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					<title><![CDATA[Melodies Of Memory: Music, Migration And My Grandfather's Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Normally, music is all things to all people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:53:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Cauldron Bound A Sindhi Village Together]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The memory of childhood does not leave easily.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:50:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forty-Two Years Away, Still Arguing About Home: Remembering Prof. Amin Mughal (1935–2026)]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Prof.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sirmed Manzoor]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:07:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Where Memory Still Burns – A Journey To Sindh's Raj Ghat Darbar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I left Karachi in the early hours of the morning.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:34:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Echoes Of No Man’s Land: Trauma, Memory And The Unfinished Story Of Partition]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[اوپڑ دی گڑ گڑ دی اینکس دی بے دھیانا دی مونگ دی دال آف دی پاکستان اینڈ ہندوستان در فٹے منہ
This iconic macaronic absurdist couplet, ending in bathetic invective, from Saadat Hasan Manto&rsquo;s seminal 1955 afsaana Toba Tek Singh resounds in the mind and heart as if re-living the trauma of division.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:42:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Dream To Home: Reclaiming The Pakistan We Inherited]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every country has a territory, but a nation has a memory.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mekaiel Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mekaiel Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:28:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nehru’s Lahore, From Childhood Memories To The Call for Purna Swaraj]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Jawaharlal Nehru&rsquo;s ties with Lahore ran deeper than politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:46:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meeting Dilip Kumar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When I asked Dilip Kumar which was his greatest role, he answered Devdas.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:19:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nawab’s Nostalgia – Hamidullah Khan’s Enduring Bond With Aligarh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Among India&rsquo;s princely rulers, His Highness Hafiz Sir Hamidullah Khan, the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, was unique in having attended a public institution, the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh, where he earned a BA in 1915.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:18:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Home Away From Home: Remembering London’s Pakistan Students' Hostel]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For Pakistani students in England during the 1960s, the Students' Hostel in London was a remarkable place of refuge.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:34:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nostalgia On Nisbet Road: Pran Nevile’s Lahore]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I wonder how childish and unpredictable the ways of the heart are.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:11:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Love In Quetta, 1957]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In 1957 Quetta was the most Anglicized city of Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farooq Hassan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Farooq Hassan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:08:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reflections On Professor Akbar S Ahmed And Pashtun Society]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/05-Jan-2026/reflections-professor-akbar-s-ahmed-pashtun-society]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In 1976, whilst completing my doctorate as a graduate student at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, I was asked to review a book for the Times Literary Supplement.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andre Singer]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Features, Memoir, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Andre Singer]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:55:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Returning To Military College Jhelum: A Visit To My Alma Mater]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The 12th of November 2025 was the Centenary Year of my alma matter Military College Jhelum (MCJ).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Education, Features, Memory, Nostalgia]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:35:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Whispers On Cassettes: The Silent Heritage Of Tape Letters]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Oct-2025/whispers-magnetic-tape-silent-heritage-tape-letters]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Whenever a tape arrived from Karachi, my mother would dress us up as if guests were about to enter the house,&rdquo; recalls Nasreen, a girl raised in Birmingham.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salman Tahir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salman Tahir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:07:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City - IV]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Sep-2025/peshawar-soul-ancient-city-iv]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the previous part in this series
Once she was Pushkalavati, the Lotus City of antiquity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Diary, Memory, Nostalgia]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:10:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lion Of The Frontier, Hayat Khan Sherpao]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Aug-2025/lion-of-the-frontier-hayat-khan-sherpao]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The old Frontier Province, now called Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, has produced many legendary figures.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Main Slider, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:20:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ Peshawar Has The Soul Of An Ancient City - II]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2025/peshawar-has-the-soul-of-an-ancient-city-ii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the previous part in this series

Some cities grow in circles, others in straight lines.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Heritage, Memory, Nostalgia]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Akhtar Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:05:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Famous American Singer Connie Francis At Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Recently the legendary American singer Connie Frances passed away at age 89.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Memoir, Memory, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:32:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Law Was Conscience: Imam Ali (AS) And Justice-Oriented Statecraft]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It is one of the great paradoxes of legal history that while modern states celebrate judicial independence, equality before the law, and procedural fairness, the clearest expression of these ideals predates the Enlightenment and modern constitutionalism.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Siddique Ali Pirzada]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Siddique Ali Pirzada]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:28:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of The Sikh Paratroopers And A Slow-Moving Earthquake]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;A rumour can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes&rdquo;
