: Adil Omar: "Paki Rambo," Dropping Beats in Islamabad
In Islamabad, host Christopher Lydon meets a rapper sees himself as representing the lighter side of Pakistan. This is t... Read more
19 Aug 2011
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23mins