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Eleven years ago, the Pakistani political scientist and author Dr. Mohammad Waseem more-than-alluded that ‘judicial populism’ was becoming a serious...

There are a number of matters highlighted by recent authors that led to the downfall of the Afghan Republic. Chief...

Media often reports on underaged girls running away from home in different areas across Pakistan and ending up in Punjab....

Some 13 years ago, when I was heading the media department of a British organisation, I got the chance to...

Islamism as a postmodernist critique In Pakistani films of the 1960s, men returning from Western countries (after getting degrees from...

"Why are you being hyper?" A dear friend from Lahore chided me one cold evening while we were chatting about...

Modern India is a land of dizzying contrasts. Indian scientists have developed plans to send satellites to Mars, while Indian...

In his essay in the Opinion section of the New York Times on Feb. 1, 2023, “Be Open to Spiritual...

Soon after toppling the second Nawaz Sharif government in October 1999 in a military coup, General Parvez Musharraf posed for...

The domestic systems of both Pakistan and Türkiye have witnessed various formats of cultural collaboration with the objective of increasing...

I used to be invited by the Staff College at Quetta to give a talk on the evolution of warfare,...

On my year-long study tour of the United States, many African Americans, when asked about American identity in relation to...

This author spent his formative years within the walled city of Lahore. Recently, he visited Shah Alam Market on an...

As the year 2022 ends, Pakistan’s deepening crisis of governance appears to be intractable. For all practical purposes Pakistan has...

The seemingly never-ending political turmoil in Pakistan has taken a turn for the worse. A raging populist is threatening to...

Tracing human identities is a unique feature of history writing. Humans dwell in layers of identities and every identity reflects...

Early political and social ethos of Muslim rule in South Asia Over 95 percent of Pakistanis identify themselves as Muslim....

Alex Saab is a Colombian businessman. His first public and political appearance in Venezuela was in 2011, signing a commercial document between...

Multiple senior army officers including out-going army chief Bajwa have signalled strongly and repeatedly that the army will not interfere...

“What? Stand up comedy? You?” came the incredulous reply. I grinned and confirmed that indeed, I, was going to join...

Honour killings regretfully remain a fact all over the world. This is the case not only in third-world countries, but also...

Observing British politics from a distance (and therefore in a highly romanticised way) we can get the impression that Great...

The 40 member strong Pakistani delegation headed to COP27 (or the 27th meeting of the Conference of Parties signatory to...

Humanising the statistics on the rural poor in Pakistan has always been a challenge. In a country which has become...

Judicial appointments are the starting point of realizing the State’s promise of access to, and delivery of, justice. If nothing...

From 16 to 22 October, the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 20th National Congress. The aim was not...