Mark Twain
The times surrounding the Partition of India in 1947 were uncertain and scary.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Features, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:04:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Life At An English University Six Decades Ago]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The year was 1958, and I had recently joined the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSR), Karachi, as a junior scientist, having arrived from India after completing my MSc at Aligarh Muslim University.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Features, Memoir, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:55:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Jose Mujica: 'Farewell Comrade Pepe, You Were A Good Man']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["When you buy something, you are not paying money for it.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:19:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Wars Inherited: How My Mother's 1971 Diary Mirrors Modern Conflict]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The surviving pages are scribbled on with 1971 being a deadly year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariam Saeed Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Memoir, Memory, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mariam Saeed Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 02:10:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Princely State to Pakistan: Hyderabad’s Displaced Generation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[An excerpt from The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day for TFT-ND
Bidar Bombarded
In the fateful year of 1948, Ishaq Ali ended up being transferred to Bidar.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daneesh Majid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Daneesh Majid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 22:03:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Fatima Hassouna: Loud Life, Louder Death]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In Gaza, all deaths are loud.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:25:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mirabai Meets Kafka: The Unlikely Conversations Of The Missing Prayer]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the rusted remains of discarded family relics, a ragman searches for &ldquo;what we never thought existed / in our everyday things,&rdquo; yet the poet may well be describing the essence of his own poetry.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariam Tahir Butt]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Memory, Poetry, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mariam Tahir Butt]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:43:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Scraping The Pan For Crumbs Of Pound Cake]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This incident happened thirty years ago.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:32:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lost Angans: Sanctuaries Of Life And Love]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There was a reminiscent of sweet citrus undertones in the angan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Features, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:45:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Wadera Aalam Khan – A Lucknowi Banka In Sindh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the stars of Khamiso Khan Mahar of Garhi Aadhu Shah, Sindh, and Raboodan Bibi of Parbatipur, East Bengal, British India, collided in a distant galaxy called Lucknow, UP, sometime in 1930s, a new star was born.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ali Mahar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ali Mahar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:23:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore As It Once Was: Minto Park Through The Ages]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The oval-shaped vast area that is surrounded by part of the Circular Road in the east, the Buddha Ravi (now extinct) in its west and the Mosque-Fort complex in its south is popularly known as Minto Park.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, History, Legacy, Memory, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:41:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Sex, Lies And Perversion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The decade of the 1970s began in Pakistan with suicides &ndash; both individual and national.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayesha Siddiqa]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Book Review, Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Literature, Main Slider, Memory, Poetry, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ayesha Siddiqa]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:19:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of His Cosmic Anger: Memories Of Dr Abdus Salam]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As a nine year child, my father told me the power of prayer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Diary, Editor's Picks, History, Legacy, Main Slider, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:51:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Bidding Farewell To General Faiz Chishti]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lt Gen Faiz Ali Chishti (retd) left for his heavenly abode a few days ago on 23 December 2024.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:11:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Bapsi Sidhwa, Queen Of Modern Literature]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Last night, I jumped out of my skin after hearing the heart-wrenching news of the demise of a well-known or perhaps the greatest Pakistani writer in English, Bapsi Sidhwa, who bade adieu to this transitory world in Houston, Texas, USA on the 26th of December 2024 at the age of 86.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Editor's Picks, Features, In memoriam, Legacy, Literature, Memory, Obituary, Culture]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Sajid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:40:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ghulam Shabbir’s Invigorating Paintings Travel Through Peshawar’s Historic Walled City]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In bygone days, early November mornings in Peshawar were crisp, the days chilly and the evenings nippy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adil Zareef]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adil Zareef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 02:10:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering The Reverend Father John Baptist Todd: An Unforgettable Educator ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I first saw Father Todd while I was enrolled in first grade at St Bonaventure&rsquo;s High School.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Education, Features, Legacy, Memoir, Memory, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:57:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: Dr Nasir Uddin Azam Khan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[He was diminutive in stature but was of great design.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Education, Features, Health, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory, Tribute]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Cultural Aberrations And Natural Evolution: 'Zamana Kya Kahega']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The dictionary defines culture as shared beliefs, values, and behaviours of a group of people, such as a nation or a religious group.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:43:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Mummy Jennifer: The Irish Roots Of An Untiring Advocate For Balochistan - II]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Note: The author&rsquo;s grandmother Begum Jennifer Qazi Musa was born in a tiny village in Tarmons, in Tarbert in County Kerry, in southern Ireland.