Cover star: MEHREEN SYED

Libas presents exclusive interviews with Pakistani Shoaib Sultan Khan who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2009, as well as with Tarun Tejpal, the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka, the ground-breaking Indian newspaper. We introduce the Libas readership to three women reporters who work at Al Jazeera English -- Sherine Tadros, Julie MacDonald and Nazanine Moshiri, and talk about their experiences in the Arab-owned TV channel. The recent army action against the Taliban in the north of Pakistan brought about the largest displacement of refugees since the Partition. ‘The Power of One’ looks at the efforts of civil society to reinstate and support the hapless victims. Despite the recession and the war, fashion in Pakistan has not taken a backseat and instead continues to flourish. We bring you many pages of catwalks and fashion. ot taken a backseat and instead continues to flourish. We bring you many pages of catwalks and fashion.