What has happened to Sufi Traditions in Pakistan?

What if Bulleh Shah were alive today?By Raza Rumi, Express Tribune, July 12, 2012



The chilling news of a man burnt alive in Bahawalpur on alleged charges of blasphemy has escaped the national media as well as our collective conscience. Other than a token condemnation by PresidentAsif Ali Zardari, no major political leader has bothered to talk about this ghastly incident.

After the brutal

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