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:12:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Pucca Sahibs And Hapless Subjects: Lingering Psychological Effects Of The Colonial Raj]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Much has been written about the effects of colonisation on native populations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:17:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore As It Once Was: Of Eid Prayers At The Emperor's Mosque]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the idea of this article took shape, it was only meant to describe this author&rsquo;s childhood reminiscences of offering prayers in the 1960s at the Badshahi Mosque Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:33:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lost And Found In Jihad: The Story Of An Idealistic Young American Muslim]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This is true story of looking for a needle in a proverbial haystack and finding it.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:43:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Mummy Jennifer: The Irish Roots Of An Untiring Advocate For Balochistan - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Irish claim that the emerald isle has forty shades of green.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:50:32 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[In 1974, I was serving on the staff of the HQ of the armoured division in Kharian when an interesting but controversial ceremony took place in the Cantonment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:08:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Partition Pain]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Translator's Note: The 1947 partition affected individuals in various ways &mdash; splitting families, losing loved ones, being uprooted from familiar environments, and facing the challenges of navigating an unknown and often unsafe world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:50:57 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The fate of immigrants to another country is always fraught with uncertainties and doubts.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:25:01 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Translator's note: Last week marked the anniversary of the partition of the Indian subcontinent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:41:10 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[At sunset the guests started arriving in their sleek and shiny automobiles.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:16:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Studying At Aligarh After Independence: Reminiscences From A Bygone Era]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the early 1950s, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) went through a critical phase when its very existence as an academic Muslim Institution was threatened.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:05:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unquenchable Fire: Karamat Ali's Legacy Of Courage]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["I have to go to a meeting, I'm getting late.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, In memoriam, Legacy, Memory, Obituary, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:49:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Homage To A Holy Family: Salam-e-Akhir]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This Salam, a panegyric and form of Urdu poetry written in praise and respect of our Prophet (SAW) as well as Hussain (AS), his family and companions at Karbala, was written by Syed Aal e Raza, a notable Urdu poet of Marsiyas, Salaams, Ghazals and Quatrains (Qataa, Rubayi).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abbas Masud]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abbas Masud]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:16:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Jewel Of Anarkali]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In a world teeming with human beings, one rarely comes across individuals entitled to be called humans.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Features, Memoir, Memory, Perspective, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:45:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When The Sun Sets On Cities: Osama Siddique’s Urdu Novel]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Osama Siddique&rsquo;s debut Urdu novel Ghuroob e Shehr Ka Waqt is an exquisite addition to Urdu literature.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asmaa Bilal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Review, Memory, Nostalgia, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asmaa Bilal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:32:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Talking To Diana: How To Successfully Start A Speech]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[How do you begin a speech for an audience of one, which consists of Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Diana?
Motivational speakers have posted dozens of short videos introducing the best method to start a speech and capture the listeners in those first crucial moments.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Legacy, Memoir, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:52:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rasool Bux Palijo Remains A Beacon Of Light For Sindh And Beyond - I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This heroic sage who appeared on the horizon of Sindh from the small village of Mongur close to Jungshahi of Thatta district in January 1930 regained the embrace of his mother soil in June 2018 leaving behind a blazing trail of brilliant scholarly pursuits, rich political literature, ever inspiring books, a treasure trove of knowledge and.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Alam Brohi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Memory, Perspective, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Alam Brohi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 18:44:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Poetry Of Resistance In Pakistan Through The Ages]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The language of poetry is very powerful.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Literature, Memory, Poetry, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:50:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering A Literary Colossus: Honouring Asif Farrukhi's Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the quiet embrace of remembrance, four years have drifted by since Asif Farrukhi bid farewell to this world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Inaam Nadeem]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Inaam Nadeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 16:19:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ambassador Shahryar M Khan - Envoy Par Excellence]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It seems fitting that, if he had to leave us at all, Ambassador Shahryar Khan left on Pakistan Day, having represented us at every diplomatic level for decades in every corner of the globe.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, In memoriam, Main Slider, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:11:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Memory Of Karbala And Today's Resistance Axis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The 10th of Muharram marked the martyrdom of one of the greatest revolutionary leaders, the son of Imam Ali (AS) and Fatima bint Muhammad (AS) &ndash;Imam Hussain (AS).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Memory, Perspective, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:32:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Speculation, Gossip And Small Talk On The Railway Platform]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Choosing the perfect title for an essay is always a challenge for me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:47:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Iran Once Sought To Prevent Pakistan’s Breakup]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Remembered as one of the most magnificent parties in history &ndash; the 2,500 year anniversary celebration of the Persian Empire in October 1971 was also the scene of a last ditch diplomatic effort by the Iranian government to save Pakistan from dismemberment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ammad Malik]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ammad Malik]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:55:11 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The news about the passing away of Ahmad Saleem reached me when, having had cataract surgery, I could not read and write without eye-fatigue.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:22:35 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[On 7 November 2023, the Washington Post in its obituary section reported the death of Dr Elizabeth Moynihan (94 years), wife of former senator Parick Moynihan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:19:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Liberator From Bonded Labour: Remembering The Valiant Veeru Kohli]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Bury me standing; I&rsquo;ve been on my knees all my life&rdquo;
