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Folk Devils A moral panic is a widespread fear — most often an irrational one. The fear is about someone...

"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori," (It is sweet and proper to die for one's country) Migration is a...

The supporters of former PM Imran Khan have taken his constitutional removal from office very personally. It doesn’t matter if...

On the 26th of April, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a van carrying Chinese teachers on the...

Soon after midnight on May 2, 2011, when the US Navy Seals took out Osama bin Laden, they also discovered...

International Women’s Day 2022 dawned with a global commitment to breaking bias, smashing stereotypes, rejecting inequality and eliminating discrimination. Nevertheless,...

One of my most memorable jail visits in Pakistan is memorable not because of the interaction I had with a...

“General Faiz will become the next army chief.” This was the biggest ‘argument’ that many people put forth in response...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to appoint Deputy Commissioners of the amalgamated tribal districts of Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber,...

A nuclear weapon is a device that uses nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two processes to...

Some years ago, I was talking to Pakistan’s famous intellectual, political analyst and renowned environmentalist Dr. Adil Najam. I asked...

For quite some time, I’ve been deeply concerned about what I’d been reading about Pakistan, which described a country very...

For quite some time, I’ve been deeply concerned about what I’d been reading about Pakistan, which described a country very...

The global endeavour to ensure that all children obtain a good education has been seriously hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic...

The much-spoken-of Bajwa Doctrine was a critical step in the development of Pakistan’s security mindset, and it attempted to suggest...

Ideas and Futures is an e-journal that focuses on "re-imagining our societies beyond the pandemic". The journal, edited by Sadia...

Recently it has been revealed that the Chairperson and the members of the National Commission on the Rights of the...

On Valentine’s Day this year, when lovers all over the world will exchange affection and greetings, voters in the Indian...

The Afghan Taliban’s appeal for food assistance appeared to have been made in desperation. But the world must listen. This...

Sarah Gandapur is no stranger to the world of glitz, celebrity and red carpet hobnobbing. A familiar name in local...

Numbering more than 30,000 madrassahs, they often serve free education, food and sometimes shelter to around 4 million poor children...

Worldwide, migrant workers are exploited by countries that build entire economies on their backs. Earlier this year, it was revealed...

16th of December 1971: General AAK Niazi receives a telegram from President Yahya Khan which reads: "You have fought a...

Aslam Khan, an Assistant Director in State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), is visibly very happy. His hard work throughout the...

On the evening of the 13th of March 2020, the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) General Muhammad...

The story to prepare this study plan goes like this: after having worked in the development sector – designing, managing,...