Prisoners Of Jihad: Freed To Serve A Life-Long Sentence
Being imprisoned carries a huge stigma in Pakistan. For people who have spent time in jail, it is difficult to...
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SPOTLIGHT
KP’s Virtual Cops: Patrolling The Periphery Of Recognition
Amid countless handicaps, the police personnel have been Pakistan’s first line of defence against an unprecedented terror threat. However, despite...
Pakistan Is Carrying Out Another Murder Of History. This Time In Afghanistan
Various externally sanctioned projects of modernity to “improve” the Afghan ‘social condition’, ranging from those of land reforms and nationalisation,...
Historical Ironies: US Retreat From Afghanistan And Shah Shuja’s Legacy
There are distinct similarities between the first Anglo-Afghan war and the present conflict, chief of which is that it was...
The Spectacular Rise Of TLP And The Challenges Ahead
Many Pakistanis – and the world at large – have been wondering how a religious group has been agitating for...
Twenty Years After 9/11: Cost Of The War On Terror For Pakistan
The 9/11 2001 terrorist attacks ordered by Al-Qaeda on several targets representing American political, financial and military power are conventionally...
Swat’s Soul Sisters: Fighting The Never-Ending War Against Patriarchy And Extremism
Tabassum Adnan was the target of a murder attempt. Unsubstantiated fatwas were issued against her. She was accused of spreading...
Swat’s Sacrifice: Chronicles Of Offerings In Vain
Terrorised by the Taliban, displaced by military operations, and shunned by the state, victims from the valley wonder if the...
Can Pakistan Win Peace In Afghanistan? – II
Pakistan, China and Iran have a congruence of interest in stabilizing Afghanistan through a negotiated settlement among various stakeholders and...
Massacre In Mohmand: Five Years Of Doom And Despair
On September 16, 2016, thirty-seven people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Mohmand district’s Ambar village....
Here’s Why Seniority In SC Judges’ Appointments Is A Misplaced Demand
A lot has been said and written about the recent issue pertaining to nominations and appointments of the judges of...
Can Pakistan Win Peace In Afghanistan?
As the Taliban made territorial gains in Afghanistan against the Afghan government, some Pakistanis posted the former director general ISI...
Dark Days Ahead: Taliban Gains Should Set Off Alarms Bells In Pakistan, Experts Warn
As Taliban intensify campaign to defeat the Afghanistan forces — gaining territories and strength — fears of a return to...
Akbar Bugti’s Son Who Leaked Wife’s Nude Photos After Trying To Kill Her Being Protected By Ex-FIA Officer
Former Balochistan governor Nawab Akbar Bugti’s son Shahzwar Bugti allegedly tried to have his wife killed over her attempt to...
Shanul Haq Haqqee: The Forgotten Literary Giant
“Don’t know whose idea it is and what the target is. My personal goals have been very limited. Nor have...
SPOTLIGHT | ‘Prisoner Of Conscience’: Incarcerated MNA Ali Wazir’s Bail Application Faces Unusual Delay
May 16th marked five months since Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM)-linked MNA Ali Wazir’s arrest on charges of issuing derogatory remarks...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Exclusive: 151 Accused Killed In Police Encounters In Five Months
Punjab police killed 151 accused in encounters during...
Outcome Of Meeting With Qureshi To Appear Shortly: Ex-PTI Leader
The outcome of the meeting between party defectors...