(Isabel Fonseca, The Gypsies and their Journey)
The day thousands of cricket lovers at Mumbai&rsquo;s Wankhede stadium were left stunned on India&rsquo;s champion batsman Virat Kohli&rsquo;s dismissal, just 12 runs short of his 49th ODI ton, a small number of people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gobind Menghwar, Ishaq Mangrio]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:21:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Displaced By Cruelty, United In Longing: Muslim Exiles Through The Ages]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Exile is a horrible experience.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:50:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tracing The Saga Of Sahabzada Yaqub's Great Escape In Italy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Southeast of Rome, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, is a relatively remote town within the Appenine mountains, that is the last habitation on the routes leading into the Abruzzo National Forest.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:51:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Generosity Of Chakwal's Notable Women: The Works Of Shrimati Jawala Devi Of Vahali]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Chakwal is famous for women who played a significant role in welfare works, literature, architecture and mysticism.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:45:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal: Symbol of Resistance In The 1857 War Of Independence]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Regional history has become part of mainstream discourse in academia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gohar Ali Iftikhar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Gohar Ali Iftikhar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:23:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Gandhara To Glasgow: Seher Shah’s Argument From Silence]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In April 1952, Jawaharlal Nehru ascended a viewing tower in the middle of a dusty construction site at the foothills of the Himalayas.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Moffat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Heritage, Legacy, Main Slider, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chris Moffat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:36:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Growing Up In A Pakistan Where We Did Not Know Religious Vigilantism]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["Maddhu bagged the top honours in Islamiat!" was the first proclamation at our morning assembly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Features, Memory, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:49:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kavita Daiya Explores The Cultural Reality Of The 1947 Partition]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture in Postcolonial India by Kavita Daiya is an analytical account that explores the political and cultural reality of the Partition of India in 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fathima Sheikh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Memory, Film, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fathima Sheikh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:55:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Bengalis Of Karachi Are Losing Their Distinct Cultural Identity]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Bengali-speaking community is one of the largest ethno-linguistic communities in the Indian subcontinent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drona Bandyopadhyay]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Drona Bandyopadhyay]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:42:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lalak Jan, Hero Of Kargil]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[“Great deeds are done when men and mountains meet; this is not done by jostling in the street” (William Blake) The 7th of July reminds us of the story of Lalak Jan, the quintessential soldier and a brave denizen of the mountains, whose rendezvous with martyrdom atop a mountain post proved the above dictum true.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raashid Wali Janjua]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raashid Wali Janjua]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:06:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Deadly Allure: Fascism Through History]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Many experts agree that fascism is a mass political movement that emphasises extreme nationalism, militarism and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:46:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Social Worker, An Economist And The Legacy Of The 1950s' Student Movement]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was while trying to reach Eric Rahim in Glasgow this week to inform him of my aunt Shahida Haroon’s passing in Karachi that I learnt he too was no more.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Beena Sarwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:46:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Melancholy, Power And The Death Of General Rani]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan in the 1960s witnessed a simmering political cauldron.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Faisal Hameed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Faisal Hameed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:14:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Conversations With Europe's Legendary Chief Rabbi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As I stood up to deliver my lecture at the University of Copenhagen, my host whispered that the Pakistani ambassador was in the audience and directed my attention to him in the front row.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 17:14:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Bad Things Happen To Good People]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[More than four decades ago, we lived in the Boston area while I served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 07:29:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Rugged Beauty To Sublime Pleasures: Quetta Memories]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When we got married in 1999, my husband was posted in Quetta.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Memoir, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:49:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Teaching Economics At KU And Mathematical Woes]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I was coming out of a local mosque in the San Francisco Bay Area when a young man came up to me, smiled, shook my hand, and asked if I had ever taught economics at the University of Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:22:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Payback And The Raj: The Kidnapping Of Mollie Ellis By Ajab Khan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Exactly a hundred years back in April 1923, a 16-year-old English girl Mollie Ellis, the daughter of Major Ellis, was kidnapped from Kohat cantonment by Afridi tribesmen, but was soon recovered unharmed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shakil Durrani]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shakil Durrani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:24:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Where Have All The Heroes Gone?