Month: April 2014

The attempted target-assassination of Hamid Mir, a prominent journalist, in Karachi has raised several key issues. First, his own testament ...

A gun attack on Hamid Mir triggers debate about safety of journalists in Pakistan

Rumi and Mir were drivers of change in bygone eras. They still are, says Jugnu Mohsin

Veteran journalist and SAFMA secretary-general Imtiaz Alam says journalists must unite to systemically address the problems of press freedom in ...

Pakistan can follow various international examples to institutionalize protection of journalists

Terrorists are after journalists' lives, and journalists are after each other's reputation

A history of conflicts in Crimea, which was once an Ottoman-Muslim state

As PTI celebrates its 18th Foundation Day, party leader Abdul Quayyum Kundi admits there have been mistakes, but they are ...

From Spain's Al Andalusia period to the Indian Subcontinent's pluralism, history is full of lessons in peaceful coexistence

Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, leading representatives of the three hundred year-old tradition of khayaal gaiyiki talk to Ally Adnan ...

It is no longer possible to call shia killings the result of a sectarian war, writes Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

Nazar Abbas took on his first ever ambassadorial position an hour before Benazir Bhutto was to arrive in Bishkek. His ...

Mira Phailbus recalls some unusual details from life at the prestigious girls' college. Review by Madeeha Maqbool

Iqbal Lahori never saw Iran, yet he wrote most of his poetry in Persian and had an abiding love for the ...

Nandini Krishnan can't step into a house without encountering someone trying to stand on his or her head

Tazeen Javed's Instagram account sucks, for good reason...

Why do people think the attack on Hamid Mir was "inevitable"? By Fayes T Kantawala

Indian paramilitary recruits take oath on the holy books of their own respective faiths in Srinagar, in this undated photograph. ...

I hope you’ve noticed my judicious silence, after that first half-hearted statement about the attack on Hamid Mir. Apparently, I’m ...

Another split We are told that the attackers who mounted the assault on journalist Raza Rumi in Lahore last month ...

Dignity and honor are earned, not commanded

These nuggets are culled from the Urdu press. They are summarised here without comment. Absurd or ridiculous, tft takes no responsibility ...

Infighting between rival Mehsud TTP factions likely to worsen despite Haqqani Network's efforts

Elections mark a major step forward in Afghanistan's transition from tribalism to democracy

The attack on Raza Rumi raises important questions about free speech and tolerance in Pakistan