A Problematic Idea: The Curious History Of The ‘Pakistan Ideology’
The Presence of Absence ‘Pakistan Ideology’ was an afterthought. As a term it is nowhere to be found in the ...
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Mahira Khan Stuns In Eid Collection
Mahira Khan launched her own brand of apparel called 'M by Mahira' which is a means of showing her love ...
Leftist AWP Holds Seminar In Islamabad On The Economic Crisis
Speakers at a public seminar organised by the left-wing Awami Workers Party at the National Press Club on Sunday concurred ...
Roots Of Rage: Why Is Pashtun Anger Justified?
"Why are you being hyper?" A dear friend from Lahore chided me one cold evening while we were chatting about ...
Conflict Among QAU Students Cannot Justify Draconian Measures
As Pakistan prepares for a worsening wave of inflation, and the whole mainstream media sets its eyes upon Imran Khan ...
New Europe In Latvia And Bulgaria: Elections, Russia And The West
On 01 October, parliamentary elections were held in Latvia, a post-Soviet country, and on 02 October, parliamentary elections were held ...
WAF Stands With The Women Of Iran And Afghanistan
Press release, Lahore: Women’s Action Forum Lahore stands in solidarity with the women of Iran and Afghanistan particularly the Hazara ...
Dignity In Diversity: Engaging With Differences To Discover The Self
In March 1987, I sat for my final year Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) exams. Pakistan Studies was the last exam. ...
Fantastic Lies: The Battle of Political Narratives In Pakistan
Khanspiracy While commenting on PTI’s stunning victory in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly (PA) by-elections, almost all analysts agree that ...
States And Markets | Pakistan Is Not The Next Sri Lanka…
Sri Lanka, the land of Ceylon Tea and technically sound batsmen, has gone through a complete and utter political and ...
Across The Partisan Divide, Cronies Of The State Are In Strategic Oblivion
Governing Pakistan was never easy. Now it is just bordering on impossibility. Its domestic political structures—that includes the normative constitutional ...
The Indomitable Struggle Of Usman Kakar
17 June 2021 was a sad recap of 2 December 1973, which brought the episode of the gruesome death of ...
Dying For Immortality: Birth Of The ‘Secular’ Baloch Suicide Bomber
On the 26th of April, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a van carrying Chinese teachers on the ...
Ethnic Conflict In Afghanistan Adds Fuel To The Fire In The Region
The ethnic diversity and the peaceful coexistence of different communities is said to be a defining feature of the modern ...
What Would A Responsible And Well-Intentioned Transition To A Presidential System Look Like?
Pakistani airwaves are ripe with discussions about possibly changing the nature of governance structure to a presidential system in place ...
Why The IJT Finds It Difficult To Escape Its Association With Violence
In the course of the 74-year history of Pakistan, we see that despite having different ethnicities from the same religion, ...
PM Imran Khan Announces Pakistan To Play Role In Bringing Taliban Towards Inclusive Afghan Government
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he has initiated dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan to move towards a ...
What The Future Looks Like For Afghanistan’s New Masters: Two Possibilities
“They may ring their bells now, before long they will be wringing their hands," said Sir Robert Walpole. The first ...
State-Building Vs Nation-Building: Was US Policy In Afghanistan Caught In A False Dichotomy?
With the USA’s rapid escape from the ashes of its Afghanistan adventure, questions have risen about what exactly the superpower ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Conversations With Europe’s Legendary Chief Rabbi
As I stood up to deliver my lecture...
BOOK REVIEW: Hoodbhoy Critically Examines Pakistan’s National Project
BOOK REVIEW: Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistan: Origins, Identity and...