76-Year-Old Female PTI MPA Alleges Harassment At The Hands Of Police
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Constructing Fear: The Politics of Moral Panics
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Unflinching Ally Of The Persecuted: How Imaan Mazari Is Keeping Asma Jahangir’s Legacy Alive
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The Karsaz Smokescreen: A Sordid Case Of Terror And Tribulation
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76-Year-Old Female PTI MPA Alleges Harassment At The Hands Of Police
76-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, Advocate Shamsa Ali, has claimed that she was harassed by the Punjab police who raided...
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پس چہ باید کرد؟
تما م لوگ اس بات پر متفق ہیں کہ پاکستان کو اپنی قومی زندگی کے بدترین معاشی بحران کا سامنا...
Miltablishment “Neutrality”?
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اسٹبلشمنٹ کی غیر جانب داری
دو سال تک تازہ انتخابات کا مطالبہ کرتے کرتے حزب اختلاف کا گلا بیٹھ گیا لیکن عمران خان نے اس...
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Almost 4 Years Of Russia-Ukraine War: Is Putin Now A Cornered Tiger?
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SC Order On Article 63-A Is A Reminder That Pakistan Needs Judicial Reform
The Supreme Court’s short order on the president’s reference on Article 63A of the Constitution marks a significant turn in...
Why Is PM Shehbaz Sharif Behaving Like A Supplicant?
Sometimes candid admissions by leaders can expose dysfunctionality of the country's political system. This is what happened on May 21,...
Genesis Of Corruption In Pakistan: A Short History
The favourite pastime of the chattering classes in Pakistan is blaming corruption for all the ills in our society. It is...
‘Memories Of Japan’: Shahid Jalal’s Magnificent Last Lap
A glimpse of Japan’s manicured beauty captured by Shahid Jalal in his paintings currently on show in Lahore feels like...
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Imran Khan’s Ouster: Why Did The Hybrid Regime Collapse?
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The Karsaz Smokescreen: A Sordid Case Of Terror And Tribulation
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Constructing Fear: The Politics of Moral Panics
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Imran Khan Must Re-Learn The Role Of Mir Jafar And Mir Sadiq In History
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76-Year-Old Female PTI MPA Alleges Harassment At The Hands Of Police
76-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker, Advocate Shamsa Ali,...
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