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Drones, dharnas and terrorism
Imran Khan’s “dharna” to protest drone
strikes in FATA has been hailed by his supporters as highly
“successful”. Political rivals aren’t impressed. They claim that “FATA
tribesmen corralled by the agencies” provided the numbers. More to the
point, however, is Imran Khan’s vow to return to the venue after one
month and block NATO until America pledges to stop drone strikes for
good. If Imran Khan is ..... read more |
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Angles of co-habitation
Khaled Ahmed
The partnership planned by Musharraf - and much disliked then by Chaudhry Shujaat - might actually come into being within the survival dynamic of democracy
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Tactical games
Imtiaz Gul
While Pakistan's mainstream parties return to the wheeling and dealing of the 1990s, Imran Khan has decided to exploit popular sentiment
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PTI’s show in Peshawar
Riffatullah Khan & Kashif Aziz Khan
Imran Khan's party has threatened to permanently block NATO supply routes if drone attacks do not stop
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Judging the judgement
Asad Jamal
One major way of effecting change in patriarchal societies is to have
all sexual violence taken seriously, that is, to de-trivialise it
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Three theatres of the Arab world
Saeed Naqvi
There's more to Libya and Bahrain than what happened in Egypt and Tunisia
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report
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Imran Khan’s new innings
Ali K Chishti
The PTI chief is seeking new constituencies and may be entering into questionable alliances
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Rape and rhetoric
Harris Bin Munawar
Pakistani media's coverage of the Mukhtaran Mai verdict
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Memos on the wall
HBM
A quick summary of the leaked Guantanamo files, which are based on testimonies of Al Qaeda inmates. Highlights: ISI's alleged links to terror groups, new details on Dr Aafia, and the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden after 9/11 |
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Unpacking the Mukhtaran Mai judgement
Yasser Latif Hamdani
The 2-1 verdict raises several important issues regarding how to look at the available evidence
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tribute
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One Man Show
Ahmer Naqvi
Comedian Moin Akhtar, who died last week, was much more than a popular entertainer. Ahmer Naqvi looks at his legacy
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story
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The word keeper
By K Ali
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fashion
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Ramp it up
TU Dawood
takes notes at the PFDC fashion week
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excerpt
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The Convert – Part II
Deborah Baker
writes about 9/11 and how it inspired her quest for Maryam Jameelah, an American Jew who converted to Islam and moved into Mawlana Mawdudi's house in 1960s Lahore
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