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ernest Hemingway's great war novel For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), which was made into a blockbuster Academy Award-winning film with the same title (1943), contains one of American literature's most celebrated creations in its protagonist Robert Jordan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:48:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cherished Days From Long Ago: Attending School At Aligarh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When I arrived at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) School as a young, wide-eyed lad of barely 12, India and Pakistan had only recently gained independence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Amir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:26:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Heera Singh Dogra And His Famous Mandi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This author has written extensively about his childhood in the walled city of Lahore where his family had settled after their migration from Amritsar in August 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Culture, Heritage, Memory, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:21:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Using Scholarship To Build Bridges Between Jews And Muslims]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[With a flare-up of violence once again between Israelis and Palestinians, my thoughts turned to those figures who could bridge the gaps and heal the wounds.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Reflections, History, Legacy, Books, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 01:49:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Describing Lahore Through The Ages: From Walled City To Suburban Housing Societies]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This author spent his formative years within the walled city of Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, SPOTLIGHT, Travel, Features, Perspective, Reflections, History, Heritage, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:31:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cultural Icons That The South Asian Subcontinent Lost In 2022]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Arguably the greatest loss to filmi music in 2022 was Lata Mangeshkar’s demise.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:26:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dara Shikoh's World Of Islam Imagined]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[During the Fall 2022 semester, I had the pleasure of taking a course titled “The World of Islam,” taught by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed: author, poet, playwright, filmmaker, former Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Wilson Center Global Fellow, and the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rohan Singh]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rohan Singh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:36:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Daughter Of The East, You Are Missed]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Rawalpindi, 27 December 2007 – Benazir Bhutto, the iconic twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, was brutally assassinated by the dark and sinister forces of religious extremism, obscurantism and intolerance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:39:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Dr. Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) Inspired A Generation Of Activists]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Many people who had contributed to the arts, politics and culture of South Asian have passed away this year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ras H Siddiqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ras H Siddiqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:05:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Talib's Tale: The Englishman Who Studied The Way Of Islam And The Pashtuns]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[John Butt is an Englishman who arrived in Pakistan in the 1970s, working and living in the Pakhtun regions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Book Review, Memoir, Perspective, Reflections, Review, History, Books, Memory]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Farrukh Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:40:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tracing The Identities Of Baloch Cameleers In Australia]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Tracing human identities is a unique feature of history writing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salal Amin Baloch]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salal Amin Baloch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:13:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forgotten Struggles: The Erasure Of People's History (And The Present) In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Erasing Histories and the Formation of Narratives  When the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was ousted in the month of April earlier this year, a wave of confusion, frustration and resentment swept across the nation, as angry demonstrators rushed to the streets calling for Khan’s reinstatement as the rightful PM.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahalam Tariq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shahalam Tariq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:40:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When News Of Bhutto’s Death Almost Killed Me In Waziristan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There was a direct linear connection between Bhutto’s death and my near fatal accident.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:31:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Last Of The Giants: Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On September 21 2022, just a couple of days after the National T20 tournament had ended, the Multan International Cricket Stadium played host to another game of cricket.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawab Hassan Hussain Qureshi]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nawab Hassan Hussain Qureshi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:26:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Before Our Time Is Up!]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I hope I see you before I depart this world!  This entreaty was from Asif, my friend of 55 years, living in Karachi.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:32:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Forgets Too Easily The Sacrifices Of Christian Heroes In Resisting Terrorist Attacks]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[They say being a martyr is an honour bestowed to few who carry the ability to acknowledge something beyond the vision of their own life.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anee Muskan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Anee Muskan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:32:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Empathising With Partition Victims: Mercy Deaths Are Not The Same As Honour Killings]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Thoha Khalsa would have been another nondescript albeit picturesque and peaceful village, if not for a blood-curdling event in 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaura Singh Mitha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kaura Singh Mitha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:44:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Doctor At 24 Marris Road, Aligarh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In 1947, my mother Tahirah and her eldest sister Amina were the only two members of their family who migrated to Pakistan, leaving behind their parents, two brothers and a sister.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Major General Syed Ali Hamid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:22:21 +0500</pubDate>

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